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Keith-Albee managers' report book, April 30, 1906 - February 4, 1907, part 1
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(2) The Uessems. On at 3.05, 12 min, full stage. One of the most sensational acrobatic acts it has ever been my pleasure to witness. It is bound to make a lot of talk. A simply marvellous exhibition. Grais' Baboons. On at 3.17, 12 min, full stage. A crackajack animal act. A rare combination of amazement and mirth. The finish is a scream. George Evans. On at 3.29, 20 min, in 1. Evans is doing an entirely new monologue this week, with the exception of his song "Waltz Me Around Again, Willie". I doubt if there is another entertainer in vaudeville today with anywhere near the amount of material that this fellow has stored away. However, I must say that in playing him five weeks in a season I would prefer to use him three weeks the first trip, with a return of two weeks. Amers' Band. On at 3.49, 45 min, full stage. One of the best bands that I have ever heard, in fact, I think today that most musical critics would say that as a concert organization it is the equal of any we have ever had in this country. Mr. Amers, however, is not a showman like Sousa nor a freak like Creatore. He has a very pleasing personality but lacks the magnetism of the American March King and the fire and dash of the Italian. He does not understand the American idea of quick action, and I have had to impress on him the fact that an American vaudeville audience will not permit him to step off his stand, walk to the wings and then back again, before picking up an encore. He is inclined to make his programs a little above the popular taste. What Amers needs is a bright, energetic American manager, one whom he could and would trust. Kinetograph. On at 4.34, 20 min. "The Fairy of the Spring", rather a pretty picture of the trick class. "Getting Evidence", a comic film that contains some very laughable scenes and some that are mediocre. Comment. A very expensive show, but one that will probably not draw as well as that of last week. While the Band has made good as a concert organization, it lacks the "something" that makes people talk a whole lot. Cuts. Morton, Temple & Morton; cut out thanking the audience for applause they didn't get. Substitute "That is not" for "That ain't so". Arthur; Instruct the lady not to put money in her stocking in the shadowgraph. Omit the display of the lady's garter.
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(2) The Uessems. On at 3.05, 12 min, full stage. One of the most sensational acrobatic acts it has ever been my pleasure to witness. It is bound to make a lot of talk. A simply marvellous exhibition. Grais' Baboons. On at 3.17, 12 min, full stage. A crackajack animal act. A rare combination of amazement and mirth. The finish is a scream. George Evans. On at 3.29, 20 min, in 1. Evans is doing an entirely new monologue this week, with the exception of his song "Waltz Me Around Again, Willie". I doubt if there is another entertainer in vaudeville today with anywhere near the amount of material that this fellow has stored away. However, I must say that in playing him five weeks in a season I would prefer to use him three weeks the first trip, with a return of two weeks. Amers' Band. On at 3.49, 45 min, full stage. One of the best bands that I have ever heard, in fact, I think today that most musical critics would say that as a concert organization it is the equal of any we have ever had in this country. Mr. Amers, however, is not a showman like Sousa nor a freak like Creatore. He has a very pleasing personality but lacks the magnetism of the American March King and the fire and dash of the Italian. He does not understand the American idea of quick action, and I have had to impress on him the fact that an American vaudeville audience will not permit him to step off his stand, walk to the wings and then back again, before picking up an encore. He is inclined to make his programs a little above the popular taste. What Amers needs is a bright, energetic American manager, one whom he could and would trust. Kinetograph. On at 4.34, 20 min. "The Fairy of the Spring", rather a pretty picture of the trick class. "Getting Evidence", a comic film that contains some very laughable scenes and some that are mediocre. Comment. A very expensive show, but one that will probably not draw as well as that of last week. While the Band has made good as a concert organization, it lacks the "something" that makes people talk a whole lot. Cuts. Morton, Temple & Morton; cut out thanking the audience for applause they didn't get. Substitute "That is not" for "That ain't so". Arthur; Instruct the lady not to put money in her stocking in the shadowgraph. Omit the display of the lady's garter.
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