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Keith-Albee managers' report book, September 9, 1912-February 24, 1913

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BOSTON SHOW - B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE - WEEK NOVEMBER 18, 1912.
(R. G. Larsen.)
MORRISSEY TRIO. 12 minutes in one. Garden. Songs with a little dancing. The two men dress in evening clothes, and the girl makes three changes of costume. A neat little act that opened the show in good shape.
KARL ROSINE. 18 minutes f.s. Special set. Magician, with a young lady assistant. He performs a number of good tricks, all made more mystifying by excellent showmanship. The various stunts were applauded, and he closed well. Could go further down on a bill.
MCINTYRE and GROVES. 12 minutes in one. Street. These two boys have improved their offering greatly since their last appearance in this house. Got many laughs and closed well.
WILLIAM A. WESTON and CO. 23 minutes. Open in library f.s. with 5 minutes close in one. Olio. This is a big musical act, six people and 22 pieces of baggage, with a little sketch built around it. Scene represents a lawyer's office, the chimes, pipe organ and other instruments being disguised as desks, filing cases, etc. A good line of comedy is introduced by a bogus German nobleman, all the people working in evening dress. The act has the additional charm of novelty, and is out of the beaten track of musical acts. Their numbers were all applauded, and they closed strong with the xylophone medley in one.
DON, THE TALKING DOG. 16 minutes in one. O.P. Drapery. At both performances to-day Don lived up to the good reports that have preceded him from other cities. He worked splendidly, his various efforts at speech were greeted by frequent applause, while Loney Haskell kept the audience in good humor by his amusing line of talk. As a novelty "freak" act, Don made good. Closed big.
JOSEPH HART'S "AN OPENING NIGHT." 42 minutes f.s. Three special sets. The act's second visit here, but it went as well as ever. Got a great many laughs.
SHERMAN, VAN and HYMAN. 13 minutes in one. Olio. An almost ideal act for next-to-closing position. the boys come on with a bang and don't let up for a minutes until the finish. The audience liked them immensely, and they closed very, very big with the French "lallypoop" song and dance.
GREAT FILLIS FAMILY OF EQUESTRIANS. 6 minutes f.s. Circus cyclorama. One of the best highschool horse acts we have ever played. Four beautiful thoroughbreds including a dancing equine that made quite a hit. In our big circus scene this act made a most spectacular closing feature.

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95 BOSTON SHOW - B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE - WEEK NOVEMBER 18, 1912. (R. G. Larsen.) MORRISSEY TRIO. 12 minutes in one. Garden. Songs with a little dancing. The two men dress in evening clothes, and the girl makes three changes of costume. A neat little act that opened the show in good shape. KARL ROSINE. 18 minutes f.s. Special set. Magician, with a young lady assistant. He performs a number of good tricks, all made more mystifying by excellent showmanship. The various stunts were applauded, and he closed well. Could go further down on a bill. MCINTYRE and GROVES. 12 minutes in one. Street. These two boys have improved their offering greatly since their last appearance in this house. Got many laughs and closed well. WILLIAM A. WESTON and CO. 23 minutes. Open in library f.s. with 5 minutes close in one. Olio. This is a big musical act, six people and 22 pieces of baggage, with a little sketch built around it. Scene represents a lawyer's office, the chimes, pipe organ and other instruments being disguised as desks, filing cases, etc. A good line of comedy is introduced by a bogus German nobleman, all the people working in evening dress. The act has the additional charm of novelty, and is out of the beaten track of musical acts. Their numbers were all applauded, and they closed strong with the xylophone medley in one. DON, THE TALKING DOG. 16 minutes in one. O.P. Drapery. At both performances to-day Don lived up to the good reports that have preceded him from other cities. He worked splendidly, his various efforts at speech were greeted by frequent applause, while Loney Haskell kept the audience in good humor by his amusing line of talk. As a novelty "freak" act, Don made good. Closed big. JOSEPH HART'S "AN OPENING NIGHT." 42 minutes f.s. Three special sets. The act's second visit here, but it went as well as ever. Got a great many laughs. SHERMAN, VAN and HYMAN. 13 minutes in one. Olio. An almost ideal act for next-to-closing position. the boys come on with a bang and don't let up for a minutes until the finish. The audience liked them immensely, and they closed very, very big with the French "lallypoop" song and dance. GREAT FILLIS FAMILY OF EQUESTRIANS. 6 minutes f.s. Circus cyclorama. One of the best highschool horse acts we have ever played. Four beautiful thoroughbreds including a dancing equine that made quite a hit. In our big circus scene this act made a most spectacular closing feature.