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Managers' report book, January 21, 1918-May 19, 1919

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PHILADELPHIA    B.F. KEITH'S    MARCH 25,    8.
PATHE. The war scenes made their usual hit.
DeWINTER & ROSE. 9 min. Man and woman in a very pretty and classy dancing act. Their numbers are varied, the dressing is attractive and the setting showy. Did very well in the opening spot.
ALTON & ALLEN. 11 min. A couple of very good dancers. They open with songs, then go into eccentric stepping of various kinds. Work in dress suits. Were very well received.
PAGE, HACK & MACK. 10 min. Two men and woman in a neat acrobatic act. They have one finishing trick that is enough to carry them through to a bit, but it was preceded with a very good routine. The act was a big applause hit.
HARRY ELLIS. 12 min. His straight ballad singing met with very warm favor. He has an excellent voice, sings with good expression and his numbers are new. Closing with an operatic selection, he finished to a big hand.
"THE WEAKER ONE." 25 min. This is probably one of the strongest dramatic playlets vaudeville has ever presented. It is timely, a wonderful sermon of loyalty and beautifully played. It held strictest attention from start to finish and was rewarded with applause that earned several curtains.
DeLEON & DAVIES. "Behind the Front." 19 min. Man and woman in a military skit. They open with some talk which leads up to a series of imitations introduced through the medium of song. During this number Miss Davies makes several costume changes. They finished with a lively verse and dance which took them off to a big hand.
EVELYN NESBIT. 14 min. A crowded house gave this young woman a fairly warm welcome and her songs and dances, in which she is assisted by Bobby O'Niell, were well received without creating any big hit. Miss Nesbit sings a popular ballad which was fairly well received and they finished with a lively dance number that got good results. Closed to a good hand.
JOE COOK. 16 min. His "nut" comedy is funnier than ever and registered the applause hit of the show. His comedy with several different musical instruments was a tremendous hit and after keeping the audience laughing continuously while he was on, he closed strong.
VALLECITA'S LEOPARDS. 10 min. This is one of the showiest wild-animal acts in vaudeville. The woman handles the leopards without any display of heroics so that the audience is never startled at any time. The routine of tricks she puts them through was well applauded. The act did very well in the closing spot.
GENERAL REMARKS. This was an extremely short show, as our headliner is doing 14 minutes instead of 20. The bill, however, proved an excellent one for Holy Week and a local act will be added tonight to fill out the running time.

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PHILADELPHIA B.F. KEITH'S MARCH 25, 8. PATHE. The war scenes made their usual hit. DeWINTER & ROSE. 9 min. Man and woman in a very pretty and classy dancing act. Their numbers are varied, the dressing is attractive and the setting showy. Did very well in the opening spot. ALTON & ALLEN. 11 min. A couple of very good dancers. They open with songs, then go into eccentric stepping of various kinds. Work in dress suits. Were very well received. PAGE, HACK & MACK. 10 min. Two men and woman in a neat acrobatic act. They have one finishing trick that is enough to carry them through to a bit, but it was preceded with a very good routine. The act was a big applause hit. HARRY ELLIS. 12 min. His straight ballad singing met with very warm favor. He has an excellent voice, sings with good expression and his numbers are new. Closing with an operatic selection, he finished to a big hand. "THE WEAKER ONE." 25 min. This is probably one of the strongest dramatic playlets vaudeville has ever presented. It is timely, a wonderful sermon of loyalty and beautifully played. It held strictest attention from start to finish and was rewarded with applause that earned several curtains. DeLEON & DAVIES. "Behind the Front." 19 min. Man and woman in a military skit. They open with some talk which leads up to a series of imitations introduced through the medium of song. During this number Miss Davies makes several costume changes. They finished with a lively verse and dance which took them off to a big hand. EVELYN NESBIT. 14 min. A crowded house gave this young woman a fairly warm welcome and her songs and dances, in which she is assisted by Bobby O'Niell, were well received without creating any big hit. Miss Nesbit sings a popular ballad which was fairly well received and they finished with a lively dance number that got good results. Closed to a good hand. JOE COOK. 16 min. His "nut" comedy is funnier than ever and registered the applause hit of the show. His comedy with several different musical instruments was a tremendous hit and after keeping the audience laughing continuously while he was on, he closed strong. VALLECITA'S LEOPARDS. 10 min. This is one of the showiest wild-animal acts in vaudeville. The woman handles the leopards without any display of heroics so that the audience is never startled at any time. The routine of tricks she puts them through was well applauded. The act did very well in the closing spot. GENERAL REMARKS. This was an extremely short show, as our headliner is doing 14 minutes instead of 20. The bill, however, proved an excellent one for Holy Week and a local act will be added tonight to fill out the running time.