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Managers' report book, July 4, 1915-November 13, 1916
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HARRY T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW JAN. 17, 1916. SELIG TRIBUNE. Fair selection of pictures. KEIT & DE MONT. 12 min. Two men in a mixture of comedy talk, acrobatics and a bit of dancing. Did very well in this early spot. MIGNON. 12 min. In a series of vocal and dance impersonations of well known stage favorites, she scored strongly. The majority of her numbers are up to date which helped her through to a good sized hit and she closed strong. LYNNE OVERMAN & CO. 23 min. "The Highest Bidder." A very cleverly written domestic comedy with Lynne Overman, the well known Stock Company juvenile, in the principal role. The story covers a new theme and is splendidly played by the three characters concerned. Made an excellent impression and finished to a big hand. FREDERICK V. BOWERS & CO. 22 min. A big scenic song review with five men and a woman supporting Bowers who leads all the numbers. Bits of dancing are introduced by one of the men and the girl. Each song is illustrated with a picturesque setting. The act was a big applause hit. (NOTE. There was a five-minute wait preceding this act, due to the fact that the general impression has been that he opens in one. He neither opens nor closes in one. He requires five minutes to set and two or three minutes to clear.) DE LEON & DAVIES. 15 min. After opening with some comedy talk, a song and a bit of dancing which went very well, they put over a big sized hit with their "Burlesque Movies," a travesty on the moving picture craze which kept the audience in a roar of laughter and took the act off to a big hand of applause. EMMA CARUS. 29 min. Assisted by Noel Stuart. She is doing the same sort of a routine that she did last season with Carl Randall, but the man she is now using is nowhere near the artist that Randal is and therefore the act Miss Carus is doing is far below her old offering. She has some new songs and has changed her routine of talk, both of which helped her to win some applause and she got through with a fair amount of success but not what she should have done as the second important act on the bill. ALLMAN & DODY. 16 min. The latter was formerly of Lewis & Dody. These two men open with comedy talk of fair quality and follow with songs. Both have good voices and finish with a medley of popular numbers which registered one of the big applause hits of the bill. "FOREST FIRE." 27 min. Langdon McCormick's spectacular playlet which has just come to America after a three years' run in London. A typical melodrama with a thrilling story and a wonderful climax in which a forest fire is shown with a locomotive plunging through the blaze. For the lovers of this sort of melodrama, "The Forest Fire" fills every requirement and it held the audience seated right up to the finish after a long show. The act took several curtain calls. GENERAL REMARKS. This is a corking good vaudeville show with an unusual amount of good singing, some good comedy numbers and a great big spectacular melodrama for the closing number. It scored solidly with the audience. CUTS FREDERICK V. BOWERS: Leader speaking to people in audience. EMMA CARUS: Speaking to people in audience
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HARRY T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW JAN. 17, 1916. SELIG TRIBUNE. Fair selection of pictures. KEIT & DE MONT. 12 min. Two men in a mixture of comedy talk, acrobatics and a bit of dancing. Did very well in this early spot. MIGNON. 12 min. In a series of vocal and dance impersonations of well known stage favorites, she scored strongly. The majority of her numbers are up to date which helped her through to a good sized hit and she closed strong. LYNNE OVERMAN & CO. 23 min. "The Highest Bidder." A very cleverly written domestic comedy with Lynne Overman, the well known Stock Company juvenile, in the principal role. The story covers a new theme and is splendidly played by the three characters concerned. Made an excellent impression and finished to a big hand. FREDERICK V. BOWERS & CO. 22 min. A big scenic song review with five men and a woman supporting Bowers who leads all the numbers. Bits of dancing are introduced by one of the men and the girl. Each song is illustrated with a picturesque setting. The act was a big applause hit. (NOTE. There was a five-minute wait preceding this act, due to the fact that the general impression has been that he opens in one. He neither opens nor closes in one. He requires five minutes to set and two or three minutes to clear.) DE LEON & DAVIES. 15 min. After opening with some comedy talk, a song and a bit of dancing which went very well, they put over a big sized hit with their "Burlesque Movies," a travesty on the moving picture craze which kept the audience in a roar of laughter and took the act off to a big hand of applause. EMMA CARUS. 29 min. Assisted by Noel Stuart. She is doing the same sort of a routine that she did last season with Carl Randall, but the man she is now using is nowhere near the artist that Randal is and therefore the act Miss Carus is doing is far below her old offering. She has some new songs and has changed her routine of talk, both of which helped her to win some applause and she got through with a fair amount of success but not what she should have done as the second important act on the bill. ALLMAN & DODY. 16 min. The latter was formerly of Lewis & Dody. These two men open with comedy talk of fair quality and follow with songs. Both have good voices and finish with a medley of popular numbers which registered one of the big applause hits of the bill. "FOREST FIRE." 27 min. Langdon McCormick's spectacular playlet which has just come to America after a three years' run in London. A typical melodrama with a thrilling story and a wonderful climax in which a forest fire is shown with a locomotive plunging through the blaze. For the lovers of this sort of melodrama, "The Forest Fire" fills every requirement and it held the audience seated right up to the finish after a long show. The act took several curtain calls. GENERAL REMARKS. This is a corking good vaudeville show with an unusual amount of good singing, some good comedy numbers and a great big spectacular melodrama for the closing number. It scored solidly with the audience. CUTS FREDERICK V. BOWERS: Leader speaking to people in audience. EMMA CARUS: Speaking to people in audience
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