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Managers' report book, July 4, 1915-November 13, 1916
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H. T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW APRIL 3, 1916. SELIG TRIBUNE. 14 min. Fairly good selection of pictures. CALIFORNIA ORANGE PACKERS. 8 min. Five persons are concerned in this act, three women and two men. One of the women acts as lecturer. It is a novelty, unusual and interesting and furnished a good opening act. WARREN & TEMPLETON. 12 min. Two boys in a very good comedy dancing act. Both are good eccentric dancers and get some comedy out of the little talk and a song one of them uses. Act went well all the way through and finished to a good hand. "TANGO SHOES." 21 min. Three men and two women in a big comedy dancing number. A lecturer invites a committee from the audience to wear the tango shoes to make them dance and the dancers are four very old persons and one extra large woman, and the dancing contest gives the act a finish that kept the audience in a roar of laughter. Closed strong. EDNA SHOWALTER. 11 min. Grand opera primadonna. Sang three numbers, two operatic and one an old time ballad. She has a highly cultured soprano voice and sings with excellent expression. Each of her numbers was well liked but she closed to a rather light hand. MACK & WALKER. 26 min. In "A Pair of Tickets." This is a very cleverly written comedy skit and very well played. Lines are bright and they have two or three catchy songs, all of which got over in good shape. It is presented in classy stage setting and deserves to take a place among the classiest acts of its kind of which vaudeville can boast. There are four persons employed in the offering of this skit. Closed very strong. LADDIE CLIFF. 12 min. Taking the place of Eddie Leonard who was unable to appear, the popular English comedian scored as big a hit as usual. He sang three new songs and did a couple of dances in his usual style and scored an emphatic hit. VALERIE BERGERE & CO. 23 min. In "Little Cherry Blossom." This is a new Japanese comedy with just a little sentiment in it and gives Miss Bergere an excellent opportunity for a delightful bit of character work along the same line that she did in "His Japanese Wife." She is very well supported by a company of five and the sketch registered a solid hit, closing to very warm applause. ELINORE & WILLIAMS. 19 min. They were a great big laugh with about the same line of material used on their last visit. They have freshened it up in spots with some new crossfire comedy and Miss Elinore kept the house in a roar of laughter, the same as she always does. They closed to a big hand. LUCY GILLETT. 10 min. This clever girl juggler held down the closing spot in great shape. Most all of the audience remained to see her act, which is a mark of merit on Monday afternoon here, and her routine of juggling, all or which was executed with remarkable skill for a girl, brought liberal applause. Her act finished strong. GENERAL REMARKS. The absence of Leonard from this bill made no difference in its running so far as quality is concerned. There was a little bit of everything and it was all good, each act scoring strongly. CUT MACK & WALKER: Expression "Lie like h---."
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H. T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW APRIL 3, 1916. SELIG TRIBUNE. 14 min. Fairly good selection of pictures. CALIFORNIA ORANGE PACKERS. 8 min. Five persons are concerned in this act, three women and two men. One of the women acts as lecturer. It is a novelty, unusual and interesting and furnished a good opening act. WARREN & TEMPLETON. 12 min. Two boys in a very good comedy dancing act. Both are good eccentric dancers and get some comedy out of the little talk and a song one of them uses. Act went well all the way through and finished to a good hand. "TANGO SHOES." 21 min. Three men and two women in a big comedy dancing number. A lecturer invites a committee from the audience to wear the tango shoes to make them dance and the dancers are four very old persons and one extra large woman, and the dancing contest gives the act a finish that kept the audience in a roar of laughter. Closed strong. EDNA SHOWALTER. 11 min. Grand opera primadonna. Sang three numbers, two operatic and one an old time ballad. She has a highly cultured soprano voice and sings with excellent expression. Each of her numbers was well liked but she closed to a rather light hand. MACK & WALKER. 26 min. In "A Pair of Tickets." This is a very cleverly written comedy skit and very well played. Lines are bright and they have two or three catchy songs, all of which got over in good shape. It is presented in classy stage setting and deserves to take a place among the classiest acts of its kind of which vaudeville can boast. There are four persons employed in the offering of this skit. Closed very strong. LADDIE CLIFF. 12 min. Taking the place of Eddie Leonard who was unable to appear, the popular English comedian scored as big a hit as usual. He sang three new songs and did a couple of dances in his usual style and scored an emphatic hit. VALERIE BERGERE & CO. 23 min. In "Little Cherry Blossom." This is a new Japanese comedy with just a little sentiment in it and gives Miss Bergere an excellent opportunity for a delightful bit of character work along the same line that she did in "His Japanese Wife." She is very well supported by a company of five and the sketch registered a solid hit, closing to very warm applause. ELINORE & WILLIAMS. 19 min. They were a great big laugh with about the same line of material used on their last visit. They have freshened it up in spots with some new crossfire comedy and Miss Elinore kept the house in a roar of laughter, the same as she always does. They closed to a big hand. LUCY GILLETT. 10 min. This clever girl juggler held down the closing spot in great shape. Most all of the audience remained to see her act, which is a mark of merit on Monday afternoon here, and her routine of juggling, all or which was executed with remarkable skill for a girl, brought liberal applause. Her act finished strong. GENERAL REMARKS. The absence of Leonard from this bill made no difference in its running so far as quality is concerned. There was a little bit of everything and it was all good, each act scoring strongly. CUT MACK & WALKER: Expression "Lie like h---."
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