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

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PHILADELPHIA    B. F. KEITH'S    MARCH 12,    17
HEARST PATHE NEWS  11 min. Only fair.
ALEXANDER BROTHERS. 9 min. World's Greatest Ball Bouncers. Two men in an unusual novelty which did very well in the opening spot.
RAYMOND & O'CONNOR. 16 min. Man and woman in a singing, talking and dancing skit. They have a fair lot of dialogue and a couple of songs which are well handled, but the value of their act is in some eccentric stepping by the man which got over in good shape. The act scored fairly well.
NINA PAYNE. 15 min. This girl introduced a series of character dances that started a bit slow but finished into one of the applause hits of the bill. She makes the present day of Egyptian and classic dances into eccentric numbers and does them all in a way entirely different from any others, giving vaudeville a genuine novelty.
JIM & BETTY MORGAN. 13 min. Their ragtime music and singing were a great big hit with our audience. Each of their numbers scored solidly and at the finish there were several minutes of applause. They have changed the last number of their act since last seen and it is a big hit for them.
MOON & MORRIS. 14 min. These two boys put over their usual big hit with their eccentric dancing. Their closing number had the audience laughing and applauding and they finished very strong.
HULL & DURKIN. 15 min. A man and woman in a high-class singing act. Both have good voices and their solo numbers brought good results. The act is beautifully staged but rather straight in its material and general outfit for vaudeville and there was only slight response at the finish.
ROCKWELL & WOOD. 18 min. With a new kind of a "nut" act, these boys put over a screaming hit in the next-to-closing position. There is no sense to the stuff that they use, but it kept the audience in a roar of laughter from start to finish.
GERTRUDE HOFFMANN. 48 min. The act she is doing this year is very little different from that she used three years ago. It is a series of bits including many of her old numbers, and while it is a big flash, a lot of the material is well worn and does not get over the way it should for an act of this kind. Two of three new features are introduced and these were well received, particularly the international song which was lavishly costumed.
"PATRIA." The ninth episode of the Mrs. Vernon Castle picture disclosed the usual amount of colored incidents without any improvement in the picture. It did not seem to hold the audience as well as the previous pictures.
GENERAL REMARKS. There were several big applause hits on this bill leading up to the finish which was furnished by Miss Hoffmann and rounded out a satisfactory show.

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PHILADELPHIA B. F. KEITH'S MARCH 12, 17 HEARST PATHE NEWS 11 min. Only fair. ALEXANDER BROTHERS. 9 min. World's Greatest Ball Bouncers. Two men in an unusual novelty which did very well in the opening spot. RAYMOND & O'CONNOR. 16 min. Man and woman in a singing, talking and dancing skit. They have a fair lot of dialogue and a couple of songs which are well handled, but the value of their act is in some eccentric stepping by the man which got over in good shape. The act scored fairly well. NINA PAYNE. 15 min. This girl introduced a series of character dances that started a bit slow but finished into one of the applause hits of the bill. She makes the present day of Egyptian and classic dances into eccentric numbers and does them all in a way entirely different from any others, giving vaudeville a genuine novelty. JIM & BETTY MORGAN. 13 min. Their ragtime music and singing were a great big hit with our audience. Each of their numbers scored solidly and at the finish there were several minutes of applause. They have changed the last number of their act since last seen and it is a big hit for them. MOON & MORRIS. 14 min. These two boys put over their usual big hit with their eccentric dancing. Their closing number had the audience laughing and applauding and they finished very strong. HULL & DURKIN. 15 min. A man and woman in a high-class singing act. Both have good voices and their solo numbers brought good results. The act is beautifully staged but rather straight in its material and general outfit for vaudeville and there was only slight response at the finish. ROCKWELL & WOOD. 18 min. With a new kind of a "nut" act, these boys put over a screaming hit in the next-to-closing position. There is no sense to the stuff that they use, but it kept the audience in a roar of laughter from start to finish. GERTRUDE HOFFMANN. 48 min. The act she is doing this year is very little different from that she used three years ago. It is a series of bits including many of her old numbers, and while it is a big flash, a lot of the material is well worn and does not get over the way it should for an act of this kind. Two of three new features are introduced and these were well received, particularly the international song which was lavishly costumed. "PATRIA." The ninth episode of the Mrs. Vernon Castle picture disclosed the usual amount of colored incidents without any improvement in the picture. It did not seem to hold the audience as well as the previous pictures. GENERAL REMARKS. There were several big applause hits on this bill leading up to the finish which was furnished by Miss Hoffmann and rounded out a satisfactory show.