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Keith-Albee managers' report book, April 30, 1906 - February 4, 1907, part 1

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Cleveland Show, Week of May 21st, '06 [1906] (H. A. Daniels.)

JUGGLING MATHIEUS---Man and woman. Straight juggling act. Man is very clever. Woman is simply an assistant. The man works swiftly and accurately. Offers an excellent act for an opener. 10 min. Gar. 3. Close inl.

MLLE. CHESTER AND HER STATUE DOG---Act is well known on the circuit. With the help of the dog Mlle/Chester offers eleven living pictures. A pretty little act to fill in. 9 min. Pal. in 4. Special plush drop.

TIM MC MAHON & EDYTH CHAPPELLE---Offering their well known talking act "Twenty minutes before train time." Their jokes and cross-fire talk went quite well today, and they received liberal applause at the close. Good act Drop in one. 13 min.

JAS. KIERNAN & CO---Two men and two women. Sketch "The Taming of the Beast." In the first place cut "get out of the way you pot-wrestler." For this house this act cannot be considered with other first class sketches that appear here regular. The Theme of the sketch is anything but refined, the acting is poor, and the epithets hurled at father, son, servant, and fiancée are not exactly suitable to our class or attractions. Mr. Kiernan may be a good actor, but he does not show it in this sketch. I would not care to play it again, and I shiver when I think what the newspapers will do to it tomorrow morning. C.D.F. in 3. 20 min.

ZENA KEIFE---The young miss of nine years entertaining with singing, dancing, and whistling. The music, songs, and the pony for the "Cheyenne Song" furnished by Remich Music house New York. The young lady did very well. She received liberal applause, and closed strong. A very good act for the money. 17 min. Open in one, go to F. S. Close in one.

MC MAHON'S MINISTREL MAIDS--AND WATERMELON GIRLS----The applause hit of the show. There are nine girls, and they can all sing and all dance. All of their numbers were liberally applauded, and the finish of their act was very strong. A very good act for this house. Open with Minstrel Maids, drop in three; then to Watermelon Girls, with special drop in five. 25 min.

THE WILSON TRIO---Two men and a woman. Talking and singing act. The woman does not do much. One man works straight, and the other comedian. The comedy is good, and so is the singing, and the act held down this spot in good shape. This act played the Lyric Theatre here this season, byt [but] I doubt if many of our people saw it there. The act is thoroughly all right for this house, and I would be glad to play it again next season. Drop in one. 16 min.

FOUR LUKENS--Casting act. This act is too well known for comment. can probably be considered the best act of its kind in the business. A good closing act for any show. Gar. 4. 7 min.

KINETOGRAPH----Showing ruins of different parts of San Francisco. Very interesting, and held the people in their seats until the finish.

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22 Cleveland Show, Week of May 21st, '06 [1906] (H. A. Daniels.) JUGGLING MATHIEUS---Man and woman. Straight juggling act. Man is very clever. Woman is simply an assistant. The man works swiftly and accurately. Offers an excellent act for an opener. 10 min. Gar. 3. Close inl. MLLE. CHESTER AND HER STATUE DOG---Act is well known on the circuit. With the help of the dog Mlle/Chester offers eleven living pictures. A pretty little act to fill in. 9 min. Pal. in 4. Special plush drop. TIM MC MAHON & EDYTH CHAPPELLE---Offering their well known talking act "Twenty minutes before train time." Their jokes and cross-fire talk went quite well today, and they received liberal applause at the close. Good act Drop in one. 13 min. JAS. KIERNAN & CO---Two men and two women. Sketch "The Taming of the Beast." In the first place cut "get out of the way you pot-wrestler." For this house this act cannot be considered with other first class sketches that appear here regular. The Theme of the sketch is anything but refined, the acting is poor, and the epithets hurled at father, son, servant, and fiancée are not exactly suitable to our class or attractions. Mr. Kiernan may be a good actor, but he does not show it in this sketch. I would not care to play it again, and I shiver when I think what the newspapers will do to it tomorrow morning. C.D.F. in 3. 20 min. ZENA KEIFE---The young miss of nine years entertaining with singing, dancing, and whistling. The music, songs, and the pony for the "Cheyenne Song" furnished by Remich Music house New York. The young lady did very well. She received liberal applause, and closed strong. A very good act for the money. 17 min. Open in one, go to F. S. Close in one. MC MAHON'S MINISTREL MAIDS--AND WATERMELON GIRLS----The applause hit of the show. There are nine girls, and they can all sing and all dance. All of their numbers were liberally applauded, and the finish of their act was very strong. A very good act for this house. Open with Minstrel Maids, drop in three; then to Watermelon Girls, with special drop in five. 25 min. THE WILSON TRIO---Two men and a woman. Talking and singing act. The woman does not do much. One man works straight, and the other comedian. The comedy is good, and so is the singing, and the act held down this spot in good shape. This act played the Lyric Theatre here this season, byt [but] I doubt if many of our people saw it there. The act is thoroughly all right for this house, and I would be glad to play it again next season. Drop in one. 16 min. FOUR LUKENS--Casting act. This act is too well known for comment. can probably be considered the best act of its kind in the business. A good closing act for any show. Gar. 4. 7 min. KINETOGRAPH----Showing ruins of different parts of San Francisco. Very interesting, and held the people in their seats until the finish.