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Keith-Albee manager reports, September 2, 1902 - September 3, 1903

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NELSON THEATRE.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
WEEK OF DEC. 22, 1902.
1.  Clem Magee & John Walsh introducing irish songs, crayon drawing and some dialogue. Fair act. Went quite good. Time, 20 minutes.
2.  Gladstone Sisters do some fairly good acrobatic dancing. Act went fair. Time, 10 minutes.
3.  The Dancing Howards. Usual dancing act went fair. Time, 15 minutes.
4.  Lillian Shaw singing parodies in Jewish make-up. A big hit. Time, 15  minutes.
5.  Lortimer Johnstone & Caroline Francis Cook in "All's Fair in Love"/ First of the act is quite good and went well, but it fell down at the finish. Clever people. Time, 18 minutes.
6.  Carlotta Delmar, trick bicycle rider doing quite pretty act, was hindered some by a bad ankle Monday. Time, 10 minutes.
7.  Cline & Clifton. Singing and dancing act. Went big. Time, 16 minutes.
8.  Flo Irwin & Walter Hawley in "Caught with the Goods". A very good act. Went big. Time, 24 minutes.
9.   Bush Devere Trio. A good novelty musical act, introducing illustrated songs. Went big. Time, 14 minutes.
J. F. Burke

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130 NELSON THEATRE. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. WEEK OF DEC. 22, 1902. 1. Clem Magee & John Walsh introducing irish songs, crayon drawing and some dialogue. Fair act. Went quite good. Time, 20 minutes. 2. Gladstone Sisters do some fairly good acrobatic dancing. Act went fair. Time, 10 minutes. 3. The Dancing Howards. Usual dancing act went fair. Time, 15 minutes. 4. Lillian Shaw singing parodies in Jewish make-up. A big hit. Time, 15 minutes. 5. Lortimer Johnstone & Caroline Francis Cook in "All's Fair in Love"/ First of the act is quite good and went well, but it fell down at the finish. Clever people. Time, 18 minutes. 6. Carlotta Delmar, trick bicycle rider doing quite pretty act, was hindered some by a bad ankle Monday. Time, 10 minutes. 7. Cline & Clifton. Singing and dancing act. Went big. Time, 16 minutes. 8. Flo Irwin & Walter Hawley in "Caught with the Goods". A very good act. Went big. Time, 24 minutes. 9. Bush Devere Trio. A good novelty musical act, introducing illustrated songs. Went big. Time, 14 minutes. J. F. Burke