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Managers' report book December 5, 1921-April 9, 1923
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PROVIDENCE E. F. ALBEE FEBRUARY 27, 1922 The bill is fairly good. Not nearly up to the splendid bill of last week. CHARLES LOVENBERG ED HILL. Mr. Hill is a crayon artist who uses just the face of a girl and upon this he fashions hats of many and various kinds, furs, coats, muffs etc., meanwhile carrying along a line of patter. It is a very unusual act, very clever and a good change from the stereotype opening act usual in vaudeville. 9 minutes in one and a half. ORMSBEE & REMIG. Man and woman singing, violin and piano playing. No classical music used, mostly of a light nature and some hits from the present successful musical comedies are introduced. The people are both clever. There is a cleanliness about the act that is desirable and they have good voices and play fairly well. The act was a decided hit. in this spot. 14 minutes in one. JOSEPH BERNARD & COMPANY. In a sketch "Who Is She?". Not quite as satisfactory as when played before. It seems that Mr. Bernard has played it so long that he has lost the sense of the value for the sketch. In many parts there is a decided over-acting which is detrimental. 17 minutes full stage. HANDERS & MILLIS. These two men in the same act as we had last season with a few new touches made the decided hit of the show. 14 minutes in one. MARION HARRIS. Miss Harris was a little bit disappointing to me. The first part of her act dragged considerably and she didn't score until she reached Dapper Dan, which was her next to the last song and her last one also went big. The act is allright but when Miss Harris talks about being sole headliner as far as Providence is concerned, she is crazy because she isn't worthy even to share the headline position. A good act but that is all. 19 minutes in one. THE LIGHTNER GIRLS AND ALEXANDER REVIEW. Miss Winnie Lightner is a clever comedienne for about 5 minutes. When she carries her work of mugging and eccentric body contortions through 35 minutes of a review in which she is in evidence most of the time, she grows rather tiresome. There is not a great deal of merit in any part of the act but lots of life and go, no exceptional ability shown by any member excepting a little girl who did a dance lasting about three minutes, who was given the cream of applause both during her act and at the curtain calls. 35 minutes full stage. [KEVAN?] & FLINT. Comedy nut act. The man has some new ideas and they held down this spot satisfactorily. 14 minutes in one. LORRAINE SISTERS. Assisted by a man at the piano who also plays a xylophone number very badly. The girls are dancers who would be acceptable in the average musical comedy chorus. We have dozens who dance better. Regardless of what it costs them to operate the act isn't worth over $250 over the footlights. 14 minutes full stage.
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PROVIDENCE E. F. ALBEE FEBRUARY 27, 1922 The bill is fairly good. Not nearly up to the splendid bill of last week. CHARLES LOVENBERG ED HILL. Mr. Hill is a crayon artist who uses just the face of a girl and upon this he fashions hats of many and various kinds, furs, coats, muffs etc., meanwhile carrying along a line of patter. It is a very unusual act, very clever and a good change from the stereotype opening act usual in vaudeville. 9 minutes in one and a half. ORMSBEE & REMIG. Man and woman singing, violin and piano playing. No classical music used, mostly of a light nature and some hits from the present successful musical comedies are introduced. The people are both clever. There is a cleanliness about the act that is desirable and they have good voices and play fairly well. The act was a decided hit. in this spot. 14 minutes in one. JOSEPH BERNARD & COMPANY. In a sketch "Who Is She?". Not quite as satisfactory as when played before. It seems that Mr. Bernard has played it so long that he has lost the sense of the value for the sketch. In many parts there is a decided over-acting which is detrimental. 17 minutes full stage. HANDERS & MILLIS. These two men in the same act as we had last season with a few new touches made the decided hit of the show. 14 minutes in one. MARION HARRIS. Miss Harris was a little bit disappointing to me. The first part of her act dragged considerably and she didn't score until she reached Dapper Dan, which was her next to the last song and her last one also went big. The act is allright but when Miss Harris talks about being sole headliner as far as Providence is concerned, she is crazy because she isn't worthy even to share the headline position. A good act but that is all. 19 minutes in one. THE LIGHTNER GIRLS AND ALEXANDER REVIEW. Miss Winnie Lightner is a clever comedienne for about 5 minutes. When she carries her work of mugging and eccentric body contortions through 35 minutes of a review in which she is in evidence most of the time, she grows rather tiresome. There is not a great deal of merit in any part of the act but lots of life and go, no exceptional ability shown by any member excepting a little girl who did a dance lasting about three minutes, who was given the cream of applause both during her act and at the curtain calls. 35 minutes full stage. [KEVAN?] & FLINT. Comedy nut act. The man has some new ideas and they held down this spot satisfactorily. 14 minutes in one. LORRAINE SISTERS. Assisted by a man at the piano who also plays a xylophone number very badly. The girls are dancers who would be acceptable in the average musical comedy chorus. We have dozens who dance better. Regardless of what it costs them to operate the act isn't worth over $250 over the footlights. 14 minutes full stage.
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