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

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PHILADELPHIA SHOW   JULY 3, 1916.
SELIG TRIBUNE PICTURES. 11 min. A fair lot of pictures including some very good military scenes.
SIXTEEN NAVASSAR GIRLS. 21 min. This orchestra was here only three weeks ago and was brought back as a special feature for our Summer Revue. In the opening position on the bill they gave the show a great start. Their program was liberally applauded.
QUINN & LAFFERTY. 12 min. A boy and a girl in a series of dances using a Charlie Chaplin comedy number for a finish. This is a local act but it got over on its merits, finishing to a good hand.
WILLIAM WHITNEY & CO. 20 min. The three persons concerned in the presentation of the English comedy sketch, "Vittles," were all members of "The Little Theatre" Company in this city which had quite a following. The sketch is talky but serves its purpose in introducing people who are well known locally and therefore fitted into the bill in a satisfactory manner.
BELLCLAIRE BROS. 7 min. Although the running time of their regular act was cut down and their biggest trick eliminated, these boys put over a big hit with their hand-to-hand balancing.
CAITS BROS. 11 min. Two young men in a very good dancing novelty. They have a unique way of starting their act with some comedy talk with a stage hand which brought big laughs and they finished with some very clever stepping. They were rewarded with big applause.
"MADE IN PHILLY." 1 hour and Twenty-Three Minutes. (As Mr. Jordan is the producer of this summer show, he declined to pass an opinion on it. I am giving an unbiased criticism of it, paying no attention to the fact that it is a B. F. Keith Theatre production.)
Nothing that Philadelphia has ever attempted in the production line for Vaudeville has equalled "Made In Philly." It was written, produced, staged and presented by Philadelphians, therefore, supporting the title in every respect. At the very first performance it was a tremendous hit. Not one moment in one hour and twenty-three minutes did the audience stop laughing or applauding, or did it let down in enthusiasm. While the basis of the story is militarism, no attempt was made to put it over through the use of "Spirit of '76" pyrotechnics. It was one big jubilee of comedy and song from start to finish and the biggest hit in the musical comedy line that Keith's Theatre has ever had. It is so good that it could go on the road with a few changes and do as well as it did here. It looks like an all-summer run for "Made In Philly."  G.N. Young

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PHILADELPHIA SHOW JULY 3, 1916. SELIG TRIBUNE PICTURES. 11 min. A fair lot of pictures including some very good military scenes. SIXTEEN NAVASSAR GIRLS. 21 min. This orchestra was here only three weeks ago and was brought back as a special feature for our Summer Revue. In the opening position on the bill they gave the show a great start. Their program was liberally applauded. QUINN & LAFFERTY. 12 min. A boy and a girl in a series of dances using a Charlie Chaplin comedy number for a finish. This is a local act but it got over on its merits, finishing to a good hand. WILLIAM WHITNEY & CO. 20 min. The three persons concerned in the presentation of the English comedy sketch, "Vittles," were all members of "The Little Theatre" Company in this city which had quite a following. The sketch is talky but serves its purpose in introducing people who are well known locally and therefore fitted into the bill in a satisfactory manner. BELLCLAIRE BROS. 7 min. Although the running time of their regular act was cut down and their biggest trick eliminated, these boys put over a big hit with their hand-to-hand balancing. CAITS BROS. 11 min. Two young men in a very good dancing novelty. They have a unique way of starting their act with some comedy talk with a stage hand which brought big laughs and they finished with some very clever stepping. They were rewarded with big applause. "MADE IN PHILLY." 1 hour and Twenty-Three Minutes. (As Mr. Jordan is the producer of this summer show, he declined to pass an opinion on it. I am giving an unbiased criticism of it, paying no attention to the fact that it is a B. F. Keith Theatre production.) Nothing that Philadelphia has ever attempted in the production line for Vaudeville has equalled "Made In Philly." It was written, produced, staged and presented by Philadelphians, therefore, supporting the title in every respect. At the very first performance it was a tremendous hit. Not one moment in one hour and twenty-three minutes did the audience stop laughing or applauding, or did it let down in enthusiasm. While the basis of the story is militarism, no attempt was made to put it over through the use of "Spirit of '76" pyrotechnics. It was one big jubilee of comedy and song from start to finish and the biggest hit in the musical comedy line that Keith's Theatre has ever had. It is so good that it could go on the road with a few changes and do as well as it did here. It looks like an all-summer run for "Made In Philly." G.N. Young