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Keith-Albee managers' report book, March 3-November 3, 1913

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Report on Acts Playing the Scenic Theatre Pawt. R.I. May 19 20 21 1913. Show seen by C. L. McNally Mon. Matnee [sic] & Eve.

Rose & Underwood
2 Women Work In One 12 Min. Singing & Dancing Act is very well dressed with changes of wardrobe Act is very neat and pretty but ever song and dance is so slow that they don't get the results
Went Fair Matnee [sic]
Went The Same at Night

Those four girls
Work In Full stage center door fancy act well staged and dressed Singing and dancing Very Little dancing and very mild comedy. Fair singers, Make 1 change of costumme [sic]. Act Not worth the money Went Fair at night. Went Fair Matnee [sic].

Ted & Una Bradley
Singing & Talking Man & Woman work in one 14 Min. Woman plays piano man does most off [sic] the singing Comedy songs paradies [sic] etc. Act is well dressed.
Act Pleased Matnee [sic]
Act went Big At Night.

Kelly & Pollock
Work in Two Special drop 15 Min.
Singing Talking and dancing Not much plot to act. Just a lot of nonsense thrown together Act closes with a [bewery?] dance the only thing that save it. Act went well Matnee [sic]. Act was a big hit at night played better and more to it.

Report On Acts Playing the Scenic Theatre Pawt. Thurs. Fri. & Sat. May 22, 23, 24, 1913.
Show seen by C. L. McNally Thurs. Matnee [sic] & Eve.

Francis Wood. Works in Full Stage Garden 7 Min. Hoop rolling and Juggling novelty Doing new and old stunts at hoop rooling [sic] Pleased at Matnee [sic] Fair Hand at Night.

Seymour & Brown Work In One 18 Min. Dutch Comedians in songs dances and funny Conversation Finish act with the old idea the German Singing School singing with the pictures on a chart. Act Fair at Matnee [sic] Act fair Night.

Mills & Moulton Man & Woman work in one 16 Min. Conversation Singing and travesty on Othello A lot off nonsence [sic] that brought lots off [sic] laughter. Act went good Matnee [sic]. Act Pleased At Night.

Kelly & Pollock going good very few leaving their seats when act came on. that had seen it the first three days.

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[printed page number: 74] Report on Acts Playing the Scenic Theatre Pawt. R.I. May 19 20 21 1913. Show seen by C. L. McNally Mon. Matnee [sic] & Eve. Rose & Underwood 2 Women Work In One 12 Min. Singing & Dancing Act is very well dressed with changes of wardrobe Act is very neat and pretty but ever song and dance is so slow that they don't get the results Went Fair Matnee [sic] Went The Same at Night Those four girls Work In Full stage center door fancy act well staged and dressed Singing and dancing Very Little dancing and very mild comedy. Fair singers, Make 1 change of costumme [sic]. Act Not worth the money Went Fair at night. Went Fair Matnee [sic]. Ted & Una Bradley Singing & Talking Man & Woman work in one 14 Min. Woman plays piano man does most off [sic] the singing Comedy songs paradies [sic] etc. Act is well dressed. Act Pleased Matnee [sic] Act went Big At Night. Kelly & Pollock Work in Two Special drop 15 Min. Singing Talking and dancing Not much plot to act. Just a lot of nonsense thrown together Act closes with a [bewery?] dance the only thing that save it. Act went well Matnee [sic]. Act was a big hit at night played better and more to it. Report On Acts Playing the Scenic Theatre Pawt. Thurs. Fri. & Sat. May 22, 23, 24, 1913. Show seen by C. L. McNally Thurs. Matnee [sic] & Eve. Francis Wood. Works in Full Stage Garden 7 Min. Hoop rolling and Juggling novelty Doing new and old stunts at hoop rooling [sic] Pleased at Matnee [sic] Fair Hand at Night. Seymour & Brown Work In One 18 Min. Dutch Comedians in songs dances and funny Conversation Finish act with the old idea the German Singing School singing with the pictures on a chart. Act Fair at Matnee [sic] Act fair Night. Mills & Moulton Man & Woman work in one 16 Min. Conversation Singing and travesty on Othello A lot off nonsence [sic] that brought lots off [sic] laughter. Act went good Matnee [sic]. Act Pleased At Night. Kelly & Pollock going good very few leaving their seats when act came on. that had seen it the first three days.