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C. E. BARNS.
PHILADELPHIA SHOW.
DEC. 13-09.
FIVE MUSICAL MCLARENS. 13 min. F.S. Makes a very good opening act. One good vocaliste and five good instrumentalists. Play brass instruments and violin and the little girl plays the drums. Altogether the act is satisfactory from a musical standpoint as well as presentation of their act. They are all young and their Scotch costumes make quite a hit.
LIGHTNING HOPPER. 11 min. in one. This man is the good all right in his own caricature way and draws very fast. His line of talk is amusing and his caricatures are familiar. Each one of them gets a good hand. Those of President Taft and Hammerstein were especially fine and got big applause.
HARLAN KNIGHT & CO. "The Chalk Line." 25 min. F.S. This is the second time for this sketch here. It is much improved. The stage setting is far better and the business is much more clever. Holds the interest of the audience throughout. Closed strong.
LONG ACRE QUARTETTE. 12 min. in one. this is a crackerjack quartette. They sing with absolute precision, and their solo work is particularly commendable. Sang some new songs that were corkers. Closed very strong and were compelled to give an encore.
GRIGOLATI'S FLYING BALLET. 12 min. in F.S. One of the most beautiful acts in vaudeville. Second time here and more artistic and interesting than ever. The flight of doves certainly is a surprise to everybody who has not seen the act before, and the finish is superb. Constant applause throughout and a strong finish.
MULLEN & CORELLI. 11 min. in one. This act is well known. Comedy is good and the acrobatic work is excellent. Held the spot in A 1 shape.
OTIS HARLAN & CO. "An Accommodating Stranger." 21 min. F.S., cl. in one. Otis Harland is the whole thing in this sketch, as his support is not as strong as could be expected from a man of his reputation. Nevertheless, the act, slender as it was in plot, made fairly good. Harlan is very amusing and sings well. His comedy is amusing and the whistling close in one got a very strong hand. At the salary he is getting, however, and having been billed as the headline feature, it does not seem to be all that we or the audience expected.
ANDY RICE. 15 min. in one. This fellow was a hit, and no mistake. The Hebrew stuff is all new, and although he works absolutely straight, his impersonations are bully. Was compelled to respond to two encores and closed strong.
JUGGLING NORMANS. 8 min. F.S. This is an act after the manner of "The Mowatts, but not in their class--five boys who are exceedingly clever in the Indian club swinging line. Perform the same double, triple and quadruple evolutions that they did before, both standing two and three high. A fair act but too slow for a closer, especially following such a fast act as "The Mowatts" who played here only a short time ago.
KINETOGRAPH. "Magic Cartons." Very amusing French film. "An Eventful Trip." A very good comedy series also.

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94 C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. DEC. 13-09. FIVE MUSICAL MCLARENS. 13 min. F.S. Makes a very good opening act. One good vocaliste and five good instrumentalists. Play brass instruments and violin and the little girl plays the drums. Altogether the act is satisfactory from a musical standpoint as well as presentation of their act. They are all young and their Scotch costumes make quite a hit. LIGHTNING HOPPER. 11 min. in one. This man is the good all right in his own caricature way and draws very fast. His line of talk is amusing and his caricatures are familiar. Each one of them gets a good hand. Those of President Taft and Hammerstein were especially fine and got big applause. HARLAN KNIGHT & CO. "The Chalk Line." 25 min. F.S. This is the second time for this sketch here. It is much improved. The stage setting is far better and the business is much more clever. Holds the interest of the audience throughout. Closed strong. LONG ACRE QUARTETTE. 12 min. in one. this is a crackerjack quartette. They sing with absolute precision, and their solo work is particularly commendable. Sang some new songs that were corkers. Closed very strong and were compelled to give an encore. GRIGOLATI'S FLYING BALLET. 12 min. in F.S. One of the most beautiful acts in vaudeville. Second time here and more artistic and interesting than ever. The flight of doves certainly is a surprise to everybody who has not seen the act before, and the finish is superb. Constant applause throughout and a strong finish. MULLEN & CORELLI. 11 min. in one. This act is well known. Comedy is good and the acrobatic work is excellent. Held the spot in A 1 shape. OTIS HARLAN & CO. "An Accommodating Stranger." 21 min. F.S., cl. in one. Otis Harland is the whole thing in this sketch, as his support is not as strong as could be expected from a man of his reputation. Nevertheless, the act, slender as it was in plot, made fairly good. Harlan is very amusing and sings well. His comedy is amusing and the whistling close in one got a very strong hand. At the salary he is getting, however, and having been billed as the headline feature, it does not seem to be all that we or the audience expected. ANDY RICE. 15 min. in one. This fellow was a hit, and no mistake. The Hebrew stuff is all new, and although he works absolutely straight, his impersonations are bully. Was compelled to respond to two encores and closed strong. JUGGLING NORMANS. 8 min. F.S. This is an act after the manner of "The Mowatts, but not in their class--five boys who are exceedingly clever in the Indian club swinging line. Perform the same double, triple and quadruple evolutions that they did before, both standing two and three high. A fair act but too slow for a closer, especially following such a fast act as "The Mowatts" who played here only a short time ago. KINETOGRAPH. "Magic Cartons." Very amusing French film. "An Eventful Trip." A very good comedy series also.