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2 shows, 20 min. open in 4, close in 1. Mr. Foy got a big reception when he appeared and there were occasional laughs at the absurdities of the alleged sketch, but when it came to the singing of his topical songs, the audience got up in bunches, and they went out very free in expressing their opinions to the ticket agents and others of how ‘rotten’ they thought Mr. Foy was. These ‘freak’ headline attractions are of little use to us in Boston, particularly when they don’t ‘make good.’ Mr. Foy will probably draw some little business in excess of our regular patronage, but he will likewise prove a great disappointment to all who see him. This is written regardless of my personal opinion, as I have always thought him a very funny man.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 28 November 1904-28 August 1905