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Managers' report book, October 25, 1909 - May 3, 1910

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HUDSON THEATRE UNION HILL N.J.
John C. Peebles.
Week of March 7, 1910.
1-THE NOHRENS, Trapeze Artists. Man and woman. A very pleasing opening act. They present a good appearance and have an entertaining routine. Garden in 3. Time 10 min.
2-STUART & KELLEY. Fashion-Plate Dancers. Man and woman. A very good act of its kind, well dressed and excelling in dancing. Make three changes of costume. Will hold this spot nicely anywhere. Special plush drop in 1. time 14 min.
3-ARTHUR RIGBY, "The Minstrel." A good blackface comedian with a good routine of stuff, most of it old but it gets over in good shape and he went off to well deserved applause. Street in 1. Time 13 min.
4-THE WIDOW BROWN. Farce comedy, 3 men, 3 women. A lively farce that keeps the audience laughing from start to finish. A good story, on the mistaken identity order. Well played and ought to be a big laughing hit on any bill. C.D.Fcy in 3. Time 21 min.
5-EVERS-WISDOM CO., in "BASEBALLITIS." 3 people. One of the best laughing acts i have seen in sometime. Story is of a woman who has tired of her husband spending all his time at ball-games, etc., and decides to teach him a lesson. She has advertised for a boarder and lodger and a young man applies for the vacant room. She insists upon putting her husband on the same lever as the new boarder and all sorts of complications ensue. When the new boarder attempts to make love she becomes frightened and flies to her husband for protection. He goes into the adjoining room to annihilate the new-comer and discovers the new boarder to be his boon companion at the ball-games. The audience laughed so heartily this afternoon that the last few minutes of dialogue were practically lost in the whirlwind of merriment. Sketch is unusually well played and following the big laughing act which preceded it scored one of the big hits of the performance. Perhaps the only criticism to be offered would be to let the audience in a little earlier on the deception being practiced by the friend. Divided stage in 3. Time 20 min.
6-THE FIVE MUSICAL AVOLLOS. To my mind one of the best musical acts in the business. All of their selections were well rendered and the patriotic finish took several big rounds of applause. Olio drop in 1. Time 14 min.
6-BERCAZ'S CIRCUS. Ponies look well and work fast but the feature of the act is the unrideable mule, closing a big comedy show with a gale of laughter. Garden in 4. time 12 min.

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HUDSON THEATRE UNION HILL N.J. John C. Peebles. Week of March 7, 1910. 1-THE NOHRENS, Trapeze Artists. Man and woman. A very pleasing opening act. They present a good appearance and have an entertaining routine. Garden in 3. Time 10 min. 2-STUART & KELLEY. Fashion-Plate Dancers. Man and woman. A very good act of its kind, well dressed and excelling in dancing. Make three changes of costume. Will hold this spot nicely anywhere. Special plush drop in 1. time 14 min. 3-ARTHUR RIGBY, "The Minstrel." A good blackface comedian with a good routine of stuff, most of it old but it gets over in good shape and he went off to well deserved applause. Street in 1. Time 13 min. 4-THE WIDOW BROWN. Farce comedy, 3 men, 3 women. A lively farce that keeps the audience laughing from start to finish. A good story, on the mistaken identity order. Well played and ought to be a big laughing hit on any bill. C.D.Fcy in 3. Time 21 min. 5-EVERS-WISDOM CO., in "BASEBALLITIS." 3 people. One of the best laughing acts i have seen in sometime. Story is of a woman who has tired of her husband spending all his time at ball-games, etc., and decides to teach him a lesson. She has advertised for a boarder and lodger and a young man applies for the vacant room. She insists upon putting her husband on the same lever as the new boarder and all sorts of complications ensue. When the new boarder attempts to make love she becomes frightened and flies to her husband for protection. He goes into the adjoining room to annihilate the new-comer and discovers the new boarder to be his boon companion at the ball-games. The audience laughed so heartily this afternoon that the last few minutes of dialogue were practically lost in the whirlwind of merriment. Sketch is unusually well played and following the big laughing act which preceded it scored one of the big hits of the performance. Perhaps the only criticism to be offered would be to let the audience in a little earlier on the deception being practiced by the friend. Divided stage in 3. Time 20 min. 6-THE FIVE MUSICAL AVOLLOS. To my mind one of the best musical acts in the business. All of their selections were well rendered and the patriotic finish took several big rounds of applause. Olio drop in 1. Time 14 min. 6-BERCAZ'S CIRCUS. Ponies look well and work fast but the feature of the act is the unrideable mule, closing a big comedy show with a gale of laughter. Garden in 4. time 12 min.