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REPORT on PROVIDENCE SHOW, week of NOVEMBER 27, 1916. CHARLES LOVENBERG, Manager. The bill this week is quite disappointing; where I looked for the best results, we fell down very hard. Van & Belle Very carelessly, these people checked their baggage and scenery from Haverhill to New York instead of Providence, with the consequence that the act that they gave us on Monday amounted to nothing at all. Julia Curtis Miss Curtis does a nice, light weight act which is all right for this early spot on the bill provided it is followed by something of strength. 9 Minutes In One. Kuter, Hughes & Kuter One of the boys in this act sings very well indeed, but the rest of the act is very amateurish, and has no place in present day vaudeville. 17 Minutes In Two. Johnson & Harty Here was a very big disappointment. They have a sketch that is fairly well written and Bob Harty plays his smaller of the two parts very well indeed, but Johnny Johnson overdoes his work so much that the whole thing is spoiled. A very inferior offering. 21 Minutes In Two. Comfort & King This is the only thing in the bill that seemed to land with any sort of a punch. Very good act. 20 Minutes In One. Edwin Arden & Co in "Close Quarters" A very good sketch, excellently played. Things of this kind mean nothing on a bill unless surrounded by very good comedy - which I thought I was going to get, but didn't. I don't want to say that the act is not all right and worth playing. It can not be depended upon to draw any business. 17 Minutes Full Stage. Juliette Dika Miss Dika sang four songs, one of the "give me your kind applause" nature which went very well, while the remainder of them passed away quietly. 18 Minutes In One. Mary Ellen, elephant with two dogs. Not as well trained as some of the others we have had. Not much comedy to the act. 12 Minutes Full Stage. James J. Morton I banked very hard on Mr. Morton to give us a lot of laughs, and there again was disappointed. As a matter of fact, I think he had a great tendency to let our show drag. He didn't say one thing that was funny or worthy of a laugh, consequently, he got no laughs. He may be all right in New York, but I think not in any of the provincial towns. Motion Pictures. O. K.
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REPORT on PROVIDENCE SHOW, week of NOVEMBER 27, 1916. CHARLES LOVENBERG, Manager. The bill this week is quite disappointing; where I looked for the best results, we fell down very hard. Van & Belle Very carelessly, these people checked their baggage and scenery from Haverhill to New York instead of Providence, with the consequence that the act that they gave us on Monday amounted to nothing at all. Julia Curtis Miss Curtis does a nice, light weight act which is all right for this early spot on the bill provided it is followed by something of strength. 9 Minutes In One. Kuter, Hughes & Kuter One of the boys in this act sings very well indeed, but the rest of the act is very amateurish, and has no place in present day vaudeville. 17 Minutes In Two. Johnson & Harty Here was a very big disappointment. They have a sketch that is fairly well written and Bob Harty plays his smaller of the two parts very well indeed, but Johnny Johnson overdoes his work so much that the whole thing is spoiled. A very inferior offering. 21 Minutes In Two. Comfort & King This is the only thing in the bill that seemed to land with any sort of a punch. Very good act. 20 Minutes In One. Edwin Arden & Co in "Close Quarters" A very good sketch, excellently played. Things of this kind mean nothing on a bill unless surrounded by very good comedy - which I thought I was going to get, but didn't. I don't want to say that the act is not all right and worth playing. It can not be depended upon to draw any business. 17 Minutes Full Stage. Juliette Dika Miss Dika sang four songs, one of the "give me your kind applause" nature which went very well, while the remainder of them passed away quietly. 18 Minutes In One. Mary Ellen, elephant with two dogs. Not as well trained as some of the others we have had. Not much comedy to the act. 12 Minutes Full Stage. James J. Morton I banked very hard on Mr. Morton to give us a lot of laughs, and there again was disappointed. As a matter of fact, I think he had a great tendency to let our show drag. He didn't say one thing that was funny or worthy of a laugh, consequently, he got no laughs. He may be all right in New York, but I think not in any of the provincial towns. Motion Pictures. O. K.
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