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Keith-Albee managers' report book, March 9-December 14, 1908
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Boston Show, Week of November 2, 1908. Carl D. Lothrop. Monday, Nov. 2nd,--Evening Show.) Banks-Breazeal Duo. On at 7.10, 12 minutes, full stage. Can close in one if necessary. Two girls in a very pretty musical act. They are dressed in colonial costumes and powdered wigs, and finely play upon a variety of instruments. It is almost a crime to play this act in such a spot, as it would score at 2.30 and 8.30 in this house. XX1 Overture. 7.22, 6 minutes. Ina Claire. On at 7.28, 11 minutes in one. 3 shows. Rather a clever girl, who gives promise of developing into a most excellent performer. She is tall and slender, and a bit awkward as yet, and is not dressed in a particularly becoming costume. Her awkwardness is slightly against her in her imitations of Tanguay and Lloyd, but nevertheless she scored. She is doing a Scotch song in a sort of Harry Lauder make-up, but as he opens here next week, she is not announced as doing a Lauder impersonation, and does not sing one of his songs. XX Sam Elton. On at 7.39, 12 minutes, full stage. Another act that would score more heavily down the bill, Elton repeated his success of two years ago in this house, getting many laughs at his droll tumbling tricks and closing very strongly. XX1 Harry Breen. On at 7.51, 13 minutes in one. Breen must be credited with scoring a hit of no small dimensions. His peculiar methods of song delivery and his impromptu verses certainly got him deeply into the good graces of the audience. If he ever plays here again, he will certainly have a better spot. XX1 Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Barry and Co. On at 8.04, 12 minutes full stage, 6 minutes close in one, 18 minutes in all. Doing their new skit "At Hensfoot Corner," which to my mind is not quite up to their former vehicle. However, they went remarkably well in a spot which is undoubtedly much too early for them. They would be a riot here at 3.00 and 9.00 XX1 Annette Kellermann. On at 8.22, 7 minutes. Her third and final week. She is doing her act in two divisions this week, as last, but we are not using the motion pictures of her swimming stunts, they having been sent to Portland for advance advertising purposes. She opens with her diabolo playing in two for about 3 minutes. There is then a two minute wait, while she changes to her dancing costume, after which she does her mirror dance in full stage, running about 2 minutes. XX1 Kelly and Rose. On at 8.29, 17 minutes in one. These two fine vocalists made a most unqualified success. In fact, they are pretty near the applause hit of the show. XX1 as strongly as he does. XX1 Annette Kellermann. On at 10.09, 5 minutes, full stage. Doing her diving. This is the third week she has closed the show here, a record I think that has never been excelled excepting by Houdini. She held to-day's audiences practically intact. XX1 Kinetograph. "Vanderbilt Cup Race of 1908." Not in the same class with several other automobile films we have had. In fact, it looks faky in some spots, and an automobile writer on one of our papers told me that it looked more to him like the race held the week before the Vanderbilt. Not a film that can stand much featuring. "It Smells of Smoke."--Very good comic. "An Improvised Statue." An excellent comic. Cuts.--Harry Breen, "Lady from Worcester" verse. Instructed not to make remarks to or about people in the audience, excepting in his extemporaneous songs. Comment. A rattling good show from start to finish, Harned being the only act to disappoint at all, but this was expected. In fact, I doubt it the disappointment was as great as I really anticipated, for it is very seldom that attractions of the kind, come as near touching par as Miss Harned does.
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Boston Show, Week of November 2, 1908. Carl D. Lothrop. Monday, Nov. 2nd,--Evening Show.) Banks-Breazeal Duo. On at 7.10, 12 minutes, full stage. Can close in one if necessary. Two girls in a very pretty musical act. They are dressed in colonial costumes and powdered wigs, and finely play upon a variety of instruments. It is almost a crime to play this act in such a spot, as it would score at 2.30 and 8.30 in this house. XX1 Overture. 7.22, 6 minutes. Ina Claire. On at 7.28, 11 minutes in one. 3 shows. Rather a clever girl, who gives promise of developing into a most excellent performer. She is tall and slender, and a bit awkward as yet, and is not dressed in a particularly becoming costume. Her awkwardness is slightly against her in her imitations of Tanguay and Lloyd, but nevertheless she scored. She is doing a Scotch song in a sort of Harry Lauder make-up, but as he opens here next week, she is not announced as doing a Lauder impersonation, and does not sing one of his songs. XX Sam Elton. On at 7.39, 12 minutes, full stage. Another act that would score more heavily down the bill, Elton repeated his success of two years ago in this house, getting many laughs at his droll tumbling tricks and closing very strongly. XX1 Harry Breen. On at 7.51, 13 minutes in one. Breen must be credited with scoring a hit of no small dimensions. His peculiar methods of song delivery and his impromptu verses certainly got him deeply into the good graces of the audience. If he ever plays here again, he will certainly have a better spot. XX1 Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Barry and Co. On at 8.04, 12 minutes full stage, 6 minutes close in one, 18 minutes in all. Doing their new skit "At Hensfoot Corner," which to my mind is not quite up to their former vehicle. However, they went remarkably well in a spot which is undoubtedly much too early for them. They would be a riot here at 3.00 and 9.00 XX1 Annette Kellermann. On at 8.22, 7 minutes. Her third and final week. She is doing her act in two divisions this week, as last, but we are not using the motion pictures of her swimming stunts, they having been sent to Portland for advance advertising purposes. She opens with her diabolo playing in two for about 3 minutes. There is then a two minute wait, while she changes to her dancing costume, after which she does her mirror dance in full stage, running about 2 minutes. XX1 Kelly and Rose. On at 8.29, 17 minutes in one. These two fine vocalists made a most unqualified success. In fact, they are pretty near the applause hit of the show. XX1 as strongly as he does. XX1 Annette Kellermann. On at 10.09, 5 minutes, full stage. Doing her diving. This is the third week she has closed the show here, a record I think that has never been excelled excepting by Houdini. She held to-day's audiences practically intact. XX1 Kinetograph. "Vanderbilt Cup Race of 1908." Not in the same class with several other automobile films we have had. In fact, it looks faky in some spots, and an automobile writer on one of our papers told me that it looked more to him like the race held the week before the Vanderbilt. Not a film that can stand much featuring. "It Smells of Smoke."--Very good comic. "An Improvised Statue." An excellent comic. Cuts.--Harry Breen, "Lady from Worcester" verse. Instructed not to make remarks to or about people in the audience, excepting in his extemporaneous songs. Comment. A rattling good show from start to finish, Harned being the only act to disappoint at all, but this was expected. In fact, I doubt it the disappointment was as great as I really anticipated, for it is very seldom that attractions of the kind, come as near touching par as Miss Harned does.
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