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Managers' report book, October 25, 1909 - May 3, 1910
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210 HUDSON THEATRE, UNION HILL, N.J. Week of April 11, 1910. John C. Peebles DE CAMO & CORA. A quiet little opening act that will do nicely on the smaller time. Cora is an intelligent fox-terrier who selects numbers called for by the audience, exposes sleight of hand tricks and does other "cute" stunts that are very pleasing to the feminine portion of the audience. Not as good an opening act as we usually have. Olio drop in 1. Time 17 min. SURAZELL & RAZELL, "The Music Publisher." Man and woman in a musical act with some little talk that gets over nicely. Work with a scrim drop in 1, showing a music publishing store elevated above the street, requiring space in 2 for 7 ft. high platforms. Man does some very clever trick piano work, closing with a burlesque imitation of Padorewski with the woman playing a French horn. Act went very well this afternoon and took several curtains at finish. Act in 2. Time 15 min. LAURA BENNETT, "The Black-Face Girl." Makes up as an octoroon, sings three songs and sandwiches in a little talk. Went only fair this afternoon. Street in 1. Time 14 min. HAPPY JACK GARDNER & CO., "A Close Call." 4 people. This act also uses a scrim drop showing the interior of a dressing room of a theatre where Gardner blacks up, comes down into 1 for his familist speciality and then returns to dressing room and washes up. Story of sketch is of a woman who has fallen in love with Gardner and is waiting in his dressing room to go out with him after the show. His wife unexpectedly arrives and he gets rid of his first visitor in a rather amusing manner. Act a trifle slow at the start, warms up with some good laughs in the middle and lets down at the finish. Gardner is working on a new finish which he expects to have ready before the week is over. Special set in 3. Time 24 min. THE SALAMBOS, European Dynamatic Wonders. 3 people. An electrical act somewhat on the order of the first half of Dr. Hermann's and much superior to the act offered here this season by Volta. Salambo is a showman and has framed up his act in splendid shape and it held the close attention of the audience. Their concluding feat where they blow gas from their mouths through a chandelier won a big hand. While not much of an applause getter think this act will create a lot of talk on the outside. Own set in 3. Time 13 min. LEO CARRILLO. Monologue Comedian. This young fellow got his stuff over in mighty good shape this afternoon and was one of the real hits of the bill. He has a fine personality and got his audience right from the start and went off to big applause. Street in 1. Time 17 min. MODELS OF JARDIN DE PARIS, 9 people. A rousing closing feature that had the audience fairly shrieking with laughter. Act much improved since I saw it in New York early in the season. Girls look well and Burke has invested in some new costumes for them. Eddie O'Connor as the artist and Percy Plunkett as the man about town are vast improvements over the two men who originally played these characters. Carl Henry, who is featured is a funny comedian and he keeps the laughs travelling [traveling] at a merry clip. Own set in 3. Time 30 min. Can do 5 min close in 1.
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210 HUDSON THEATRE, UNION HILL, N.J. Week of April 11, 1910. John C. Peebles DE CAMO & CORA. A quiet little opening act that will do nicely on the smaller time. Cora is an intelligent fox-terrier who selects numbers called for by the audience, exposes sleight of hand tricks and does other "cute" stunts that are very pleasing to the feminine portion of the audience. Not as good an opening act as we usually have. Olio drop in 1. Time 17 min. SURAZELL & RAZELL, "The Music Publisher." Man and woman in a musical act with some little talk that gets over nicely. Work with a scrim drop in 1, showing a music publishing store elevated above the street, requiring space in 2 for 7 ft. high platforms. Man does some very clever trick piano work, closing with a burlesque imitation of Padorewski with the woman playing a French horn. Act went very well this afternoon and took several curtains at finish. Act in 2. Time 15 min. LAURA BENNETT, "The Black-Face Girl." Makes up as an octoroon, sings three songs and sandwiches in a little talk. Went only fair this afternoon. Street in 1. Time 14 min. HAPPY JACK GARDNER & CO., "A Close Call." 4 people. This act also uses a scrim drop showing the interior of a dressing room of a theatre where Gardner blacks up, comes down into 1 for his familist speciality and then returns to dressing room and washes up. Story of sketch is of a woman who has fallen in love with Gardner and is waiting in his dressing room to go out with him after the show. His wife unexpectedly arrives and he gets rid of his first visitor in a rather amusing manner. Act a trifle slow at the start, warms up with some good laughs in the middle and lets down at the finish. Gardner is working on a new finish which he expects to have ready before the week is over. Special set in 3. Time 24 min. THE SALAMBOS, European Dynamatic Wonders. 3 people. An electrical act somewhat on the order of the first half of Dr. Hermann's and much superior to the act offered here this season by Volta. Salambo is a showman and has framed up his act in splendid shape and it held the close attention of the audience. Their concluding feat where they blow gas from their mouths through a chandelier won a big hand. While not much of an applause getter think this act will create a lot of talk on the outside. Own set in 3. Time 13 min. LEO CARRILLO. Monologue Comedian. This young fellow got his stuff over in mighty good shape this afternoon and was one of the real hits of the bill. He has a fine personality and got his audience right from the start and went off to big applause. Street in 1. Time 17 min. MODELS OF JARDIN DE PARIS, 9 people. A rousing closing feature that had the audience fairly shrieking with laughter. Act much improved since I saw it in New York early in the season. Girls look well and Burke has invested in some new costumes for them. Eddie O'Connor as the artist and Percy Plunkett as the man about town are vast improvements over the two men who originally played these characters. Carl Henry, who is featured is a funny comedian and he keeps the laughs travelling [traveling] at a merry clip. Own set in 3. Time 30 min. Can do 5 min close in 1.
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