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

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PHILDADELPHIA    B.F. KEITH'S    APRIL 29,    8
PATHE. A good lot of pictures with some new war scenes. Attracted a lot of interest.
MANG & SNYDER. 6 min. A very good hand-to-hand balancing act by two men. Show a lot of new tricks, splendidly handled and made a good opener.
JOE BROWNING. 15 min. This young fellow got a lot of laughs with a novel monologue. He is made up in ministerial garb and in addition to his talk has a couple of good comedy songs which he does very well. His act went fine.
HAMILTON & BARNES. 17 min. Young fellow and girl in a comedy talking act. They have some good material but there is little snap to the way it is handled and does not get the results it deserves. The absence of a song or two hurts this act, but it closed to a fair hand.
MRS. GENE HUGHES & CO. "Gowns." 24 min. The same act she presented here last year. It is a clever comedy, well played and was very well received, getting lots of laughs and finishing strong.
MOSS & FRYE. 18 min. These colored comedians put over one of the big applause and laughing hits of the show. They have a lot of nonsensical talk that kept the audience laughing and their harmonizing in a couple of songs brought them a big hand.
"SUBMARINE F 7." 22 min. With the submarines playing such an important part in the present war, this is a most timely production as well as a distinctly spectacular novelty. The scene presents the interior of a submarine which engages in a battle and then sinks. A rescue is made while the crew is facing death and brings the act to a sensational climax. Seven men are employed in the act and it proved interesting every minute, closing to a big hand.
BRENDEL & BERT. 13 min. A local couple and they were given a warm welcome. The comedy got a liberal amount of laughs and both won favor with their solo numbers, the man adding a bit of eccentric dancing. Finished strong.
FOUR SENSATIONAL BOISES. 10 min. A very showy casting act by three men and a woman, one of the men working in comedy makeup. Their work is fast and with plenty of snap to it and in the closing position, it registered a hit.
GENERAL REMARKS. This is the fourth and final week of the Liberty Loan Drive and the submarine act adds a lot of color and a patriotic punch to the show. A squad of soldiers from Camp Dix is also used. The surrounding vaudeville bill contains plenty of comedy and furnished satisfactory entertainment.

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PHILDADELPHIA B.F. KEITH'S APRIL 29, 8 PATHE. A good lot of pictures with some new war scenes. Attracted a lot of interest. MANG & SNYDER. 6 min. A very good hand-to-hand balancing act by two men. Show a lot of new tricks, splendidly handled and made a good opener. JOE BROWNING. 15 min. This young fellow got a lot of laughs with a novel monologue. He is made up in ministerial garb and in addition to his talk has a couple of good comedy songs which he does very well. His act went fine. HAMILTON & BARNES. 17 min. Young fellow and girl in a comedy talking act. They have some good material but there is little snap to the way it is handled and does not get the results it deserves. The absence of a song or two hurts this act, but it closed to a fair hand. MRS. GENE HUGHES & CO. "Gowns." 24 min. The same act she presented here last year. It is a clever comedy, well played and was very well received, getting lots of laughs and finishing strong. MOSS & FRYE. 18 min. These colored comedians put over one of the big applause and laughing hits of the show. They have a lot of nonsensical talk that kept the audience laughing and their harmonizing in a couple of songs brought them a big hand. "SUBMARINE F 7." 22 min. With the submarines playing such an important part in the present war, this is a most timely production as well as a distinctly spectacular novelty. The scene presents the interior of a submarine which engages in a battle and then sinks. A rescue is made while the crew is facing death and brings the act to a sensational climax. Seven men are employed in the act and it proved interesting every minute, closing to a big hand. BRENDEL & BERT. 13 min. A local couple and they were given a warm welcome. The comedy got a liberal amount of laughs and both won favor with their solo numbers, the man adding a bit of eccentric dancing. Finished strong. FOUR SENSATIONAL BOISES. 10 min. A very showy casting act by three men and a woman, one of the men working in comedy makeup. Their work is fast and with plenty of snap to it and in the closing position, it registered a hit. GENERAL REMARKS. This is the fourth and final week of the Liberty Loan Drive and the submarine act adds a lot of color and a patriotic punch to the show. A squad of soldiers from Camp Dix is also used. The surrounding vaudeville bill contains plenty of comedy and furnished satisfactory entertainment.