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Keith-Albee managers' report book, May 11, 1914-July 1, 1915

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BIJOU THEATRE, WOONSOCKET, R. I.
REPORT OF SHOW MONDAY FEBRUARY 1, 1915.
MARDO & HUNTER: 13 minutes, full stage, special drop, Lady & Man. Rough, boisterous, stuff intended as comedy procures a few laughs. Lady is unsuccessful in arousing interesting with a couple of songs only passably fair. Act is weak on the whole.
EDWARD I. BOYLE: Blind pianist, 13 minutes (1) Good act, procuring plenty of applause with piano and vocal selections very creditably done.
TOM LINTON & HIS JUNGLE GIRLS: 17 minutes, full stage, special set. 7 Girls. 2 Men. Fair act; comedy is very weak and secures little laughter. Singing is not exceptionally well-done, and the songs have done service for a long time past. There is not even the semblance of a dance, and there is not the slightest indication of any plot throughout the entire act. Scenic and lighting effects are extremely pretty and make a pleasing picture. Audience like it, because they are always partial to things like this, great in numerical strength, with plenty of pretty scenery and costumes to delight the eye, and a goodly number of attractive girls as is the case with this offering.


BIJOU THEATRE, WOONSOCKET, R. I.
REPORT OF SHOW THURSDAY FEBRUARY 4, 1915.
FRANCES CLAIRE: 10 minutes (1) Fair act, offering in a voice only passably fair, a repertoire of songs which were rather indifferently received by the audience.
BOUTON & PARKER: Musical, 14 minutes, full stage, special set. Lady and Man. The musical farmyard idea has been so long before the public by various teams, that it has ceased to appeal as a novelty, and this team meets with no better success than might be reasonably (be) expected through the obtaining of peculiar music from milk-cans, picket fences, and other unusual sources. Their closing number is their one best effort, and is a trifle unique.
CLARK & VERDI: Italian comedians, 18 minutes (1) One long continuous roar of laughter from start to finish. Their talk is decidedly funny and it is evident from the very outset that they are real comedians. Our audiences thought so, for they gave themselves up to solid enjoyment and paroxyisms of laughter, greatly enjoying the newness of the material used by this clever pair.

[W. E. Parmenter?] Manager.

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BIJOU THEATRE, WOONSOCKET, R. I. REPORT OF SHOW MONDAY FEBRUARY 1, 1915. MARDO & HUNTER: 13 minutes, full stage, special drop, Lady & Man. Rough, boisterous, stuff intended as comedy procures a few laughs. Lady is unsuccessful in arousing interesting with a couple of songs only passably fair. Act is weak on the whole. EDWARD I. BOYLE: Blind pianist, 13 minutes (1) Good act, procuring plenty of applause with piano and vocal selections very creditably done. TOM LINTON & HIS JUNGLE GIRLS: 17 minutes, full stage, special set. 7 Girls. 2 Men. Fair act; comedy is very weak and secures little laughter. Singing is not exceptionally well-done, and the songs have done service for a long time past. There is not even the semblance of a dance, and there is not the slightest indication of any plot throughout the entire act. Scenic and lighting effects are extremely pretty and make a pleasing picture. Audience like it, because they are always partial to things like this, great in numerical strength, with plenty of pretty scenery and costumes to delight the eye, and a goodly number of attractive girls as is the case with this offering. BIJOU THEATRE, WOONSOCKET, R. I. REPORT OF SHOW THURSDAY FEBRUARY 4, 1915. FRANCES CLAIRE: 10 minutes (1) Fair act, offering in a voice only passably fair, a repertoire of songs which were rather indifferently received by the audience. BOUTON & PARKER: Musical, 14 minutes, full stage, special set. Lady and Man. The musical farmyard idea has been so long before the public by various teams, that it has ceased to appeal as a novelty, and this team meets with no better success than might be reasonably (be) expected through the obtaining of peculiar music from milk-cans, picket fences, and other unusual sources. Their closing number is their one best effort, and is a trifle unique. CLARK & VERDI: Italian comedians, 18 minutes (1) One long continuous roar of laughter from start to finish. Their talk is decidedly funny and it is evident from the very outset that they are real comedians. Our audiences thought so, for they gave themselves up to solid enjoyment and paroxyisms of laughter, greatly enjoying the newness of the material used by this clever pair. [W. E. Parmenter?] Manager.