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

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NEW YORK SHOW: WEEK MARCH 13th: 1903:
STEREOPTICON:- Usual selection of views. 11 minutes in one.
NH- MURPHY & ANDREWS:- Man and woman in the regulation talking and singing act, and it seemed to please the audience all right., They had quite a lot of new talk this time, and while they are not particularly strong they fill their place in the bill very acceptably. 17 Mins. in one.
SR- McNAMEE:- Clay modeler. There isn't a great deal of difference in any of these acts, and this fellow seems to be about as good as the average, in fact, in a sense, there is a little novelty to his act in that he departs from the usual idea of making nothing but faces, and finishes his turn by modeling a piece of statuary. Act can be classed as good. 11 minutes; can work in one or two.
KR- BIOGRAPH:- Selection of views this week are not especially brilliant, and while there are two or three new pictures they are not of sufficient interest to make the audience enthuse much. 14 Mins. in one.
ER- PAUL STEPHENS:- This is a one-legged performer who does some exceptionally clever acrobatic work, the only trouble with his act being that it is so short that he does not assist much in filling the time of the bill, he is very clever, however, especially in his balancing and jumping while clinging to a pole. 7 Mins. open full stage, close with very short encore in one.
GHR- DONAHUE & NICHOLS:- Man and woman in an eccentric singing, dancing and comedy act, the eccentricity of the man and vivacity of the woman makes this act go exceptionally strong. They are both good dancers and they are quite good acrobats, and they certainly reach the audience in this house every time they appear here. 14 Mins. open full stage, close 1:
GNH- KATHRYN OSTERMAN, assisted by George Lindeman, in a comedy sketch entitled "The Editor". The sketch itself is a clever one, and the only trouble with the act is that Miss Osterman does not bring the right man to play with her. He is not in any sense bad neither is he very good, consequently the act can only be called good when with a capable man it would be very good. 20 minutes; full stage.
GYH:- Wm. CAHILL:- This man comes nearer to being a second J. W. Kelly than any performer oin his line whom I have ever seen, and he makes no pretense whatever of imitating Kelly, which is strongly in his favor. He tells a lot of very good stories in an Irish dialect and tells them well, and he went very strong this afternoon. 18 minutes in one.
YRR- GENARO & BAILEY:- Man and woman in a dancing and comedy sketch. This act is too well known to require any comment whatever, and it went exceptionally strong in this place in the bill. The last time I had them here they were xxxx down quite latex in the afternoon and did not make as good as I felt that they should do. I agree with Boston that it is necessary for this act to have a place in order to get the benefit of its full value, and they had it this afternoon, being on at 3 o'clock. Very strong. 24 minutes; full stage.
GRR- FLORENCE MOORE:- I put this woman in this afternoon in the place of Nora Bayes, who was sick and unable to open, and the improvement in her work is something wonderful. She followed a very strong act and made a distinct hit. She is a very clever singer and has evidently been studying closely since she last appeared here. 9 minutes in one.
SRR- HORACE GOLDIN:- Magician, and probably the most satisfactory performer in this line on this country or in any other country for that matter, form the fact that he works rapidly and does not utter a word during the whole time he is on the stage. he has injected one or two new bits into his act and it went very strong this afternoon. 23 Mins. full stage.

HR- PELOT:- The Kid juggler. Young fellow who makes up as a boy and does the regulation juggling tricks which he brightens up with a running fire of talk. He makes quite a hit in the latter part of his act by holding a fork in his mouth and catching or attempting to catch, apples thrown by people xxx in the audience. It is a might good small act. 16 minutes; open full stage, close in one.
GNH- ALMONT & DUMONT:- Man and woman in a straight musical turn. They confine their work exclusively to brass and reed instruments with the exception of the woman playing a concertina solo. The act is beautifully dressed and they are both exceptionally good musicians. The salary is altogether too high, but they absolutely refuse to work for any less and once in awhile it becomes necessary to put them in to fill a vacancy, as was the case this week. 14 Mins. open full stage, close in one.
NH- WORDETTE & KUSEL:- Man and a woman in a comedy sketch. The sketch itself is allright and the people play it fairly well; they get a lot of laughs and hold the interest of the audience to the finish, the only trouble with the act being that it has a bad end, which we will try to regulate before the week is out. 17 minutes; full stage.
KR- GRANT & GRANT:- Colored man and woman in conventional singing and dancing coon act. This is an act that is full of life and is made especially attractive by the woman's costume, she making three changes during the turn and all of them are very pretty. It is a good strong act. 15 minutes in one.
S. K. HODGDON

