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Managers' report book, July 4, 1915-November 13, 1916

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H. T. JORDAN    PHILADELPHIA SHOW    AUG. 21, 1916.
SELIG TRIBUNE. 12 min. Fair lot of pictures.
FLORENZ DUO. 11 min. Man and woman in sleight-of-hand novelty, the woman acting simply as a helper. Man does some very good sleight-of-hand tricks with cigarettes, cards and coin, the first named stunt being exceptionally good. Act did very well.
MOSS & FRY. 12 min. The best two men colored act we have played in a long while. The patter is very original and well handled, getting lots of laughs. Both men have good singing voices and the act closed to big applause. A hit in the spot.
DONG FONG GUE & HARRY HAW. 16 min. Three modern dance numbers used by these people for a finish form the feature portion of their offering. They open with a song and the girl sings one number in Chinese, but it is not until they do their dancing that they reach the merit of their act. They finished to a very good hand.
THE STEINDEL BROS. 19 min. A trio of men in a classy musical act. They play piano, violin and cello, opening with classical numbers and finishing with popular and rag. A very good act for those who like instrumental music and they were rewarded with a big hand at the finish.
DOUGLAS J. WOOD & CO. 16 min. "The Shoplifter." A dramatic sketch employing three persons. It is talky but carries an interesting story which held attention and has a pleasing climax which brings the act to a good finish. Wood is an excellent actor and his support is all that could be desired. While rather heavy for summer, still it was very well liked.
WILLIE SOLAR. 12 min. This young fellow is just over from London where he has been for some time at the Hippodrome. He is an eccentric singing comedian working straight in evening clothes, getting comedy into his songs by the use of vocal contortion. He finished with some eccentric dancing that also went over big. He registered a solid hit, finishing to a big hand.
KALMAR & BROWN. 20 min. "Nurseryland." While this is a essentially an act for children and worked under a handicap, due to the fact that children are forbidden to enter the theatre owing to the quarantine now in force, this clever couple has a real dancing novelty which fits well into a vaudeville bill. The story is built around nursery rhymes and both indulge in some excellent dancing while several catchy song numbers are introduced during the action. It is prettily staged and scored a good sized hit.
AVELING & LLOYD. 18 min. Two young men in a very good comedy talking act. They have a lot of funny material, most of it new, and handle it with excellent results. In the next-to-closing spot they put over a big laughing hit, keeping the audience amused from start to finish and closing to a big hand.
FOLIES D'AMOUR. 7 min. This is a very pretty posing act. A woman is used as a central figure to throw series of dissolving views upon. The pictures are beautifully done and the act held the audience seated in the closing position of the show. A very good act for this spot.
GENERAL REMARKS. This bill held up very well for a hot weather show, there being three or four big applause hits and some good comedy running through it.

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H. T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW AUG. 21, 1916. SELIG TRIBUNE. 12 min. Fair lot of pictures. FLORENZ DUO. 11 min. Man and woman in sleight-of-hand novelty, the woman acting simply as a helper. Man does some very good sleight-of-hand tricks with cigarettes, cards and coin, the first named stunt being exceptionally good. Act did very well. MOSS & FRY. 12 min. The best two men colored act we have played in a long while. The patter is very original and well handled, getting lots of laughs. Both men have good singing voices and the act closed to big applause. A hit in the spot. DONG FONG GUE & HARRY HAW. 16 min. Three modern dance numbers used by these people for a finish form the feature portion of their offering. They open with a song and the girl sings one number in Chinese, but it is not until they do their dancing that they reach the merit of their act. They finished to a very good hand. THE STEINDEL BROS. 19 min. A trio of men in a classy musical act. They play piano, violin and cello, opening with classical numbers and finishing with popular and rag. A very good act for those who like instrumental music and they were rewarded with a big hand at the finish. DOUGLAS J. WOOD & CO. 16 min. "The Shoplifter." A dramatic sketch employing three persons. It is talky but carries an interesting story which held attention and has a pleasing climax which brings the act to a good finish. Wood is an excellent actor and his support is all that could be desired. While rather heavy for summer, still it was very well liked. WILLIE SOLAR. 12 min. This young fellow is just over from London where he has been for some time at the Hippodrome. He is an eccentric singing comedian working straight in evening clothes, getting comedy into his songs by the use of vocal contortion. He finished with some eccentric dancing that also went over big. He registered a solid hit, finishing to a big hand. KALMAR & BROWN. 20 min. "Nurseryland." While this is a essentially an act for children and worked under a handicap, due to the fact that children are forbidden to enter the theatre owing to the quarantine now in force, this clever couple has a real dancing novelty which fits well into a vaudeville bill. The story is built around nursery rhymes and both indulge in some excellent dancing while several catchy song numbers are introduced during the action. It is prettily staged and scored a good sized hit. AVELING & LLOYD. 18 min. Two young men in a very good comedy talking act. They have a lot of funny material, most of it new, and handle it with excellent results. In the next-to-closing spot they put over a big laughing hit, keeping the audience amused from start to finish and closing to a big hand. FOLIES D'AMOUR. 7 min. This is a very pretty posing act. A woman is used as a central figure to throw series of dissolving views upon. The pictures are beautifully done and the act held the audience seated in the closing position of the show. A very good act for this spot. GENERAL REMARKS. This bill held up very well for a hot weather show, there being three or four big applause hits and some good comedy running through it.