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Keith-Albee managers' report book, February 27-December 11, 1911

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BOSTON SHOW WEEK NOVEMBER 13 - 1911.    (R. G. Larsen.)
RUSSIAN CROWN QUARTETTE. 8 minutes in two. This cannot be put in the same class with the other Russian dancing acts we have played in the past. There is really too much singing in it and it makes just a fair opener.
PAUL LACROIX. 9 minutes in one. We were short on show this afternoon and I put LaCroix in here. He woke things up in good shape to-night with pretty much the same line of stuff.
WARD and CULLEN. 15 minutes in one. This is a rather tame man and woman act. Lacks life and ginger for a big-time show.
LEONARD and ANDERSON. 18 minutes f.s. Playing "When Caesar C's Her." Anderson and Leonard are working together again with a new woman just about as good as Sadie Leonard. The act, notwithstanding it has played here a number of times, got lots of laughs.
SCOTT AND WILSON. 11 minutes in one. A good comedy and fair acrobatic work that held the spot in very fair shape.
LUCILLE LAVERNE and CO. 22 minutes f.s. In a sketch called "How Jasper Fixed It." Miss LaVerne as everybody knows, was the wench in William Gillette's "Clarice" and has a very strong following here for that reason, and the fact that she has been in stock. She plays the character of a negro boy and the others are a store keeper and his wife and a big follow who sells tombstones. Miss LaVerne does some very fair character work although it can hardly be compared with some she has done in the legitimate and the sketch holds the interest very well. Although it has not been played very much and with five minutes or so cut out and the action quickened, might be very much better.
TEMPLE FOUR. 17 minutes in one. These boys have always been favorites in this house and went very well.
RUTH ST. DENIS. 14 minutes f.s. The fact that we had a very big matinee and good business to-night shows that Miss St. Denis is something of a draw, although Miss LaVerne no doubt helped some. Miss St. Denis is doing the same dance she did in New York with the same collection of junk as scenery. I have asked her to slit the first leg drop so that the set will open up and more of the house see the temple in the rear of the stage. The act went very well, but there was no tumultuous applause.
HARRY JOLSON. 19 minutes in one. this is a rather hard spot for Jolson, but with the assistance of his piano player who starts work in the orchestra, he got away with it in very good shape.
CYCLING BRUNETTES. 9 minutes f.s. This is a rattling good comedy bicycling act, and made good as usual.
CUTS. Leonard and Anderson - "You must not kid with Caesar." Harry Jolson - "Five dollars for the hooray and twenty dollars for her --" gag. "What the H---" and stop kidding audience.

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BOSTON SHOW WEEK NOVEMBER 13 - 1911. (R. G. Larsen.) RUSSIAN CROWN QUARTETTE. 8 minutes in two. This cannot be put in the same class with the other Russian dancing acts we have played in the past. There is really too much singing in it and it makes just a fair opener. PAUL LACROIX. 9 minutes in one. We were short on show this afternoon and I put LaCroix in here. He woke things up in good shape to-night with pretty much the same line of stuff. WARD and CULLEN. 15 minutes in one. This is a rather tame man and woman act. Lacks life and ginger for a big-time show. LEONARD and ANDERSON. 18 minutes f.s. Playing "When Caesar C's Her." Anderson and Leonard are working together again with a new woman just about as good as Sadie Leonard. The act, notwithstanding it has played here a number of times, got lots of laughs. SCOTT AND WILSON. 11 minutes in one. A good comedy and fair acrobatic work that held the spot in very fair shape. LUCILLE LAVERNE and CO. 22 minutes f.s. In a sketch called "How Jasper Fixed It." Miss LaVerne as everybody knows, was the wench in William Gillette's "Clarice" and has a very strong following here for that reason, and the fact that she has been in stock. She plays the character of a negro boy and the others are a store keeper and his wife and a big follow who sells tombstones. Miss LaVerne does some very fair character work although it can hardly be compared with some she has done in the legitimate and the sketch holds the interest very well. Although it has not been played very much and with five minutes or so cut out and the action quickened, might be very much better. TEMPLE FOUR. 17 minutes in one. These boys have always been favorites in this house and went very well. RUTH ST. DENIS. 14 minutes f.s. The fact that we had a very big matinee and good business to-night shows that Miss St. Denis is something of a draw, although Miss LaVerne no doubt helped some. Miss St. Denis is doing the same dance she did in New York with the same collection of junk as scenery. I have asked her to slit the first leg drop so that the set will open up and more of the house see the temple in the rear of the stage. The act went very well, but there was no tumultuous applause. HARRY JOLSON. 19 minutes in one. this is a rather hard spot for Jolson, but with the assistance of his piano player who starts work in the orchestra, he got away with it in very good shape. CYCLING BRUNETTES. 9 minutes f.s. This is a rattling good comedy bicycling act, and made good as usual. CUTS. Leonard and Anderson - "You must not kid with Caesar." Harry Jolson - "Five dollars for the hooray and twenty dollars for her --" gag. "What the H---" and stop kidding audience.