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

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PHILADELPHIA    B. F. KEITH'S    AUG. 20, 19    7
PATHE. 13 min. Principally military pictures and a very good average.
MR. & MRS. GORDON WILDE. 13 min. Using about the same routine as shown here last year but always interesting and made a good opener.
JACKSON & WAHL. 17 min. Man and woman opening in one with a song. Change to Full Stage where each accompanies the other in a piano number, a patriotic song being used. Man does some stepping of little value and they closed with a duet number in one with a dance. Singing is the feature and they were very well liked.
HERMANN & SHIRLEY. 13 min. "The Mysterious Masquerader." 13 min. They have not changed their act but it was a good applause-winner. The man is a wonderful contortionist and uses it for good comedy effects. Earned a liberal hand.
WALTER WEEMS. 20 min. A blackface monologist with a lot of good ideas for laughing purposes. Has a good line of stuff and gets it over in good shape. He kept them laughing with his talk and finished to such a big hand with a tuba solo that he was forced to give an encore. A good sized hit.
THOSE FIVE GIRLS. 17 min. Vocal, piano and violin numbers in singles, doubles and triples form the combination in this act. The act opens in Full Stage, the girls being attired in evening clothes and finishes in one where they are dressed in gypsy costume for an Hawaiian number with some dancing. Act closed to a good hand.
McMAHON, DIAMOND & CHAPLOW. 9 min. This trio still offers a big applause-winning dance number with the Russian work by the man and the acrobatic work of one of the girls dressed as a rag doll standing out as features. Act is elaborately dressed and staged, carrying its own set. Closed very strong.
DONALD BRIAN. 16 min. "Somewhere  In Mexico." The novelty of witnessing Donald Brian, a musical comedy star, in a dramatic sketch makes this act a distinct vaudeville feature. The story is a Mexican incident written by Robert Mears Mackay and is a dramatic thriller with a most unusual climax. It is well acted by the principal and the members of his company and finished to a strong hand.
L. WOLFE GILBERT & ANATOL FRIEDLAND. 17 min. These boys were given a big reception on their entrance and were a big applause hit with their songs. They offered several new numbers and a medley of those they wrote and which have been popular for several years. They won frequent hands and closed strong.
LOHSE & STERLING. 8 min. A very good aerial act with a showy routine of tricks on a trapeze and ring. The man has worked up the chair-balance to an excellent comedy bit. Closed strong.
GENERAL REMARKS. With a good variety of acts surrounding a strong name feature, this bill played out as a very satisfactory summer show and a big applause winner.

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PHILADELPHIA B. F. KEITH'S AUG. 20, 19 7 PATHE. 13 min. Principally military pictures and a very good average. MR. & MRS. GORDON WILDE. 13 min. Using about the same routine as shown here last year but always interesting and made a good opener. JACKSON & WAHL. 17 min. Man and woman opening in one with a song. Change to Full Stage where each accompanies the other in a piano number, a patriotic song being used. Man does some stepping of little value and they closed with a duet number in one with a dance. Singing is the feature and they were very well liked. HERMANN & SHIRLEY. 13 min. "The Mysterious Masquerader." 13 min. They have not changed their act but it was a good applause-winner. The man is a wonderful contortionist and uses it for good comedy effects. Earned a liberal hand. WALTER WEEMS. 20 min. A blackface monologist with a lot of good ideas for laughing purposes. Has a good line of stuff and gets it over in good shape. He kept them laughing with his talk and finished to such a big hand with a tuba solo that he was forced to give an encore. A good sized hit. THOSE FIVE GIRLS. 17 min. Vocal, piano and violin numbers in singles, doubles and triples form the combination in this act. The act opens in Full Stage, the girls being attired in evening clothes and finishes in one where they are dressed in gypsy costume for an Hawaiian number with some dancing. Act closed to a good hand. McMAHON, DIAMOND & CHAPLOW. 9 min. This trio still offers a big applause-winning dance number with the Russian work by the man and the acrobatic work of one of the girls dressed as a rag doll standing out as features. Act is elaborately dressed and staged, carrying its own set. Closed very strong. DONALD BRIAN. 16 min. "Somewhere In Mexico." The novelty of witnessing Donald Brian, a musical comedy star, in a dramatic sketch makes this act a distinct vaudeville feature. The story is a Mexican incident written by Robert Mears Mackay and is a dramatic thriller with a most unusual climax. It is well acted by the principal and the members of his company and finished to a strong hand. L. WOLFE GILBERT & ANATOL FRIEDLAND. 17 min. These boys were given a big reception on their entrance and were a big applause hit with their songs. They offered several new numbers and a medley of those they wrote and which have been popular for several years. They won frequent hands and closed strong. LOHSE & STERLING. 8 min. A very good aerial act with a showy routine of tricks on a trapeze and ring. The man has worked up the chair-balance to an excellent comedy bit. Closed strong. GENERAL REMARKS. With a good variety of acts surrounding a strong name feature, this bill played out as a very satisfactory summer show and a big applause winner.