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Keith-Albee managers' report book, February 27-December 11, 1911
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B. F. Keiths, Cincinnati, O. 9/25/11. RICE, SULLY & SCOTT: 5 minutes, full stage. Fun on the tampoline and elevated bars. This act is full of good, funny, and some new stunts - plenty of hearty laughs. Went good - makes a fine opener. ACT GOES TO INDIANAPOLIS CHARLES NEVINS & ADA GORDON: 14 minutes in One, is a sketch entitled "Little Miss Manicure". Not much to the sketch, but some good singing and dancing, concluding with the scarecrow girl act, which is a very funny feature, causing plenty of hearty laughs, and closing strong. Act goes to LOUISVILLE. T. W. ECKERT & EMMA BERG: Opening 13 minutes, full stage, own set; closing 11 minutes in One, own drop. Time altogether 24 min. Mr. Eckert and Miss Berg appear in some pretty Oriental costumes - Both have good voices, and sing some pretty songs. Going into One Mr. Eckert plays the piano, giving imitations of the mandolin, guitar, banjo, bagpipe, music box, zither, bugle call and echo. These were all very excellently rendered, and this part of the act made a decided hit, the audience not wanting to let him go. The act concludes with a duet love song, the elimination of which would greatly strengthen the act, as this feature falls flat and prevents Mr. Eckert from finishing after a tremendous hit on the piano. Mr. Eckert uses a "Crown" piano, which he carries with him, the advertisement of which he does not insist upon using. Act goes to LOUISVILLE. DINKELSPIEL'S CHRISTMAS: 24 minutes - full stage. Advance hand. The same old, splendid sketch that was here last year. A big hit and, next to Mabel Hite, it is the feature of the show, is generally talked about, and will draw considerable business during the week. The leading characters of Dinkelspiel and wife are again assumed by Bernard A. Reinhold and Katherine De Barry, but the other three characters are filled by new people who are not as strong as the old people that filled these three roles. The act made a tremendous hit; there were eight curtain calls at the matinee, and as many at the night performance. Act goes to TOLEDO. GUERRO & CARMEN: 15 minutes in One. Mr. Guerro opens with a violin solo, followed by Miss Carmen's harp solo, and then some popular and classic selections as a duet. The act is very classy, refined, made a big hit, and is a splendid feature. Act goes to INDIANAPOLIS. MABEL HITE: 25 minutes in One. Own drop of green plush. Big advance hand at both Sunday performances. Mr. Tom Kelly at the piano - a Baby Grand. Miss Hite sings her own song, entitled "You're Going To Lose Your Husband If You Do", in which there are references to her husband, Mike Donlin. She then sings "I really Hate To Talk About Myself", during which she gives imitations of James J. Morton, Ethel Barrymore, Ben Welsh, and Eddie Foy. Her other songs are "My Sweetheart From The Emerald Isle, in which Mr. Kelly assists, and "Billy's Very Good To Me', in which she appears in a burlesque sailor suit and does a grotesque dance. During the waits between her songs Mr. Kelly plays the piano and sings, and there are photoplays in which several pictures of Mike Donlin are applauded. Mr. Kelly is a good pianist and has a good voice. For each song Miss Hite has a very stunning gown. At the end of each number she was very heartily applauded, and at the close of her afternoon's performance she was accorded several very pronounced recalls. At the night performance her reception was even heartier and the applause following her act longer and more pronounced. At the afternoon performance, however, Miss Hite was not satisfied with the way she went, and indulged in a little "cry"; but she was very highly pleased with her reception Sunday night. The act is the most refined and classy Miss Hite has ever presented in this city, and she has scored a big hit here. Act goes to NORFOLK, VA. CLIFFORD & BURKE: 15 minutes in One; burnt cork comedians. The same old act with funny songs and grotesque dancing. A big hit. these men admirably hold this spot in a cracker-jack show. Act goes to CHICAGO. RICE & PREVOST: 10 minutes, full stage. Advance hand at both performances. Original creators of Bumpty Bumps. These men do their original act of several seasons ago, which has since been used by Martinetti & Sylvester almost identically. The act is one big laugh from beginning to end, and is a good closing feature. DAYLIGHT KEITHOSCOPE: One picture - 15 minutes. GENERAL REMARKS:- The show is a very strong one from beginning to end, and well balanced. CUTS: In "Dinkelspiel's Christmas", the expression by "Louis", the son, of Dinkelspiel, "Oh! Hell! I wish I had told you a year and a half ago that we were married. C. L. Doran.
