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Managers' report book, July 4, 1915-November 13, 1916
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H. T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW AUGUST 28, 1916. SELIG TRIBUNE. 14 min. Fair lot of pictures. DARE BROTHERS. 8 min. These two men use a familiar routine of hand balancing and strength tricks, working in the familiar gladiator garb. Did well in the opening position. HARRY ANGER & THE KING SISTERS. 16 min. Two girls and young man, all Philadelphians, in a singing and talking act. This is a newly formed act and is in need of reconstruction. There is too much talk at the opening, but they do well with a comedy song number at the finish. Did fairly well in the second position. THOMAS SWIFT & CO. 16 min. "Me and Mary." Here is a dandy little comedy sketch that came into the bill practically unheralded and went over with a bang. It is light in texture with a lot of comedy and a couple of songs, and finished with a bit of sentiment that is splendidly woven in for a finish. The act got a lot of laughs and then closed to applause that earned several curtains. KERR & WESTON. 9 min. Man and woman in a very good dancing act. They use a couple of songs, but their dancing furnishes the feature, several styles being used and getting over in very good shape. Finished strong. BEATRICE MORELLE'S SEXTETTE. 17 min. The sextette is composed of women including four vocalistes and two instrumentalistes. While the operatic numbers form the greatest portion of their program, they introduced two or three popular ballads. The voices are excellent and blend well in the concert numbers. For a high class act this will suit music lovers, as it is nicely staged and an artistic number that will suit in any bill. Finished to a good hand. RONAIR, WARD & FARRON. 18 min. "Are You Lonesome?" Two men and a girl in a very good singing and talking comedy bit. Open with some snappy chatter and towards the finish work in a lot of material that gets some laughs. For their finish some fine singing is introduced by one of the men. They were very well received and closed to a solid hand of applause. WHITE & CAVANAGH. 17 min. Coming direct from their seven weeks' run at the Palace Theatre and following a lot of dancing on the bill, this couple put over a good sized hit. They did six numbers, nearly all of them entirely different from what we have been having. Both are unusually clever dancers, their act is nicely staged and registered an emphatic hit, being forced to acknowledge several bows. WILLIE WESTON. 19 min. With a lot of good songs, a couple of recitations and some comedy chatter that he handled in splendid shape, he was a big applause hit. In the next-to-closing position, he scored solidly with each number and kept the audience applauding for more. His songs are not only well selected but well sung and this is the best act he has ever done. FIVE IDANIAS. 11 min. This is a very pretty gymnastic novelty, three of the women performing ring tricks on an apparatus held on the shoulders of two other women. This is a foreign act and staged in a pretty and novel manner, making a very attractive picture from the front. Did very well in the closing spot. GENERAL REMARKS. This is a splendid show and played at top speed from start to finish, having plenty of good comedy, singing, lots of novelty, and several big applause hits. CUT RONAIR, WARD & FARRON: Elimination of word "God."
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H. T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW AUGUST 28, 1916. SELIG TRIBUNE. 14 min. Fair lot of pictures. DARE BROTHERS. 8 min. These two men use a familiar routine of hand balancing and strength tricks, working in the familiar gladiator garb. Did well in the opening position. HARRY ANGER & THE KING SISTERS. 16 min. Two girls and young man, all Philadelphians, in a singing and talking act. This is a newly formed act and is in need of reconstruction. There is too much talk at the opening, but they do well with a comedy song number at the finish. Did fairly well in the second position. THOMAS SWIFT & CO. 16 min. "Me and Mary." Here is a dandy little comedy sketch that came into the bill practically unheralded and went over with a bang. It is light in texture with a lot of comedy and a couple of songs, and finished with a bit of sentiment that is splendidly woven in for a finish. The act got a lot of laughs and then closed to applause that earned several curtains. KERR & WESTON. 9 min. Man and woman in a very good dancing act. They use a couple of songs, but their dancing furnishes the feature, several styles being used and getting over in very good shape. Finished strong. BEATRICE MORELLE'S SEXTETTE. 17 min. The sextette is composed of women including four vocalistes and two instrumentalistes. While the operatic numbers form the greatest portion of their program, they introduced two or three popular ballads. The voices are excellent and blend well in the concert numbers. For a high class act this will suit music lovers, as it is nicely staged and an artistic number that will suit in any bill. Finished to a good hand. RONAIR, WARD & FARRON. 18 min. "Are You Lonesome?" Two men and a girl in a very good singing and talking comedy bit. Open with some snappy chatter and towards the finish work in a lot of material that gets some laughs. For their finish some fine singing is introduced by one of the men. They were very well received and closed to a solid hand of applause. WHITE & CAVANAGH. 17 min. Coming direct from their seven weeks' run at the Palace Theatre and following a lot of dancing on the bill, this couple put over a good sized hit. They did six numbers, nearly all of them entirely different from what we have been having. Both are unusually clever dancers, their act is nicely staged and registered an emphatic hit, being forced to acknowledge several bows. WILLIE WESTON. 19 min. With a lot of good songs, a couple of recitations and some comedy chatter that he handled in splendid shape, he was a big applause hit. In the next-to-closing position, he scored solidly with each number and kept the audience applauding for more. His songs are not only well selected but well sung and this is the best act he has ever done. FIVE IDANIAS. 11 min. This is a very pretty gymnastic novelty, three of the women performing ring tricks on an apparatus held on the shoulders of two other women. This is a foreign act and staged in a pretty and novel manner, making a very attractive picture from the front. Did very well in the closing spot. GENERAL REMARKS. This is a splendid show and played at top speed from start to finish, having plenty of good comedy, singing, lots of novelty, and several big applause hits. CUT RONAIR, WARD & FARRON: Elimination of word "God."
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