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Keith-Albee managers' report book, October 27, 1913-May 11, 1914
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PITTSBURGH, PA. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. JAN. 26, 1914. SUTTON, McINTYRE & SUTTON. 10 minutes, full stage, special drop. Comedy Rube Acrobatic and Contortion act with incidental flute playing. A little slow in the movement, but very good in gymnastic work. LIBONITA. 17 minutes in One. Xylophone playing. this man is a big hit. He plays as well as any artiste we have had, and throws a lot of ginger into his work. IDA BROOKS HUNT & COMPANY 22 minutes, full stage, Interior. "The Singing Countess." This is our headline act, and the only weak number in our bill. It was saved from utter failure, simply by Miss Hunt's rendition of the "My Hero" song, from "The Chocolate Soldier." Just another of the many disappointments we have had in tabloid operas; inane and incoherent in story, plotless and trivial from a musical standpoint. LEE BARTH. 13 minutes in One. Monologue. Mr. Barth is a dialectician. He has a lot of good stories and a perfect command of all the dialects; but he lacks personality and temperament. In spite of which, however, he holds down this spot in the bill acceptably. LANE & O'DONNELL. 9 minutes, full stage. "Looping the Bumps." A Rice & Prevost act, in which things are accomplished that Rice & Prevost never dreamed of. Despite the fact that vaudeville is overrun in our day with acts of this kind, the grotesque tumbling of the comedian threw the audience into fits of laughter. HINES & FOX. 18 minutes in One. Piano. Two young men who sing. The comedian gives a chorus man in personation and is very clever, but at times treads upon thin ice. He is an exceptionally talented performer and the act is going big. MACART & BRADFORD. 22 minutes, full stage, Interior. "The Second Generation." Mr. Macart is giving a fine characterization of an Irish Political Ward Boss, who has risen to gentility. The act is full of bright witticisms; has the requisite punch, and is, perhaps, the best vehicle Macart & Bradford have had. FARBER GIRLS. 19 minutes in One. These clever young girls are improving by leaps and bounds. The Comedienne is working with much greater ease and naturalness than upon her last visit here. They have a lot of good songs and some bright repartee. HENRIETTE DE SERRIS & COMPANY. Full stage, 16 minutes. Tableau-Vivant. By long odds the best posing act vaudeville has ever had. The statues are lifelike; hold their pose with amazing immobility, and there is nothing coarse or vulgar, even in the nude reproductions. The color pictures are also realistic and effective, and "The Angelus" inspired the audience to substantial applause. The act is handsomely mounted, and from every angle, an attraction of which vaudeville may well be proud. MOVING PICTURES. "Won in the Closet." A good comedy film.
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PITTSBURGH, PA. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. JAN. 26, 1914. SUTTON, McINTYRE & SUTTON. 10 minutes, full stage, special drop. Comedy Rube Acrobatic and Contortion act with incidental flute playing. A little slow in the movement, but very good in gymnastic work. LIBONITA. 17 minutes in One. Xylophone playing. this man is a big hit. He plays as well as any artiste we have had, and throws a lot of ginger into his work. IDA BROOKS HUNT & COMPANY 22 minutes, full stage, Interior. "The Singing Countess." This is our headline act, and the only weak number in our bill. It was saved from utter failure, simply by Miss Hunt's rendition of the "My Hero" song, from "The Chocolate Soldier." Just another of the many disappointments we have had in tabloid operas; inane and incoherent in story, plotless and trivial from a musical standpoint. LEE BARTH. 13 minutes in One. Monologue. Mr. Barth is a dialectician. He has a lot of good stories and a perfect command of all the dialects; but he lacks personality and temperament. In spite of which, however, he holds down this spot in the bill acceptably. LANE & O'DONNELL. 9 minutes, full stage. "Looping the Bumps." A Rice & Prevost act, in which things are accomplished that Rice & Prevost never dreamed of. Despite the fact that vaudeville is overrun in our day with acts of this kind, the grotesque tumbling of the comedian threw the audience into fits of laughter. HINES & FOX. 18 minutes in One. Piano. Two young men who sing. The comedian gives a chorus man in personation and is very clever, but at times treads upon thin ice. He is an exceptionally talented performer and the act is going big. MACART & BRADFORD. 22 minutes, full stage, Interior. "The Second Generation." Mr. Macart is giving a fine characterization of an Irish Political Ward Boss, who has risen to gentility. The act is full of bright witticisms; has the requisite punch, and is, perhaps, the best vehicle Macart & Bradford have had. FARBER GIRLS. 19 minutes in One. These clever young girls are improving by leaps and bounds. The Comedienne is working with much greater ease and naturalness than upon her last visit here. They have a lot of good songs and some bright repartee. HENRIETTE DE SERRIS & COMPANY. Full stage, 16 minutes. Tableau-Vivant. By long odds the best posing act vaudeville has ever had. The statues are lifelike; hold their pose with amazing immobility, and there is nothing coarse or vulgar, even in the nude reproductions. The color pictures are also realistic and effective, and "The Angelus" inspired the audience to substantial applause. The act is handsomely mounted, and from every angle, an attraction of which vaudeville may well be proud. MOVING PICTURES. "Won in the Closet." A good comedy film.
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