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Managers' report book, July 4, 1915-November 13, 1916
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H. T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW OCT. 11, 1915. HEARST SELIG PICTURES. 11 min. Usual series, without anything of special interest. FRED & ADELE ASTAIRE. 12 min. Neat appearing boy and girl in modern dances interspersed with some songs, both with the orchestra and with their own piano accompaniment. Neat act that opened the show acceptably. ALBERT G. CUTLER. 9 min. This man has a very good personality and his clever billiard shots interspersed with patter pleased all the way through. Audience seemed very much interested in the exhibition and gave him a good hand at the finish. WEBB & BURNS. 14 min. Italian minstrels. Got quite a few laughs for their comedy, although they scored much stronger with their songs, playing their own accompaniment on guitars. AL. GOLEM TROUPE. 23 min. Here is a tremendous flash that fails to get much. While the act is speeded up since they first opened at the Palace, it still lacks much of being worth the money. While a few of the tricks received a good hand, during the greater part of the act the Troupe made much more noise than the audience. At the finish they were rewarded with only a scant hand. In the cream spot on the bill, they were a great disappointment to me as they failed to score anything. Compared with American acts like the Four Londons of last week, they run a poor third. VANDERBILT & MOORE. 14 min. Miss Vanderbilt shows a wonderful improvement as an artist since the last time she played here and back with that clever comedian, George Moore, they presented a sure-fire number consisting mainly of songs interspersed with good dancing and clever patter. Very much liked this afternoon. CHARLEY GRAPEWIN & CO. Presenting the little farce comedy, "Poughkeepsie." 14 min. Grapewin has introduced many new laughs since he first tried this act out here two years ago and now has a sure-fire comedy vehicle. Kept the audience in a roar for the fourteen minutes of which he was on. Received an advance hand and a strong close. RYAN & TIERNEY. 13 min. These two boys in a hard spot did nicely. Have a number of new songs which they put over well. Will do much better during the week, as they went on just after the audience had been told that the Phillies had lost their baseball game and found them in the dumps. GILBERT & SULLIVAN REVUE. 42 min. With the change of two principals, this is the same act that played Providence week before last. The act is to be commended for its scenery investiture, costuming and singing choruses. The work of the principals was satisfactory and take it all in all, it can be rated as a good act. Were unfortunate in coming on very late this afternoon, but at that secured applause on the majority of their numbers and apparently were well liked. GENERAL REMARKS. Owing to the reading of the baseball returns between the acts and the consequence slowing up of the whole show, it did not play as it will later during the week. Tonight, with certain changes and eliminations, should round out a satisfactory bill. CUTS CHARLEY GRAPEWIN: Expressions "What the h---;" "She's laying an egg on the kitchen table. RYAN & TIERNEY: Expression in song, "Beatrice for God's sake." SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE At the night show, the Al. Golem Company cut four minutes out, playing the entire act in nineteen minutes and gave a much more satisfactory performance than in the afternoon.
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H. T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW OCT. 11, 1915. HEARST SELIG PICTURES. 11 min. Usual series, without anything of special interest. FRED & ADELE ASTAIRE. 12 min. Neat appearing boy and girl in modern dances interspersed with some songs, both with the orchestra and with their own piano accompaniment. Neat act that opened the show acceptably. ALBERT G. CUTLER. 9 min. This man has a very good personality and his clever billiard shots interspersed with patter pleased all the way through. Audience seemed very much interested in the exhibition and gave him a good hand at the finish. WEBB & BURNS. 14 min. Italian minstrels. Got quite a few laughs for their comedy, although they scored much stronger with their songs, playing their own accompaniment on guitars. AL. GOLEM TROUPE. 23 min. Here is a tremendous flash that fails to get much. While the act is speeded up since they first opened at the Palace, it still lacks much of being worth the money. While a few of the tricks received a good hand, during the greater part of the act the Troupe made much more noise than the audience. At the finish they were rewarded with only a scant hand. In the cream spot on the bill, they were a great disappointment to me as they failed to score anything. Compared with American acts like the Four Londons of last week, they run a poor third. VANDERBILT & MOORE. 14 min. Miss Vanderbilt shows a wonderful improvement as an artist since the last time she played here and back with that clever comedian, George Moore, they presented a sure-fire number consisting mainly of songs interspersed with good dancing and clever patter. Very much liked this afternoon. CHARLEY GRAPEWIN & CO. Presenting the little farce comedy, "Poughkeepsie." 14 min. Grapewin has introduced many new laughs since he first tried this act out here two years ago and now has a sure-fire comedy vehicle. Kept the audience in a roar for the fourteen minutes of which he was on. Received an advance hand and a strong close. RYAN & TIERNEY. 13 min. These two boys in a hard spot did nicely. Have a number of new songs which they put over well. Will do much better during the week, as they went on just after the audience had been told that the Phillies had lost their baseball game and found them in the dumps. GILBERT & SULLIVAN REVUE. 42 min. With the change of two principals, this is the same act that played Providence week before last. The act is to be commended for its scenery investiture, costuming and singing choruses. The work of the principals was satisfactory and take it all in all, it can be rated as a good act. Were unfortunate in coming on very late this afternoon, but at that secured applause on the majority of their numbers and apparently were well liked. GENERAL REMARKS. Owing to the reading of the baseball returns between the acts and the consequence slowing up of the whole show, it did not play as it will later during the week. Tonight, with certain changes and eliminations, should round out a satisfactory bill. CUTS CHARLEY GRAPEWIN: Expressions "What the h---;" "She's laying an egg on the kitchen table. RYAN & TIERNEY: Expression in song, "Beatrice for God's sake." SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE At the night show, the Al. Golem Company cut four minutes out, playing the entire act in nineteen minutes and gave a much more satisfactory performance than in the afternoon.
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