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Keith-Albee managers' report book, April 30, 1906 - February 4, 1907, part 1
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185. Cleveland Show Week Dec. 3, 1906. (H. A. Daniels) JAMES & BONNIE GAYLORD-- Stung again. this is one of those unheralded acts that is about on a par with Sidman & Shannon's unheralded affair of last week. This act landed here without any title, without billing, without scene plot, and without anything but the name. There was no previous dope to go by. I made a huge guess that they would work in one. I lost. They insisted on a C.D.F. and a continuous spot light. The act can be described as a young man and a young lady in a singing and dancing specialty with a few somersaults by the man and two changes of costume by the lady. The act is absolutely without merit. It has no business on earth in a two show house. Neither of them can sing at all and the dancing can hardly be called fair. They work C.D.F. 9 minutes, and that was a plenty. NOTE-- A short picture was run in this spot to fill in a wait cause by the fact that Franco Piper works in an interior. Picture 4 min. FRANCO PIPER-- Banjo Juggler. It has been so long since we have had an act of this kind that there was a great element of novelty to his work and he received hearty applause throughout his act. It is an excellent offering and could go down farther in the bill if necessary. C.D.F/ in three. 16 min. ELIZABETH MURRAY-- Songs and stories Miss Murray's work is too well known for comment. She always manages to do her little part and do it quite well. Drop in one. 15 minutes. HERR GRAIS AND HIS TRAINED MONKEYS-- This man has three apes. Two very large ones and a smaller one that loops the loop. He does not attempt a great deal but what work is done is thorough and artistic. An excellent act for the children. F. S. 12 minutes. JOHNNY JOHNS-- "The Dixey Boy." Monologue and songs. Works on the style of George Evans. Seemed to do all right in this spot. Although the audience was glad to let him go after 10 minutes. Drop in one. 10 minutes. NITA ALLEN & COMPANY-- Sketch by WILL M. Cressy entitled "In Car Two- Stateroom one." The scene is laid in the stateroom of a Pullman car. Two full size cars are shown on the stage with the wheels revolving and the panorama effect in the back. The story of the sketch hinges on the fact that a man and a woman, unknown to each other, are each riding on a pass belonging to someone else. The Man's pass belongs to Mr. Peters a director of the railroad. The woman's pass was loaned to her by Mrs. Peters. They are put in the same stateroom as man and wife and around this situation the story revolves. The novelty of the scenery and the opening action of the sketch greatly interested the audience at the start. After 10 minutes the action seems to drag a little and does not pick up until the end. A good act. Special set F. S. 27 minutes. QUIGLEY BROTHERS-- New talking act entitled "Election Day." For some reason this new act did not go nearly as well this afternoon as I have known their old act, "A Congressman at Large", to go in this theatre. They have not the political matter to work on here in Cleveland that they would have in New York city or Philadelphia. Things are very quiet here politically in comparison with the larger cities, and so very little local stuff could be worked in. The act may go better before the end of the week. Drop in one. 17 minutes. THE TWO SISTERS O'MEERS-- Tight wire artistes. These young ladies are petite, graceful, daring, and beautifully costumed. They are assisted by a boy. An excellent wire acts. F. S. 8 minutes. KINETOGRAPH-- Bobby and His Family A Sugar Plantation, Hawaii. Dr. Dippy.
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185. Cleveland Show Week Dec. 3, 1906. (H. A. Daniels) JAMES & BONNIE GAYLORD-- Stung again. this is one of those unheralded acts that is about on a par with Sidman & Shannon's unheralded affair of last week. This act landed here without any title, without billing, without scene plot, and without anything but the name. There was no previous dope to go by. I made a huge guess that they would work in one. I lost. They insisted on a C.D.F. and a continuous spot light. The act can be described as a young man and a young lady in a singing and dancing specialty with a few somersaults by the man and two changes of costume by the lady. The act is absolutely without merit. It has no business on earth in a two show house. Neither of them can sing at all and the dancing can hardly be called fair. They work C.D.F. 9 minutes, and that was a plenty. NOTE-- A short picture was run in this spot to fill in a wait cause by the fact that Franco Piper works in an interior. Picture 4 min. FRANCO PIPER-- Banjo Juggler. It has been so long since we have had an act of this kind that there was a great element of novelty to his work and he received hearty applause throughout his act. It is an excellent offering and could go down farther in the bill if necessary. C.D.F/ in three. 16 min. ELIZABETH MURRAY-- Songs and stories Miss Murray's work is too well known for comment. She always manages to do her little part and do it quite well. Drop in one. 15 minutes. HERR GRAIS AND HIS TRAINED MONKEYS-- This man has three apes. Two very large ones and a smaller one that loops the loop. He does not attempt a great deal but what work is done is thorough and artistic. An excellent act for the children. F. S. 12 minutes. JOHNNY JOHNS-- "The Dixey Boy." Monologue and songs. Works on the style of George Evans. Seemed to do all right in this spot. Although the audience was glad to let him go after 10 minutes. Drop in one. 10 minutes. NITA ALLEN & COMPANY-- Sketch by WILL M. Cressy entitled "In Car Two- Stateroom one." The scene is laid in the stateroom of a Pullman car. Two full size cars are shown on the stage with the wheels revolving and the panorama effect in the back. The story of the sketch hinges on the fact that a man and a woman, unknown to each other, are each riding on a pass belonging to someone else. The Man's pass belongs to Mr. Peters a director of the railroad. The woman's pass was loaned to her by Mrs. Peters. They are put in the same stateroom as man and wife and around this situation the story revolves. The novelty of the scenery and the opening action of the sketch greatly interested the audience at the start. After 10 minutes the action seems to drag a little and does not pick up until the end. A good act. Special set F. S. 27 minutes. QUIGLEY BROTHERS-- New talking act entitled "Election Day." For some reason this new act did not go nearly as well this afternoon as I have known their old act, "A Congressman at Large", to go in this theatre. They have not the political matter to work on here in Cleveland that they would have in New York city or Philadelphia. Things are very quiet here politically in comparison with the larger cities, and so very little local stuff could be worked in. The act may go better before the end of the week. Drop in one. 17 minutes. THE TWO SISTERS O'MEERS-- Tight wire artistes. These young ladies are petite, graceful, daring, and beautifully costumed. They are assisted by a boy. An excellent wire acts. F. S. 8 minutes. KINETOGRAPH-- Bobby and His Family A Sugar Plantation, Hawaii. Dr. Dippy.
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