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Managers' report book, July 4, 1915-November 13, 1916

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BOSTON SHOW REPORT
WEEK of OCTOBER 9th - 1916    (R. G. Larsen.)
BOLGER BROTHERS  10 minutes in one. Olio Drop. Fast banjo act that went over first-rate.
CHARLES LEONARD FLETCHER  18 minutes in one and two. Open with picture sheet. Close in Palace in two. Mr Fletcher opens with some impersonations and caricatures of Carranza, Bryan, Roosevelt, Hughes and Wilson. These are followed by the old Mark Twain impersonation and the Park Bench Philosopher, also old. Monday afternoon he closed with a ten minute impersonation of Billy Sunday preaching his famous sermon on "Booze," and his entire act ran 25 minutes.
TRULY SHATTUCK and MARTA GOLDEN  18 minutes in one. Rotunda Drop. Doing about the same act as last season, and going very well.
CAPTAIN ADRIAN C. ('POP') ANSON and HIS DAUGHTERS  17 minutes in f.s. C.D.F. Short opening in one. Olio Drop. Captain Anson is a good card this week, with the World's Series in town and lots of fans in the audience. He tells some stories, shows some motion pictures of baseball stars, past and present, while reciting a poem, and dances a buck-and-wing, while his daughters sing. Put over quite a hit.
JOE COOK  15 minutes in one. Street Drop. Cook is no longer using his special drop, but he has brightened up his one-man show with some new stunts. A comedy hit.
SIXTEEN NAVASSAR GIRLS  21 minutes f.s. Palace Set. A splendid band and orchestra, with an excellent program. They play several Sousa marches, introduce one vocal solo, a cornet solo that is a big hit, and close with "The Anvil Chorus" with electrical effects. The act moves right along at a fast clip, and put over a decided hit.
MR and MRS JIMMIE BARRY in "THE RUBE"  25 minutes in one. Two special drops. This act has been seen here several times, but it had them laughing every minute and closed strong.
NELLIE V. NICHOLS  20 minutes in one. Plush drapery. Is doing a couple of new numbers, as well as "The italian Immigrant Woman," and "Will Someone Name My Nationality?" A big hit.
LOUIS HARDT  10 minutes f.s. Special Set. "As In A Dream." First appearance this season in America. Hardt opens as a tipsy swell in a baronnial hall, with figures in armor standing about. He falls asleep and in a dream the figures come to life and with five lackeys in footmen's liveries, take part in numerous feats of strength. One of the best stunts is lifting seven men at once. Hardt also does muscle posing before a plush drapery with light effects. The finish shows him awaking, apparently having performed all of the feats while in a dream. A novelty setting for a strong man act, and made an excellent closer.
CUTS
Charles Leonard Fletcher - Billy Sunday sermon on "Booze," impersonation.
Captain Anson and Daughters - "To Hell and back" telephone story.

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BOSTON SHOW REPORT WEEK of OCTOBER 9th - 1916 (R. G. Larsen.) BOLGER BROTHERS 10 minutes in one. Olio Drop. Fast banjo act that went over first-rate. CHARLES LEONARD FLETCHER 18 minutes in one and two. Open with picture sheet. Close in Palace in two. Mr Fletcher opens with some impersonations and caricatures of Carranza, Bryan, Roosevelt, Hughes and Wilson. These are followed by the old Mark Twain impersonation and the Park Bench Philosopher, also old. Monday afternoon he closed with a ten minute impersonation of Billy Sunday preaching his famous sermon on "Booze," and his entire act ran 25 minutes. TRULY SHATTUCK and MARTA GOLDEN 18 minutes in one. Rotunda Drop. Doing about the same act as last season, and going very well. CAPTAIN ADRIAN C. ('POP') ANSON and HIS DAUGHTERS 17 minutes in f.s. C.D.F. Short opening in one. Olio Drop. Captain Anson is a good card this week, with the World's Series in town and lots of fans in the audience. He tells some stories, shows some motion pictures of baseball stars, past and present, while reciting a poem, and dances a buck-and-wing, while his daughters sing. Put over quite a hit. JOE COOK 15 minutes in one. Street Drop. Cook is no longer using his special drop, but he has brightened up his one-man show with some new stunts. A comedy hit. SIXTEEN NAVASSAR GIRLS 21 minutes f.s. Palace Set. A splendid band and orchestra, with an excellent program. They play several Sousa marches, introduce one vocal solo, a cornet solo that is a big hit, and close with "The Anvil Chorus" with electrical effects. The act moves right along at a fast clip, and put over a decided hit. MR and MRS JIMMIE BARRY in "THE RUBE" 25 minutes in one. Two special drops. This act has been seen here several times, but it had them laughing every minute and closed strong. NELLIE V. NICHOLS 20 minutes in one. Plush drapery. Is doing a couple of new numbers, as well as "The italian Immigrant Woman," and "Will Someone Name My Nationality?" A big hit. LOUIS HARDT 10 minutes f.s. Special Set. "As In A Dream." First appearance this season in America. Hardt opens as a tipsy swell in a baronnial hall, with figures in armor standing about. He falls asleep and in a dream the figures come to life and with five lackeys in footmen's liveries, take part in numerous feats of strength. One of the best stunts is lifting seven men at once. Hardt also does muscle posing before a plush drapery with light effects. The finish shows him awaking, apparently having performed all of the feats while in a dream. A novelty setting for a strong man act, and made an excellent closer. CUTS Charles Leonard Fletcher - Billy Sunday sermon on "Booze," impersonation. Captain Anson and Daughters - "To Hell and back" telephone story.