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Managers' report book, October 25, 1909 - May 3, 1910

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C. E. BARNS.
PHILADELPHIA SHOW.
MARCH 14-1910
AMOROS SISTERS. 11 min. Two prettily dressed and typical Parisian types of the Cafe Chantant soubrette. Open with a Parisian song, one of them doing some mighty clever dancing, proceeding to juggling with plates and balls, interspersed with a little ground tumbling. The girl who works on the trapeze has a very stunning figure and her work is mighty clever. Good applause after each stunt. The triple dislocation feat on the trapeze is remarkable. A ripping good closing hand, as the act well deserved.
BRADY & MAHONEY. 14 min. in one. Both men work in fireman uniform, one as a foreman, and the other as a comedy Hebrew fireman in a rubber suit. Fair line of talk. Very ordinary act and just got by.
FOUR RIANOS. 15 min. F.S. this act is the same as presented here before. Good knock-about fun. Got the usual number of laughs and a good closing hand.
REIFF BROS. & MISS MURRAY. 15 min. in one. The addition of Miss Murray to this act has improved it a good deal, as she is very pretty and good dancer and vocaliste. The Reiff Brothers have been seen here before. Their work is novel and amusing and they are good dressers. Songs of the medley order which went well. Finish with a Joe Miller jokebook song. The dancing is novel and scored. Act as now framed up is classy and appeals to our audience.
MARGARET MOFFATT & CO. 27 min. F.S. "Awake at the Switch." This is an unconventional comedy sketch for an uptodate audience. The chatter is of the slang order, and the jokes are very clever and get laughter and applause. Miss Moffatt has been a very keen student of the telephone girl and is well supported. Act brought out many laughs and closed well.
LOU ANGER. 14 min. one. A Philadelphia boy who is a favorite here. Big advance hand. A good deal of the same line of chatter he gave here before and plenty of new and good material. Got a good many laughs for his tongue-twisting dialect stuff and was the applause hit of the show up to this time. Seems to be Cliff Gordon's legitimate successor.
IRENE FRANKLIN. 24 min. F.S. Strong advance applause. Miss Franklin demonstrated her popularity again today and the audience gave her a splendid reception and really stopped the show calling her out again and again. Her voice failed her and although she made apologies, the crowd simply would not have it, and she was compelled to come out a second time and say that her throat would not stand the strain.
McKAY & CANTWELL. 15 min. this act is improved since it last appeared here, both in material and presentation. Both boys are very good comedians, each one taking a double part. there are some bright lines and altogether the act went well.
WILSON & HELOISE. 9 min. F.S. This is a very good closing act. Tony Wilson appears in conventional costume, and while throwing somersaults on the bounding mat, disrobes and does the rest of his work in tights. The triple bar feats are many of them remarkable, and they got good applause. Mlle. Heloise is pretty and vivacious and gets a good hand for mighty clever work both on the bars and mat. In fact, the whole act is swift-moving and interesting. The finish of the act on the mat without the use of the bars won a good hand.
KINETOGRAPH. "Bear Hunting in the Rockies." One of the best hunting films that we have ever had, with plenty of surprises and abundance of realism.
GENERAL REMARKS. This is a good show, and ought to please our patrons; although it is a quick return for Franklin, she thoroughly demonstrated her popularity and proved that she will be a drawing card. Lou Anger also will help to swell our business, as he is a Philadelphia boy and a favorite here.
CUTS
BRADY & MAHONEY: Reference to the "neck of dirt that never sees water;" also reference to "mother-in-law" in verse of song.

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C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. MARCH 14-1910 AMOROS SISTERS. 11 min. Two prettily dressed and typical Parisian types of the Cafe Chantant soubrette. Open with a Parisian song, one of them doing some mighty clever dancing, proceeding to juggling with plates and balls, interspersed with a little ground tumbling. The girl who works on the trapeze has a very stunning figure and her work is mighty clever. Good applause after each stunt. The triple dislocation feat on the trapeze is remarkable. A ripping good closing hand, as the act well deserved. BRADY & MAHONEY. 14 min. in one. Both men work in fireman uniform, one as a foreman, and the other as a comedy Hebrew fireman in a rubber suit. Fair line of talk. Very ordinary act and just got by. FOUR RIANOS. 15 min. F.S. this act is the same as presented here before. Good knock-about fun. Got the usual number of laughs and a good closing hand. REIFF BROS. & MISS MURRAY. 15 min. in one. The addition of Miss Murray to this act has improved it a good deal, as she is very pretty and good dancer and vocaliste. The Reiff Brothers have been seen here before. Their work is novel and amusing and they are good dressers. Songs of the medley order which went well. Finish with a Joe Miller jokebook song. The dancing is novel and scored. Act as now framed up is classy and appeals to our audience. MARGARET MOFFATT & CO. 27 min. F.S. "Awake at the Switch." This is an unconventional comedy sketch for an uptodate audience. The chatter is of the slang order, and the jokes are very clever and get laughter and applause. Miss Moffatt has been a very keen student of the telephone girl and is well supported. Act brought out many laughs and closed well. LOU ANGER. 14 min. one. A Philadelphia boy who is a favorite here. Big advance hand. A good deal of the same line of chatter he gave here before and plenty of new and good material. Got a good many laughs for his tongue-twisting dialect stuff and was the applause hit of the show up to this time. Seems to be Cliff Gordon's legitimate successor. IRENE FRANKLIN. 24 min. F.S. Strong advance applause. Miss Franklin demonstrated her popularity again today and the audience gave her a splendid reception and really stopped the show calling her out again and again. Her voice failed her and although she made apologies, the crowd simply would not have it, and she was compelled to come out a second time and say that her throat would not stand the strain. McKAY & CANTWELL. 15 min. this act is improved since it last appeared here, both in material and presentation. Both boys are very good comedians, each one taking a double part. there are some bright lines and altogether the act went well. WILSON & HELOISE. 9 min. F.S. This is a very good closing act. Tony Wilson appears in conventional costume, and while throwing somersaults on the bounding mat, disrobes and does the rest of his work in tights. The triple bar feats are many of them remarkable, and they got good applause. Mlle. Heloise is pretty and vivacious and gets a good hand for mighty clever work both on the bars and mat. In fact, the whole act is swift-moving and interesting. The finish of the act on the mat without the use of the bars won a good hand. KINETOGRAPH. "Bear Hunting in the Rockies." One of the best hunting films that we have ever had, with plenty of surprises and abundance of realism. GENERAL REMARKS. This is a good show, and ought to please our patrons; although it is a quick return for Franklin, she thoroughly demonstrated her popularity and proved that she will be a drawing card. Lou Anger also will help to swell our business, as he is a Philadelphia boy and a favorite here. CUTS BRADY & MAHONEY: Reference to the "neck of dirt that never sees water;" also reference to "mother-in-law" in verse of song.