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

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Aug. 17-08.     PHILADELPHIA SHOW.     C. E. BARNS.
KAISER AND HIS FOX TERRIERS. 15 min. Full Stage. Man makes a good appearance and does some clever work on the double horizontal bar. Principal interest of the act is the work of the seven fox terriers and a Mexican hairless dog, all of which are well trained and do the regulation stunts interestingly. Applause throughout and a satisfactory finish. Makes a good opener but could hold a better spot.
BROWN AND HODGES. Indian Singing Cartoonists. 12 min. in one. Appear in Indian costume. Draw pictures with colored chalk on easles, singing meanwhile. The audience watched them with evident interest, although the singing does not amount to much. The novelty of the act won a good hand at the finish.
THE SAWADAS. Japanese Jugglers. 10 min. Full Stage. Man, woman and little boy. This is a sure fire Japanese juggling act, being beautifully costumed and the work of the regulation Japanese skill and dexterity. An act that could hold a good spot on any bill.
ELEANOR HENRY. The Soprano. 7 min. in one. A very pretty woman, daintily costumed and singing popular ballads acceptably. Has not a very strong voice, nor is it remarkable in any way, but each song got a good hand. Act too short to be of any value in a continuous house.
PAUL DICKEY. The One-Man Melodrama. 19 min. Full Stage, closed in one. This man is quite a genius in herioc parts. His first selection was an original representation of a melodrama of life on the plains, in which he took several parts successively and got a big hand. Second selection was a scene from "Strongheart." He introduces considerable humor as well as pathos in his work. With another original act, like the one preceding "Strongheart," he certainly could hold any audience in a good spot on the bill.
5 SPILLER MUSICAL BUMPERS. 16 min. Full Stage. Four men and a woman, all colored and good musicians. Play Saxophones, Xylophones, cornet, clarinet, trombones and piano. Introduce considerable humor in their act. Two changes of costume. The song with a quartette chorus was good and the brass-wind selections in one got a very strong applause for an act of this kind.
THE BANDBOX. 13 min. Full Stage. This is a very slight, though in parts, a dainty little sketch, which is more for St. Regis Hotel parlor than for a vaudeville stage, where it does not seem to fit. It may be that, with people of greater drawing power in the profession, it would succeed better, but at the price demanded for it, it shouud have made a hit which it did not do. The action turns on an automobile accident in which a young millionaire runs down a shop girl delivering a hat to a society belle. The motorist carries the girl to the hospital, the proceeds to delivering the hat to the belle. He is mistaken for the milliner's assistant, and this gives occasion for much amusing patter and a flirtation which ends in a little love affair. Holds the interest only fairly well and received a moderate hand at the finish. Hope it will take better with the evening audiences, for as it stand, it is a disappointment.
R. C. HERZ. Character Monologuist. Second and last week. 18 min. in one. Advance hand. The same brilliant and artistic work as offered last week. Fine hand after each character rendition, particularly that of "The Old Actor" which is a good favorite here.


BREMA. Magician. 20 min. C. D. Fancy. Does the regulation tricks with cards, drawing colored handkerchiefs, such as have been seen here before. The act would be much improved with a good line of talk, as it moves too slowly without something more to amuse than mere slight of hand. If he would only supplement this dexterity with some jokes, he would be able to hold any spot in the three-a-day section. Fair applause.
GENERAL REMARKS. This is an excellent show, well balanced and the people went out thoroughly satisfied. If the weather conditions are only favorable, as they predict now, we should be able to do a strong business.

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Aug. 17-08. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. C. E. BARNS. KAISER AND HIS FOX TERRIERS. 15 min. Full Stage. Man makes a good appearance and does some clever work on the double horizontal bar. Principal interest of the act is the work of the seven fox terriers and a Mexican hairless dog, all of which are well trained and do the regulation stunts interestingly. Applause throughout and a satisfactory finish. Makes a good opener but could hold a better spot. BROWN AND HODGES. Indian Singing Cartoonists. 12 min. in one. Appear in Indian costume. Draw pictures with colored chalk on easles, singing meanwhile. The audience watched them with evident interest, although the singing does not amount to much. The novelty of the act won a good hand at the finish. THE SAWADAS. Japanese Jugglers. 10 min. Full Stage. Man, woman and little boy. This is a sure fire Japanese juggling act, being beautifully costumed and the work of the regulation Japanese skill and dexterity. An act that could hold a good spot on any bill. ELEANOR HENRY. The Soprano. 7 min. in one. A very pretty woman, daintily costumed and singing popular ballads acceptably. Has not a very strong voice, nor is it remarkable in any way, but each song got a good hand. Act too short to be of any value in a continuous house. PAUL DICKEY. The One-Man Melodrama. 19 min. Full Stage, closed in one. This man is quite a genius in herioc parts. His first selection was an original representation of a melodrama of life on the plains, in which he took several parts successively and got a big hand. Second selection was a scene from "Strongheart." He introduces considerable humor as well as pathos in his work. With another original act, like the one preceding "Strongheart," he certainly could hold any audience in a good spot on the bill. 5 SPILLER MUSICAL BUMPERS. 16 min. Full Stage. Four men and a woman, all colored and good musicians. Play Saxophones, Xylophones, cornet, clarinet, trombones and piano. Introduce considerable humor in their act. Two changes of costume. The song with a quartette chorus was good and the brass-wind selections in one got a very strong applause for an act of this kind. THE BANDBOX. 13 min. Full Stage. This is a very slight, though in parts, a dainty little sketch, which is more for St. Regis Hotel parlor than for a vaudeville stage, where it does not seem to fit. It may be that, with people of greater drawing power in the profession, it would succeed better, but at the price demanded for it, it shouud have made a hit which it did not do. The action turns on an automobile accident in which a young millionaire runs down a shop girl delivering a hat to a society belle. The motorist carries the girl to the hospital, the proceeds to delivering the hat to the belle. He is mistaken for the milliner's assistant, and this gives occasion for much amusing patter and a flirtation which ends in a little love affair. Holds the interest only fairly well and received a moderate hand at the finish. Hope it will take better with the evening audiences, for as it stand, it is a disappointment. R. C. HERZ. Character Monologuist. Second and last week. 18 min. in one. Advance hand. The same brilliant and artistic work as offered last week. Fine hand after each character rendition, particularly that of "The Old Actor" which is a good favorite here. BREMA. Magician. 20 min. C. D. Fancy. Does the regulation tricks with cards, drawing colored handkerchiefs, such as have been seen here before. The act would be much improved with a good line of talk, as it moves too slowly without something more to amuse than mere slight of hand. If he would only supplement this dexterity with some jokes, he would be able to hold any spot in the three-a-day section. Fair applause. GENERAL REMARKS. This is an excellent show, well balanced and the people went out thoroughly satisfied. If the weather conditions are only favorable, as they predict now, we should be able to do a strong business.