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H. T. JORDAN    PHILADELPHIA SHOW    JAN. 24, 1916.
PICTURES. Only fair.
MARLO & DUFFY. 7 min. Two men, one straight and one comedy makeup on the triple horizontal bars. A very good routine and well handled. finished in one with diabolo work. Good opener.
HENRY RUDOLF. 9 min. "The Vagrant Tenor." Young man with a fairly good voice. Opens with a grand opera number and finishes with a selection of popular melodies. Went very well.
"THE LITTLE STRANGER." 15 min. This is a dramatic sketch telling a story of the racetrack which has been playing the vaudeville circuit for several seasons. It is still a good piece of property and was very well received.
MARIE NORDSTROM. 12 min. (Mrs. Henry E. Dixey) "Bits of Acting." Her routine of travesties on singers and actors is the same as she used on her former visit. Each of her numbers was handled cleverly and liked by the audience. She scored strongly, finishing to a big hand.
MLLE. MARYON VADIE & CO. A high class dancing act with a program consisting of seven numbers, three of them by Mlle. Vadie and three by a ballet of six young girls, finishing with a number by Vadie and the ballet. Very prettily staged and the dancing is excellent. Was received with liberal applause. (18 min.)
WOOD & WYDE. 17 min. In "Good Night." Man and woman in a singing, dancing and talking sketch in one. Have a fairly good line of material and got it over with good results. Received a good hand without scoring any too strongly.
WILLIAM MORRIS & CO. In Mrs. Temple's Telegram." 28 min. The condensed version of this splendid farce so well and popularly known on the legitimate stage serves as an excellent vehicle for Mr. Morris, a popular legitimate star, supported by a splendid company. It proved a laugh winner from start to finish and closed to a great hand.
EVA TANGUAY. 21 min. A big reception from a crowded house and applause which lasted all through her act and for several minutes after she had finished attested the fact that Miss Tanguay is still "there" as vaudeville's biggest headliner. She sang four new songs, gave a recitation and finished with "I Don't Care." Her costumes caused gasps of astonishment. It can easily be said that Miss Tanguay was never seen nor heard here to better advantage.
WYATT'S SCOTCH LADS & LASSIES. 21 min. A group of eleven Scotch girls and boys in native songs and dances. A very pretty and highly entertaining number which scored solidly in the closing position and held the house well seated following Miss Tanguay. Wyatt is to be commended on the appearance on the act, both scenically and in the matter of costumes.
GENERAL REMARKS. A very high class show surrounding Miss Tanguay made a big hit with the audience and sent everybody pleased. The show ran well and proved thoroughly satisfactory.
CUTS
MARIE NORDSTROM: Elimination of expression "My God" and the toning down of expression "You can go to ----."

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H. T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW JAN. 24, 1916. PICTURES. Only fair. MARLO & DUFFY. 7 min. Two men, one straight and one comedy makeup on the triple horizontal bars. A very good routine and well handled. finished in one with diabolo work. Good opener. HENRY RUDOLF. 9 min. "The Vagrant Tenor." Young man with a fairly good voice. Opens with a grand opera number and finishes with a selection of popular melodies. Went very well. "THE LITTLE STRANGER." 15 min. This is a dramatic sketch telling a story of the racetrack which has been playing the vaudeville circuit for several seasons. It is still a good piece of property and was very well received. MARIE NORDSTROM. 12 min. (Mrs. Henry E. Dixey) "Bits of Acting." Her routine of travesties on singers and actors is the same as she used on her former visit. Each of her numbers was handled cleverly and liked by the audience. She scored strongly, finishing to a big hand. MLLE. MARYON VADIE & CO. A high class dancing act with a program consisting of seven numbers, three of them by Mlle. Vadie and three by a ballet of six young girls, finishing with a number by Vadie and the ballet. Very prettily staged and the dancing is excellent. Was received with liberal applause. (18 min.) WOOD & WYDE. 17 min. In "Good Night." Man and woman in a singing, dancing and talking sketch in one. Have a fairly good line of material and got it over with good results. Received a good hand without scoring any too strongly. WILLIAM MORRIS & CO. In Mrs. Temple's Telegram." 28 min. The condensed version of this splendid farce so well and popularly known on the legitimate stage serves as an excellent vehicle for Mr. Morris, a popular legitimate star, supported by a splendid company. It proved a laugh winner from start to finish and closed to a great hand. EVA TANGUAY. 21 min. A big reception from a crowded house and applause which lasted all through her act and for several minutes after she had finished attested the fact that Miss Tanguay is still "there" as vaudeville's biggest headliner. She sang four new songs, gave a recitation and finished with "I Don't Care." Her costumes caused gasps of astonishment. It can easily be said that Miss Tanguay was never seen nor heard here to better advantage. WYATT'S SCOTCH LADS & LASSIES. 21 min. A group of eleven Scotch girls and boys in native songs and dances. A very pretty and highly entertaining number which scored solidly in the closing position and held the house well seated following Miss Tanguay. Wyatt is to be commended on the appearance on the act, both scenically and in the matter of costumes. GENERAL REMARKS. A very high class show surrounding Miss Tanguay made a big hit with the audience and sent everybody pleased. The show ran well and proved thoroughly satisfactory. CUTS MARIE NORDSTROM: Elimination of expression "My God" and the toning down of expression "You can go to ----."