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

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PHILADELPHIA    B. F. KEITH'S    SEPT. 30,    8
PATHE. 12 min. Up to the usual average.
THE LEVOLOS. 9 min. Man and woman in some very good work on the wire, doing bits of dancing and finishing with a bicycle on the wire. A good opener.
JAY RAYMOND. 11 min. This young fellow was put into the bill at the evening show in place of Bobby Heath who was taken ill after the matinee. Raymond has a good line of talk and tells it with excellent results. His topics are up to the minute and his act made a big hit with the audience. Closed strong.
SYLVIA CLARK. 21 min. "That Klassy Little Klown." This girl repeated the very good impression made on her former visit. She has freshened up her act with some new comedy bits, has some very good songs and does a burlesque dance that was a riot. She was one of the big hits on the bill.
"THE ONLY GIRL." 47 min. A condensed version of the musical comedy written by Henry Blossom and Victor Herbert and produced in the legitimate houses a few years ago. The story is about the same as the original and all the well known musical numbers of the piece have been lifted for the vaudeville version. It is presented with a cast of ten persons, contains plenty of action and the comedy situations got a liberal amount of laughs. Finished to a good hand.
D'LEIR & GREEN. 15 min. This is a new combination and a very good musical act. Green was formerly the leader of Sophie Tucker's Jazz Band. DeLeir plays the piano-accordion and their music is a surefire applause winner. They work in a little comedy and Green does a dance for an encore. The act will do on any bill. It was a big hit.
SHEEHAN & REGAY. 20 min. They have a repertoire of five numbers which they call "Five Foot Fancies." I comprises a variety of stepping, the specialty dances by Miss Regay standing out as the feature of the offering. She is a decidedly clever young woman, getting two songs over in good shape in addition to holding up the dancing. The act was very well received.
TRIXIE FRIGANZA. 22 min. Playing back after only a few weeks, Miss Friganza scored a big hit with her new monologue. She tells a lot of stories based on her recent experiences in the camps where she has been entertaining the soldiers and has some very good material. She also has several new songs and a patriotic recitation. Her act was very well liked and very well received.
FIVE FAMOUS LLOYDS. 10 min. A bareback riding act by five people dressed in Indian costumes. They did a lot of rough riding and a routine of showy stuff that looked entirely different from the ordinary riding act on account of the way the act is dressed. It is a very pretty novelty and did very well in the closing position.
GENERAL REMARKS. A very good bill with plenty of novelty and new offerings to start off the Liberty Loan campaign and despite the fact that we were forced to make a change at the last minute, the show played out in a very satisfactory manner.

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PHILADELPHIA B. F. KEITH'S SEPT. 30, 8 PATHE. 12 min. Up to the usual average. THE LEVOLOS. 9 min. Man and woman in some very good work on the wire, doing bits of dancing and finishing with a bicycle on the wire. A good opener. JAY RAYMOND. 11 min. This young fellow was put into the bill at the evening show in place of Bobby Heath who was taken ill after the matinee. Raymond has a good line of talk and tells it with excellent results. His topics are up to the minute and his act made a big hit with the audience. Closed strong. SYLVIA CLARK. 21 min. "That Klassy Little Klown." This girl repeated the very good impression made on her former visit. She has freshened up her act with some new comedy bits, has some very good songs and does a burlesque dance that was a riot. She was one of the big hits on the bill. "THE ONLY GIRL." 47 min. A condensed version of the musical comedy written by Henry Blossom and Victor Herbert and produced in the legitimate houses a few years ago. The story is about the same as the original and all the well known musical numbers of the piece have been lifted for the vaudeville version. It is presented with a cast of ten persons, contains plenty of action and the comedy situations got a liberal amount of laughs. Finished to a good hand. D'LEIR & GREEN. 15 min. This is a new combination and a very good musical act. Green was formerly the leader of Sophie Tucker's Jazz Band. DeLeir plays the piano-accordion and their music is a surefire applause winner. They work in a little comedy and Green does a dance for an encore. The act will do on any bill. It was a big hit. SHEEHAN & REGAY. 20 min. They have a repertoire of five numbers which they call "Five Foot Fancies." I comprises a variety of stepping, the specialty dances by Miss Regay standing out as the feature of the offering. She is a decidedly clever young woman, getting two songs over in good shape in addition to holding up the dancing. The act was very well received. TRIXIE FRIGANZA. 22 min. Playing back after only a few weeks, Miss Friganza scored a big hit with her new monologue. She tells a lot of stories based on her recent experiences in the camps where she has been entertaining the soldiers and has some very good material. She also has several new songs and a patriotic recitation. Her act was very well liked and very well received. FIVE FAMOUS LLOYDS. 10 min. A bareback riding act by five people dressed in Indian costumes. They did a lot of rough riding and a routine of showy stuff that looked entirely different from the ordinary riding act on account of the way the act is dressed. It is a very pretty novelty and did very well in the closing position. GENERAL REMARKS. A very good bill with plenty of novelty and new offerings to start off the Liberty Loan campaign and despite the fact that we were forced to make a change at the last minute, the show played out in a very satisfactory manner.