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Keith-Albee managers' report book, May 11, 1914-July 1, 1915
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Report of Providence show week of December 14, 1914. Chas. Lovenberg, Mgr. I have delayed sending my report on this week's show because I wanted to be sure of the actual effect and results from a financial as well as from an artistic standpoint before sending out simply my own opinion taken from the first performances. We are running this week a dancing carnival. We have four professional dancing acts of a diversified nature, using in addition three local teams of dancers at each performance, but no local team dancing more than two afternoons and evenings, utilizing in that way nine teams of different dancers. The first impression might be that with so much dancing it might become tiresome. This was obviated by having four professional acts of a non-conflicting nature and two of them containing considerable comedy. The result has been that our business has increased every day. I would certainly suggest that any city might follow this up, and if properly handled, would draw them good business. This, although one of the worst weeks of the season, is giving us more than normal business, and all the other houses in town are starving to death. OLGA The dancing violiniste. Not a very good act to my mind although reported to have made a considerable hit in New York. 11 minutes in one FELIX & THE BARRY GIRLS Practically the same act that Felix has been doing with these girls and previously with Lydia Barry for a dozen years. Went fairly well with the audience. 15 minutes F. S. LOCAL DANCERS 3 teams 20 minutes F. S. HARTMAN & VARADY An exceptionally fine dancing turn of an Austrian-Hungarian nature. A big hit. 9 minutes F. S. COL. DIAMOND & MME. VIRGINIA The first part of their act was rather quiet although effective because of the ages of the couple but they wind up with a one-step that has a lot of good comedy that sends them off with whirlwind applause. 10 minutes F. S. The above two acts as well as the local dancers all appear in the same set. ALEXANDER KIDS These children to my mind are the greatest children performers in the world. If any act of grown-ups could get the amount of laughs and applause that these children do, we would be chasing them up to pay them $700 or $800 a week They are just as valuable on a bill as Clarke & Hamilton or Montgomery & Moore and decidedly more so than Carter DeHaven & Company. It would be the greatest crime against our houses that could be committed to let them get away from us because of the salary they ask. They could be headlined in any theatre in the world and get away with it. 17 minutes open in one close in two. ADELAIDE & HUGHES Unquestionably the finest dancing act of this kind in the business. 20 minutes F. S. CHICK SALE There is no question of Mr. Sale's ability and, while he went very well indeed, he failed to scored the tremendous hit I saw him make in New York and that I heard of from Philadelphia. To this house at least he is hardly worth the money. 15 minutes in one. -2- TANGO CHIEF This is the best trained horse I think I ever saw, at least the most interesting. He is a very beautiful animal, well dressed, and his dancing is the nearest perfect of any animal I ever saw. Introduces various modern dances, each one entirely different from the others. Held the audience in their seats in good shape and made a decided hit. 10 minutes F. S. MOTION PICTURES O. K.
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Report of Providence show week of December 14, 1914. Chas. Lovenberg, Mgr. I have delayed sending my report on this week's show because I wanted to be sure of the actual effect and results from a financial as well as from an artistic standpoint before sending out simply my own opinion taken from the first performances. We are running this week a dancing carnival. We have four professional dancing acts of a diversified nature, using in addition three local teams of dancers at each performance, but no local team dancing more than two afternoons and evenings, utilizing in that way nine teams of different dancers. The first impression might be that with so much dancing it might become tiresome. This was obviated by having four professional acts of a non-conflicting nature and two of them containing considerable comedy. The result has been that our business has increased every day. I would certainly suggest that any city might follow this up, and if properly handled, would draw them good business. This, although one of the worst weeks of the season, is giving us more than normal business, and all the other houses in town are starving to death. OLGA The dancing violiniste. Not a very good act to my mind although reported to have made a considerable hit in New York. 11 minutes in one FELIX & THE BARRY GIRLS Practically the same act that Felix has been doing with these girls and previously with Lydia Barry for a dozen years. Went fairly well with the audience. 15 minutes F. S. LOCAL DANCERS 3 teams 20 minutes F. S. HARTMAN & VARADY An exceptionally fine dancing turn of an Austrian-Hungarian nature. A big hit. 9 minutes F. S. COL. DIAMOND & MME. VIRGINIA The first part of their act was rather quiet although effective because of the ages of the couple but they wind up with a one-step that has a lot of good comedy that sends them off with whirlwind applause. 10 minutes F. S. The above two acts as well as the local dancers all appear in the same set. ALEXANDER KIDS These children to my mind are the greatest children performers in the world. If any act of grown-ups could get the amount of laughs and applause that these children do, we would be chasing them up to pay them $700 or $800 a week They are just as valuable on a bill as Clarke & Hamilton or Montgomery & Moore and decidedly more so than Carter DeHaven & Company. It would be the greatest crime against our houses that could be committed to let them get away from us because of the salary they ask. They could be headlined in any theatre in the world and get away with it. 17 minutes open in one close in two. ADELAIDE & HUGHES Unquestionably the finest dancing act of this kind in the business. 20 minutes F. S. CHICK SALE There is no question of Mr. Sale's ability and, while he went very well indeed, he failed to scored the tremendous hit I saw him make in New York and that I heard of from Philadelphia. To this house at least he is hardly worth the money. 15 minutes in one. -2- TANGO CHIEF This is the best trained horse I think I ever saw, at least the most interesting. He is a very beautiful animal, well dressed, and his dancing is the nearest perfect of any animal I ever saw. Introduces various modern dances, each one entirely different from the others. Held the audience in their seats in good shape and made a decided hit. 10 minutes F. S. MOTION PICTURES O. K.
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