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C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. MARCH 24, 1913.
HANDERS & MELLISS. 10 min. in one. These fellows have the merit of working hard to please their audience and have an act that makes a fairly good opener with a little piano-playing and some eccentric and acrobatic dancing. Both work straight. Fairly strong hand at the close.
BRADSHAW BROS. 9 min. F.S. Both men work eccentric. One is a French knockabout comedian, the other a scarecrow. Use two chairs, long table and mat. Do some extraordinary contortion work, the comedy element being the best feature of the act. Laughter and applause throughout and closed very well.
PAULINE MORAN. 12 min in one. Miss Moran has a strong voice and comical facial expressions. Sang five songs, all of which went over in good shape with plenty of applause, particularly the parodies at the finish.
WILLIAM H. THOMPSON & CO. 24 min. F.S. "An Object Lesson." Advance applause for Mr. Thompson. A play founded on the often-used situation of a pretty woman married to an elderly man and her intrigue with a former lover. Mr. Thompson gets everything out of the situations and the lines that is in the Frederic Sargent play, and Miss Wilson is a very pretty and capable actress. Held the attention of the audience strong and was well applauded at the finish.
ALEXANDER & SCOTT. 13 min. in one. This act held the spot fairly well and gained quite some applause at the surprise of the unmasking at the finish. All in all, think the act was more or less a disappointment considering the way it went when last here. This may be the fault of the selections or the fact that it has been seen too often or the holiday audience may not have appreciated it.
KLUTING'S ANIMALS. 13 min. F.S. A score or more of French poodles, fox terriers and other dogs, with cats, pigeons and bunnies beside. Use a long table and employ hurdles, rubber balls and other paraphernalia. An act that particularly pleased the children as their laughter could be heard all over the house. Closed strong after the balloon with the jumping cats.
JAMES THORTON. 21 min. in one. Mainly a new line of material that is after his usual manner and exceptionally good. Kept the audience in roars of laughter and made a big finish.
GUS EDWARDS' KID KABARET. 33 min. This is one of the best of the Edward sketches, It is beautifully costumed and the stage set is brilliant, the songs are good, the business lively and the juvenile cast leaves nothing to be desired from the standpoint. A mighty good feature for closing a holiday week bill.
KINETOGRAPH. "King Cotton." Very instructive and photographically, beautiful. "Just Missed Him." One of the best comedy films we have had.
GENERAL REMARKS. A jammed house today seemed to like every feature on the bill and it filled all requirements for an Easter holiday week.
CUTS
GUS EDWARDS' KID KABARET: Expression "Remove the ladies' clothes;" also the Mock Prayer.
JAMES THORNTON: Expression "God bless her."

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10 10 C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. MARCH 24, 1913. HANDERS & MELLISS. 10 min. in one. These fellows have the merit of working hard to please their audience and have an act that makes a fairly good opener with a little piano-playing and some eccentric and acrobatic dancing. Both work straight. Fairly strong hand at the close. BRADSHAW BROS. 9 min. F.S. Both men work eccentric. One is a French knockabout comedian, the other a scarecrow. Use two chairs, long table and mat. Do some extraordinary contortion work, the comedy element being the best feature of the act. Laughter and applause throughout and closed very well. PAULINE MORAN. 12 min in one. Miss Moran has a strong voice and comical facial expressions. Sang five songs, all of which went over in good shape with plenty of applause, particularly the parodies at the finish. WILLIAM H. THOMPSON & CO. 24 min. F.S. "An Object Lesson." Advance applause for Mr. Thompson. A play founded on the often-used situation of a pretty woman married to an elderly man and her intrigue with a former lover. Mr. Thompson gets everything out of the situations and the lines that is in the Frederic Sargent play, and Miss Wilson is a very pretty and capable actress. Held the attention of the audience strong and was well applauded at the finish. ALEXANDER & SCOTT. 13 min. in one. This act held the spot fairly well and gained quite some applause at the surprise of the unmasking at the finish. All in all, think the act was more or less a disappointment considering the way it went when last here. This may be the fault of the selections or the fact that it has been seen too often or the holiday audience may not have appreciated it. KLUTING'S ANIMALS. 13 min. F.S. A score or more of French poodles, fox terriers and other dogs, with cats, pigeons and bunnies beside. Use a long table and employ hurdles, rubber balls and other paraphernalia. An act that particularly pleased the children as their laughter could be heard all over the house. Closed strong after the balloon with the jumping cats. JAMES THORTON. 21 min. in one. Mainly a new line of material that is after his usual manner and exceptionally good. Kept the audience in roars of laughter and made a big finish. GUS EDWARDS' KID KABARET. 33 min. This is one of the best of the Edward sketches, It is beautifully costumed and the stage set is brilliant, the songs are good, the business lively and the juvenile cast leaves nothing to be desired from the standpoint. A mighty good feature for closing a holiday week bill. KINETOGRAPH. "King Cotton." Very instructive and photographically, beautiful. "Just Missed Him." One of the best comedy films we have had. GENERAL REMARKS. A jammed house today seemed to like every feature on the bill and it filled all requirements for an Easter holiday week. CUTS GUS EDWARDS' KID KABARET: Expression "Remove the ladies' clothes;" also the Mock Prayer. JAMES THORNTON: Expression "God bless her."