Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-10
WoRN4N ERWEY
A Dog-Day's Dialogue
at B. F. Keith's

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Enter Jess and Tess in custody OF
youthful and courteous usher
jess; 20. it's only movin' pitchers
I'm sorry we cum so early"
Tess; mo, it's livin' pitchers. I'm
sorry We missed Cholly schrader's over
ture, I am; like Chollys overtures,
do"
Jess consulting program: SAY you
guess again. Them amt no movin'
pitchers. Reads; The Helen Leech
WallIn Trio, Original Iron Jaw Wire
Sensation | betchu those white tights'd
go swell on the Boardwalk They're con-
siderable girls"
Tess; "Suttingly a clever act, even II
their limbs do look like they belonged to
the August furniture sale. First time
here eh! Well, it's the dog DAYS dear
an they're trying 1t on us"
jess; ~ don't know bout dog days.
but it's sure dogs night. But it's really
cool here. | don't know how they do 1t
hut they rout heat and humidity from
keith's, all right"
Tess: Here's another frankfurter turn.
Snntley and Norton with trimmings
Jess: What you might call a hot dog
act hey! They're warm babesl Joke,
dearie?"
Tess: I'm havin' too good time to
quarrel with you, ol'dear Look who's
with us! Moran and Weiser, comedy
hat throwers I thought that guy
was goin' to make hit, with poor little
me as target"
Tess (gasplng with admiration at Au-
gusta Closes entrance gown: "Ain't 1t
too sweet fer anything? | thought she
had retired She don't look a minute
older than when | opened the bill on the
Orpheum circuit one year she was head
lining"
Jess: 90 Gussic Close is some artistic
Do you obtain me French accent, honey?
Speakn' of honey. don't l get in on them
bong-bongs again?"
Tess oh, here's n comedietta Gran
berries Let's keep quiet and follow the
plot"
Jess: "Oh, isn't she sweet and clever
Marian Day. who ever that may be. Be
iicve muh. she's conner. Who's the
boy? Neil Pratt" d"
Tess: "The program says he's a boy
anyhow Maybe he's gettin' bald from
premature piety."
Jess well he's a bright little come
dian, you can take 1t from sister"
Tess: And it's bright little come
dletta"
Jess: BE still. sweetheart Don't you
sec you are annoyin' Tony Hunting and
Corinne Francis"
Tess: well. the late B. f. Keith
wouldn't of permitted any such vocif-
erous act in his day. I'll warrant"
Jess: They're good but they'd be bet
ter If they wuz more quieter. 'Repressed
emotion, YOU known
Tess "Tryin' n new 'un on us? Gene
Hodgkins and Mile Destrees of the
Follies Burgear of Paris. What odd
scenery and costumes!"
Jess: please expose your ignerence in
somethin lower than stage whisper,
you bOob-I mean dearie, Even If you
did come from Lancaster, Pa, try and
conceal you're n hick This's futurist
art Have Gene and Mrs. II. split?
They always were billed together. I've
heard no gossip, have you?"
Tess mo, the poor child is in dear OIL
Lunnon. Her paw is general or mar
shal or somethin and got hit by some-
thin or other"
jess: How unfortunit! But say, Tess,
Mile Dee-stress amt no hot sketch, so
y cu'd notice of It,"
Tess: "Wcll, Dese-trees Is a classy
dancer and SOS Gene, oh, look. I see
the cakewallIs comm back. Well, I just
betchu II can't"
less; Look who's in our midst! Charlie
Howard and Co."
Tess: "Wen, they're good, too. and they |
know they're good and we know they're
good"
Jess whats next? Two real eksen-
tricks l dunno as l like these trick |
turns"
Tess: ooh, gwan. They're comiques.
EIa-ha, ha-ha! Did you get that"
Both applaud loudly and leave to strains
Of exit march.
Tess: 30 let's have punch in the lobby"
Jess. "Suttinly Is good of Mr.. Jordan
to give us such good bill and set us up
20 fruitade for a finalay."