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

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PHILADELPHIA    B. F. KEITH'S    MARCH [17th?],    9
KINOGRAMS - Just Fair (13 mins.)
GLIDING O'MEARAS - 8 mins. A very pretty dancing act by a young couple. Have a variety of numbers and did very well in the opening spot.
LEXEY & ROME - 10 mins. Two boys substituted at the last minute for Mack & Vincent. They went on without any billing or program and were a big applause hit. Make a good appearance. Dancing is well up to the average of two men acts. They were forced to respond with an extra number.
ERWIN & JANE CONNELLY in "The Tale Of A Shirt" - 22 mins. a character sketch, blending comedy lines with pathos and very well played. It is not up to previous offerings by this couple but it gave satisfaction, got a liberal amount of laughs and finished to a fairly good hand.
ED MORTON - 19 mins. Being a Philadelphian he was given a great welcome and as usual was a big applause hit. Sang several songs, all but one of them new and finished strong.
"ART" - 16 mins. Undoubtedly the prettiest posing act we have ever shown. It is timely, the subjects are beautifully pictured and they created more enthusiasm and won more applause than any other posing act we have ever had in the house.
BELLE BAKER - 21 mins. Her second week and she was even a bigger hit than on the opening of her engagement. She had to do seven numbers before she was permitted to leave the stage.
SALLIE FISHER "The Choir Rehearsal" - 22 mins. This act has played here three or four times and has always been a big applause hit, which it deserves to be, being one of the very best comedies in vaudeville. It was very well received this time, finishing to a big hand.
JACK NORWORTH - 19 mins. A big applause hit. Sang several songs, all of them new here and each one getting big results. He was given a cordial hand of welcome and closed to a round of solid applause, despite all the singing he was compelled to follow.
MORAK SISTERS - 8 mins. A duplicate of other aerial acts but with the added novelty of posing while swinging, which lends color. In the closing position it held the audience very much interested and was frequently applauded, finished to a good hand.
GENERAL REMARKS - Singing features this show and we have three big hits distributed through the bill, the result being the whole show went over in good shape.

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PHILADELPHIA B. F. KEITH'S MARCH [17th?], 9 KINOGRAMS - Just Fair (13 mins.) GLIDING O'MEARAS - 8 mins. A very pretty dancing act by a young couple. Have a variety of numbers and did very well in the opening spot. LEXEY & ROME - 10 mins. Two boys substituted at the last minute for Mack & Vincent. They went on without any billing or program and were a big applause hit. Make a good appearance. Dancing is well up to the average of two men acts. They were forced to respond with an extra number. ERWIN & JANE CONNELLY in "The Tale Of A Shirt" - 22 mins. a character sketch, blending comedy lines with pathos and very well played. It is not up to previous offerings by this couple but it gave satisfaction, got a liberal amount of laughs and finished to a fairly good hand. ED MORTON - 19 mins. Being a Philadelphian he was given a great welcome and as usual was a big applause hit. Sang several songs, all but one of them new and finished strong. "ART" - 16 mins. Undoubtedly the prettiest posing act we have ever shown. It is timely, the subjects are beautifully pictured and they created more enthusiasm and won more applause than any other posing act we have ever had in the house. BELLE BAKER - 21 mins. Her second week and she was even a bigger hit than on the opening of her engagement. She had to do seven numbers before she was permitted to leave the stage. SALLIE FISHER "The Choir Rehearsal" - 22 mins. This act has played here three or four times and has always been a big applause hit, which it deserves to be, being one of the very best comedies in vaudeville. It was very well received this time, finishing to a big hand. JACK NORWORTH - 19 mins. A big applause hit. Sang several songs, all of them new here and each one getting big results. He was given a cordial hand of welcome and closed to a round of solid applause, despite all the singing he was compelled to follow. MORAK SISTERS - 8 mins. A duplicate of other aerial acts but with the added novelty of posing while swinging, which lends color. In the closing position it held the audience very much interested and was frequently applauded, finished to a good hand. GENERAL REMARKS - Singing features this show and we have three big hits distributed through the bill, the result being the whole show went over in good shape.