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B. F. Keiths, Cincinnati, O. 9/25/11. RICE, SULLY & SCOTT: 5 minutes, full stage. Fun on the tampoline and elevated bars. This act is full of good, funny, and some new stunts - plenty of hearty laughs. Went good - makes a fine opener. ACT GOES TO INDIANAPOLIS CHARLES NEVINS & ADA GORDON: 14 minutes in One, is a sketch entitled "Little Miss Manicure". Not much to the sketch, but some good singing and dancing, concluding with the scarecrow girl act, which is a very funny feature, causing plenty of hearty laughs, and closing strong. Act goes to LOUISVILLE. T. W. ECKERT & EMMA BERG: Opening 13 minutes, full stage, own set; closing 11 minutes in One, own drop. Time altogether 24 min. Mr. Eckert and Miss Berg appear in some pretty Oriental costumes - Both have good voices, and sing some pretty songs. Going into One Mr. Eckert plays the piano, giving imitations of the mandolin, guitar, banjo, bagpipe, music box, zither, bugle call and echo. These were all very excellently rendered, and this part of the act made a decided hit, the audience not wanting to let him go. The act concludes with a duet love song, the elimination of which would greatly strengthen the act, as this feature falls flat and prevents Mr. Eckert from finishing after a tremendous hit on the piano. Mr. Eckert uses a "Crown" piano, which he carries with him, the advertisement of which he does not insist upon using. Act goes to LOUISVILLE. DINKELSPIEL'S CHRISTMAS: 24 minutes - full stage. Advance hand. The same old, splendid sketch that was here last year. A big hit and, next to Mabel Hite, it is the feature of the show, is generally talked about, and will draw considerable business during the week. The leading characters of Dinkelspiel and wife are again assumed by Bernard A. Reinhold and Katherine De Barry, but the other three characters are filled by new people who are not as strong as the old people that filled these three roles. The act made a tremendous hit; there were eight curtain calls at the matinee, and as many at the night performance. Act goes to TOLEDO. GUERRO & CARMEN: 15 minutes in One. Mr. Guerro opens with a violin solo, followed by Miss Carmen's harp solo, and then some popular and classic selections as a duet. The act is very classy, refined, made a big hit, and is a splendid feature. Act goes to INDIANAPOLIS. MABEL HITE: 25 minutes in One. Own drop of green plush. Big advance hand at both Sunday performances. Mr. Tom Kelly at the piano - a Baby Grand. Miss Hite sings her own song, entitled "You're Going To Lose Your Husband If You Do", in which there are references to her husband, Mike Donlin. She then sings "I really Hate To Talk About Myself", during which she gives imitations of James J. Morton, Ethel Barrymore, Ben Welsh, and Eddie Foy. Her other songs are "My Sweetheart From The Emerald Isle, in which Mr. Kelly assists, and "Billy's Very Good To Me', in which she appears in a burlesque sailor suit and does a grotesque dance. During the waits between her songs Mr. Kelly plays the piano and sings, and there are photoplays in which several pictures of Mike Donlin are applauded. Mr. Kelly is a good pianist and has a good voice. For each song Miss Hite has a very stunning gown. At the end of each number she was very heartily applauded, and at the close of her afternoon's performance she was accorded several very pronounced recalls. At the night performance her reception was even heartier and the applause following her act longer and more pronounced. At the afternoon performance, however, Miss Hite was not satisfied with the way she went, and indulged in a little "cry"; but she was very highly pleased with her reception Sunday night. The act is the most refined and classy Miss Hite has ever presented in this city, and she has scored a big hit here. Act goes to NORFOLK, VA. CLIFFORD & BURKE: 15 minutes in One; burnt cork comedians. The same old act with funny songs and grotesque dancing. A big hit. these men admirably hold this spot in a cracker-jack show. Act goes to CHICAGO. RICE & PREVOST: 10 minutes, full stage. Advance hand at both performances. Original creators of Bumpty Bumps. These men do their original act of several seasons ago, which has since been used by Martinetti & Sylvester almost identically. The act is one big laugh from beginning to end, and is a good closing feature. DAYLIGHT KEITHOSCOPE: One picture - 15 minutes. GENERAL REMARKS:- The show is a very strong one from beginning to end, and well balanced. CUTS: In "Dinkelspiel's Christmas", the expression by "Louis", the son, of Dinkelspiel, "Oh! Hell! I wish I had told you a year and a half ago that we were married. C. L. Doran.
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