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Keith-Albee managers' report book, June 13, 1910-February 20, 1911
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BOSTON SHOW WEEK FEBRUARY 6, 1911. R. G. Larsen. (Monday afternoon.) OVERTURE. 20 minutes. We made an innovation here to-day with the Daylight pictures, giving scenes from Il Trovatore with the orchestra playing the music for each scene. We had a special orchestration made, and it proved quite a novelty and got a hand at the finish. MLLE. ANITA DIAZ'S MONKEYS. 12 minutes in two. This is a very good animal act, and got a lot of laughs to-day and opened the show in good shape. Mlle. Diaz is under the weather due to catching cold last week, and will be unable to go on to-night, but her husband is going to work the monks. HAVILAND & THORNTON. 16 minutes f.s. close in one. This act was somewhat of a disappointment. We played it one Sunday night a year ago and it went big. Since then he has apparently tried to catch up with the modern idea by putting blue stuff in, and has materially marred his act. The finish was weak. BEATRICE INGRAM & CO IN "THE DUCHESS." 20 minutes f.s. This is a rather good sketch, and got a number of laughs. GEORGE B. RENO WITH HIS "MISFIT ARMY." 16 minutes open in one close f.s. The act has been changed somewhat, but went as big as ever here to-day. WILLETTE WHITTAKER. 15 minutes in one. Still a very pleaseing act but did not seem to go as well to-day as it has previously in this house. MASTER GABRIEL & CO. 23 MINUTES F.S. Gabriel is as big a favorite as ever, apparently, and got about all the laughs that were in the act. His supporting company is hardly as strong as before, particularly the dog and the Frenchman. CHARLES & FANNY VAN. 18 minutes in one. They put on their new act, "The Stage Carpenter on the Road," and although it came late in a comedy show did very well. The burlesque at the finish kind of weakened the act a bit, but Van will tame that down to-night and the promise is for an A1 act in one. RICE, SULLY & SCOTT. 7 minutes f.s. Not quite as funny as the 3 Ernests, and others of that class, but a fair closing act. CUTS: Haviland & Thornton - cut "How many children - don't thank me? gag - "where does your lap go?" - "Your husband a dog." - "Do they come higher?" - "Devil." George B. Reno - instructed to have short man jab gun in leg, also do kicking there. C & F Van - cut "devil" and close skirt in back. Rice, Sully & Scott - omit business with broom on bar.
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BOSTON SHOW WEEK FEBRUARY 6, 1911. R. G. Larsen. (Monday afternoon.) OVERTURE. 20 minutes. We made an innovation here to-day with the Daylight pictures, giving scenes from Il Trovatore with the orchestra playing the music for each scene. We had a special orchestration made, and it proved quite a novelty and got a hand at the finish. MLLE. ANITA DIAZ'S MONKEYS. 12 minutes in two. This is a very good animal act, and got a lot of laughs to-day and opened the show in good shape. Mlle. Diaz is under the weather due to catching cold last week, and will be unable to go on to-night, but her husband is going to work the monks. HAVILAND & THORNTON. 16 minutes f.s. close in one. This act was somewhat of a disappointment. We played it one Sunday night a year ago and it went big. Since then he has apparently tried to catch up with the modern idea by putting blue stuff in, and has materially marred his act. The finish was weak. BEATRICE INGRAM & CO IN "THE DUCHESS." 20 minutes f.s. This is a rather good sketch, and got a number of laughs. GEORGE B. RENO WITH HIS "MISFIT ARMY." 16 minutes open in one close f.s. The act has been changed somewhat, but went as big as ever here to-day. WILLETTE WHITTAKER. 15 minutes in one. Still a very pleaseing act but did not seem to go as well to-day as it has previously in this house. MASTER GABRIEL & CO. 23 MINUTES F.S. Gabriel is as big a favorite as ever, apparently, and got about all the laughs that were in the act. His supporting company is hardly as strong as before, particularly the dog and the Frenchman. CHARLES & FANNY VAN. 18 minutes in one. They put on their new act, "The Stage Carpenter on the Road," and although it came late in a comedy show did very well. The burlesque at the finish kind of weakened the act a bit, but Van will tame that down to-night and the promise is for an A1 act in one. RICE, SULLY & SCOTT. 7 minutes f.s. Not quite as funny as the 3 Ernests, and others of that class, but a fair closing act. CUTS: Haviland & Thornton - cut "How many children - don't thank me? gag - "where does your lap go?" - "Your husband a dog." - "Do they come higher?" - "Devil." George B. Reno - instructed to have short man jab gun in leg, also do kicking there. C & F Van - cut "devil" and close skirt in back. Rice, Sully & Scott - omit business with broom on bar.
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