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Variety, New York, April 25, 1913.
Fred G. Nixon-Nirdlinger
(...) Philadelphia Inquirer, May 11, 1913
& Nixon, exterior by day, marquee Return of Sabata, Philadelphia,
1970s, Temple University Libraries, Urban Archive
& Nixon, exterior by day, marquee Michael Caine in Get Carter,
Philadelphia, 1970s
& New $250,000 „Pop“ Theatre Starts Off With A Whoop
(...) Variety, Nov. 26, 1910
„A big laughing hit“
Editorial content. „Nixon (F. G. Nixon-Nirdliner, mgr., agent,
direct) – There is no doubt about the kind of vaudeville
offered here at ,pop‘ prices meeting with success. Monday night
the house filled twice to the standing room limit. It is a
splendid show on looks, playing abiliity and entertaining qualities.
Some comedy was added by the usher who was delegated
to hand flowers over the footlights. First he made sure that the
woman in the Walker and Ill sketch should get hers, for
he walked right up on the stage with the bouquet and stood
there until the pair had finished their scene. It crabbed
the finish of the sketch, which went along fairly well, but the
posies looked big. Mae Frances also got a huge
bunch, but the boy stood in the aisle while she sang her song before thrusting it upon her. Mae really deserved hers
for her classy single was a big bright spot on the program.
Her clothes are pretty and all the songs used but I Lost
You were well sung. Miss Francis is a ,single‘ which ,pop‘ vaudeville may boast about. Harry Tighe and Polly Prim
also added several pleasant moments with their new singing
and talking skit. The West Philadelphia throng didn‘t
know whether Harry was kidding them with his Harry Fox
style of gab, or was trying to act serious with his bored
expression, but they liked both Harry and Polly. The latter
(unreadable) clever girl, has learned how to dress
prettily since she was a ,single,‘ and put her songs over
nicely, though she should not have used the Frisco
song which Mae Francis sang so much better. The final song
sent them away midst plentiful applause and the act
was a nice big hit. The Eight Diving Girls are a very showy
bunch of water nymphs and held strict attention. Fitch
Cooper scored solidly with his ,rube‘ skit and music and
the Karno Company‘s London Music Hall Sketch was,
as usual, a big laughing hit. It ought to be on any bill at these
prices.“
Nixon Theatre, 28 South 52nd Street, Philadelphia,
A Night in an English Music Hall, April 21, 1913.
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