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Keith-Albee managers' report book, April 30, 1906 - February 4, 1907, part 1
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YE COLONIAL SEPTETTE:- 25 min. F.S. Open and close in 1. 2 shows. Four men and three women. This is, in every detail, one of the most stunning Vaudeville acts ever presented. It opened suspiciously with the heralds and the prologue in one, which gave promise of the good things to come. The interior of the Colonial mansion with all furnishings is simply stunning, and brought applause at the rise of the curtain. The musical numbers were each applauded to the echo, as they well deserved. In scenic effect, costuming and general artistic merit, this act beats anything of a like nature on the stage. It will be nothing short of a rousing success for the balance of the week, for it is finished and deserving from every standpoint. The close in 1 was brilliant, and there were two encores, in which they introduced their freak horns and did some work which received an ovation. This act is so strong, that it is pretty hard to get anything to follow it acceptably, so will be used to-night as a closer. THREE HICKMAN BROTHERS, "Who stopped the Ferryboat?":- 16 min. F. S. 2 shows. Two men working eccentric and one straight. Starts off with a lot of good nonsense, with some little comedy acrobatic work. Thereupon there is a run of fun of the more or less rough and tumble variety, but it is a good laugh throughout. The finish in 1, with musical selections with the horns, got a fair hand. This act had a very hard place to fill, but they did very well indeed. EDWIN STEVENS, "A Night Out":- 29 min. F. S. close in 1. 2 shows. Received strong advance applause. Stevens has the finish and confidence of a true artist. There is a very scant thread upon which to hang a lot of clever monologue work, with the help of Miss Marshall, who is, by the way, a very pretty and clever girl, and she could have a better part in the work. The songs recitations and witticisms all went big. He held down this difficult place in a manner that justified our belief, for he is a natural-born entertainer, and certainly a valuable acquisition to any Vaudeville program. The finish in 1 was O.K. GUS EDWARDS'-"School Boys and Girls":- 25 min. F. S. close in 1. 2 shows. This is a satisfactory act, but is very far from a star headline feature. It was heralded as "a scream", but the scream did not materialize. In point of fact, there is little in this act, except the exploitation of Edwards' songs and this point of being a publisher's puller-in is often quite too obvious. However, the singing is good and the girls are pretty and well dressed. The act is lacking in real spontaneous humor. The dancing feature got a good hand and the finish, where they introduce a hand-organ, was rollicking and bright, receiving two encores and closed strong. Altogether this act fails to impress us as a top-liner, and the attempt to drill an audience in Edwardss' songs by the aid of a blackboard is especially nervy. it will be shifted on the bill to-night and hereafter. Barry & Johnson . . . . 7.25 Le Dent . . . . 7.45 Stanley & Wilson .. . . 7.53 Colonial Septette . . . . 9.45 Kinetograph. . . . . 10.10 10.30 has been provided for, their decision stood. There is abundance of show to make up for any such shortage. They closed themselves. so there is no comeback. C. E. B.
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YE COLONIAL SEPTETTE:- 25 min. F.S. Open and close in 1. 2 shows. Four men and three women. This is, in every detail, one of the most stunning Vaudeville acts ever presented. It opened suspiciously with the heralds and the prologue in one, which gave promise of the good things to come. The interior of the Colonial mansion with all furnishings is simply stunning, and brought applause at the rise of the curtain. The musical numbers were each applauded to the echo, as they well deserved. In scenic effect, costuming and general artistic merit, this act beats anything of a like nature on the stage. It will be nothing short of a rousing success for the balance of the week, for it is finished and deserving from every standpoint. The close in 1 was brilliant, and there were two encores, in which they introduced their freak horns and did some work which received an ovation. This act is so strong, that it is pretty hard to get anything to follow it acceptably, so will be used to-night as a closer. THREE HICKMAN BROTHERS, "Who stopped the Ferryboat?":- 16 min. F. S. 2 shows. Two men working eccentric and one straight. Starts off with a lot of good nonsense, with some little comedy acrobatic work. Thereupon there is a run of fun of the more or less rough and tumble variety, but it is a good laugh throughout. The finish in 1, with musical selections with the horns, got a fair hand. This act had a very hard place to fill, but they did very well indeed. EDWIN STEVENS, "A Night Out":- 29 min. F. S. close in 1. 2 shows. Received strong advance applause. Stevens has the finish and confidence of a true artist. There is a very scant thread upon which to hang a lot of clever monologue work, with the help of Miss Marshall, who is, by the way, a very pretty and clever girl, and she could have a better part in the work. The songs recitations and witticisms all went big. He held down this difficult place in a manner that justified our belief, for he is a natural-born entertainer, and certainly a valuable acquisition to any Vaudeville program. The finish in 1 was O.K. GUS EDWARDS'-"School Boys and Girls":- 25 min. F. S. close in 1. 2 shows. This is a satisfactory act, but is very far from a star headline feature. It was heralded as "a scream", but the scream did not materialize. In point of fact, there is little in this act, except the exploitation of Edwards' songs and this point of being a publisher's puller-in is often quite too obvious. However, the singing is good and the girls are pretty and well dressed. The act is lacking in real spontaneous humor. The dancing feature got a good hand and the finish, where they introduce a hand-organ, was rollicking and bright, receiving two encores and closed strong. Altogether this act fails to impress us as a top-liner, and the attempt to drill an audience in Edwardss' songs by the aid of a blackboard is especially nervy. it will be shifted on the bill to-night and hereafter. Barry & Johnson . . . . 7.25 Le Dent . . . . 7.45 Stanley & Wilson .. . . 7.53 Colonial Septette . . . . 9.45 Kinetograph. . . . . 10.10 10.30 has been provided for, their decision stood. There is abundance of show to make up for any such shortage. They closed themselves. so there is no comeback. C. E. B.
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