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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. Jan. 20, 1913.
Tuesday night's show. Jos. R. Smith.
BOUTIN, TILLSON and PARKER
presenting "A Yard of Music". Scene a barnyard. Two men and a woman. Selections are played on instruments representing a fence, milk cans, an auto and the wall of a well. The closing number is the feature. Placed under seats in the orchestra and the balcony are a number of electric bells which one of the cast operates from a miniature piano on the stage. This stunt secures many laughs. It is a fair opening act. F.S. special scenery 15 Min.
WALT ARTHUR
In a monologue with two songs. There is little life to the monologue and the songs he selects do not get over. The act did not get by with this audience. In one 11 Min.
RICH and LENORE
Man and a woman in a singing and piano playing act. He dresses in evening clothes and the woman makes three changes. The costumes are rather pretty. They possess good voices, sing several nice numbers and have a line of good humorous patter. The act went good. In one 15 Min.
WILL J. O'HEARN and COMPANY
Two men, a woman, three boys and two girls in an Irish sketch. Scene exterior of a church and castle with surrounding grounds. O'Hearn sings several Irish songs assisted by the group of children. The man and the woman weave a little love story into the sketch that adds to it. The act went fair. F.S. special scenery, 22 Min.
INTERMISSION
FISCHER and GIBSON
Two men, in evening clothes, one sings and the other plays the piano, occasionally joining in a chorus. They sing and play well and carry on a good comedy talk. For each of his songs the singer wears a wig or a hat. And besides he does a little dancing. The act went big. In one 17 Min.
BILLY "SWEED" HALL AND COMPANY
Two men and a woman in a comedy sketch with the scene a room in a Western temperance hotel. The woman playing a stranded actress is visited by a Turkish rug dealer. Failing to sell her a rug he offers her a kimono in exchange for a kiss. She drives him out of the room. Next a Swede lumberjack calls with a bouquet. He tries to make love and is sent away. Then enters the actresses brother (all three parts played by Hall) and he wants to loan a few dollars from her. She refuses, gives him a lecture and he decides to reform and make good. There is plenty of good comedy throughout and the act went big. Special set 23 Min. F.S.
JAMES THORNTON
This well known comedian needs no comment. He was a riot. In one 24 Min.
LOUGHLIN'S DOGS
Eight well trained dogs in several new tricks  The feature tricks are performed on a spiral made after the shape of a spiral staircase. The dogs walk on balls up and down this staircase, ride up and down in a little auto, and roll a ball up and walk on the ball coming down. The other trick is performed on a sort of merry-go-round affair. The dogs sit in little boats and whirl through the air. In the final number the big flat wheel is revolved rapidly and the dogs make laughable efforts to stand on the surface. This act is one big scream from start to finish and the best of its kind that ever played this house. F.S. 12 Min.
PHOTOPLANE
Satisfactory.

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181 HUDSON THEATRE, UNION HILL, N.J. Jan. 20, 1913. Tuesday night's show. Jos. R. Smith. BOUTIN, TILLSON and PARKER presenting "A Yard of Music". Scene a barnyard. Two men and a woman. Selections are played on instruments representing a fence, milk cans, an auto and the wall of a well. The closing number is the feature. Placed under seats in the orchestra and the balcony are a number of electric bells which one of the cast operates from a miniature piano on the stage. This stunt secures many laughs. It is a fair opening act. F.S. special scenery 15 Min. WALT ARTHUR In a monologue with two songs. There is little life to the monologue and the songs he selects do not get over. The act did not get by with this audience. In one 11 Min. RICH and LENORE Man and a woman in a singing and piano playing act. He dresses in evening clothes and the woman makes three changes. The costumes are rather pretty. They possess good voices, sing several nice numbers and have a line of good humorous patter. The act went good. In one 15 Min. WILL J. O'HEARN and COMPANY Two men, a woman, three boys and two girls in an Irish sketch. Scene exterior of a church and castle with surrounding grounds. O'Hearn sings several Irish songs assisted by the group of children. The man and the woman weave a little love story into the sketch that adds to it. The act went fair. F.S. special scenery, 22 Min. INTERMISSION FISCHER and GIBSON Two men, in evening clothes, one sings and the other plays the piano, occasionally joining in a chorus. They sing and play well and carry on a good comedy talk. For each of his songs the singer wears a wig or a hat. And besides he does a little dancing. The act went big. In one 17 Min. BILLY "SWEED" HALL AND COMPANY Two men and a woman in a comedy sketch with the scene a room in a Western temperance hotel. The woman playing a stranded actress is visited by a Turkish rug dealer. Failing to sell her a rug he offers her a kimono in exchange for a kiss. She drives him out of the room. Next a Swede lumberjack calls with a bouquet. He tries to make love and is sent away. Then enters the actresses brother (all three parts played by Hall) and he wants to loan a few dollars from her. She refuses, gives him a lecture and he decides to reform and make good. There is plenty of good comedy throughout and the act went big. Special set 23 Min. F.S. JAMES THORNTON This well known comedian needs no comment. He was a riot. In one 24 Min. LOUGHLIN'S DOGS Eight well trained dogs in several new tricks The feature tricks are performed on a spiral made after the shape of a spiral staircase. The dogs walk on balls up and down this staircase, ride up and down in a little auto, and roll a ball up and walk on the ball coming down. The other trick is performed on a sort of merry-go-round affair. The dogs sit in little boats and whirl through the air. In the final number the big flat wheel is revolved rapidly and the dogs make laughable efforts to stand on the surface. This act is one big scream from start to finish and the best of its kind that ever played this house. F.S. 12 Min. PHOTOPLANE Satisfactory.