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Managers' report book, November 13, 1916-January 21, 1918
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PHILADELPHIA B. F. KEITH'S MAY 21, 7 PATHE. 12 min. A very good lot of pictures. THREE BOBS. 9 min. Three men in a very good juggling act. Have a good routine of tricks well handled. One of the men works straight and the other in comedy makeup. A dog is used for some very good [sowk ruding?] the act. WARREN & COWLEY. 18 min. Man and woman in a singing and talking skit with a dancing finish. They have some good cross-fire talk, introduce a couple of piano numbers and close with an eccentric comedy bit that took them off to a good hand. "THE NIGHT BOAT." 25 min. A John B. Hymer sketch and a very good laugh-winner. Six characters are employed. The story is founded on a boat trip from Albany to New York and carries a lot of laughs and funny situations. The act is well played and finished strong. DURKIN GIRLS. 17 min. A very pleasing sister act. They combine piano numbers and comedy songs. One girl handled the comedy for good results. They make a nice appearance, have a good routine and earned several bows at the finish. CARLISLE & ROMER. 11 min. A high class musical act. The woman is a clever vocaliste and the man an exceptional violiniste. They have a very entertaining program of numbers, each of which scored and they closed to a warm hand. THE SHARROCKS. 21 min. The same act they have been using for some time and a surefire laugh-winner. Made as big a hit as ever, both for comedy and for their mind-reading stunt. Received a reception and closed v very strong. FLORENCE MOORE & FRANK MOORE. 33 min. Doing an act along the same lines as was done by Montgomery & Moore, but with a lot of new stuff. An extra man is carried for the piano numbers. Miss Moore does her usual "Nut" comedy stuff, while Frank does three straight songs, getting them all over in good shape. The act is full of action, kept the audience in a roar of laughs and finished strong, being the distinct applause hit of the show. DUNBAR'S OLD-TIME DARKIES. 15 min. A quartette of colored men who sing popular melodies. All have good voices and their harmony was well liked. As very few colored acts are seen in vaudeville at present, this offering proved a novelty and also a very good singing number which was liberally applauded. GEORGE MARCK'S JUNGLE PLAYERS. 27 min. Positively one of the most thrilling animal acts ever presented in vaudeville. There is an interesting moving picture preceding the appearance of the lions and holds the audience interested. Marck appears in a cage with four ferocious lions, while other members of the company, including two women, two men and a child are huddled behind a drop showing the interior of a house. Marck puts the lines through their paces and as a climax has them jumping about the stage in apparant wild frenzy. It is a most striking finish and held the audience spellbound for a few minutes and then closed to a tremendous round of applause. GENERAL REAMRKS. A very good vaudeville bill, with plenty of comedy and a big thriller at the finish, getting applause all the way. CUTS THE SHARROCKS. Use of the expression, "a billiard ball" when touching a man's head in the audience.
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PHILADELPHIA B. F. KEITH'S MAY 21, 7 PATHE. 12 min. A very good lot of pictures. THREE BOBS. 9 min. Three men in a very good juggling act. Have a good routine of tricks well handled. One of the men works straight and the other in comedy makeup. A dog is used for some very good [sowk ruding?] the act. WARREN & COWLEY. 18 min. Man and woman in a singing and talking skit with a dancing finish. They have some good cross-fire talk, introduce a couple of piano numbers and close with an eccentric comedy bit that took them off to a good hand. "THE NIGHT BOAT." 25 min. A John B. Hymer sketch and a very good laugh-winner. Six characters are employed. The story is founded on a boat trip from Albany to New York and carries a lot of laughs and funny situations. The act is well played and finished strong. DURKIN GIRLS. 17 min. A very pleasing sister act. They combine piano numbers and comedy songs. One girl handled the comedy for good results. They make a nice appearance, have a good routine and earned several bows at the finish. CARLISLE & ROMER. 11 min. A high class musical act. The woman is a clever vocaliste and the man an exceptional violiniste. They have a very entertaining program of numbers, each of which scored and they closed to a warm hand. THE SHARROCKS. 21 min. The same act they have been using for some time and a surefire laugh-winner. Made as big a hit as ever, both for comedy and for their mind-reading stunt. Received a reception and closed v very strong. FLORENCE MOORE & FRANK MOORE. 33 min. Doing an act along the same lines as was done by Montgomery & Moore, but with a lot of new stuff. An extra man is carried for the piano numbers. Miss Moore does her usual "Nut" comedy stuff, while Frank does three straight songs, getting them all over in good shape. The act is full of action, kept the audience in a roar of laughs and finished strong, being the distinct applause hit of the show. DUNBAR'S OLD-TIME DARKIES. 15 min. A quartette of colored men who sing popular melodies. All have good voices and their harmony was well liked. As very few colored acts are seen in vaudeville at present, this offering proved a novelty and also a very good singing number which was liberally applauded. GEORGE MARCK'S JUNGLE PLAYERS. 27 min. Positively one of the most thrilling animal acts ever presented in vaudeville. There is an interesting moving picture preceding the appearance of the lions and holds the audience interested. Marck appears in a cage with four ferocious lions, while other members of the company, including two women, two men and a child are huddled behind a drop showing the interior of a house. Marck puts the lines through their paces and as a climax has them jumping about the stage in apparant wild frenzy. It is a most striking finish and held the audience spellbound for a few minutes and then closed to a tremendous round of applause. GENERAL REAMRKS. A very good vaudeville bill, with plenty of comedy and a big thriller at the finish, getting applause all the way. CUTS THE SHARROCKS. Use of the expression, "a billiard ball" when touching a man's head in the audience.
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