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C. E. BARNS.    PHILADELPHIA SHOW.    NOV. 27, 1911.
THE WHEELERS. 11 min. F.S. This makes an amusing opener. The woman appears in a fetching costume and the man in grotesque. They employ dummies and property automobiles to get their fun. There are a good many surprises. Judging from the laughter of the children, they enjoyed it. The juggling part is fairly good. Closed well.
MORRISSEY & HANLON. 21 min. in one. Both men work straight, one at the piano. Have some new and original songs, all of which went very well. Get over some amusing patter, though a little long. Held the spot very well. Compelled to give an encore.
HOMER MILES & CO. 16 min. F.S. Same cast as presented this act before with one exception and held the interest of the audience just as well. Good closing hand.
HILDA HAWTHORNE. 14 min. in one. Miss Hawthorne makes a very pleasing appearance. She has a very fine singing voice which she use in conjunction with her ventriloquial work very effectively in singing alternately with her dummy. The work with the dummy is good and got many laughs for bright lines. Held this place in good shape and closed after the dummy's song to good applause.
BILLIE REEVES & CO. "A Night in an English Music Hall." 20 min. F.S. Advance applause. Practically the same act as presented here and just as big a hit all the way through, although Reeves is quite the whole thing. Laughter and applause could be heard from all parts of the house. The close was big.
THE HEIM CHILDREN. 14 min. in one. Good advance applause. These kids are great favorites here and everything they did went big. Introduced some new parodies and a lot of new comedy stuff by Bud, all of which was very funny. The encore is particularly amusing.
KITAMURA JAPS. 15 min. F.S. Curtain rises on the most beautiful embroidered drop, costumes and rug ever seen in this house, which gets a hand. Every one of the feats in this skilful and thrilling act won applause, and the close was great. Introduced considerable comedy which helps to make the act go.
MABEL HITE. 25 min. F.S. Miss Hite made a decided hit in this hard spot today with her excellent original songs and character work. All of her material is new to this crowd. She appears in four changes of costume before a fine green plush drop and makes a prepossessing appearance right from the first. Her accompanist, Mr. Kelley, is very good indeed, and sings Miss Hite's own songs during her changes as they are illustrated with the stereopticon. Big applause after each one of Miss Hite's songs and imitations, with a very strong closing hand.
GEORGE B. RENO "The Misfit Army." 19 min. F.S. These people had a hard place to fill down here, but they filled it all right and the crowd stayed in to the finish. Laughter throughout the entire act and closed very well.
KINETOGRAPH. An unusually good series of pictures of international events.
GEN. REM. This is a big laughing show all the way through, and judging from the way the crowd received it, it ought to prove a good Thanksgiving holiday program and do strong business for the entire week.
CUTS
MORRISSEY & HANLON. Elimination of expression "My God;" also mother-in-law joke "God bless her." Picking out anyone in the audience for a remark. Verse having to do with "King Solomon having a thousand wives."
BILLIE REEVES. Business of putting fingers to nose.
BUD HEIM. Expression, "I'll say something dirty to you" and what follows about "Pittsburg." Also speaking across the footlights.
GEORGE B. RENO. Business of putting fingers to nose.

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C. E. BARNS. PHILADELPHIA SHOW. NOV. 27, 1911. THE WHEELERS. 11 min. F.S. This makes an amusing opener. The woman appears in a fetching costume and the man in grotesque. They employ dummies and property automobiles to get their fun. There are a good many surprises. Judging from the laughter of the children, they enjoyed it. The juggling part is fairly good. Closed well. MORRISSEY & HANLON. 21 min. in one. Both men work straight, one at the piano. Have some new and original songs, all of which went very well. Get over some amusing patter, though a little long. Held the spot very well. Compelled to give an encore. HOMER MILES & CO. 16 min. F.S. Same cast as presented this act before with one exception and held the interest of the audience just as well. Good closing hand. HILDA HAWTHORNE. 14 min. in one. Miss Hawthorne makes a very pleasing appearance. She has a very fine singing voice which she use in conjunction with her ventriloquial work very effectively in singing alternately with her dummy. The work with the dummy is good and got many laughs for bright lines. Held this place in good shape and closed after the dummy's song to good applause. BILLIE REEVES & CO. "A Night in an English Music Hall." 20 min. F.S. Advance applause. Practically the same act as presented here and just as big a hit all the way through, although Reeves is quite the whole thing. Laughter and applause could be heard from all parts of the house. The close was big. THE HEIM CHILDREN. 14 min. in one. Good advance applause. These kids are great favorites here and everything they did went big. Introduced some new parodies and a lot of new comedy stuff by Bud, all of which was very funny. The encore is particularly amusing. KITAMURA JAPS. 15 min. F.S. Curtain rises on the most beautiful embroidered drop, costumes and rug ever seen in this house, which gets a hand. Every one of the feats in this skilful and thrilling act won applause, and the close was great. Introduced considerable comedy which helps to make the act go. MABEL HITE. 25 min. F.S. Miss Hite made a decided hit in this hard spot today with her excellent original songs and character work. All of her material is new to this crowd. She appears in four changes of costume before a fine green plush drop and makes a prepossessing appearance right from the first. Her accompanist, Mr. Kelley, is very good indeed, and sings Miss Hite's own songs during her changes as they are illustrated with the stereopticon. Big applause after each one of Miss Hite's songs and imitations, with a very strong closing hand. GEORGE B. RENO "The Misfit Army." 19 min. F.S. These people had a hard place to fill down here, but they filled it all right and the crowd stayed in to the finish. Laughter throughout the entire act and closed very well. KINETOGRAPH. An unusually good series of pictures of international events. GEN. REM. This is a big laughing show all the way through, and judging from the way the crowd received it, it ought to prove a good Thanksgiving holiday program and do strong business for the entire week. CUTS MORRISSEY & HANLON. Elimination of expression "My God;" also mother-in-law joke "God bless her." Picking out anyone in the audience for a remark. Verse having to do with "King Solomon having a thousand wives." BILLIE REEVES. Business of putting fingers to nose. BUD HEIM. Expression, "I'll say something dirty to you" and what follows about "Pittsburg." Also speaking across the footlights. GEORGE B. RENO. Business of putting fingers to nose.