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Keith-Albee managers' report book, May 11, 1914-July 1, 1915

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JUNE 28, 1915    PHILADELPHIA SHOW    H. T. JORDAN
HEARST SELIG PICTURES. An interesting series of pictures.
ARCHIE NICHOLSON CO. 16 min. Three men, one in comedy and one in character makeup. Musical act playing popular airs on saxophones and cornets with comedy injected during the action.
ADELINE FRANCIS. 13 min. "The Graphophone Girl." The woman does a single singing specialty in which she is assisted by a graphophone which holds conversation and sings duets with her. The perfect unison of the two voices makes this act a novelty which was well liked.
CARTMELL & HARRIS. 16 min. This couple are offering the best act they have had. Open with a pretty waltz and follow with individual numbers taken from their old act. Finish with a chappie number dressed in evening clothes in "one." The act scored solidly.
MMLE. VADIE & CO. 18 min. Offering a series of lyric dances. Seven numbers, all classical and beautifully done by the principal and her Ballet. It includes "The Blue Danube," "The Spring Song," etc. Each number was liberally applauded and Mlle. Vadie received warm recognition at the finish. A very pretty dancing number.
JACK E. GARDNER. 16 min. This well known musical comedy comedian is making a new departure with his latest offering. It consists of a popular song for opening and closing and between he introduces a decided novelty in the moving picture line on travesty melodrama called "Curse You, Jack Dalton" in which he describes in a comedy way the action of the actors on the screen. It drew plenty of laughs and his act closed to a strong hand.
FISKE O'HARA. 14 min. F. S. The Irish-American tenor and romantic actor sings a series of Irish ballads for his vaudeville offering accompanied by Noble McDonald at the piano. O'Hara has a pleasing voice and his songs have been carefully selected to display it. He works in Full Stage and is dressed in picturesque Irish costume. He was very well received.
CLARA MORTON. 21 min. One of the Four Mortons. Assisted by Frank Sheen. Introduces a series of comedy song numbers in a variety of costumes and finishes up with a specialty of her dancing and instrumental music with which she was formerly identified. Each song is introduced in a novel manner with dialogue and adds to the worth of the act. Miss Morton was a good sized hit.
HUSSEY & DOYLE. 20 min. "The New Chauffeur." These boys in their singing and talking act furnished the laughing and applause hit of the bill, keeping the audience in joyful mood from start to finish. A couple of comedy songs brought several encores and the whole act went over in great shape.
FIVE SATSUDAS. 13 min. Japanese jugglers and risley workers in a very pretty display shown in handsome Japanese stage setting. Good routine and made an excellent closing number.
GEN. REM. An excellent summer show with plenty of variety and music and a big laughing hit next to closing which helped to round out a very satisfactory entertainment. The conflict of dancing acts was corrected by changing the places of MLLE. VADIE and MISS MORTON.
CUTS
HUSSEY & BOYLE. Elimination of verse which includes the line "Fighting in the ditches."

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JUNE 28, 1915 PHILADELPHIA SHOW H. T. JORDAN HEARST SELIG PICTURES. An interesting series of pictures. ARCHIE NICHOLSON CO. 16 min. Three men, one in comedy and one in character makeup. Musical act playing popular airs on saxophones and cornets with comedy injected during the action. ADELINE FRANCIS. 13 min. "The Graphophone Girl." The woman does a single singing specialty in which she is assisted by a graphophone which holds conversation and sings duets with her. The perfect unison of the two voices makes this act a novelty which was well liked. CARTMELL & HARRIS. 16 min. This couple are offering the best act they have had. Open with a pretty waltz and follow with individual numbers taken from their old act. Finish with a chappie number dressed in evening clothes in "one." The act scored solidly. MMLE. VADIE & CO. 18 min. Offering a series of lyric dances. Seven numbers, all classical and beautifully done by the principal and her Ballet. It includes "The Blue Danube," "The Spring Song," etc. Each number was liberally applauded and Mlle. Vadie received warm recognition at the finish. A very pretty dancing number. JACK E. GARDNER. 16 min. This well known musical comedy comedian is making a new departure with his latest offering. It consists of a popular song for opening and closing and between he introduces a decided novelty in the moving picture line on travesty melodrama called "Curse You, Jack Dalton" in which he describes in a comedy way the action of the actors on the screen. It drew plenty of laughs and his act closed to a strong hand. FISKE O'HARA. 14 min. F. S. The Irish-American tenor and romantic actor sings a series of Irish ballads for his vaudeville offering accompanied by Noble McDonald at the piano. O'Hara has a pleasing voice and his songs have been carefully selected to display it. He works in Full Stage and is dressed in picturesque Irish costume. He was very well received. CLARA MORTON. 21 min. One of the Four Mortons. Assisted by Frank Sheen. Introduces a series of comedy song numbers in a variety of costumes and finishes up with a specialty of her dancing and instrumental music with which she was formerly identified. Each song is introduced in a novel manner with dialogue and adds to the worth of the act. Miss Morton was a good sized hit. HUSSEY & DOYLE. 20 min. "The New Chauffeur." These boys in their singing and talking act furnished the laughing and applause hit of the bill, keeping the audience in joyful mood from start to finish. A couple of comedy songs brought several encores and the whole act went over in great shape. FIVE SATSUDAS. 13 min. Japanese jugglers and risley workers in a very pretty display shown in handsome Japanese stage setting. Good routine and made an excellent closing number. GEN. REM. An excellent summer show with plenty of variety and music and a big laughing hit next to closing which helped to round out a very satisfactory entertainment. The conflict of dancing acts was corrected by changing the places of MLLE. VADIE and MISS MORTON. CUTS HUSSEY & BOYLE. Elimination of verse which includes the line "Fighting in the ditches."