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

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PHILADELPHIA    B.F. KEITH'S    JUNE 24,    8
PATHE. Some very good war pictures featured the series.
SYLVIA LOYAL & PIERROT. 10 min. A very pretty novelty, including some wire walking by Miss Loyal. Two dogs and a large group of pigeons are used and the act was a decidedly pretty opener.
SHERMAN & UTTRY. 16 min. Man and woman in songs. Single and duet numbers are used with good results. They work in evening clothes, the girl making three changes. Did very well.
JOSEPH E. BERNARD & CO. 20 min. "Who Is She?" Substituted for The Ramsdells & Curtis and went over big. Played here before, but proved a good repeater, getting lots of laughs and finishing strong.
ADAIR & ADELPHI. 20 min. Songs and piano. One of the biggest hits of the bill, the audience bringing the girls back for a bow after the stage had been set for the next act. Did several numbers and all went big.
"SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE." 20 min. A war skit of comedy talk and songs. Setting represents a trench on the battle field and the principals are four men in soldier make-up. Songs, chatter, a recitation and some good scenic effects made this a timely novelty and it was very well received.
AL. HERMAN. 23 min. A big hit as usual. Some of his material is a bit old, but he makes it go by the way he uses it and had no trouble keeping the audience amused from start to finish. Closed with a ballad in which he is assisted by a "plant" in one of the boxes and this earned an extra hand. His act is free from anything objectional, being the cleanest he has ever given.
GUS EDWARDS' SONG REVUE. 63 min. Playing a return after several months and went over big. Unquestionably the best production Edwards has ever made for vaudeville and repeated good impression made on initial visit. Only change is Bobby Watson for Dan Healy as principal comedian. In the closing position, following a lot of singing, a capacity audience received it with marked approval.
GENERAL REMARKS. A very good variety bill leading up to Gus Edwards' Song Revue, the headliner, gave us a splendid Summer show and if hot weather does not interfere, it looks like a big week.
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"SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE" Expression "A Scotch Rabbi."

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PHILADELPHIA B.F. KEITH'S JUNE 24, 8 PATHE. Some very good war pictures featured the series. SYLVIA LOYAL & PIERROT. 10 min. A very pretty novelty, including some wire walking by Miss Loyal. Two dogs and a large group of pigeons are used and the act was a decidedly pretty opener. SHERMAN & UTTRY. 16 min. Man and woman in songs. Single and duet numbers are used with good results. They work in evening clothes, the girl making three changes. Did very well. JOSEPH E. BERNARD & CO. 20 min. "Who Is She?" Substituted for The Ramsdells & Curtis and went over big. Played here before, but proved a good repeater, getting lots of laughs and finishing strong. ADAIR & ADELPHI. 20 min. Songs and piano. One of the biggest hits of the bill, the audience bringing the girls back for a bow after the stage had been set for the next act. Did several numbers and all went big. "SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE." 20 min. A war skit of comedy talk and songs. Setting represents a trench on the battle field and the principals are four men in soldier make-up. Songs, chatter, a recitation and some good scenic effects made this a timely novelty and it was very well received. AL. HERMAN. 23 min. A big hit as usual. Some of his material is a bit old, but he makes it go by the way he uses it and had no trouble keeping the audience amused from start to finish. Closed with a ballad in which he is assisted by a "plant" in one of the boxes and this earned an extra hand. His act is free from anything objectional, being the cleanest he has ever given. GUS EDWARDS' SONG REVUE. 63 min. Playing a return after several months and went over big. Unquestionably the best production Edwards has ever made for vaudeville and repeated good impression made on initial visit. Only change is Bobby Watson for Dan Healy as principal comedian. In the closing position, following a lot of singing, a capacity audience received it with marked approval. GENERAL REMARKS. A very good variety bill leading up to Gus Edwards' Song Revue, the headliner, gave us a splendid Summer show and if hot weather does not interfere, it looks like a big week. CUTS "SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE" Expression "A Scotch Rabbi."