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Keith-Albee managers' report book, November 28, 1904 - August 28, 1905
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Frank Bush, 2 shows, 15 min. in 1 -- I purposely gave this man a comparatively easy place on the bill, as he has not gone tremendously strong on the occasion of his last two engagements. They laughed heartily at some of his stories and some of them fell flat, and at the finish he went off with practically no applause whatever. Charles H. Burke, Grace LaRue and the Inky Boys, 2 shows, 22 min. full stage -- First time here for this comedy singing and dancing specialty, which scored one of the solid hits of the show. The audience evidently thought it one of the best acts of the kind they had ever seen. Joe Flynn, 2 shows, 15 min. in 1 -- Did remarkably well considering the frappe condition of the audience. Most of his material was new and funny, but he had an awful job to get them laughing. Sugimoto's Japanese Acrobats, and equilibrists, 2 shows, 20 min. full stage -- The greatest act of the kind that has ever played the house, to my mind, and applauded all the way through, finishing with two or three curtain calls. It is easily the feature of the show and will be greatly talked about. Biograph, 3 shows, 20 min. in 1 -- Showing the following list of pictures: 1. How Buttons Got Even with the Butler. Mildly funny. 2. The flat Iron Building. Fairly interesting. 3. The Interrupted Honeymoon. Passably good. 4. Steam vs Electricity. Very interesting. 5. Waiting for Bill. Mildly funny. 6. Llamas at Play. Interesting for the juveniles. 7. The Artist and the Dummy. Interesting and laughable. "High Jinks", 2 shows, 23 min. full stage -- Held the audience wonderfully well in this late place in the bill and seemed to create as much laughter as at any time during the past fortnight. It is going better all the time, and by the end of the week will be in good shape for the road. Comment - The early audience was one of our usual Monday gatherings that cannot be excited to either laughter or applause, and as a consequence the show seemed to fall down, though there was no good reason for it, as it was up to the usual average. It will be all right with the night show, and there should be no falling off in business. -----o-----
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Frank Bush, 2 shows, 15 min. in 1 -- I purposely gave this man a comparatively easy place on the bill, as he has not gone tremendously strong on the occasion of his last two engagements. They laughed heartily at some of his stories and some of them fell flat, and at the finish he went off with practically no applause whatever. Charles H. Burke, Grace LaRue and the Inky Boys, 2 shows, 22 min. full stage -- First time here for this comedy singing and dancing specialty, which scored one of the solid hits of the show. The audience evidently thought it one of the best acts of the kind they had ever seen. Joe Flynn, 2 shows, 15 min. in 1 -- Did remarkably well considering the frappe condition of the audience. Most of his material was new and funny, but he had an awful job to get them laughing. Sugimoto's Japanese Acrobats, and equilibrists, 2 shows, 20 min. full stage -- The greatest act of the kind that has ever played the house, to my mind, and applauded all the way through, finishing with two or three curtain calls. It is easily the feature of the show and will be greatly talked about. Biograph, 3 shows, 20 min. in 1 -- Showing the following list of pictures: 1. How Buttons Got Even with the Butler. Mildly funny. 2. The flat Iron Building. Fairly interesting. 3. The Interrupted Honeymoon. Passably good. 4. Steam vs Electricity. Very interesting. 5. Waiting for Bill. Mildly funny. 6. Llamas at Play. Interesting for the juveniles. 7. The Artist and the Dummy. Interesting and laughable. "High Jinks", 2 shows, 23 min. full stage -- Held the audience wonderfully well in this late place in the bill and seemed to create as much laughter as at any time during the past fortnight. It is going better all the time, and by the end of the week will be in good shape for the road. Comment - The early audience was one of our usual Monday gatherings that cannot be excited to either laughter or applause, and as a consequence the show seemed to fall down, though there was no good reason for it, as it was up to the usual average. It will be all right with the night show, and there should be no falling off in business. -----o-----
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