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Keith-Albee managers' report book, April 30, 1906 - February 4, 1907, part 1
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98. SEPT. 3, 1906. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. C.E. BARNS. ARCHER & CROKER, Comedy Acrobats:- 12 min. in 1. 3 shows. Two men, one working straight and the other eccentric. Make use of the usual paraphernalia of table, chairs, and barrels. The tricks are of the regulation order, quite clever and show training. The comedy work caught the gallery, as there is plenty of rough and tumble of Rice and Prevost's nonsense. Makes a good opener. Closed well. MURPHY AND ANDREWS, Song, Comedy and Travesty:- 16 min. in 1. 3 shows. Well known on the Circuit. Man and woman, both working straight. The songs are well selected and sung well, even though Miss Andrew's voice is very weak for such a large house. Murphy's fun is of the funerial style and managed to score quite a few laughs. Close after the burlesque operatic selection is good. TEXARKANA AND WALBY, Singing and Dancing:- 11 min. in 1. 3 shows. Two girls in various changes of costume which are effective. Some singing and much better dancing. Much improved since last time. Their three songs went well. The dancing at the finish got a series of big hands and was really some of the best that we have had here for some time. Received one curtain call. ZARA & STETSON, Baton manipulators and jugglers:- 9 min. in F.S. 3 shows. Man and woman, in very becoming white satin costumes, and with their paraphernalia, made a good impression. The applause was liberal. This is certainly a very interesting sight-act and valuable in the three-a-day section. AL BURTON, Monologue:- 13 min. in 1. 3 shows. Makes a good presentation, and sings acceptably. His stories are good and brought a fair hand. Held down this place O.K. Close was fair. PROF DUBOISE & APE, "Adam":- 12 min. F.S. 3 shows. this is an excellent three-a-day act, and one particularly interesting to the children, in fact, interesting to everybody. The ape is certainly marvellously trained, and seems to have a strong sense of humor. He plays cards, smokes a pipe, walks the tight-rope and does other simple stunts in a manner that brought many laughs and certainly holds the interest throughout. The ape is not as large as Bostock's "Esau" was, but seems to have far more intelligence. Good applause at the close. MABEL SINCLAIR, Ventriloquiste:-14 min. in 1. 3 shows. Miss Sinclair's first appearance in America. Evidently she does not realize that it is one thing to fill a little English music-hall or a parlor, and another thing to fill a large auditorium such as ours. The songs were the only features that were heard by everybody. The chatter between the manikin and the ventriloquiste was not appreciated very far in the back rows. Perhaps this can be corrected, as much of her talk is very bright. The songs and yoodling got a good hand, particularly when Miss Sinclair smokes a cigarette to further the illusion. The close was fairly strong. I think after she gets used to our climate and audiences, she will gain confidence and make good her English reputation. George Evans...9:42 Four Harveys...10:00 Kinetographs... 10:15 10:30 took some little time for Nye and the girls to get a hold of their audience However, there were some very pretty numbers in the act and the girls make a good showing in the matter of personal appearance. There were only four of the girls, the other two being shy. Miss D'Arville met with an accident. Her dancing would have brought up the feature considerably. Will give a supplementary report on this act, as it is not satisfactory for a headline place, and if it can be pulled up to that standard,-- all well and good. The swing song and scene was the biggest hit and got quite an ovation. The finish was good, with two curtain calls.
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98. SEPT. 3, 1906. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. C.E. BARNS. ARCHER & CROKER, Comedy Acrobats:- 12 min. in 1. 3 shows. Two men, one working straight and the other eccentric. Make use of the usual paraphernalia of table, chairs, and barrels. The tricks are of the regulation order, quite clever and show training. The comedy work caught the gallery, as there is plenty of rough and tumble of Rice and Prevost's nonsense. Makes a good opener. Closed well. MURPHY AND ANDREWS, Song, Comedy and Travesty:- 16 min. in 1. 3 shows. Well known on the Circuit. Man and woman, both working straight. The songs are well selected and sung well, even though Miss Andrew's voice is very weak for such a large house. Murphy's fun is of the funerial style and managed to score quite a few laughs. Close after the burlesque operatic selection is good. TEXARKANA AND WALBY, Singing and Dancing:- 11 min. in 1. 3 shows. Two girls in various changes of costume which are effective. Some singing and much better dancing. Much improved since last time. Their three songs went well. The dancing at the finish got a series of big hands and was really some of the best that we have had here for some time. Received one curtain call. ZARA & STETSON, Baton manipulators and jugglers:- 9 min. in F.S. 3 shows. Man and woman, in very becoming white satin costumes, and with their paraphernalia, made a good impression. The applause was liberal. This is certainly a very interesting sight-act and valuable in the three-a-day section. AL BURTON, Monologue:- 13 min. in 1. 3 shows. Makes a good presentation, and sings acceptably. His stories are good and brought a fair hand. Held down this place O.K. Close was fair. PROF DUBOISE & APE, "Adam":- 12 min. F.S. 3 shows. this is an excellent three-a-day act, and one particularly interesting to the children, in fact, interesting to everybody. The ape is certainly marvellously trained, and seems to have a strong sense of humor. He plays cards, smokes a pipe, walks the tight-rope and does other simple stunts in a manner that brought many laughs and certainly holds the interest throughout. The ape is not as large as Bostock's "Esau" was, but seems to have far more intelligence. Good applause at the close. MABEL SINCLAIR, Ventriloquiste:-14 min. in 1. 3 shows. Miss Sinclair's first appearance in America. Evidently she does not realize that it is one thing to fill a little English music-hall or a parlor, and another thing to fill a large auditorium such as ours. The songs were the only features that were heard by everybody. The chatter between the manikin and the ventriloquiste was not appreciated very far in the back rows. Perhaps this can be corrected, as much of her talk is very bright. The songs and yoodling got a good hand, particularly when Miss Sinclair smokes a cigarette to further the illusion. The close was fairly strong. I think after she gets used to our climate and audiences, she will gain confidence and make good her English reputation. George Evans...9:42 Four Harveys...10:00 Kinetographs... 10:15 10:30 took some little time for Nye and the girls to get a hold of their audience However, there were some very pretty numbers in the act and the girls make a good showing in the matter of personal appearance. There were only four of the girls, the other two being shy. Miss D'Arville met with an accident. Her dancing would have brought up the feature considerably. Will give a supplementary report on this act, as it is not satisfactory for a headline place, and if it can be pulled up to that standard,-- all well and good. The swing song and scene was the biggest hit and got quite an ovation. The finish was good, with two curtain calls.
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