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

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H. T. JORDAN    PHILADELPHIA SHOW    APRIL 17, 1916.
HEARST SELIG PICTURES. 13 min. Just a fair lot of pictures.
RICE, ELMER & TOM. 7 min. Three men in a comedy bar act. Have an ordinary routine on the triple horizontal bars. Fairly good opener.
NEWBOLD & GRIBBIN. 18 min. Man and woman formerly of musical comedy in a series of songs, mostly selections from opera. Two comedy numbers and some imitations by the man are introduced, getting good results. Act was well liked.
KAJIYAMA. 19 min. The ambidextrous writing marvel. A very interesting and educational novelty in the art of trick penmanship. Holds close attention of the audience. He has one new specimen since his last visit and was very well received.
CORBETT, SHEPARD & DONOVAN. 13 min. Three men attired in evening dress, one of them at the piano. Songs are of the popular variety and are sung in a way that catches the audience. It is a cabaret act along dressy lines and was very well liked, finishing to a round of applause that kept up for several minutes.
MARY SHAW & CO. 27 min. In "The Dickey Bird." This sketch which was formerly used as a curtain-raiser is an excellent one-act vehicle and Miss Shaw is an actress from the legitimate stage who has gained considerable prominence for her portrayal of Ibsen roles. The playlet makes an excellent comedy vehicle for vaudeville and is splendidly presented by the four persons employed. It gained many laughs and finished to a very good hand.
BELLE BAKER. 15 min. With six songs, all of them new, she registered a great big applause hit. All her numbers are character comedy except one and each was received with applause. She was forced to respond with an encore and several bows.
AMELIA STONE & ARMAND KALISZ. In "Ma'mzelle Caprice." 19 min. This well known couple have a new vehicle this season and it is the best they have ever offered. It is a very cleverly written operetta carrying a light but interesting story during which several catchy song numbers and a bit of dancing are introduced. The excellent playing of the two principals adds to its value and the act scored an unmistakable hit.
HUSSEY & BOYLE. 19 min. These boys were the same big hit they have always been here, getting a big reception and keeping the laughs going from start to finish. They have changed their act very little but put over a tremendous hit.
HOWARD'S PONIES. 16 min. A very pretty dog and pony circus shown by a man and woman with four ponies and five dogs. The animals are well trained and in the closing position, the act did very well.
GENERAL REMARKS. This is an unusually good show for Holy Week, well balanced all the way through and with plenty of comedy, singing and a couple of really classy numbers to hold it up.
CUTS
MARY SHAW & CO. Use of the word "damn."
HUSSEY & BOYLE. The line "Bed alive."

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H. T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW APRIL 17, 1916. HEARST SELIG PICTURES. 13 min. Just a fair lot of pictures. RICE, ELMER & TOM. 7 min. Three men in a comedy bar act. Have an ordinary routine on the triple horizontal bars. Fairly good opener. NEWBOLD & GRIBBIN. 18 min. Man and woman formerly of musical comedy in a series of songs, mostly selections from opera. Two comedy numbers and some imitations by the man are introduced, getting good results. Act was well liked. KAJIYAMA. 19 min. The ambidextrous writing marvel. A very interesting and educational novelty in the art of trick penmanship. Holds close attention of the audience. He has one new specimen since his last visit and was very well received. CORBETT, SHEPARD & DONOVAN. 13 min. Three men attired in evening dress, one of them at the piano. Songs are of the popular variety and are sung in a way that catches the audience. It is a cabaret act along dressy lines and was very well liked, finishing to a round of applause that kept up for several minutes. MARY SHAW & CO. 27 min. In "The Dickey Bird." This sketch which was formerly used as a curtain-raiser is an excellent one-act vehicle and Miss Shaw is an actress from the legitimate stage who has gained considerable prominence for her portrayal of Ibsen roles. The playlet makes an excellent comedy vehicle for vaudeville and is splendidly presented by the four persons employed. It gained many laughs and finished to a very good hand. BELLE BAKER. 15 min. With six songs, all of them new, she registered a great big applause hit. All her numbers are character comedy except one and each was received with applause. She was forced to respond with an encore and several bows. AMELIA STONE & ARMAND KALISZ. In "Ma'mzelle Caprice." 19 min. This well known couple have a new vehicle this season and it is the best they have ever offered. It is a very cleverly written operetta carrying a light but interesting story during which several catchy song numbers and a bit of dancing are introduced. The excellent playing of the two principals adds to its value and the act scored an unmistakable hit. HUSSEY & BOYLE. 19 min. These boys were the same big hit they have always been here, getting a big reception and keeping the laughs going from start to finish. They have changed their act very little but put over a tremendous hit. HOWARD'S PONIES. 16 min. A very pretty dog and pony circus shown by a man and woman with four ponies and five dogs. The animals are well trained and in the closing position, the act did very well. GENERAL REMARKS. This is an unusually good show for Holy Week, well balanced all the way through and with plenty of comedy, singing and a couple of really classy numbers to hold it up. CUTS MARY SHAW & CO. Use of the word "damn." HUSSEY & BOYLE. The line "Bed alive."