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

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spring in this house or any other Keith house.
Borani & Nevarro-10 mins.-C.D.F. in 3-Man and woman. The girl is of the original three Nevarros. The man has the same poor idea of comedy that every foreign artist has, and although he can throw some pretty swift somersaults, he is an absolute failure as a comedian. The girl would have done better to stick to the old team. The act starts off slow, for the man insists on talking instead of giving him action. Can be classed as a good acrobatic act, from an acrobatic standpoint.
McIntyre & Heath-25 mins.-Open in one-C.D.F. in 3-In a new sketch, "Dr. Lorenzbreakerbone," which might have been named most anything. The act is good; but it gives McIntyre no opportunity for his droll talk and apparently pathetic expression that he uses to such advantage in the "Georgia Minstrels." The set Has more action in it than any other sketch they have ever presented, and during its course introduces six characters, three of them being local people. Of course, McIntrye & Heath are always good.
Vitagraph-20 mins.-Sheet in one-"Little Red Riding Hood" for the children, and the parade pictures held over from last week.
The show is quite a fall down from the past three weeks. It is not altogether bad, but the little good there is in it had to be scattered in such a way that it is hard to locate it. The "small" part of the show is not at all strong; and as Thurston, McIntyre & Heath are holdovers from last week, we have really nothing absolutely now to offer the public, except Lloyd. Of course, he is good; but it would take three such acts to make one forget the bad spots and the slow spots that are everywhere visible in the "smaller" acts on the bill.
H. A. DANIELS.

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2. spring in this house or any other Keith house. Borani & Nevarro-10 mins.-C.D.F. in 3-Man and woman. The girl is of the original three Nevarros. The man has the same poor idea of comedy that every foreign artist has, and although he can throw some pretty swift somersaults, he is an absolute failure as a comedian. The girl would have done better to stick to the old team. The act starts off slow, for the man insists on talking instead of giving him action. Can be classed as a good acrobatic act, from an acrobatic standpoint. McIntyre & Heath-25 mins.-Open in one-C.D.F. in 3-In a new sketch, "Dr. Lorenzbreakerbone," which might have been named most anything. The act is good; but it gives McIntyre no opportunity for his droll talk and apparently pathetic expression that he uses to such advantage in the "Georgia Minstrels." The set Has more action in it than any other sketch they have ever presented, and during its course introduces six characters, three of them being local people. Of course, McIntrye & Heath are always good. Vitagraph-20 mins.-Sheet in one-"Little Red Riding Hood" for the children, and the parade pictures held over from last week. The show is quite a fall down from the past three weeks. It is not altogether bad, but the little good there is in it had to be scattered in such a way that it is hard to locate it. The "small" part of the show is not at all strong; and as Thurston, McIntyre & Heath are holdovers from last week, we have really nothing absolutely now to offer the public, except Lloyd. Of course, he is good; but it would take three such acts to make one forget the bad spots and the slow spots that are everywhere visible in the "smaller" acts on the bill. H. A. DANIELS.