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C. E. BARNS.    PHILADELPHIA SHOW.    MAY 1, 1911.
SELBINI & GROVINI. 9 min. F. S. A good opener. Do lots of swift work, including ground tumbling, juggling with sticks and hats, and bicycle work both on the safety and the high wheel. Closed with the ground tumbling stunt that got a good hand.
FORDYCE TRIO. 13 min. in one. One man works straight, the other eccentric. The opening work was only fair, but the little girl Helen made a decided hit. She is a born comedian and has a remarkable voice both in singing and spoken parts.
THE NEAPOLITANS. 16 min. in one. Second time here and made good as before. The selections are of the regulation operatic order, all familiar and all well done. Applause after each number and a good close.
HARRY TIGHE'S COLLEGIANS. 22 min. F.S. Advance applause. A lively college boy feature that would go well in any town where there is a semblance of the college spirit  Comedy honors divided between Harry Tighe and Hugh Cameron. Laughter throughout and a strong close.
MELVILLE & HIGGINS. 18 min. in one. Clever line of patter and good songs. Both work eccentric and give a unique quarter-hour's entertainment. Held the spot in fine shape and closed to a good hand.
WILLA HOLT WAKEFIELD. 12 min. in two. Miss Wakefield is a favorite here, and received a good advance hand. Makes a very stunning appearance at the piano. Has an entirely new line of songs, all of which are charmingly rendered and got abundant applause. Easily leads in her class of pianologue entertainers. Miss Wakefield plays remarkably well, has a delightful personality and gives us new material every time she comes. Closed strong with an encore.
NEIL O'BRIEN. 18 min. in one. Advance hand. Use their work in one with which they opened their former fire-fighting specialty, closing with some new material and a couple of good songs. Closed well.
DEIRO. 14 min. in one. This man, who scored the hit of the show, is certainly some artist in the perfected accordeon. Makes a fine appearance and proves himself a genuine musician. Each one of his selections got a  big hand. As good a vaudeville act as one could wish for in this spot on the bill. Classic and popular selections. Closed as strong as any single instrumental act that we have had in a very long time. Three encores, including a little comedy in the ragtime line which caught the crowd.
SPISSELL BROS. & MACK. 14 min. F.S. This is a well known knockabout comedy act that always goes well with us and makes a strong closer. Received constant laughter and some applause and closed well.
KINETOGRAPH. "The Diver." A good film that has the merit of a good strong finish with an explosion which we make more realistic with effects back of the drop.
GEN REM. This is a very good opening summer bill which will do business when weather conditions moderate a big. Up to the latter part of last week we were wearing fur overcoats over here. Today the thermometer on the street stood at 85 degrees when the people were coming in which knocked the attendance into a cocked hat.
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SELBINI & GROVDINI. Business of spanking at the finish.



BOSTON SHOW - WEEK - MAY 1, 1911.    R. G. Larsen.    (Monday afternoon.)
MCGINNIS BROTHERS. 14 minutes in one. This is one of the best dancing acts we have played in a long time. The young men have a good appearance, making a number of changes, and they work hard all the time. This afternoon they got applause all through the act and might easily go further down on a bill.
MAREENA, NEVARRO & MAREENA. 10 minutes f.s. This wellknown act has some new stunts, and to-day went as well as ever.
FANNY RICE. 17 minutes in one. Doing her doll act for the first time here in years, and going very good.
HOMER MILES & CO. 17 minutes in three, special set. The novelty of this act and the stage setting are its chief recommendations. this afternoon it went fairly well in this spot.
NAT M. WILLS. 25 minutes in one. Wills has thoroughly cleaned up his act since New York, and the manner in which he was received this afternoon showed that there is no necessity whatever for him to introduce the blue stuff. He had the audience laughing every minute and finished big.
CHARLES LOVENBERG'S OPERATIC FESTIVAL. 29 minutes f.s. Two special sets. This is one of the best, if not the best, of the grand opera troupes we have played, but judging by the performance this afternoon, this sort of entertainment in vaudeville in Boston, at least, has gone by. Perhaps it is because we have had so much real grand opera that nothing else satisfies.
HOWARD & NORTH. 23 minutes in two. Doing "Back in Wellington" and getting as many laughs as ever.
LANE & O'DONNELL. 8 minutes f.s. About as good a team of knockabout comedians as we have played in a long time, making a strong closing act.

