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Keith-Albee managers' report book, September 9, 1912-February 24, 1913

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HUDSON THEATRE, UNION HILL, N.J. WEEK FEB. 17, 1913.
Tuesday night's show.
Jos. R. Smith.
BAISDEN
Comedy trick cyclist who keeps up a running monologue while performing his tricks. A fair opening act. F.S. 12 Min.
WILSON AND GALLAGHER
Two men, colored comedians, one dresses as a woman, and one plays the piano. Both sings several numbers. They have some comedy. Very fair for number two spot. In one 16 Min.
EMMA O'NEIL
Singing comedienne. She renders four songs with a separate change for each. Her costumes are worth mention. Although her voice is not as strong as it should be she gets her stuff over in very fair shape. The act went very fair. In one 11 Min.
"THE LOVE TRUST"
Seven girls and two men. The act is a musical farce with a number of catchy songs, clever dances, and a comedy plot that makes the act a scream from start to finish. For the three singing numbers the girls change their costumes. The act is brought to a close with a burlesque baseball game that convulses the audience. Two clever songs and dances are performed by one of the girls and a man, who is a good comedian. Everything went over in fine shape and the act went VERY big. C.D.F. 28 Min.
INTERMISSION
MAUD RONAIR AND JOE WARD
Presenting "Ocean Breezes" in which they introduce several songs, a neat dance and a clever monologue. Both are dressed neatly and possess good voices. They got their stuff over well. The act went big. In one, special drop, 14 Min.
"THE CULPRIT"
Presented by May Tully's Players, one woman and three men. Scene bachelor's apartments and as curtain rises the four are seated about a table closing a whist game. When accounts are figured up the host has won a large sum, one guest and his wife break even, and the remaining guest loses all that the host has won. The big loser can't pay. He hasn't the money. The other player, his friend, agrees to pay his losings. While he and the host leave for another room to draw up a note the loser and the wife depart for their clothes. During the absence the host returns and throws the room in darkness by turning off the electric light. When the guests return he lights the room and dramatically announces he has been robbed of a large sum from a small safe that stood at one side of the room. Each of the guest excepting the wife submits to a search. The crime is finally fastened on the young husband and he finally confesses he entered the darkened room and robbed the safe. At this point the big loser takes a hand in the matter and shows up the host as a blackmailer and a card cheat. He announces he is a detective employed by the wife without her husband's knowledge to trap the host who has been collecting blackmail from her husband for years by means of information which the husband feared might cause his wife to leave him if she ever learned. The scheme is exposed, the husband absolved of all blame and as the curtain goes down the host is handcuffed to the detective. There are many interesting situations and it holds the audience from the beginning. The act went good. C.D.F. 22 Min.
BROWN, HARRIS AND BROWN
Two men and a woman. As usual this hodge-podge of songs, dances and eccentric comedy was as big as ever. It was a riot. In one 26 Min.
REDFORD AND WINCHESTER
Two men, comedy jugglers. Despite the fact that the act ahead was a laughing riot this act did not suffer a bit. It is filled with comedy. The juggling is better than the ordinary and the variety of tricks is greater. It closes with one of the men juggling three flaming torches with the house in total darkness. This act closed the show in good shape and went very big. F.S. special drop 17 Min.
PHOTOPLANE
Satisfactory.
(CUTS)
"THE CULPRIT"
The words "hell" and "damn it".

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226 HUDSON THEATRE, UNION HILL, N.J. WEEK FEB. 17, 1913. Tuesday night's show. Jos. R. Smith. BAISDEN Comedy trick cyclist who keeps up a running monologue while performing his tricks. A fair opening act. F.S. 12 Min. WILSON AND GALLAGHER Two men, colored comedians, one dresses as a woman, and one plays the piano. Both sings several numbers. They have some comedy. Very fair for number two spot. In one 16 Min. EMMA O'NEIL Singing comedienne. She renders four songs with a separate change for each. Her costumes are worth mention. Although her voice is not as strong as it should be she gets her stuff over in very fair shape. The act went very fair. In one 11 Min. "THE LOVE TRUST" Seven girls and two men. The act is a musical farce with a number of catchy songs, clever dances, and a comedy plot that makes the act a scream from start to finish. For the three singing numbers the girls change their costumes. The act is brought to a close with a burlesque baseball game that convulses the audience. Two clever songs and dances are performed by one of the girls and a man, who is a good comedian. Everything went over in fine shape and the act went VERY big. C.D.F. 28 Min. INTERMISSION MAUD RONAIR AND JOE WARD Presenting "Ocean Breezes" in which they introduce several songs, a neat dance and a clever monologue. Both are dressed neatly and possess good voices. They got their stuff over well. The act went big. In one, special drop, 14 Min. "THE CULPRIT" Presented by May Tully's Players, one woman and three men. Scene bachelor's apartments and as curtain rises the four are seated about a table closing a whist game. When accounts are figured up the host has won a large sum, one guest and his wife break even, and the remaining guest loses all that the host has won. The big loser can't pay. He hasn't the money. The other player, his friend, agrees to pay his losings. While he and the host leave for another room to draw up a note the loser and the wife depart for their clothes. During the absence the host returns and throws the room in darkness by turning off the electric light. When the guests return he lights the room and dramatically announces he has been robbed of a large sum from a small safe that stood at one side of the room. Each of the guest excepting the wife submits to a search. The crime is finally fastened on the young husband and he finally confesses he entered the darkened room and robbed the safe. At this point the big loser takes a hand in the matter and shows up the host as a blackmailer and a card cheat. He announces he is a detective employed by the wife without her husband's knowledge to trap the host who has been collecting blackmail from her husband for years by means of information which the husband feared might cause his wife to leave him if she ever learned. The scheme is exposed, the husband absolved of all blame and as the curtain goes down the host is handcuffed to the detective. There are many interesting situations and it holds the audience from the beginning. The act went good. C.D.F. 22 Min. BROWN, HARRIS AND BROWN Two men and a woman. As usual this hodge-podge of songs, dances and eccentric comedy was as big as ever. It was a riot. In one 26 Min. REDFORD AND WINCHESTER Two men, comedy jugglers. Despite the fact that the act ahead was a laughing riot this act did not suffer a bit. It is filled with comedy. The juggling is better than the ordinary and the variety of tricks is greater. It closes with one of the men juggling three flaming torches with the house in total darkness. This act closed the show in good shape and went very big. F.S. special drop 17 Min. PHOTOPLANE Satisfactory. (CUTS) "THE CULPRIT" The words "hell" and "damn it".