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228 NEW YORK SHOW: WEEK MARCH 13th: 1903: STEREOPTICON:- Usual selection of views. 11 minutes in one. NH- MURPHY & ANDREWS:- Man and woman in the regulation talking and singing act, and it seemed to please the audience all right., They had quite a lot of new talk this time, and while they are not particularly strong they fill their place in the bill very acceptably. 17 Mins. in one. SR- McNAMEE:- Clay modeler. There isn't a great deal of difference in any of these acts, and this fellow seems to be about as good as the average, in fact, in a sense, there is a little novelty to his act in that he departs from the usual idea of making nothing but faces, and finishes his turn by modeling a piece of statuary. Act can be classed as good. 11 minutes; can work in one or two. KR- BIOGRAPH:- Selection of views this week are not especially brilliant, and while there are two or three new pictures they are not of sufficient interest to make the audience enthuse much. 14 Mins. in one. ER- PAUL STEPHENS:- This is a one-legged performer who does some exceptionally clever acrobatic work, the only trouble with his act being that it is so short that he does not assist much in filling the time of the bill, he is very clever, however, especially in his balancing and jumping while clinging to a pole. 7 Mins. open full stage, close with very short encore in one. GHR- DONAHUE & NICHOLS:- Man and woman in an eccentric singing, dancing and comedy act, the eccentricity of the man and vivacity of the woman makes this act go exceptionally strong. They are both good dancers and they are quite good acrobats, and they certainly reach the audience in this house every time they appear here. 14 Mins. open full stage, close 1: GNH- KATHRYN OSTERMAN, assisted by George Lindeman, in a comedy sketch entitled "The Editor". The sketch itself is a clever one, and the only trouble with the act is that Miss Osterman does not bring the right man to play with her. He is not in any sense bad neither is he very good, consequently the act can only be called good when with a capable man it would be very good. 20 minutes; full stage. GYH:- Wm. CAHILL:- This man comes nearer to being a second J. W. Kelly than any performer oin his line whom I have ever seen, and he makes no pretense whatever of imitating Kelly, which is strongly in his favor. He tells a lot of very good stories in an Irish dialect and tells them well, and he went very strong this afternoon. 18 minutes in one. YRR- GENARO & BAILEY:- Man and woman in a dancing and comedy sketch. This act is too well known to require any comment whatever, and it went exceptionally strong in this place in the bill. The last time I had them here they were xxxx down quite latex in the afternoon and did not make as good as I felt that they should do. I agree with Boston that it is necessary for this act to have a place in order to get the benefit of its full value, and they had it this afternoon, being on at 3 o'clock. Very strong. 24 minutes; full stage. GRR- FLORENCE MOORE:- I put this woman in this afternoon in the place of Nora Bayes, who was sick and unable to open, and the improvement in her work is something wonderful. She followed a very strong act and made a distinct hit. She is a very clever singer and has evidently been studying closely since she last appeared here. 9 minutes in one. SRR- HORACE GOLDIN:- Magician, and probably the most satisfactory performer in this line on this country or in any other country for that matter, form the fact that he works rapidly and does not utter a word during the whole time he is on the stage. he has injected one or two new bits into his act and it went very strong this afternoon. 23 Mins. full stage. HR- PELOT:- The Kid juggler. Young fellow who makes up as a boy and does the regulation juggling tricks which he brightens up with a running fire of talk. He makes quite a hit in the latter part of his act by holding a fork in his mouth and catching or attempting to catch, apples thrown by people xxx in the audience. It is a might good small act. 16 minutes; open full stage, close in one. GNH- ALMONT & DUMONT:- Man and woman in a straight musical turn. They confine their work exclusively to brass and reed instruments with the exception of the woman playing a concertina solo. The act is beautifully dressed and they are both exceptionally good musicians. The salary is altogether too high, but they absolutely refuse to work for any less and once in awhile it becomes necessary to put them in to fill a vacancy, as was the case this week. 14 Mins. open full stage, close in one. NH- WORDETTE & KUSEL:- Man and a woman in a comedy sketch. The sketch itself is allright and the people play it fairly well; they get a lot of laughs and hold the interest of the audience to the finish, the only trouble with the act being that it has a bad end, which we will try to regulate before the week is out. 17 minutes; full stage. KR- GRANT & GRANT:- Colored man and woman in conventional singing and dancing coon act. This is an act that is full of life and is made especially attractive by the woman's costume, she making three changes during the turn and all of them are very pretty. It is a good strong act. 15 minutes in one. S. K. HODGDON