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Managers' report book, November 13, 1916-January 21, 1918

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H. T. JORDAN    PHILADELPHIA SHOW    NOV. 27, 1916.
SELIG TRIBUNE. 11 min. Fair.
TERADA BROS. 9 min. Japanese perch act. A very pretty novelty. One of the men does some excellent foot juggling at the top of the perch. Nicely staged and furnished a good opener.
DOROTHY GRANVILLE. 16 min. "Types of Women." Sang three songs accompanied by Austin Mack at the piano. Her program is about the same as it has been for the past year and she went fairly well in this position.
J. C. NUGENT & CO. "The Squarer." 26 min. This is one of his own sketches which he has played for several seasons. It is a well written vehicle, blending comedy and sentiment with excellent effect. It was well played and very well received.
PILCER & DOUGLAS. 21 min. With a mixture of songs, dances and some comedy, finishing with a burlesque imitation of Harry Pilcer & Gaby Deslys, they got over in good shape. Their dances are very well done and a feature of the offering is an elaborate display of gowns. Closed to a good hand.
MORTON & MOORE. These boys kept the house in a roar of laughter with their "nut" comedy and their burlesque business. Act unchanged since last time here but they got just as many laughs as ever, finishing to a big hand. (24 min.)
BEATRICE HERFORD. 12 min. This is the second week for this clever artiste and with an entirely new series of her inimitable stories, she was a big applause hit.
DOROTHY JARDON. 22 min. Arrayed in a wonderful display of costumes, probably the showiest any artiste has ever worn on our stage, and with an attractive program of song numbers, she was a tremendous applause hit. She sang five songs including an encore which she was compelled to give after several curtains. Mr. Jarnigan at the piano also won favor. The act was a great big hit.
LEW DOCKSTADER. 21 min. He is doing a new monologue called "The Political Boss," a change in makeup and material from that offered last year. He has a lot of good stuff, some of it dealing with the recent campaign and was a laughing and applause hit.
4 HOLLOWAYS. 15 min. A very good and showy wire act but dragged out too long. They have a good routine of tricks and did very well in the opening position.
GENERAL REMARKS. With Dorothy Jardon substituted for Nora Bayes as the headliner, the show reached a high average of entertainment and was an applause winner. Miss Jardon was a tremendous hit and was surrounded with a well-balanced bill. The fault that stood out in this show was one that has become prevalent this season; that is the desire of the artist to consume entirely too much time. With Mr. Nugent doing 26 minutes, Mr. Dockstader 21, Morton & Moore 24 and a sight act, the Four Holloways, 17, we needed very little else in the show. Practically every act on the bill was asked to shorten their act in order to get a faster playing show.

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H. T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW NOV. 27, 1916. SELIG TRIBUNE. 11 min. Fair. TERADA BROS. 9 min. Japanese perch act. A very pretty novelty. One of the men does some excellent foot juggling at the top of the perch. Nicely staged and furnished a good opener. DOROTHY GRANVILLE. 16 min. "Types of Women." Sang three songs accompanied by Austin Mack at the piano. Her program is about the same as it has been for the past year and she went fairly well in this position. J. C. NUGENT & CO. "The Squarer." 26 min. This is one of his own sketches which he has played for several seasons. It is a well written vehicle, blending comedy and sentiment with excellent effect. It was well played and very well received. PILCER & DOUGLAS. 21 min. With a mixture of songs, dances and some comedy, finishing with a burlesque imitation of Harry Pilcer & Gaby Deslys, they got over in good shape. Their dances are very well done and a feature of the offering is an elaborate display of gowns. Closed to a good hand. MORTON & MOORE. These boys kept the house in a roar of laughter with their "nut" comedy and their burlesque business. Act unchanged since last time here but they got just as many laughs as ever, finishing to a big hand. (24 min.) BEATRICE HERFORD. 12 min. This is the second week for this clever artiste and with an entirely new series of her inimitable stories, she was a big applause hit. DOROTHY JARDON. 22 min. Arrayed in a wonderful display of costumes, probably the showiest any artiste has ever worn on our stage, and with an attractive program of song numbers, she was a tremendous applause hit. She sang five songs including an encore which she was compelled to give after several curtains. Mr. Jarnigan at the piano also won favor. The act was a great big hit. LEW DOCKSTADER. 21 min. He is doing a new monologue called "The Political Boss," a change in makeup and material from that offered last year. He has a lot of good stuff, some of it dealing with the recent campaign and was a laughing and applause hit. 4 HOLLOWAYS. 15 min. A very good and showy wire act but dragged out too long. They have a good routine of tricks and did very well in the opening position. GENERAL REMARKS. With Dorothy Jardon substituted for Nora Bayes as the headliner, the show reached a high average of entertainment and was an applause winner. Miss Jardon was a tremendous hit and was surrounded with a well-balanced bill. The fault that stood out in this show was one that has become prevalent this season; that is the desire of the artist to consume entirely too much time. With Mr. Nugent doing 26 minutes, Mr. Dockstader 21, Morton & Moore 24 and a sight act, the Four Holloways, 17, we needed very little else in the show. Practically every act on the bill was asked to shorten their act in order to get a faster playing show.