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

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H. T. JORDAN    PHILADELPHIA SHOW.    JULY 31, 1916.
SELIG TRIBUNE. 13 min. Fair series of pictures.
THE ACT BEAUTIFUL. 12 min. A man and woman appear with a horse and several setter dogs in a series of poses called "The Story of the Hunt." A very pretty act and a good opener. Could have held a better spot on the bill with credit.
BONNER & POWER. 12 min. "Bits of Nonsense." Man and woman in a medley of songs and chatter. Material is only fair and is handled in the same class. Did fairly well but is hardly a big-time number yet.
KENO, KEYS & MELROSE. 11 min. Three men in a comedy acrobatic act that is almost a duplicate of the old Welch, Mealy & Montrose act. They have a good routine of tricks and the comedy goes over with good results. It is an improvement over the old act.
CRAWFORD & BRODERICK. 12 min. Young man and girl in a very snappy singing and talking skit. They have a lot of good comedy talk, well handled, some good songs and finished with a little dancing. Kept the audience laughing and were rewarded with a liberal hand. This has finally arrived as a big time act.
LEON ERROL & CO. 16 min. He is in vaudeville after several seasons as principal comedian and producer of Ziegfeld's "Follies" and is using as his vehicle the Subway scene from last year's show. Errol makes his pantomime drunk a very funny bit but the act is light-waisted in the support given the comedian and while it created some laughter in spots, it got over with only fair results. An acrobatic number used as a finish earned a good hand. Errol never could repeat in this house unless he had something new.
LYDIA BARRY. 25 min. For some reason or other Barry has never made any strong appeal to a Philadelphia audience and while she finished better this afternoon than she has before, she was still far from the hit that she is reputed to be in other cities. In my judgment, the chief reason for this is the length of time it takes her to do a song, as it took her twenty-five minutes this afternoon to do three numbers. Her first number just got by; her second number fared somewhat better, but she scored practically all of her applause in the last five minutes of her vaudeville revue.
TOOTS PAKA & HAWAIIANS. 17 min. Just at this time when Hawaiian music is riding on a wave of popularity, this well known feature cannot fail to fit in on any bill. It added a bright spot to the show, getting a reception, holding close attention and closing to a big hand. The individual music and songs scored solidly.
WILLIAMS & WOLFUS. 26 min. Although no change has been made in this act since the last time it played over the circuit, it is just as big a comedy hit as ever, keeping the audience convulsed from start to finish.
CYCLING BRUNETTES. 9 min. Two men, one comedy and one straight, in a very good bicycle act. They have a good routine of fancy riding and the comedian works is plenty of laughs. Did very well in the closing position.
GENERAL REMARKS. After a four-weeks' run of "Made In Philly," we got back to an all-vaudeville bill this week and with a program that contained plenty of variety, with comedy its principal foundation, furnished a first-class summer vaudeville show.

BONNER & POWER: Elimination of the announcement for a song, "If Husbands are as loyal to their Wives as they are to their Country, God help the Country." Also burlesque melodrama bit.

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H. T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW. JULY 31, 1916. SELIG TRIBUNE. 13 min. Fair series of pictures. THE ACT BEAUTIFUL. 12 min. A man and woman appear with a horse and several setter dogs in a series of poses called "The Story of the Hunt." A very pretty act and a good opener. Could have held a better spot on the bill with credit. BONNER & POWER. 12 min. "Bits of Nonsense." Man and woman in a medley of songs and chatter. Material is only fair and is handled in the same class. Did fairly well but is hardly a big-time number yet. KENO, KEYS & MELROSE. 11 min. Three men in a comedy acrobatic act that is almost a duplicate of the old Welch, Mealy & Montrose act. They have a good routine of tricks and the comedy goes over with good results. It is an improvement over the old act. CRAWFORD & BRODERICK. 12 min. Young man and girl in a very snappy singing and talking skit. They have a lot of good comedy talk, well handled, some good songs and finished with a little dancing. Kept the audience laughing and were rewarded with a liberal hand. This has finally arrived as a big time act. LEON ERROL & CO. 16 min. He is in vaudeville after several seasons as principal comedian and producer of Ziegfeld's "Follies" and is using as his vehicle the Subway scene from last year's show. Errol makes his pantomime drunk a very funny bit but the act is light-waisted in the support given the comedian and while it created some laughter in spots, it got over with only fair results. An acrobatic number used as a finish earned a good hand. Errol never could repeat in this house unless he had something new. LYDIA BARRY. 25 min. For some reason or other Barry has never made any strong appeal to a Philadelphia audience and while she finished better this afternoon than she has before, she was still far from the hit that she is reputed to be in other cities. In my judgment, the chief reason for this is the length of time it takes her to do a song, as it took her twenty-five minutes this afternoon to do three numbers. Her first number just got by; her second number fared somewhat better, but she scored practically all of her applause in the last five minutes of her vaudeville revue. TOOTS PAKA & HAWAIIANS. 17 min. Just at this time when Hawaiian music is riding on a wave of popularity, this well known feature cannot fail to fit in on any bill. It added a bright spot to the show, getting a reception, holding close attention and closing to a big hand. The individual music and songs scored solidly. WILLIAMS & WOLFUS. 26 min. Although no change has been made in this act since the last time it played over the circuit, it is just as big a comedy hit as ever, keeping the audience convulsed from start to finish. CYCLING BRUNETTES. 9 min. Two men, one comedy and one straight, in a very good bicycle act. They have a good routine of fancy riding and the comedian works is plenty of laughs. Did very well in the closing position. GENERAL REMARKS. After a four-weeks' run of "Made In Philly," we got back to an all-vaudeville bill this week and with a program that contained plenty of variety, with comedy its principal foundation, furnished a first-class summer vaudeville show. BONNER & POWER: Elimination of the announcement for a song, "If Husbands are as loyal to their Wives as they are to their Country, God help the Country." Also burlesque melodrama bit.