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

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DEC. 7th-08.     PHILADELPHIA SHOW.     C. E. BARNS.
HEARN & RUTTER. Parody Singers. 10 min. in one. These two boys do a neat little turn in the song and dance line. Their singing does not amount to much, but their wooden show dancing and eccentric work is acceptable. Very good applause.
HELEN PULLMAN & LYDIA POWELL. "Plucky and the Dream Lady." 17 min. F   S. This sketch is much too talky and not enough relieved by comedy. The little girl is clever and will develop into a strong actress; but she is now handicapped with an indifferent playlet along very hackneyed lines, and her support in Miss Powell leaves a good deal to be desired. Miss Powell is not an impressive nor an emotional actress. She is stagy and affected. There is scarcely a laugh in the whole act, nor a song to relieve the monotony. The pathetic finish, which was obvious from the start, got a small hand at the close.
WILLIE WESTON. Imitations. 18 min. in one. This man is very versatile and has a good line of stuff. He caught the crowd very strong today and they compelled him to do more than his allotted time. Laugh-


Tannen speaks very fast and cuts of the end of his sentences rathe abruptly, which has a tendency to mar his work at times, as I am sure there are lots of people in the audience who failed to catch his jokes. However, he scored strong.
THE NOVELLOS. 12 min. Well known on the Circuit. The same act as presented here before and just as interesting. There is plenty of variety and action, and as a closing feature, is among the best in vaudeville.
KINETOGRAPH. I HAVE LOST THE BALL. a good comedy film. WORLD'[S] CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL SERIES OF 1908. Interesting but a little too much of it, even for a baseball town like this.
ROSSI & STEVENS. Comedy Acrobats. 11 min. F.S. A good rough-comedy knock-about act, including some contortion work. Received some scattered applause and finished well.
COPELAND & JONES. 13 min. in one. Two colored singers. Their line of talk does not amount to much, but they sing very well. Good applause for a three-a-day act. Two changes of costume.
FOUR MUSICAL KLEISES. 16 min. F.S. Man, woman and two little boys. Make a good appearance. The two little boys are merely ornamental. The man and woman are both good musicians, playing trumpets, cornets, Xylophones and saxophones. Only a fair act and needs a whole lot of hard work to make it acceptable in a good spot.
GENERAL REMARKS. This show plays off very well and ought to do the business.

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DEC. 7th-08. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. C. E. BARNS. HEARN & RUTTER. Parody Singers. 10 min. in one. These two boys do a neat little turn in the song and dance line. Their singing does not amount to much, but their wooden show dancing and eccentric work is acceptable. Very good applause. HELEN PULLMAN & LYDIA POWELL. "Plucky and the Dream Lady." 17 min. F S. This sketch is much too talky and not enough relieved by comedy. The little girl is clever and will develop into a strong actress; but she is now handicapped with an indifferent playlet along very hackneyed lines, and her support in Miss Powell leaves a good deal to be desired. Miss Powell is not an impressive nor an emotional actress. She is stagy and affected. There is scarcely a laugh in the whole act, nor a song to relieve the monotony. The pathetic finish, which was obvious from the start, got a small hand at the close. WILLIE WESTON. Imitations. 18 min. in one. This man is very versatile and has a good line of stuff. He caught the crowd very strong today and they compelled him to do more than his allotted time. Laugh- Tannen speaks very fast and cuts of the end of his sentences rathe abruptly, which has a tendency to mar his work at times, as I am sure there are lots of people in the audience who failed to catch his jokes. However, he scored strong. THE NOVELLOS. 12 min. Well known on the Circuit. The same act as presented here before and just as interesting. There is plenty of variety and action, and as a closing feature, is among the best in vaudeville. KINETOGRAPH. I HAVE LOST THE BALL. a good comedy film. WORLD'[S] CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL SERIES OF 1908. Interesting but a little too much of it, even for a baseball town like this. ROSSI & STEVENS. Comedy Acrobats. 11 min. F.S. A good rough-comedy knock-about act, including some contortion work. Received some scattered applause and finished well. COPELAND & JONES. 13 min. in one. Two colored singers. Their line of talk does not amount to much, but they sing very well. Good applause for a three-a-day act. Two changes of costume. FOUR MUSICAL KLEISES. 16 min. F.S. Man, woman and two little boys. Make a good appearance. The two little boys are merely ornamental. The man and woman are both good musicians, playing trumpets, cornets, Xylophones and saxophones. Only a fair act and needs a whole lot of hard work to make it acceptable in a good spot. GENERAL REMARKS. This show plays off very well and ought to do the business.