The Bell Family

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29 minutes to 35 minutes, palace in 4. The best musical act we have ever had in the house. It cleaned up the program, and we moved it to the headline position, putting the Dance Dream third. The act is the talk of the town and has really created a sensation here. Newspaper interviews kept the act busy Tuesday morning. It will make good in any spot on any bill, and no company is too fast for it. They play classical and rag-time music, execute dances that brought our audiences to their feet, wear $8000.00 worth of costumes, and we found it necessary to lower the curtain in order to get them away from the audience. Their rendition of the National Anthem brought the entire Hippodrome to its feet, and there the audience stayed until the number was concluded. The act is a real headliner. (Chicago)
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University of Iowa, Keith Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 9 September 1912 – 24 February 1913