ALBEE, E. F. Reviled vaudeville theater owner and booking agent; b. Edward Franklin Albee, Machlas, Maine, ; d. Palm Beach, Florida, .
E. F. Albee was among the most disliked men in show business. With his partner B[enjamin]. F. Keith (1846–1914), Albee owned most of the great vaudeville theaters between Chicago and the East Coast. Keith and Albee tied up bookings for their houses with their United Booking Office . The UBO gave franchises free to...