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Keith-Albee managers' report book, March 9-December 14, 1908

Page 43a

#2-Phila.
EDNA LUBY, Imitations:- 18 min. in 1, F.S. Close in 1. On at 9:20. Advance hand. Held down her spot on the bill very creditably. Gave well known imitations of Edna May, Marie Dressler, Anna Held, Alice Lloyd, Vesta Victoria, Rose Stahl and others. Wherein Miss Luby is not the artiste that either Loftus or Hoffmann is, and never will be, she succeeded very well. Each of her imitations got good hand and from one to three curtain calls. Inquirer cartooned her to-day and papers speak very favorably of her work.
BIJOU FERNANDEZ & CO, in "Captain Velvet":- 20 min. F.S. On at 9:38. Good advance hand. This melodramatic play held the attention of the audience throughout, winning a strong hand at the close and two curtain calls. The main situation concerns the trapping of an outlaw by a young girl whose fiance this outlaw has killed during a stage hold-up. The girl thus bereft, seeks revenge for the murder of her lover, but he explains that the killing was because the victim was the betrayer of the outlaw's sister. This changes the girl's hate to admiration and love, so that she tries to shield him instead of giving him up to her hired murderers. The result is a violent climax when one of the paid assassins is killed instead. It's a thriller and no mistake, and Miss Fernandez does her part admirably as well as being ably supported.
GEORGE "Honey Boy" EVANS:- 25 min. in 1. On at 9:56. Immense advance hand. Introduces some new stuff, but the major portion of it was familiar. However, made a strong hit, as he was sure to do;-there is only one George Evans, that's all.
CLIFFE BERZAC'S CIRCUS:- 11 min. F.S. On at 10:23. Well known on the Circuit. Same act as presented here before and caught the crowd just as strong. A splendid closing feature on any bill.
KINETOGRAPH:-
TROUBLES OF A GRASS WIDOWER:- Rather amusing comedy film.
LAUNCHING OF ROMA:- One of the most interesting travel foreign films that could be suggested, as it is both instructive and admirable from photographic standpoint.
THE NOHRENS, Trapezists:- 10 min. F.S. On at 6:56. This is a very showy double trapeze act. Would make a good opener for smaller houses. Neither one of them is a prize beauty, but their work is expert of the regulation kind and well costumed. Received good hand.
COURTNEY & DUNN, S. & D.:- 14 min. in 1. On at 7:06. Two little soubrettes who are of the conventional sort doing an acceptable song and dance act, together with some contortion work, which received fair hand.
GENERAL REMARKS:-
This show as re-arranged in point of sequence, is excellent. As usual the papers seem to be divided on the questions of hits; some confirming that it is WALT MC DOUGALL, others FERNANDEZ, and still others that it is EDNA LUBY. The public seemes to take very strong to GEORGE EVANS although the press did not give much space to him. There was nothing that fell down, in-as-much as JIM MORTON was substituted by GEORGE EVANS and Lee Tung Foo cancelled, a shift was necessary.

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#2-Phila. EDNA LUBY, Imitations:- 18 min. in 1, F.S. Close in 1. On at 9:20. Advance hand. Held down her spot on the bill very creditably. Gave well known imitations of Edna May, Marie Dressler, Anna Held, Alice Lloyd, Vesta Victoria, Rose Stahl and others. Wherein Miss Luby is not the artiste that either Loftus or Hoffmann is, and never will be, she succeeded very well. Each of her imitations got good hand and from one to three curtain calls. Inquirer cartooned her to-day and papers speak very favorably of her work. BIJOU FERNANDEZ & CO, in "Captain Velvet":- 20 min. F.S. On at 9:38. Good advance hand. This melodramatic play held the attention of the audience throughout, winning a strong hand at the close and two curtain calls. The main situation concerns the trapping of an outlaw by a young girl whose fiance this outlaw has killed during a stage hold-up. The girl thus bereft, seeks revenge for the murder of her lover, but he explains that the killing was because the victim was the betrayer of the outlaw's sister. This changes the girl's hate to admiration and love, so that she tries to shield him instead of giving him up to her hired murderers. The result is a violent climax when one of the paid assassins is killed instead. It's a thriller and no mistake, and Miss Fernandez does her part admirably as well as being ably supported. GEORGE "Honey Boy" EVANS:- 25 min. in 1. On at 9:56. Immense advance hand. Introduces some new stuff, but the major portion of it was familiar. However, made a strong hit, as he was sure to do;-there is only one George Evans, that's all. CLIFFE BERZAC'S CIRCUS:- 11 min. F.S. On at 10:23. Well known on the Circuit. Same act as presented here before and caught the crowd just as strong. A splendid closing feature on any bill. KINETOGRAPH:- TROUBLES OF A GRASS WIDOWER:- Rather amusing comedy film. LAUNCHING OF ROMA:- One of the most interesting travel foreign films that could be suggested, as it is both instructive and admirable from photographic standpoint. THE NOHRENS, Trapezists:- 10 min. F.S. On at 6:56. This is a very showy double trapeze act. Would make a good opener for smaller houses. Neither one of them is a prize beauty, but their work is expert of the regulation kind and well costumed. Received good hand. COURTNEY & DUNN, S. & D.:- 14 min. in 1. On at 7:06. Two little soubrettes who are of the conventional sort doing an acceptable song and dance act, together with some contortion work, which received fair hand. GENERAL REMARKS:- This show as re-arranged in point of sequence, is excellent. As usual the papers seem to be divided on the questions of hits; some confirming that it is WALT MC DOUGALL, others FERNANDEZ, and still others that it is EDNA LUBY. The public seemes to take very strong to GEORGE EVANS although the press did not give much space to him. There was nothing that fell down, in-as-much as JIM MORTON was substituted by GEORGE EVANS and Lee Tung Foo cancelled, a shift was necessary.