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C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. MAY 1, 1911. SELBINI & GROVINI. 9 min. F. S. A good opener. Do lots of swift work, including ground tumbling, juggling with sticks and hats, and bicycle work both on the safety and the high wheel. Closed with the ground tumbling stunt that got a good hand. FORDYCE TRIO. 13 min. in one. One man works straight, the other eccentric. The opening work was only fair, but the little girl Helen made a decided hit. She is a born comedian and has a remarkable voice both in singing and spoken parts. THE NEAPOLITANS. 16 min. in one. Second time here and made good as before. The selections are of the regulation operatic order, all familiar and all well done. Applause after each number and a good close. HARRY TIGHE'S COLLEGIANS. 22 min. F.S. Advance applause. A lively college boy feature that would go well in any town where there is a semblance of the college spirit Comedy honors divided between Harry Tighe and Hugh Cameron. Laughter throughout and a strong close. MELVILLE & HIGGINS. 18 min. in one. Clever line of patter and good songs. Both work eccentric and give a unique quarter-hour's entertainment. Held the spot in fine shape and closed to a good hand. WILLA HOLT WAKEFIELD. 12 min. in two. Miss Wakefield is a favorite here, and received a good advance hand. Makes a very stunning appearance at the piano. Has an entirely new line of songs, all of which are charmingly rendered and got abundant applause. Easily leads in her class of pianologue entertainers. Miss Wakefield plays remarkably well, has a delightful personality and gives us new material every time she comes. Closed strong with an encore. NEIL O'BRIEN. 18 min. in one. Advance hand. Use their work in one with which they opened their former fire-fighting specialty, closing with some new material and a couple of good songs. Closed well. DEIRO. 14 min. in one. This man, who scored the hit of the show, is certainly some artist in the perfected accordeon. Makes a fine appearance and proves himself a genuine musician. Each one of his selections got a big hand. As good a vaudeville act as one could wish for in this spot on the bill. Classic and popular selections. Closed as strong as any single instrumental act that we have had in a very long time. Three encores, including a little comedy in the ragtime line which caught the crowd. SPISSELL BROS. & MACK. 14 min. F.S. This is a well known knockabout comedy act that always goes well with us and makes a strong closer. Received constant laughter and some applause and closed well. KINETOGRAPH. "The Diver." A good film that has the merit of a good strong finish with an explosion which we make more realistic with effects back of the drop. GEN REM. This is a very good opening summer bill which will do business when weather conditions moderate a big. Up to the latter part of last week we were wearing fur overcoats over here. Today the thermometer on the street stood at 85 degrees when the people were coming in which knocked the attendance into a cocked hat. CUT SELBINI & GROVDINI. Business of spanking at the finish. BOSTON SHOW - WEEK - MAY 1, 1911. R. G. Larsen. (Monday afternoon.) MCGINNIS BROTHERS. 14 minutes in one. This is one of the best dancing acts we have played in a long time. The young men have a good appearance, making a number of changes, and they work hard all the time. This afternoon they got applause all through the act and might easily go further down on a bill. MAREENA, NEVARRO & MAREENA. 10 minutes f.s. This wellknown act has some new stunts, and to-day went as well as ever. FANNY RICE. 17 minutes in one. Doing her doll act for the first time here in years, and going very good. HOMER MILES & CO. 17 minutes in three, special set. The novelty of this act and the stage setting are its chief recommendations. this afternoon it went fairly well in this spot. NAT M. WILLS. 25 minutes in one. Wills has thoroughly cleaned up his act since New York, and the manner in which he was received this afternoon showed that there is no necessity whatever for him to introduce the blue stuff. He had the audience laughing every minute and finished big. CHARLES LOVENBERG'S OPERATIC FESTIVAL. 29 minutes f.s. Two special sets. This is one of the best, if not the best, of the grand opera troupes we have played, but judging by the performance this afternoon, this sort of entertainment in vaudeville in Boston, at least, has gone by. Perhaps it is because we have had so much real grand opera that nothing else satisfies. HOWARD & NORTH. 23 minutes in two. Doing "Back in Wellington" and getting as many laughs as ever. LANE & O'DONNELL. 8 minutes f.s. About as good a team of knockabout comedians as we have played in a long time, making a strong closing act.