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Managers' report book, November 13, 1916-January 21, 1918

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PHILADELPHIA    B. F. KEITH'S    MARCH 26,    77
PATHE. 10 min. Just ordinary.
THE RIALS. 10 min. Man and woman in a very pretty novelty act on the flying rings. All their tricks are showy and they mix in a little comedy. Got a big hand in the opening spot.
De FOREST & KEARNS. 20 min. A young couple, boy and girl, in a rather lightly constructed singing, talking and dancing skit. Some comedy was tried for but with poor results. The act seemed new and did not work smoothly until near the finish when it picked up some applause.
"PINKIE." 10 min. This is Billie burke's newest novelty and it scored solidly here on its first showing. The title is taken from the stage setting and costuming which are entirely in pink. A girl and boy are the principals. The girl discloses some unusually good acrobatic dancing. The boy sings two numbers in a very high tenor voice and the combination was liberally treated with applause. They finished strong.
HICKEY BROTHERS. 13 min. Three men, two working straight and one in comedy makeup. They mix comedy with some clever acrobatics and dancing were a big laughing hit from start to finish.
CLARK & HAMILTON. 34 min. Their act called "A Wayward Conceit" is a conglomeration of buffoonery and burlesque bits, getting results through the peculiar handling of the comedy by the man. The girl acts simply as a feeder through the first part of the act but later introduces a toe dance. For a finish they do a picturesque song number which went over for a big hand and the act scored a good sized hit.
DAVID SAPIRSTEIN. 13 min. A very high-class pianist. His program consists entirely of classical selections and he undoubtedly proved himself all that has been said about him as a musician. He scored a big applause hit.
EVA TANGUAY. 29 min. With a lot of new songs and wearing a startling costume change for each number, she was the same old hit that she has always been with our audience. She sang "I Don't Care" for an encore and the applause continued until she came back for an extra number.
BRADLEY & ARDINE. 16 min. This act was formerly Bradley & Morris but it has been much improved with a new woman in the act. There is plenty of variety to it including songs, dances and bicycle-riding and it is all well handled. They did an encore bit in one that took them off to a great hand of applause.
"PATRIA." Eleventh episode with Mrs. Vernon Castle featured in a series of exciting incidents held the majority of the audience seated to the finish.
GENERAL REMARKS. This show has a lot of speed to it, starting early and keeping up right to the finish. There is plenty of comedy distributed and the entire bill proved very entertaining.
CUTS
CLARK & HAMILTON: Expression "Good God" and word "damn"

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PHILADELPHIA B. F. KEITH'S MARCH 26, 77 PATHE. 10 min. Just ordinary. THE RIALS. 10 min. Man and woman in a very pretty novelty act on the flying rings. All their tricks are showy and they mix in a little comedy. Got a big hand in the opening spot. De FOREST & KEARNS. 20 min. A young couple, boy and girl, in a rather lightly constructed singing, talking and dancing skit. Some comedy was tried for but with poor results. The act seemed new and did not work smoothly until near the finish when it picked up some applause. "PINKIE." 10 min. This is Billie burke's newest novelty and it scored solidly here on its first showing. The title is taken from the stage setting and costuming which are entirely in pink. A girl and boy are the principals. The girl discloses some unusually good acrobatic dancing. The boy sings two numbers in a very high tenor voice and the combination was liberally treated with applause. They finished strong. HICKEY BROTHERS. 13 min. Three men, two working straight and one in comedy makeup. They mix comedy with some clever acrobatics and dancing were a big laughing hit from start to finish. CLARK & HAMILTON. 34 min. Their act called "A Wayward Conceit" is a conglomeration of buffoonery and burlesque bits, getting results through the peculiar handling of the comedy by the man. The girl acts simply as a feeder through the first part of the act but later introduces a toe dance. For a finish they do a picturesque song number which went over for a big hand and the act scored a good sized hit. DAVID SAPIRSTEIN. 13 min. A very high-class pianist. His program consists entirely of classical selections and he undoubtedly proved himself all that has been said about him as a musician. He scored a big applause hit. EVA TANGUAY. 29 min. With a lot of new songs and wearing a startling costume change for each number, she was the same old hit that she has always been with our audience. She sang "I Don't Care" for an encore and the applause continued until she came back for an extra number. BRADLEY & ARDINE. 16 min. This act was formerly Bradley & Morris but it has been much improved with a new woman in the act. There is plenty of variety to it including songs, dances and bicycle-riding and it is all well handled. They did an encore bit in one that took them off to a great hand of applause. "PATRIA." Eleventh episode with Mrs. Vernon Castle featured in a series of exciting incidents held the majority of the audience seated to the finish. GENERAL REMARKS. This show has a lot of speed to it, starting early and keeping up right to the finish. There is plenty of comedy distributed and the entire bill proved very entertaining. CUTS CLARK & HAMILTON: Expression "Good God" and word "damn"