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Keith-Albee manager reports, September 2, 1902 - September 3, 1903
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79 SHEA'S THEATRE, BUFFALO. Week Nov. 24. Royal Marine Band of Italy. A very good band. Play popular music and goes well with the audience. Full stage 25 min. Lillian & Shorty Dewill. Eccentric singing and dancing. Shorty the hit of the act. All in one 12 min. Eckert & Berg - "Little Pee Weet" goes as strong as ever. Full stage 15 min. Swan & ODay - Blackface comedians. Swan a good dancer. Fair act. All in one. 15 min. Elinore Sisters - presenting Mrs. Delaney - good. full stage 35 min. Loney Haskel - Fair monologue - In one 15 min. Cushman, Holcomb & Curtis - "A Winter Session" Very good - Full stage close in one 25 min. Jive Juggling Johnsons - Best act of its kind. Goes big looks fine. Full stage 8 min. HYDE & BEHMAN'S Week Commencing November 24th, 1902. SCOTT & WILSON Farmer & Athlete. A good opening act using full stage; have many clever tricks that are quite up-to-date and please well Time 11 minutes. EDWARDS & RONNEY Long and short of it. A very poor talking act without pith or point and falls very flat. work in one Time 15 minutes. HARRIET AVERY STRAKOSCH Prima Donna Soprano. Is in very good voice makes fine stage appearance, selections are acceptable and makes good. Works in one; time 10 minutes. FOY & CLARK In sketch "The Spring of Youth". No change in this act, but it is full of laughs from start to finish; situations are unique and make a hit with the audience. use two house men. Full stage. Time 20. ROMANY TRIO One man and two women in Roman peasant costumes the man plays cello and one of the woman a guitar solo wile the other woman sings fairly; although all the selections are of a prohibitive age. Work in one. Time 16 minutes. MARY NORMAN Society caricaturist. With the assistance of a maid Miss Norman dresses the part of four typical society belles from four representative cities of this country: New York, San Francisco, Boston and Chicago. Her monologue is each is bright and active; the distinction marked in its cleverness and unquestionably makes a decided hit here. Her costumes are extremely fetching and the entire act shows careful preparation. Full stage. Time 19 min. EUGEN O'ROURKE & CO. In Sketch "Parlor A". A very good comedy act; Mr. O'Rourke is ably assisted by Miss Nellie Elting. Full stage; Time 24 minutes. FISHER & CARROLL "A Bit of Nonsense". A very strong talking act that makes a hit here; work in one. Time 22 minutes. LOOP the LOOP Second week's engagement of Lottie Brandon; This act continues to cause much comment from press and public and is without doubt a drawing card. Full stage; time 8 minutes. Henry W. Behman
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79 SHEA'S THEATRE, BUFFALO. Week Nov. 24. Royal Marine Band of Italy. A very good band. Play popular music and goes well with the audience. Full stage 25 min. Lillian & Shorty Dewill. Eccentric singing and dancing. Shorty the hit of the act. All in one 12 min. Eckert & Berg - "Little Pee Weet" goes as strong as ever. Full stage 15 min. Swan & ODay - Blackface comedians. Swan a good dancer. Fair act. All in one. 15 min. Elinore Sisters - presenting Mrs. Delaney - good. full stage 35 min. Loney Haskel - Fair monologue - In one 15 min. Cushman, Holcomb & Curtis - "A Winter Session" Very good - Full stage close in one 25 min. Jive Juggling Johnsons - Best act of its kind. Goes big looks fine. Full stage 8 min. HYDE & BEHMAN'S Week Commencing November 24th, 1902. SCOTT & WILSON Farmer & Athlete. A good opening act using full stage; have many clever tricks that are quite up-to-date and please well Time 11 minutes. EDWARDS & RONNEY Long and short of it. A very poor talking act without pith or point and falls very flat. work in one Time 15 minutes. HARRIET AVERY STRAKOSCH Prima Donna Soprano. Is in very good voice makes fine stage appearance, selections are acceptable and makes good. Works in one; time 10 minutes. FOY & CLARK In sketch "The Spring of Youth". No change in this act, but it is full of laughs from start to finish; situations are unique and make a hit with the audience. use two house men. Full stage. Time 20. ROMANY TRIO One man and two women in Roman peasant costumes the man plays cello and one of the woman a guitar solo wile the other woman sings fairly; although all the selections are of a prohibitive age. Work in one. Time 16 minutes. MARY NORMAN Society caricaturist. With the assistance of a maid Miss Norman dresses the part of four typical society belles from four representative cities of this country: New York, San Francisco, Boston and Chicago. Her monologue is each is bright and active; the distinction marked in its cleverness and unquestionably makes a decided hit here. Her costumes are extremely fetching and the entire act shows careful preparation. Full stage. Time 19 min. EUGEN O'ROURKE & CO. In Sketch "Parlor A". A very good comedy act; Mr. O'Rourke is ably assisted by Miss Nellie Elting. Full stage; Time 24 minutes. FISHER & CARROLL "A Bit of Nonsense". A very strong talking act that makes a hit here; work in one. Time 22 minutes. LOOP the LOOP Second week's engagement of Lottie Brandon; This act continues to cause much comment from press and public and is without doubt a drawing card. Full stage; time 8 minutes. Henry W. Behman
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