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

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NEW YORK SHOW, WEEK OF JULY 20, 1903.

STEREOPTICON.--Usual selection of views. 6 minutes in one.

SR.--DOROTHY KENTON.--A rather pretty  appearing girl who does about as good a banjo turn as any single woman who has ever played the house. She got quite a lot of applause and evidently pleased the entire audience. 9 minutes in one.

KR.--CLIFFORD & HALL.--A man and a woman in a singing and dancing act in which they introduce a little alleged comedy. They are neat dressers and sing and dance very nicely indeed. It would be pretty hard to discover the comedy, but as there are only a few lines of the dialogue it does not interfere especially with the act, and it can be classed as a fairly good turn. 20 minutes; open in 2, close in one.

KR.--THE LUCADOS.--A man and a woman in an act of balancing. The woman does not do very much in the act except to assist the man, but he is an especially clever equilibrist and does some really good work. It is an interesting act from the start to the finish. 9 minutes full stage.

ER.--TUOHEY & LACEY.--Two men in an Irish comedy talking act. They have a bit of novelty in their entrance, coming on with an automobile. They do the regulation conversational act and close with bagpipe playing and dancing. From a three-show-a-day standpoint it is a good act. 16 minutes, open full stage and close in one.

HR.--BERT BAKER.--Monologues, stories, and songs. He is of the original team of Baker & Connor, and on his last visit made quite a hit with a song which he sang in different keys. He introduces the same thing in this act and also does a so-called extemporaneous song which seemed to catch the audience immensely this afternoon. He got lots of laughs and can be credited with making quite an impression, but I am inclined to think that he would hardly do for the rest of the circuit. 16 minutes in one.

KR.--DERENDA & BREEN.-- Two men in a club swinging and juggling act; one of them made up straight and the other as a comedian. These people have improved their act wonderfully since they last appeared, and it is really an exceptionally clever turn. The club work is as good as that of almost any team we have played and the comedy is quite acceptable. 12 minutes, full stage.

HR.--E. J. RICE.--In a repertoire of funny stories. He is a good story teller and quite a good dialogue comedian. He did not go so awfully strong this afternoon, but I attribute that to a dull audience and the heat. He is certainly a good performer in his line. 16 minutes in one.

GYH.--JOE & NELLIE DONER.--This is one of those crazy comedy acts in which the man does a lot of eccentric aerobatic work which is very good, and they close with an imitation of a Bowery couple doing a dance after the general style of Guyer & Daly, although, of course, not nearly as good. It is a very good act and, I think, will please any where. 12 minutes, open full stage and close in one.

GYH.--[RAY?] & BROSCHE.--A man and a woman in a comedy act, the feature of which is the woman's rapid fire conversation. It is the same act that they have done over the circuit before and is all right. 18 minutes; open in one, then going to full stage, and closing in one.

YHR.--DOLAN & LENHARR.--A man and a woman in a comedy sketch entitled "Taking Chances," which is really a sort of sequel to their old act of "A High-toned Burglar." It went very good this afternoon and while it is one of those ridiculous things without rhyme or reason it still gets laughs. 27 minutes, full stage.

cations point to a hot week it will probably answer the same purpose ofa much more expensive programme.

S. K. HODGDON.

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299 NEW YORK SHOW, WEEK OF JULY 20, 1903. STEREOPTICON.--Usual selection of views. 6 minutes in one. SR.--DOROTHY KENTON.--A rather pretty appearing girl who does about as good a banjo turn as any single woman who has ever played the house. She got quite a lot of applause and evidently pleased the entire audience. 9 minutes in one. KR.--CLIFFORD & HALL.--A man and a woman in a singing and dancing act in which they introduce a little alleged comedy. They are neat dressers and sing and dance very nicely indeed. It would be pretty hard to discover the comedy, but as there are only a few lines of the dialogue it does not interfere especially with the act, and it can be classed as a fairly good turn. 20 minutes; open in 2, close in one. KR.--THE LUCADOS.--A man and a woman in an act of balancing. The woman does not do very much in the act except to assist the man, but he is an especially clever equilibrist and does some really good work. It is an interesting act from the start to the finish. 9 minutes full stage. ER.--TUOHEY & LACEY.--Two men in an Irish comedy talking act. They have a bit of novelty in their entrance, coming on with an automobile. They do the regulation conversational act and close with bagpipe playing and dancing. From a three-show-a-day standpoint it is a good act. 16 minutes, open full stage and close in one. HR.--BERT BAKER.--Monologues, stories, and songs. He is of the original team of Baker & Connor, and on his last visit made quite a hit with a song which he sang in different keys. He introduces the same thing in this act and also does a so-called extemporaneous song which seemed to catch the audience immensely this afternoon. He got lots of laughs and can be credited with making quite an impression, but I am inclined to think that he would hardly do for the rest of the circuit. 16 minutes in one. KR.--DERENDA & BREEN.-- Two men in a club swinging and juggling act; one of them made up straight and the other as a comedian. These people have improved their act wonderfully since they last appeared, and it is really an exceptionally clever turn. The club work is as good as that of almost any team we have played and the comedy is quite acceptable. 12 minutes, full stage. HR.--E. J. RICE.--In a repertoire of funny stories. He is a good story teller and quite a good dialogue comedian. He did not go so awfully strong this afternoon, but I attribute that to a dull audience and the heat. He is certainly a good performer in his line. 16 minutes in one. GYH.--JOE & NELLIE DONER.--This is one of those crazy comedy acts in which the man does a lot of eccentric aerobatic work which is very good, and they close with an imitation of a Bowery couple doing a dance after the general style of Guyer & Daly, although, of course, not nearly as good. It is a very good act and, I think, will please any where. 12 minutes, open full stage and close in one. GYH.--[RAY?] & BROSCHE.--A man and a woman in a comedy act, the feature of which is the woman's rapid fire conversation. It is the same act that they have done over the circuit before and is all right. 18 minutes; open in one, then going to full stage, and closing in one. YHR.--DOLAN & LENHARR.--A man and a woman in a comedy sketch entitled "Taking Chances," which is really a sort of sequel to their old act of "A High-toned Burglar." It went very good this afternoon and while it is one of those ridiculous things without rhyme or reason it still gets laughs. 27 minutes, full stage. cations point to a hot week it will probably answer the same purpose ofa much more expensive programme. S. K. HODGDON.