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Managers' report book, September 13, 1920-December 8, 1921

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PHILADELPHIA    B. F. KEITH'S    NOVEMBER 28th    1.
FABLES & TOPICS - (12 mins.) Very good.
ROY & ARTHUR - (8 mins.) Doing the old comedy juggling act of Bedini & Arthur and it did very well as an opener.
MURRAY & CERRISE - (17 mins.) A very nice singing turn by a young man and girl. Nicely dressed and staged. Man has a very pleasing voice and the girl does some imitations. It is a neat singing turn and was very well liked.
MME. BESSON in "The Woman Who Knew" - (21 mins.) A classy dramatic playlet with four people. It is talky and not as good as "A Half Hour" that Madam Besson played last season but it is helped by excellent playing and was given a great deal of interest.
JAMES J. MORTON - (14 mins.) The first time he has done a monologue here in recent years, having introduced acts on his latest visits. He has a good lot of material, delivered in his usual style, and got a lot of laughs with it.
JULIETTE DIKA - (17 mins.) Her first appearance here in several years and she did very well with a series of songs. She makes her usual attractive appearance in a variety of clothes and closed very strong with a descriptive number.
"BABE" RUTH - Assisted by Wellington Cross - (27 mins.) Despite the fact that Ruth just managed to reach here in time to go on for the matinee and was suffering from a heavy cold, his act got over in great shape with a capacity audience on Monday. The help of Mr. Cross is a great thing for Ruth and I doubt if any other artist I know could do as much. Our audience appeared to be equally surprised and entertained and the finish, with the mind reading stunt that Cross has done in vaudeville before, is an ideal bit of business for this act.
EDITH CLASPER - (11 mins.) With a couple of boys assisting her and an act composing a variety of dances she was very well received. While nothing particularly new is developed it is a very nice looking turn, snappy and well presented. Closed to a good hand.
BEN WELCH - (23 mins.) One of the biggest laughing hits we have had for sometime and it ought to be a sure-fire on any bill. The fact of Welch's blindness does not appear to effect the act in any way and he got just as many laughs with his monologue as ever. He was given fine assistance by Frank T. Murphy.
BLUE DEMONS - (5 mins.) The usual whirlwind acrobatics by a group of Arabs in natine costume. A fast and showy closing number and it got splendid returns.
PATHE NEWS - Good.
GENERAL REMARKS - This is a very good bill surrounding a "Circus" feature, with plenty of comedy in it. After the Monday matinee, when we were compelled to play Ruth, next to closing on account of his late arrival the bill in the above order played smoothly and satisfactorily. from start to finish.

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PHILADELPHIA B. F. KEITH'S NOVEMBER 28th 1. FABLES & TOPICS - (12 mins.) Very good. ROY & ARTHUR - (8 mins.) Doing the old comedy juggling act of Bedini & Arthur and it did very well as an opener. MURRAY & CERRISE - (17 mins.) A very nice singing turn by a young man and girl. Nicely dressed and staged. Man has a very pleasing voice and the girl does some imitations. It is a neat singing turn and was very well liked. MME. BESSON in "The Woman Who Knew" - (21 mins.) A classy dramatic playlet with four people. It is talky and not as good as "A Half Hour" that Madam Besson played last season but it is helped by excellent playing and was given a great deal of interest. JAMES J. MORTON - (14 mins.) The first time he has done a monologue here in recent years, having introduced acts on his latest visits. He has a good lot of material, delivered in his usual style, and got a lot of laughs with it. JULIETTE DIKA - (17 mins.) Her first appearance here in several years and she did very well with a series of songs. She makes her usual attractive appearance in a variety of clothes and closed very strong with a descriptive number. "BABE" RUTH - Assisted by Wellington Cross - (27 mins.) Despite the fact that Ruth just managed to reach here in time to go on for the matinee and was suffering from a heavy cold, his act got over in great shape with a capacity audience on Monday. The help of Mr. Cross is a great thing for Ruth and I doubt if any other artist I know could do as much. Our audience appeared to be equally surprised and entertained and the finish, with the mind reading stunt that Cross has done in vaudeville before, is an ideal bit of business for this act. EDITH CLASPER - (11 mins.) With a couple of boys assisting her and an act composing a variety of dances she was very well received. While nothing particularly new is developed it is a very nice looking turn, snappy and well presented. Closed to a good hand. BEN WELCH - (23 mins.) One of the biggest laughing hits we have had for sometime and it ought to be a sure-fire on any bill. The fact of Welch's blindness does not appear to effect the act in any way and he got just as many laughs with his monologue as ever. He was given fine assistance by Frank T. Murphy. BLUE DEMONS - (5 mins.) The usual whirlwind acrobatics by a group of Arabs in natine costume. A fast and showy closing number and it got splendid returns. PATHE NEWS - Good. GENERAL REMARKS - This is a very good bill surrounding a "Circus" feature, with plenty of comedy in it. After the Monday matinee, when we were compelled to play Ruth, next to closing on account of his late arrival the bill in the above order played smoothly and satisfactorily. from start to finish.