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Keith-Albee managers' report book, November 28, 1904 - August 28, 1905

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March 27th, 05
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, PITTSBURG.
WYMAN & ROSS-German Comedians. 3 shows, 14 minutes. This act did not do very well for us.
ROSE & HATCH-10 minutes in one. Operatic selections. Does very well in the three a day section.
KENYON & DEGARMO-Equilibrists-Garden in three. 3 shows. 10 min. This is a very neat act and has done very well for us. We had them on at 8:10 and I consider it a good act for that place
DILLON BROS. Parody singers. 14 minutes in one. They were surely one of the hits of the bill. I consider this one of the best acts of the kind in the business.
MR. & MRS. PERKINS FISHER- in the Half-Way House. 20 minutes, special drop. This is the second time they have played this sketch here and they went fully as strong as during their previous engagement.
Three DUMONDS-15 min. in one. This act is too well known to need criticism except to say that they went stronger with us during this engagement than ever before.
BURTON & BROOKS- 21 min. Full stage. Garden. Close in one 6 min. Talking and singing act. This act is entirely different from any talking act we have played and they make good every minute during their act. I consider it a good act and salary reasonable.
PICCOLO MIDGETS-15 min. Opens in one 4 minutes, closes full stage, garden. This is undoubtedly the best midget act in the business. They went very big with us.
CHEVALIER-22 minutes in one. Special drop which, by the way looks very cheap. Chevalier was a great surprise to us. He did not increase our business. While, of course, the weather was hot, our business should have been big owing to the extra advertising given to this attraction. Chevalier did not go big here, in fact he just about got away, everything on the bill going much stronger than he did. Personally, I cannot see why he should go big. While I admit he is a good actor, I do not consider him great-neither do our patrons.
TECHOWS CATS-15 minutes, full stage, garden. We have played this act three times in the past two seasons and they are going stronger than ever.
KINETOGRAPH "Hop O' My Thumb". A very good picture. 

This show pleases very much and was surely a great show for children with the cats, midgets, and Hop O' My Thumb Pictures.

CLEMO & CASSELLS- Colored singing, dancing and acrobatic act. 3 shows. 12 minutes in two. This act just about gets away in the three a day section.

J. P. Harris.

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142 March 27th, 05 GRAND OPERA HOUSE, PITTSBURG. WYMAN & ROSS-German Comedians. 3 shows, 14 minutes. This act did not do very well for us. ROSE & HATCH-10 minutes in one. Operatic selections. Does very well in the three a day section. KENYON & DEGARMO-Equilibrists-Garden in three. 3 shows. 10 min. This is a very neat act and has done very well for us. We had them on at 8:10 and I consider it a good act for that place DILLON BROS. Parody singers. 14 minutes in one. They were surely one of the hits of the bill. I consider this one of the best acts of the kind in the business. MR. & MRS. PERKINS FISHER- in the Half-Way House. 20 minutes, special drop. This is the second time they have played this sketch here and they went fully as strong as during their previous engagement. Three DUMONDS-15 min. in one. This act is too well known to need criticism except to say that they went stronger with us during this engagement than ever before. BURTON & BROOKS- 21 min. Full stage. Garden. Close in one 6 min. Talking and singing act. This act is entirely different from any talking act we have played and they make good every minute during their act. I consider it a good act and salary reasonable. PICCOLO MIDGETS-15 min. Opens in one 4 minutes, closes full stage, garden. This is undoubtedly the best midget act in the business. They went very big with us. CHEVALIER-22 minutes in one. Special drop which, by the way looks very cheap. Chevalier was a great surprise to us. He did not increase our business. While, of course, the weather was hot, our business should have been big owing to the extra advertising given to this attraction. Chevalier did not go big here, in fact he just about got away, everything on the bill going much stronger than he did. Personally, I cannot see why he should go big. While I admit he is a good actor, I do not consider him great-neither do our patrons. TECHOWS CATS-15 minutes, full stage, garden. We have played this act three times in the past two seasons and they are going stronger than ever. KINETOGRAPH "Hop O' My Thumb". A very good picture. This show pleases very much and was surely a great show for children with the cats, midgets, and Hop O' My Thumb Pictures. CLEMO & CASSELLS- Colored singing, dancing and acrobatic act. 3 shows. 12 minutes in two. This act just about gets away in the three a day section. J. P. Harris.