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Keith-Albee managers' report book, October 27, 1913-May 11, 1914
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173 SCENIC TEMPLE Vaudeville and Motion Pictures EXEC OFFICE: UNION THEATRE UNION STREET PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND MAIN STREET PHONE PAWTUCKET 356 Pawtucket, R. I., Report on acts playing this theatre, week of March 9, 1914. Fred and Maye Man and woman. Songs, changes, "comedy", club-swinging, club-juggling, Should cut out everything but the club, as the singing is very poor, and the comedy also. Went fair. 13 minutes in C.D.F. Full stage. Bert Granville. One man. Works in one. Character changes, Italian, Irish, Hebrew, with song for each. Makes all changes before the audience. Poor singer, and he sings ostentatiously from entrance to exit. 12 minutes. Went fair. Schooler and Dickinson. Man and woman. 14 minutes in one, using grand piano. Man is an excellent pianist, and the woman has an excellent soprano voice. Went very good. The Song Festival. Three men and two women. Old-time songs. Fair singers. Colonial costumes. Special set in full stage. 15 minutes. Went fair. Report on acts playing this house, week of March 12, 1914. Monty and Dot. Man and woman. Singing and dancing, with the Texas Tommy for a finish. 11 minutes in one. Went good. Van Brothers. Two men. Talking and musical act. 13 minutes in special set in 1 1/2. Went fair. Baby Helen. One eight year old girl. Songs, dances, yodeling, stories. 10 minutes in one. HIT. Bert Wheeler and Co. Man and woman, also man assistant. "Fun on the Boulevard." Use many props, automobiles, guns, etc. Juggling and comedy. 10 minutes in special set in full stage. Went good.
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173 SCENIC TEMPLE Vaudeville and Motion Pictures EXEC OFFICE: UNION THEATRE UNION STREET PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND MAIN STREET PHONE PAWTUCKET 356 Pawtucket, R. I., Report on acts playing this theatre, week of March 9, 1914. Fred and Maye Man and woman. Songs, changes, "comedy", club-swinging, club-juggling, Should cut out everything but the club, as the singing is very poor, and the comedy also. Went fair. 13 minutes in C.D.F. Full stage. Bert Granville. One man. Works in one. Character changes, Italian, Irish, Hebrew, with song for each. Makes all changes before the audience. Poor singer, and he sings ostentatiously from entrance to exit. 12 minutes. Went fair. Schooler and Dickinson. Man and woman. 14 minutes in one, using grand piano. Man is an excellent pianist, and the woman has an excellent soprano voice. Went very good. The Song Festival. Three men and two women. Old-time songs. Fair singers. Colonial costumes. Special set in full stage. 15 minutes. Went fair. Report on acts playing this house, week of March 12, 1914. Monty and Dot. Man and woman. Singing and dancing, with the Texas Tommy for a finish. 11 minutes in one. Went good. Van Brothers. Two men. Talking and musical act. 13 minutes in special set in 1 1/2. Went fair. Baby Helen. One eight year old girl. Songs, dances, yodeling, stories. 10 minutes in one. HIT. Bert Wheeler and Co. Man and woman, also man assistant. "Fun on the Boulevard." Use many props, automobiles, guns, etc. Juggling and comedy. 10 minutes in special set in full stage. Went good.
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