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Keith-Albee managers' report book, February 4-September 9, 1907
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(125TH STREET THEATER CRITICISM) PAGE TWO JOHN F. KELLY & CO: Presenting:-"A Game of Con." Well known. Carried the attention of the a udience throughout. Received quite a number of laughs. Did better than I thought it would after playing all over town. Finished very weak, however, but pleased. 24 min. JACK NORWORTH: This man has an entirely new line of material. The crowd did not seem to "catch on." His songs, however, made him quite a favorite, especially that of "I'm Sorry" and "Insanity." He negoiated this spot in fairly good shape and finished to good applause. 22 min. NED RAYBURN'S "SIDE SHOW" Opened in two showing the company "making-up" in a canopy, each girl singing to the various characters, as "Wild Man of Borneo" "The Bearded Lady", "The Living Skeleton", "The Albino Princess", "The White-eye Kaffir," "The Dog-Faced Boy". Next scene in one with Harry Filner signing an appropriate song. Scene three, shows the exterior of a side-show, introducing the various novel characters, such as "three-legged sailor girls", which created some few giggles; "the giante", which is quite novel and got some few laughs. Next scene in two showing the view of the scene with Harry Filner and Dot Williams singing a song relative to the bathing-suit girls. The suits are inflated creating first murmur and some giggles, and some laughs and finished on a roar. While the act was not a sensation, it pleased. The novelty is worth the money I am paying for it. 25 mi WATSON'S FARMYARD: Well known. Laughing and applause hit of the show. 22 min KINETOGRAPH: "Winter in Switzerland" Interesting "The Haunted Hotel" Very novel. Good comedy.
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(125TH STREET THEATER CRITICISM) PAGE TWO JOHN F. KELLY & CO: Presenting:-"A Game of Con." Well known. Carried the attention of the a udience throughout. Received quite a number of laughs. Did better than I thought it would after playing all over town. Finished very weak, however, but pleased. 24 min. JACK NORWORTH: This man has an entirely new line of material. The crowd did not seem to "catch on." His songs, however, made him quite a favorite, especially that of "I'm Sorry" and "Insanity." He negoiated this spot in fairly good shape and finished to good applause. 22 min. NED RAYBURN'S "SIDE SHOW" Opened in two showing the company "making-up" in a canopy, each girl singing to the various characters, as "Wild Man of Borneo" "The Bearded Lady", "The Living Skeleton", "The Albino Princess", "The White-eye Kaffir," "The Dog-Faced Boy". Next scene in one with Harry Filner signing an appropriate song. Scene three, shows the exterior of a side-show, introducing the various novel characters, such as "three-legged sailor girls", which created some few giggles; "the giante", which is quite novel and got some few laughs. Next scene in two showing the view of the scene with Harry Filner and Dot Williams singing a song relative to the bathing-suit girls. The suits are inflated creating first murmur and some giggles, and some laughs and finished on a roar. While the act was not a sensation, it pleased. The novelty is worth the money I am paying for it. 25 mi WATSON'S FARMYARD: Well known. Laughing and applause hit of the show. 22 min KINETOGRAPH: "Winter in Switzerland" Interesting "The Haunted Hotel" Very novel. Good comedy.
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