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Managers' report book, November 13, 1916-January 21, 1918
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BOSTON SHOW REPORT Week of December 11th - 1916. R. G. Larsen. FLYING MAYOS 7 minutes f.s. Special set. Conventional man and woman trapeze act. Fair opener. ANTRIM and VALE 15 minutes in one. Special Drop. Just a fair singing act, with whistling and imitations of a cat-fight. It might be remarked in passing that the two turns following them also use a cat-fight imitation. The kind of an act we would much rather see in one of the opposition houses than at Keith's. "Small-time" is written all over it. BERT LAMONT'S SINGING COWBOYS 27 minutes f.s. Special set. A very slow, long drawn out affair, with some of the worse comedy we have had in many a day. The singing is good, and the setting attractive, but the comedy did not get over at all. The act is so long that it slowed up the show. MAY ELINORE and VIOLET CARLETON 18 minutes in one. Rotunda drop. Miss Elinore is using some of the material her sister Kate has told here a couple of times, - and putting it over. The idea of a straight woman as a foil for Miss Elinore's humor proved somewhat of a novelty. They got the laughs and closed well. UNA CLAYTON and CO in "COLLUSION" 28 minutes f.s. Special set. Another long-drawn-out affair. The story is novel, and the piece is well played, but about eight minutes could be cut out of the dialogue to advantage. Held the interest and got a number of laughs, but this act and the Singing Cowboys put a "crimp" in the show. BERT HANLON 17 minutes in one. Olio Drop. A lively singing and talking comedian that put over the first hit of the show. Just the sort of an act that Boston likes. STELLA MAYHEW and BILLEE TAYLOR 23 minutes f.s. Light interior. Practically all of their material is old, but in spite of this handicap, the team put over a solid hit. BILLIE MONTGOMERY and GEORGE PERRY 25 minutes in one. Olio drop. Comedy singing and piano act. A great number for next-to-closing position. They ran nip-and-tuck with Bert Hanlon and Mayhew & Taylor for the applause honors of the show. These three turns are the saving features of this week's bill. NANAZAWA JAPS. 9 minutes f.s. Garden set. This trio strongly resembles, if they are not the same, - the Three Nori Brothers, whom we have played before, and have since worked every Loew and Gordon house in town. The routine is exactly the same, also the comedy bits and dressing. A good closing act. CUTS Antrim and Vale - gag about "Women have advantage over men because everyone can tell when a man is bow-legged." Bert Lamont's Cowboys - business of jabbing man with pin behind. Bert Hanlon - Speaking to persons in audience who may enter or leave during his act. Montgomery and Perry - Expression "bushwah". COMMENT This show is slow, draggy, and lacks "pep." Only three acts can be said to have any real "kick" to them, Hanlon, Mayhew & Taylor, and Montgomery & Perry.
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BOSTON SHOW REPORT Week of December 11th - 1916. R. G. Larsen. FLYING MAYOS 7 minutes f.s. Special set. Conventional man and woman trapeze act. Fair opener. ANTRIM and VALE 15 minutes in one. Special Drop. Just a fair singing act, with whistling and imitations of a cat-fight. It might be remarked in passing that the two turns following them also use a cat-fight imitation. The kind of an act we would much rather see in one of the opposition houses than at Keith's. "Small-time" is written all over it. BERT LAMONT'S SINGING COWBOYS 27 minutes f.s. Special set. A very slow, long drawn out affair, with some of the worse comedy we have had in many a day. The singing is good, and the setting attractive, but the comedy did not get over at all. The act is so long that it slowed up the show. MAY ELINORE and VIOLET CARLETON 18 minutes in one. Rotunda drop. Miss Elinore is using some of the material her sister Kate has told here a couple of times, - and putting it over. The idea of a straight woman as a foil for Miss Elinore's humor proved somewhat of a novelty. They got the laughs and closed well. UNA CLAYTON and CO in "COLLUSION" 28 minutes f.s. Special set. Another long-drawn-out affair. The story is novel, and the piece is well played, but about eight minutes could be cut out of the dialogue to advantage. Held the interest and got a number of laughs, but this act and the Singing Cowboys put a "crimp" in the show. BERT HANLON 17 minutes in one. Olio Drop. A lively singing and talking comedian that put over the first hit of the show. Just the sort of an act that Boston likes. STELLA MAYHEW and BILLEE TAYLOR 23 minutes f.s. Light interior. Practically all of their material is old, but in spite of this handicap, the team put over a solid hit. BILLIE MONTGOMERY and GEORGE PERRY 25 minutes in one. Olio drop. Comedy singing and piano act. A great number for next-to-closing position. They ran nip-and-tuck with Bert Hanlon and Mayhew & Taylor for the applause honors of the show. These three turns are the saving features of this week's bill. NANAZAWA JAPS. 9 minutes f.s. Garden set. This trio strongly resembles, if they are not the same, - the Three Nori Brothers, whom we have played before, and have since worked every Loew and Gordon house in town. The routine is exactly the same, also the comedy bits and dressing. A good closing act. CUTS Antrim and Vale - gag about "Women have advantage over men because everyone can tell when a man is bow-legged." Bert Lamont's Cowboys - business of jabbing man with pin behind. Bert Hanlon - Speaking to persons in audience who may enter or leave during his act. Montgomery and Perry - Expression "bushwah". COMMENT This show is slow, draggy, and lacks "pep." Only three acts can be said to have any real "kick" to them, Hanlon, Mayhew & Taylor, and Montgomery & Perry.
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