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Managers' report book, July 4, 1915-November 13, 1916

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H. T. JORDAN    PHILADELPHIA SHOW    SEPT. 13, 1915.
HEARST SELIG PICTURES. 10 min. Some good news pictures, up to the usual average.
PIELERT & SCOFIELD. 12 min. Man and woman in a comedy juggling act. Man does a good routine of tricks and the woman introduces a lot of lively chatter which got some laughs. Act was very well liked and made a satisfactory opener.
WILLIAMS & SEGAL. 10 min. Man and woman, neatly dressed, in a dancing act doing single and double numbers. A pair of fair steppers and got a fair amount of applause.
APOLLO QUARTETTE. 21 min. This is Philadelphia's most famous musical organization composed of two men and two women who are very popular in local musical circles. Their act called "A Song at Twilight" is a musicale of six numbers, including solos and ensembles, all familiar. The singing is excellent and the act makes a very high-class number of its kind.
CLAUDE GOLDEN. 18 min. The Australian card expert doing the same routine of tricks that he did last season. Injects a liberal amount of comedy and secured good laughs. Finished strong.
HERMINE SHONE & CO. 24 min. "The Last of the Quakers." This is a new one-act comedy by Edgar Allan Woolf and as the name implies, is a Quaker sketch with some excellent comedy lines and a sentimental finish. The sketch is very well played and secured a liberal amount of laughs. Finished to a good hand.
OTA GYGI. 11 min. A Spanish violinist. A very good musician. Plays a repertoire of high-class music which was warmly received.
"SAFETY FIRST." 33 min. This is a musical revue with Sophye Barnard and Lou Anger, both of whom have played vaudeville as singles. It is a burlesque on the moving picture craze and a new idea. This is only its second week and there is much to be done with it before it reaches perfection. There is some good comedy lines and catchy music and it has been elaborately costumed. Miss Barnard's voice is shown to advantage and when the numbers are perfect they should go a great way to building up the act to an acceptable tabloid musical offering.
MULLEN & COOGAN. 11 min. In "Odd Nonsense." This is a real "nut" act, the boys handling a lot of foolishness and talk all the way through and getting away with it in great shape. They kept the laughs going solidly and finished to a good hand.
FOUR READINGS. 7 min. Four men in a very showy acrobatic number in which hand stands and sensational leaping tricks are featured. It is attractively dressed and made an excellent closing number.
GENERAL REMARKS. With an excellent variety of acts the bill formed first rate entertainment. Plenty of music and comedy were liberally distributed and the bill ran on an even balance from start to finish.
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H. T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW SEPT. 13, 1915. HEARST SELIG PICTURES. 10 min. Some good news pictures, up to the usual average. PIELERT & SCOFIELD. 12 min. Man and woman in a comedy juggling act. Man does a good routine of tricks and the woman introduces a lot of lively chatter which got some laughs. Act was very well liked and made a satisfactory opener. WILLIAMS & SEGAL. 10 min. Man and woman, neatly dressed, in a dancing act doing single and double numbers. A pair of fair steppers and got a fair amount of applause. APOLLO QUARTETTE. 21 min. This is Philadelphia's most famous musical organization composed of two men and two women who are very popular in local musical circles. Their act called "A Song at Twilight" is a musicale of six numbers, including solos and ensembles, all familiar. The singing is excellent and the act makes a very high-class number of its kind. CLAUDE GOLDEN. 18 min. The Australian card expert doing the same routine of tricks that he did last season. Injects a liberal amount of comedy and secured good laughs. Finished strong. HERMINE SHONE & CO. 24 min. "The Last of the Quakers." This is a new one-act comedy by Edgar Allan Woolf and as the name implies, is a Quaker sketch with some excellent comedy lines and a sentimental finish. The sketch is very well played and secured a liberal amount of laughs. Finished to a good hand. OTA GYGI. 11 min. A Spanish violinist. A very good musician. Plays a repertoire of high-class music which was warmly received. "SAFETY FIRST." 33 min. This is a musical revue with Sophye Barnard and Lou Anger, both of whom have played vaudeville as singles. It is a burlesque on the moving picture craze and a new idea. This is only its second week and there is much to be done with it before it reaches perfection. There is some good comedy lines and catchy music and it has been elaborately costumed. Miss Barnard's voice is shown to advantage and when the numbers are perfect they should go a great way to building up the act to an acceptable tabloid musical offering. MULLEN & COOGAN. 11 min. In "Odd Nonsense." This is a real "nut" act, the boys handling a lot of foolishness and talk all the way through and getting away with it in great shape. They kept the laughs going solidly and finished to a good hand. FOUR READINGS. 7 min. Four men in a very showy acrobatic number in which hand stands and sensational leaping tricks are featured. It is attractively dressed and made an excellent closing number. GENERAL REMARKS. With an excellent variety of acts the bill formed first rate entertainment. Plenty of music and comedy were liberally distributed and the bill ran on an even balance from start to finish. CUT "SAFETY FIRST." Expression "My God."