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Keith-Albee managers' report book, November 28, 1904 - August 28, 1905
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(M. J. Keating) Boston Show, Week of Jan. 2, 1905. Stereopticon, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1 -- Usual selection of interesting home and foreign views. Luigi Dell'Oro, 2 shows, 16 min. in 1 -- This man made a decided hit and will be moved down in the show for the balance of the week. It is mighty clever musical work he does. Tom Almond, 3 shows, 12 min. in 1 -- Novelty dancer in long shoes and ice skates. Got a lot of applause. George Lavender and Ada Tomson, 2 shows, 17 min. full stage -- Can only repeat my criticism of a year ago -- it is a mighty good sketch wasted on two bad actors. In the hands of competent people would probably be a scream all the way through. As it was, they got a good many laughs, but this was because of the witty dialogue and not due to any ability on the part of the performers. Billy Carter, 2 shows, 17 min. in 1 -- Blackface monologue comedian and banjo player, whose day has gone by, the procession having passed him ten years at least. He is now of 3-show value, only. "High Jinks", 2 shows, 21 min. full stage -- This act is due to make one of the biggest laughing hits that has ever been seen in vaudeville. I believe we have been rather modest in exploiting it thus far, but other cities can do considerable "hollering" about it. We will keep it another week here, in order to get it into first-class shape in every way, and then send it on the road. Carter and Bluford, 3 shows, 17 min. in 1 1/2 -- Colored man and woman, poor singers, but winning out with some scenery they carry and quick costume changes. Their Indian makeup and scene at the close made a hit. It is little use in 1, as they use a lamp at the rear to light up the scenery. On their merits as vocalists they could not compare with a dozen "coon" acts in the business. Doherty's Poodles, 3 shows, 15 min. full stage -- Handsome and well trained troupe of toy dogs. Act made a hit in a strong place in the bill. Orpheus Comedy Four, 2 shows, 19 min. in 1 -- Personally, I do not think much of this organization of vocal comedians, but they made the biggest kind of a hit with the grand jury, and that outlays any opinion I may have on the subject. Comment - The show is an excellent one, the comedy, especially, being exceptionally good and lots of it. The audience was even larger than that of last week, everything being shut off up and down stairs, and they laughed and applauded like wild people. There is no fear but that it will continue. The Four Mortons were not the hit of the show by a jugful, notwithstanding they were featured in all the billing for two weeks. -----o-----
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(M. J. Keating) Boston Show, Week of Jan. 2, 1905. Stereopticon, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1 -- Usual selection of interesting home and foreign views. Luigi Dell'Oro, 2 shows, 16 min. in 1 -- This man made a decided hit and will be moved down in the show for the balance of the week. It is mighty clever musical work he does. Tom Almond, 3 shows, 12 min. in 1 -- Novelty dancer in long shoes and ice skates. Got a lot of applause. George Lavender and Ada Tomson, 2 shows, 17 min. full stage -- Can only repeat my criticism of a year ago -- it is a mighty good sketch wasted on two bad actors. In the hands of competent people would probably be a scream all the way through. As it was, they got a good many laughs, but this was because of the witty dialogue and not due to any ability on the part of the performers. Billy Carter, 2 shows, 17 min. in 1 -- Blackface monologue comedian and banjo player, whose day has gone by, the procession having passed him ten years at least. He is now of 3-show value, only. "High Jinks", 2 shows, 21 min. full stage -- This act is due to make one of the biggest laughing hits that has ever been seen in vaudeville. I believe we have been rather modest in exploiting it thus far, but other cities can do considerable "hollering" about it. We will keep it another week here, in order to get it into first-class shape in every way, and then send it on the road. Carter and Bluford, 3 shows, 17 min. in 1 1/2 -- Colored man and woman, poor singers, but winning out with some scenery they carry and quick costume changes. Their Indian makeup and scene at the close made a hit. It is little use in 1, as they use a lamp at the rear to light up the scenery. On their merits as vocalists they could not compare with a dozen "coon" acts in the business. Doherty's Poodles, 3 shows, 15 min. full stage -- Handsome and well trained troupe of toy dogs. Act made a hit in a strong place in the bill. Orpheus Comedy Four, 2 shows, 19 min. in 1 -- Personally, I do not think much of this organization of vocal comedians, but they made the biggest kind of a hit with the grand jury, and that outlays any opinion I may have on the subject. Comment - The show is an excellent one, the comedy, especially, being exceptionally good and lots of it. The audience was even larger than that of last week, everything being shut off up and down stairs, and they laughed and applauded like wild people. There is no fear but that it will continue. The Four Mortons were not the hit of the show by a jugful, notwithstanding they were featured in all the billing for two weeks. -----o-----
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