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

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H. T. JORDAN    PHILADELPHIA SHOW    NOV. 9, 1914
HEARST-SELIG PICTURES. 12 min. Usual routine of news events and war pictures were given usual interest.
THE MAGLEYS. 8 min. F.S. Man and woman in modern dances. Use all lively numbers. Close with whirlwind Texas Tommy, very well done. Very good dancing act and in the opening spot received liberal applause.
FRED SOSMAN. 11 min. One. Assisted by George Fairman at the piano. Young fellow, good appearance, works in evening clothes. Sings comedy songs and gets good results through his breezy style of delivery. Has a pleasing voice and knows how to use it. Fairman introduces a piano solo number. Act was very well liked.
ALLAN DINEHART & CO. 24 min. F.S. Special act. "The Meanest Man In The World." Very good comedy-drama playlet. Good lines running through an interesting, well written story. Just enough sentimental business to relieve the comedy and take a grip on the audience. Dinehart is a clever comedian and has excellent help from Mary Louise Dyer, the excellent of their work doing much for the sketch. Very well liked from start to finish and closed strong.
VAN HOVEN. 20 min. One. Kept the audience in a roar of laughter. Uses about the same routine of magic tricks, but has freshened up his talk, which is better than ever. Gets a lot out of the comedy with the two boys he brings from the audience. Surefire comedy hit.
"THE SOCIETY BUDS." 42 min. F.S. Typical Lasky production with Gladys Clark and Henry Bergman, formerly with "The Trained Nurses" in the principal roles, supported by two male comedy parts and a chorus of eight girls arrayed in a variety of costumes, not quite as striking as is usual in Lasky's pieces. Act runs more to dancing and comedy than is usual in Lasky's sketches with Clark and Bergman always prominent, but while there is plenty of comedy, it drags in spots. There are one or two good novelty numbers which were liked, one of which affords the chorus a chance to show some unique costumes. While the act was well received it did not do as well as expected.
KINGSTON & EBNER. 18 min. One. Singing and talking act by man and woman, the latter formerly of World and Kingston. Open with talk and duet. Man does imitations for good comedy results. Woman sings and they close with song and dance. Spot was little too hard for them and they finished only fair following 45 minutes of singing and dancing. Will do better in an earlier position.
FIELDS & LEWIS. 17 min. F.S. close in One. Two men talking act, all comedy. Material of the "nut" variety. Lively chatter kept the laughs going steadily. The act went on in place of Gould and Ashlyn who failed to appear through the illness of the latter, and held the next to closing spot in good shape. Good comedy act.
MAXINE BROS. & BOBBY. 9 min. F.S. Two men and a very well trained dog. Classy, well dressed novelty acrobatic number. Held attention and pleased, closing a long show satisfactorily.
GENERAL REMARKS. This is a corking good comedy show for our Twelfth Anniversary Week. We are depending on the celebration and comedy to get results instead of using a big name.
CUTS
Van Hoven- Elimination of the talk about the "blonde with the dirty neck"
Kingston & Ebner--Elimination of the use of the word "God"
Allan Dinehart & Co.-- Elimination of the use of the word "God
Fields & Lewis--Elimination of the "Sea Shells" song in which is used the line about "She smells shoes"
The running order for the balance of the week will be as follows;
A Orchestra
B Hearst-Selig Pictures
C Maxine Bros. & Bobby
D Fred Sosman
E The Magleys
F Van Hoven
G Allan Dinehart & Co.
H Kingston & Ebner
I Fields & Lewis
J "The Society Buds"
K Exit March

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H. T. JORDAN PHILADELPHIA SHOW NOV. 9, 1914 HEARST-SELIG PICTURES. 12 min. Usual routine of news events and war pictures were given usual interest. THE MAGLEYS. 8 min. F.S. Man and woman in modern dances. Use all lively numbers. Close with whirlwind Texas Tommy, very well done. Very good dancing act and in the opening spot received liberal applause. FRED SOSMAN. 11 min. One. Assisted by George Fairman at the piano. Young fellow, good appearance, works in evening clothes. Sings comedy songs and gets good results through his breezy style of delivery. Has a pleasing voice and knows how to use it. Fairman introduces a piano solo number. Act was very well liked. ALLAN DINEHART & CO. 24 min. F.S. Special act. "The Meanest Man In The World." Very good comedy-drama playlet. Good lines running through an interesting, well written story. Just enough sentimental business to relieve the comedy and take a grip on the audience. Dinehart is a clever comedian and has excellent help from Mary Louise Dyer, the excellent of their work doing much for the sketch. Very well liked from start to finish and closed strong. VAN HOVEN. 20 min. One. Kept the audience in a roar of laughter. Uses about the same routine of magic tricks, but has freshened up his talk, which is better than ever. Gets a lot out of the comedy with the two boys he brings from the audience. Surefire comedy hit. "THE SOCIETY BUDS." 42 min. F.S. Typical Lasky production with Gladys Clark and Henry Bergman, formerly with "The Trained Nurses" in the principal roles, supported by two male comedy parts and a chorus of eight girls arrayed in a variety of costumes, not quite as striking as is usual in Lasky's pieces. Act runs more to dancing and comedy than is usual in Lasky's sketches with Clark and Bergman always prominent, but while there is plenty of comedy, it drags in spots. There are one or two good novelty numbers which were liked, one of which affords the chorus a chance to show some unique costumes. While the act was well received it did not do as well as expected. KINGSTON & EBNER. 18 min. One. Singing and talking act by man and woman, the latter formerly of World and Kingston. Open with talk and duet. Man does imitations for good comedy results. Woman sings and they close with song and dance. Spot was little too hard for them and they finished only fair following 45 minutes of singing and dancing. Will do better in an earlier position. FIELDS & LEWIS. 17 min. F.S. close in One. Two men talking act, all comedy. Material of the "nut" variety. Lively chatter kept the laughs going steadily. The act went on in place of Gould and Ashlyn who failed to appear through the illness of the latter, and held the next to closing spot in good shape. Good comedy act. MAXINE BROS. & BOBBY. 9 min. F.S. Two men and a very well trained dog. Classy, well dressed novelty acrobatic number. Held attention and pleased, closing a long show satisfactorily. GENERAL REMARKS. This is a corking good comedy show for our Twelfth Anniversary Week. We are depending on the celebration and comedy to get results instead of using a big name. CUTS Van Hoven- Elimination of the talk about the "blonde with the dirty neck" Kingston & Ebner--Elimination of the use of the word "God" Allan Dinehart & Co.-- Elimination of the use of the word "God Fields & Lewis--Elimination of the "Sea Shells" song in which is used the line about "She smells shoes" The running order for the balance of the week will be as follows; A Orchestra B Hearst-Selig Pictures C Maxine Bros. & Bobby D Fred Sosman E The Magleys F Van Hoven G Allan Dinehart & Co. H Kingston & Ebner I Fields & Lewis J "The Society Buds" K Exit March