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

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H. T. JORDAN    PHILADELPHIA SHOW     JAN. 3, 1916.
PICTURES. The first showing of the Selig-Tribune series furnished a very good average of pictures. (14)
WHEELER TRIO. 8 min. Three men working in street clothes doing a routine of clever acrobatics and hand-to-hand stunts with a little  comedy mixed in. Good opener.
ALEXANDER KIDS. 15 min. With a change of songs and repeating their dances, these children were a big laughing and applause hit. They are using a third child for a singing number and a Charlie Chaplin bit that was a tremendous hit.
OLIVER & OLP. 12 min. A very pretty playlet oddly constructed along semi-sentimental lines and carrying a pretty story of romance in the suburbs which is nicely handled by the two principals. Was given the strictest attention and rewarded with a liberal hand of applause at the finish.
BEATRICE HERFORD. 21 min. This was her second successive week and with a change of stories she was just as big a hit as on her first week, finishing to a big hand after doing three numbers.
LEONARD GAUTIER'S ANIMATED TOYSHOP. 17 min. Undoubtedly one of the best novelty animal acts ever seen on any stage. four ponies and four dogs are used, the animals posing as toys at the opening and finishing in a routine of familiar circus stunts. Two men present the act, one straight and one in comedy makeup. The act has a great deal of novelty to it and scored a tremendous applause hit.
MANUEL QUIROGA. 19 min. Truly a wonderful musician, probably the greatest that has been heard in vaudeville. Plays the highest class of selections with no stage mannerisms or other false appeals, scoring on his merit as a musician alone. He is accompanied by a woman at the piano. Each of his numbers was received with strong applause and at the finish he was accorded an ovation.
PHYLLIS NEILSON-TERRY. 23 min. This famous young English actress scored a double triumph as a vaudeville headliner. She first sang "Alice Ben Bolt" from "Trilby," then proved herself the possessor of a coloratura soprano voice of excellent quality, then in two scenes from "Romeo and Juliet," she held the house at the closest attention and finished the famous potion scene from "Romeo and Juliet" to a riot of applause. She was an unmistakable big hit.
DONAHUE & STEWART. 17 min. Their comedy and eccentric dancing put over a good sized hit in the next-to-closing position, a big hand of applause being their reward at the finish.
LEON & CO. 19 min. A very showy magical act featuring several excellent illusions and levitation tricks in addition to the big number, "Fire and Water." A good showman with a good act which held the audience seated better than anything we have had in many weeks.
GENERAL REMARKS. A very classy show with a lot of new faces and new features, plenty of variety, music and novelty. Made a splendid impression and held a capacity audience seated right up to the final curtain.

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H. T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW JAN. 3, 1916. PICTURES. The first showing of the Selig-Tribune series furnished a very good average of pictures. (14) WHEELER TRIO. 8 min. Three men working in street clothes doing a routine of clever acrobatics and hand-to-hand stunts with a little comedy mixed in. Good opener. ALEXANDER KIDS. 15 min. With a change of songs and repeating their dances, these children were a big laughing and applause hit. They are using a third child for a singing number and a Charlie Chaplin bit that was a tremendous hit. OLIVER & OLP. 12 min. A very pretty playlet oddly constructed along semi-sentimental lines and carrying a pretty story of romance in the suburbs which is nicely handled by the two principals. Was given the strictest attention and rewarded with a liberal hand of applause at the finish. BEATRICE HERFORD. 21 min. This was her second successive week and with a change of stories she was just as big a hit as on her first week, finishing to a big hand after doing three numbers. LEONARD GAUTIER'S ANIMATED TOYSHOP. 17 min. Undoubtedly one of the best novelty animal acts ever seen on any stage. four ponies and four dogs are used, the animals posing as toys at the opening and finishing in a routine of familiar circus stunts. Two men present the act, one straight and one in comedy makeup. The act has a great deal of novelty to it and scored a tremendous applause hit. MANUEL QUIROGA. 19 min. Truly a wonderful musician, probably the greatest that has been heard in vaudeville. Plays the highest class of selections with no stage mannerisms or other false appeals, scoring on his merit as a musician alone. He is accompanied by a woman at the piano. Each of his numbers was received with strong applause and at the finish he was accorded an ovation. PHYLLIS NEILSON-TERRY. 23 min. This famous young English actress scored a double triumph as a vaudeville headliner. She first sang "Alice Ben Bolt" from "Trilby," then proved herself the possessor of a coloratura soprano voice of excellent quality, then in two scenes from "Romeo and Juliet," she held the house at the closest attention and finished the famous potion scene from "Romeo and Juliet" to a riot of applause. She was an unmistakable big hit. DONAHUE & STEWART. 17 min. Their comedy and eccentric dancing put over a good sized hit in the next-to-closing position, a big hand of applause being their reward at the finish. LEON & CO. 19 min. A very showy magical act featuring several excellent illusions and levitation tricks in addition to the big number, "Fire and Water." A good showman with a good act which held the audience seated better than anything we have had in many weeks. GENERAL REMARKS. A very classy show with a lot of new faces and new features, plenty of variety, music and novelty. Made a splendid impression and held a capacity audience seated right up to the final curtain.