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III HUDSON THEATRE, UNION HILL, N.J. WEEK NOV. 3, 1913. Joseph R. Smith. MASON, LEE AND MASON ---- Three men who do an acrobatic act. dressed in neat costumes. They perform stunts requiring strength and agility and they do very well. F. S. 9 min. THREE WHALENS --- Two women and a man who dress neatly and sing several songs in addition to doing a little dancing. The man plays the piano. The act went very well. In one 13 min. "VIA VICTOR" -- presented by Percival L. Wilde, with two men and a woman. The act is about the sweetheart of an Itlaian who possesses a remarkable voice. They have a quarrel and she runs away and is taken in by a wealthy man who reproduces her voice in a phonograph. The sweetheart comes and when the man learns who he is he tells him he never saw his sweetheart. The lover is about to depart when he hears his girl's voice on the machine. He is about to fight with the wealthy man when his girl enters and they are reunited. The act went just fair. C. D. F. 20 min. "THE MONROE DOCTRINE" --- Presented by Quinlan and Richards. They are supported by one man. The act is given in two scenes. the first being a street in Mexico and the other the interior of a Mexican general's headquarters. Quinlan poses as Edison the American inventor and tries to sell the general a machine that will warn him of the approach of enemies. The general uncovers the face and arrests them at the finish. The act is very funny and is much better than "The Travelling Dentist". The act wen very good. IN one 11 min and 7 min. in three, time of act 18 min. INTERMISSION ---- NINE WHITE HUSSARS --- Nine men in an act in which they sing, play on all sorts of instruments xxxxxx and one recites a poem. The men are dressed in white Hussar uniforms and look very fine. A cyclorama drop is used in this act. It is velvet with gold trimmings. The men possess splendid voices in addition to being good musicians. The act is the applause hit of the bill, going very big. IN two 23 min. BURKE AND MCDONALD --- Two men with a song and dance act and a humorous monologue. They use a special drop. The act went very well. IN two and a half, 18 min. DOLAN AND LENHARR --- Present a comedy sketch entitled, "The Wire Tapper". Two men and one woman. There is not much plot to the act, but it gives Lenharr and Dolan plenty of chance to get over some good comedy and they do it well. The act went well. C.D.F. 22 min. NEWHOFF AND PHELPS -- Man and a woman in a song and dance skit, They use a special representing the front of a business block. They dress neatly and possess good voices. They have a humorous monologue that is put over nicely. The act went well. In one 14 min. LEON AND COMPANY --- Presenting "The Wonder Workers" with three men and two women. This is the greatest magic act that ever played this house. Leon carries special scenery. Every trick is astounding. With it all he has a pleasing personality. The act went very good. F. S. 17 min. Hudsongraph --- O.K.
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III HUDSON THEATRE, UNION HILL, N.J. WEEK NOV. 3, 1913. Joseph R. Smith. MASON, LEE AND MASON ---- Three men who do an acrobatic act. dressed in neat costumes. They perform stunts requiring strength and agility and they do very well. F. S. 9 min. THREE WHALENS --- Two women and a man who dress neatly and sing several songs in addition to doing a little dancing. The man plays the piano. The act went very well. In one 13 min. "VIA VICTOR" -- presented by Percival L. Wilde, with two men and a woman. The act is about the sweetheart of an Itlaian who possesses a remarkable voice. They have a quarrel and she runs away and is taken in by a wealthy man who reproduces her voice in a phonograph. The sweetheart comes and when the man learns who he is he tells him he never saw his sweetheart. The lover is about to depart when he hears his girl's voice on the machine. He is about to fight with the wealthy man when his girl enters and they are reunited. The act went just fair. C. D. F. 20 min. "THE MONROE DOCTRINE" --- Presented by Quinlan and Richards. They are supported by one man. The act is given in two scenes. the first being a street in Mexico and the other the interior of a Mexican general's headquarters. Quinlan poses as Edison the American inventor and tries to sell the general a machine that will warn him of the approach of enemies. The general uncovers the face and arrests them at the finish. The act is very funny and is much better than "The Travelling Dentist". The act wen very good. IN one 11 min and 7 min. in three, time of act 18 min. INTERMISSION ---- NINE WHITE HUSSARS --- Nine men in an act in which they sing, play on all sorts of instruments xxxxxx and one recites a poem. The men are dressed in white Hussar uniforms and look very fine. A cyclorama drop is used in this act. It is velvet with gold trimmings. The men possess splendid voices in addition to being good musicians. The act is the applause hit of the bill, going very big. IN two 23 min. BURKE AND MCDONALD --- Two men with a song and dance act and a humorous monologue. They use a special drop. The act went very well. IN two and a half, 18 min. DOLAN AND LENHARR --- Present a comedy sketch entitled, "The Wire Tapper". Two men and one woman. There is not much plot to the act, but it gives Lenharr and Dolan plenty of chance to get over some good comedy and they do it well. The act went well. C.D.F. 22 min. NEWHOFF AND PHELPS -- Man and a woman in a song and dance skit, They use a special representing the front of a business block. They dress neatly and possess good voices. They have a humorous monologue that is put over nicely. The act went well. In one 14 min. LEON AND COMPANY --- Presenting "The Wonder Workers" with three men and two women. This is the greatest magic act that ever played this house. Leon carries special scenery. Every trick is astounding. With it all he has a pleasing personality. The act went very good. F. S. 17 min. Hudsongraph --- O.K.
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