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

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H. T. JORDAN    PHILADELPHIA SHOW    DEC. 27, 1915.
HEARST SELIG PICTURES. 12 min. A pleasing selection of pictures.
MYRL & DELMAR. 8 min. Two men in a picturesque and very showy gymnastic number, doing a routine on elevated bar and rope. A very pleasing opener.
HOLMES & BUCHANAN. 13 min. Man and woman in a high-class musical, act, consisting of piano and vocal music, featuring a travesty on old time songs. Good voices and the act was very well liked.
MR. & MRS. GORDON WILDE. 13 min. Shadowgraphists. A really wonderful exhibition of pictures thrown on a screen with hands. The man secures some wonderful silhouette likenesses of well known celebrities and some comedy pictures which kept the audience applauding and highly amused. The best act of its kind we have seen.
MABEL BERRA. 14 min. A very excellent offering for lovers of high-class vocal music. Sang five numbers, all operatic except one, a semi-comedy number, and scored with each. Made three changes of costume, wearing some handsome gowns. She was much appreciated and finished to a strong hand.
"PASSION PLAY OF WASHINGTON SQUARE." 17 min. A sketch played by five people including Alma Tell in the principal role. It is a splendidly written play around an entirely new theme with a surprise finish. There is plenty of comedy lines which kept the audience amused and the finish is so cleverly concealed as to keep these in front in doubt right up to the finish. It held close attention and was liberally applauded. This was Alma Tell's first appearance in the principal role and she gave a very excellent performance.
BEATRICE HERFORD. 23 min. Society's exclusive entertainer. She did three numbers, all of them different from what she presented the last time she was here, each of them rendered in her inimitable style and scoring a solid hit. At the finish, the audience applauded her for several minutes.
BANCROFT & BROSKE. 20 min. This man and woman gained a lot of popularity in the principal roles of "Oh! Oh! Delphine." Their vaudeville offering consists of popular songs. They sang several numbers and Bancroft introduced a recitation. They have a classy act and were very well received. As an encore bit, they did an old-fashioned cakewalk in costume which brought them additional reward.
HOEY & LEE. 14 min. They have a new line of talk which they deliver under the title of "A Nominee." It is all new and the majority of it drew laughs. They finished as usual with several parodies to a good hand.
KERVILLE FAMILY. 10 min. A new novelty consisting of trick billiard-ball shooting, juggling, cycling and roller skating. Entirely different from anything vaudeville has ever shown before and therefore held strict attention and was liberally applauded.
GENERAL REMARKS. For a holiday week bill, this show came up to expectations, having plenty of laughs, music, novelty and several new acts which pleased a capacity audience on the first show.
CUTS
HOEY & LEE. Word "hell."

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H. T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW DEC. 27, 1915. HEARST SELIG PICTURES. 12 min. A pleasing selection of pictures. MYRL & DELMAR. 8 min. Two men in a picturesque and very showy gymnastic number, doing a routine on elevated bar and rope. A very pleasing opener. HOLMES & BUCHANAN. 13 min. Man and woman in a high-class musical, act, consisting of piano and vocal music, featuring a travesty on old time songs. Good voices and the act was very well liked. MR. & MRS. GORDON WILDE. 13 min. Shadowgraphists. A really wonderful exhibition of pictures thrown on a screen with hands. The man secures some wonderful silhouette likenesses of well known celebrities and some comedy pictures which kept the audience applauding and highly amused. The best act of its kind we have seen. MABEL BERRA. 14 min. A very excellent offering for lovers of high-class vocal music. Sang five numbers, all operatic except one, a semi-comedy number, and scored with each. Made three changes of costume, wearing some handsome gowns. She was much appreciated and finished to a strong hand. "PASSION PLAY OF WASHINGTON SQUARE." 17 min. A sketch played by five people including Alma Tell in the principal role. It is a splendidly written play around an entirely new theme with a surprise finish. There is plenty of comedy lines which kept the audience amused and the finish is so cleverly concealed as to keep these in front in doubt right up to the finish. It held close attention and was liberally applauded. This was Alma Tell's first appearance in the principal role and she gave a very excellent performance. BEATRICE HERFORD. 23 min. Society's exclusive entertainer. She did three numbers, all of them different from what she presented the last time she was here, each of them rendered in her inimitable style and scoring a solid hit. At the finish, the audience applauded her for several minutes. BANCROFT & BROSKE. 20 min. This man and woman gained a lot of popularity in the principal roles of "Oh! Oh! Delphine." Their vaudeville offering consists of popular songs. They sang several numbers and Bancroft introduced a recitation. They have a classy act and were very well received. As an encore bit, they did an old-fashioned cakewalk in costume which brought them additional reward. HOEY & LEE. 14 min. They have a new line of talk which they deliver under the title of "A Nominee." It is all new and the majority of it drew laughs. They finished as usual with several parodies to a good hand. KERVILLE FAMILY. 10 min. A new novelty consisting of trick billiard-ball shooting, juggling, cycling and roller skating. Entirely different from anything vaudeville has ever shown before and therefore held strict attention and was liberally applauded. GENERAL REMARKS. For a holiday week bill, this show came up to expectations, having plenty of laughs, music, novelty and several new acts which pleased a capacity audience on the first show. CUTS HOEY & LEE. Word "hell."