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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 March 13, 1905.
Stereopticon, 3 shows, 5 min. in 1 -- Usual selection of interesting home and foreign views.
Wyman and Ross. 3 shows, 15 min. in 1 -- German dialect comedians and singers. Just a fair act for the 3-show section. Probably go better here than elsewhere, this city being their home.
Sisters Carmen, 3 shows, 7 min. in 1 -- Banjo players; not much of an act from any point of view, do not care if we do not get it again. Pulls through all right in the early part of the show but the length of time they give is absurd for such an act.
"[???] Drummer" Quartet, 3 shows, 16 min. open in 4, close in 1 -- Colored vocalists and comedians. Fair singers. Went very well.
Burton and Brooks, 2 shows, 24 min. open in 3, close in 1  Comedy talking and singing act, which could stand a much better place on the bill than I am able to give them this week. Their second show comes at 6.00 o'clock, which is practically wasted. Went quite strong, despite the place.
John Zimmer, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1 -- Skilful juggler of small articles; a really valuable turn, especially when doing three shows. Was applauded all through.
Jewells Manikins, 2 shows, 25 min. full stage -- Best act of the kind in the business. Won laughter and applause all through. It is a bit too long and I will have it shortened five minutes.
Martin Brothers, 3 shows, 17 min. in 1 -- Zylophone duettists, playing popular airs and selections from the operas. Went strong, as such acts always do in this house.
Thos. J. Ryan and Mary Richfield, 2 shows, 25 min. full stage -- Presenting the Irish character comedy sketch, "Mag Haggerty's Father", which they have not done here for years. Went with screams from start to finish.
The Village Choir, 2 shows, 15 min. in 1 -- Mixed quartet of vocalists, who make a specialty of the old ballads, which they sing fairly well. One of the women flats horribly, in her solo, but outside of that there is scarcely anything to be said in criticism of the act. Every selections was encored.


so large as that of past Mondays, nor anything like as enthusiastic. Think that will a little rearrangement it will go better. The real hit of the program is the Zancigs, the laughing feature, Ryan and Richfield, with half a dozen of the others bunched for place.
It looks now as if Lent were going to cut some ice, though how much it is hard to tell.

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118 (M. J. Keating) Boston Show, Week of March 13, 1905. Stereopticon, 3 shows, 5 min. in 1 -- Usual selection of interesting home and foreign views. Wyman and Ross. 3 shows, 15 min. in 1 -- German dialect comedians and singers. Just a fair act for the 3-show section. Probably go better here than elsewhere, this city being their home. Sisters Carmen, 3 shows, 7 min. in 1 -- Banjo players; not much of an act from any point of view, do not care if we do not get it again. Pulls through all right in the early part of the show but the length of time they give is absurd for such an act. "[???] Drummer" Quartet, 3 shows, 16 min. open in 4, close in 1 -- Colored vocalists and comedians. Fair singers. Went very well. Burton and Brooks, 2 shows, 24 min. open in 3, close in 1 Comedy talking and singing act, which could stand a much better place on the bill than I am able to give them this week. Their second show comes at 6.00 o'clock, which is practically wasted. Went quite strong, despite the place. John Zimmer, 3 shows, 10 min. in 1 -- Skilful juggler of small articles; a really valuable turn, especially when doing three shows. Was applauded all through. Jewells Manikins, 2 shows, 25 min. full stage -- Best act of the kind in the business. Won laughter and applause all through. It is a bit too long and I will have it shortened five minutes. Martin Brothers, 3 shows, 17 min. in 1 -- Zylophone duettists, playing popular airs and selections from the operas. Went strong, as such acts always do in this house. Thos. J. Ryan and Mary Richfield, 2 shows, 25 min. full stage -- Presenting the Irish character comedy sketch, "Mag Haggerty's Father", which they have not done here for years. Went with screams from start to finish. The Village Choir, 2 shows, 15 min. in 1 -- Mixed quartet of vocalists, who make a specialty of the old ballads, which they sing fairly well. One of the women flats horribly, in her solo, but outside of that there is scarcely anything to be said in criticism of the act. Every selections was encored. so large as that of past Mondays, nor anything like as enthusiastic. Think that will a little rearrangement it will go better. The real hit of the program is the Zancigs, the laughing feature, Ryan and Richfield, with half a dozen of the others bunched for place. It looks now as if Lent were going to cut some ice, though how much it is hard to tell.