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C. E. BARNS.
PHILADELPHIA SHOW.
DEC. 27-09.
HASTINGS & WILSON. "The Lunatics." 9 min. F.S. This is a good opening act, having made good before in this house. Do some very good eccentric dancing and acrobatic work, and wind up with the "strong man" burlesque with the invisible wire. Good applause.
LEO CARRILLO. 16 min. in one. Gave his usual impersonations of the Chinese character which is very good indeed, and two or three in his other line of animal and mechanical imitations. That of the amateur chauffeur got good laughter. Closed with the Italian dialect speech which was exceptional. Carrillo is improving.
MICHAEL E. FITZGERALD & HIS JUGGLING GIRLS. 10 min. F.S. Eight pretty girls and a clever man with the clubs. Do the regulation club-swinging stunts made familiar to us by The Mowatts and others. Rightly placed on the bill, for considering the fact that we have home talent of the same order that is better, they would suffer by comparison in a harder spot. Got considerable applause with the holiday crowd and closed well.
ROSSI & PAULO. 11 min. in one. This act is well known and has always made good here. Good songs well sung, winning an encore. Both are exceptional vocalists.
FARREL-TAYLOR TRIO. 27 min. F.S., close in one. Two men work blackface, the woman straight. Some good coon patter and some fairly clever vocalism. Did a zither and piano duet, and followed with a lot of chaffing nonsense which kept the audience in good humor, the fun being the best part of this act. Closed with a trio that was fair, and some comedy business in one that was very funny.
ALBERT CHEVALIER. 32 min. in one. Chevalier changed his act a little today by introducing a French character song and one of his old Coster favorites--"Mis. 'Enery 'Awkins." Although these characters are not generally understood by American audiences, nevertheless, the big holiday crowd today gave most respectful attention and seemed to thoroughly enjoy his wonderful character impersonations. There is no discounting the fact that Chevalier is a great artist, but it is doubtful if he would ever again prove a very strong magnate with us.
THE FINNEYS. 9 min. F.S. Two very pretty girls with superb figures who do the regulation tank stunts as done by their father and one of the girls here previously, such as remaining under water for a long period, picking up forty or more coins from the bottom of the tank by the mouth, and otherwise proving themselves real mermaids. A very good novelty that scored strong with the holiday crowd.
COOPER & ROBINSON. 16 min. in one. Too well known on the circuit to need comment other than to say that their variation of their old act went very big. Held a difficult spot in great shape.
SIX FLYING BANVARDS. 11 min. F.S. This is truly a wonderful closing act. All make a very fine appearance in white and silver spangles, and the stage act is particularly artistic and effective. The two women, (one a trapeze performer and the other on the bounding mat), are something of a novelty in a casting act. The clown in the act is not only very skilled acrobat, but he keeps the audience in roars of laughter with his antics. He's great. Generous applause throughout and a big finish. A holiday bill is particularly fortunate to have an act like this as a closer.
KINETOGRAPH. "The Cowboy Millionaire." One of the most picturesque and dramatic films we have ever had here. Had the crowd laughing all the way through. Immense.
GENERAL REMARKS. Despite the fact there are no trolley cars running in this snowed-up town, we played to capacity this afternoon. As a holiday show, it would be hard to improve upon.

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76 C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. DEC. 27-09. HASTINGS & WILSON. "The Lunatics." 9 min. F.S. This is a good opening act, having made good before in this house. Do some very good eccentric dancing and acrobatic work, and wind up with the "strong man" burlesque with the invisible wire. Good applause. LEO CARRILLO. 16 min. in one. Gave his usual impersonations of the Chinese character which is very good indeed, and two or three in his other line of animal and mechanical imitations. That of the amateur chauffeur got good laughter. Closed with the Italian dialect speech which was exceptional. Carrillo is improving. MICHAEL E. FITZGERALD & HIS JUGGLING GIRLS. 10 min. F.S. Eight pretty girls and a clever man with the clubs. Do the regulation club-swinging stunts made familiar to us by The Mowatts and others. Rightly placed on the bill, for considering the fact that we have home talent of the same order that is better, they would suffer by comparison in a harder spot. Got considerable applause with the holiday crowd and closed well. ROSSI & PAULO. 11 min. in one. This act is well known and has always made good here. Good songs well sung, winning an encore. Both are exceptional vocalists. FARREL-TAYLOR TRIO. 27 min. F.S., close in one. Two men work blackface, the woman straight. Some good coon patter and some fairly clever vocalism. Did a zither and piano duet, and followed with a lot of chaffing nonsense which kept the audience in good humor, the fun being the best part of this act. Closed with a trio that was fair, and some comedy business in one that was very funny. ALBERT CHEVALIER. 32 min. in one. Chevalier changed his act a little today by introducing a French character song and one of his old Coster favorites--"Mis. 'Enery 'Awkins." Although these characters are not generally understood by American audiences, nevertheless, the big holiday crowd today gave most respectful attention and seemed to thoroughly enjoy his wonderful character impersonations. There is no discounting the fact that Chevalier is a great artist, but it is doubtful if he would ever again prove a very strong magnate with us. THE FINNEYS. 9 min. F.S. Two very pretty girls with superb figures who do the regulation tank stunts as done by their father and one of the girls here previously, such as remaining under water for a long period, picking up forty or more coins from the bottom of the tank by the mouth, and otherwise proving themselves real mermaids. A very good novelty that scored strong with the holiday crowd. COOPER & ROBINSON. 16 min. in one. Too well known on the circuit to need comment other than to say that their variation of their old act went very big. Held a difficult spot in great shape. SIX FLYING BANVARDS. 11 min. F.S. This is truly a wonderful closing act. All make a very fine appearance in white and silver spangles, and the stage act is particularly artistic and effective. The two women, (one a trapeze performer and the other on the bounding mat), are something of a novelty in a casting act. The clown in the act is not only very skilled acrobat, but he keeps the audience in roars of laughter with his antics. He's great. Generous applause throughout and a big finish. A holiday bill is particularly fortunate to have an act like this as a closer. KINETOGRAPH. "The Cowboy Millionaire." One of the most picturesque and dramatic films we have ever had here. Had the crowd laughing all the way through. Immense. GENERAL REMARKS. Despite the fact there are no trolley cars running in this snowed-up town, we played to capacity this afternoon. As a holiday show, it would be hard to improve upon.