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

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YHR - JAMES THORTON:- Walked on in the very pink of condition and did an act which he only is capable of doing when he is in his right mind, and he was certainly as sober as a Judge this afternoon. He has quite a cold and his singing voice is affected considerably by that, but with his usual wit he made a point on that fact which got him a strong laugh.
GHR- 3 RIO BROTHERS:- Ring performers. They did an act which is very pretty, but I don't think it is quite as strong as the original team, however, the audience don't know anything about the original team and certainly appreciated this act to the utmost. 8 minutes; full stage. 
GRR - COOKE & DON:- Two men in a comedy talking act in one, one of them made up as an Admiral in the Navy and the other appearing first in eccentric make-up and then changing to a burlesque sailor costume. The act is not especially strong but still it is good. They have some new talk and some old, like all of these talking teams. 19 minutes in one.
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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YHR - JAMES THORTON:- Walked on in the very pink of condition and did an act which he only is capable of doing when he is in his right mind, and he was certainly as sober as a Judge this afternoon. He has quite a cold and his singing voice is affected considerably by that, but with his usual wit he made a point on that fact which got him a strong laugh. GHR- 3 RIO BROTHERS:- Ring performers. They did an act which is very pretty, but I don't think it is quite as strong as the original team, however, the audience don't know anything about the original team and certainly appreciated this act to the utmost. 8 minutes; full stage. GRR - COOKE & DON:- Two men in a comedy talking act in one, one of them made up as an Admiral in the Navy and the other appearing first in eccentric make-up and then changing to a burlesque sailor costume. The act is not especially strong but still it is good. They have some new talk and some old, like all of these talking teams. 19 minutes in one. 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