The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-06
A. 3. 6. BOYS
 SCORE BIG HIT
Performance Last Evening Most Enjoyable and
 Largely Attended

! y | A tremendous success-that's what 1 they all said. It was the sixth annual l production of the A. B. c. Clubs, and i carrying out the precedent of each Of 1 the former, each one was better than | it's predecessor The way the large
 audience at Eagles Hall received 'The l Booking Agency last evening tells
 how we'll the boys made out. The | whole piece went off without a hitch, each one taking his or her part in ex- l cellent style. Perhaps the one individ- | uaI who did the most for the show was 1 James F. Mahoney. It was his mas l terly mind that evolved the idea Of the piece and like many of the former pro- | auctions he is responsible for the lines l At first the sketch was thought impos- l sible for amateurs, but by proving a | sticker; MT. Mahoney, finally oVercame | all difficulties During the rehearsing of the piece, many rough spots were encountered, but these MT. Mahoney eliminated, replacing them with lines that put the production on a better basis.
 Ably assisting MT. Mahoney was
 Edward Madigan as stage director. MT. Madigan drilled the boys and girls | in their parts So we'll that when the
 time came for their real work before
 a critical audience they were equal to
 the occasion To George FHinklestone,
 also full credit is due. MT. Finklestone
 
 boys and girls in their musical mum
 bers and selected the musical pieces
 which made a big hit with the audi
 ence.
 The show as most of it's kind do
 started slow gradually gathering strength as it went along, so that at
 the end when an octette sang, the best
 effect was produced The octette was followed by an ensemble and finale, many song hits being reproduced.
 The opening and only scene of the sketch represented a Broadway Vau- devi1Ie booking exchange office presid ed over by Eddie -Madigan as Pat Casey. the agent; George Mccormick as, Pete. the office boy, and Ida Lee followed the coming in of vaudeville teams in singles and doubles to be tried out for time The vehicle af- forled vaudeville of a snapI0y- order, good singing, clever dancing, and hits at a, number of local people. The cast follows:
 mick; Madge. a stenographer: Ida Lee; Pat Casey, Booking Agent, Ed ward Madigan; Rink, a Pianist. Geo. Finke1stone; John Salt. a Sailor. Fred Maude Raymond. Elizabeth Shea; Mark Klaus. Theatrical Manager, James Mahoney; MT. Deegan. Miss Keegan. Theresa O'Brien: Miss Fritzi Schef. Emma Freedman; Count Your Change. Lester Burdick: Eddie Leon y tist, Oliver Osborne; Soapine. His, As sistant. Harry Freedman: Mike an ENpressman. Fred Mooney; Lillian Russell, Grace Benhann: A. B. c. Guar tette of Waterbury.
 As each of the applicants for time appeared before the booking agent show what they were capable of do- ing. After the exchange was opened for the days work Elizabeth T. Shea, as Maude Raymond. made her appear n ar fscaT7J 1-09 Cf to Bridgeport she proceeded with her song t'F'lippitty-F1op''. which went well with the audience. Miss Shea is a clever singer, and initiates the style of Eddie Leonard with his wah-Wah stuff. Then came George Benham in an imDersonation of Corse Payton- lingo in good style. ..By the shades, etc. he was offended at the paltry sum offered for his work. Fred Ben ham was next heard in a bass solo, Let Me Die" He was in good voice. and had to respond to a number of encores. He was accompanied on the piano by George Ffnl<lestone. Just prior to MT. Benhanl's entrance F'inky tried out a, piano player and was bounced out of the office with much gusto by Pete. In the bouncing act George Mccormick. as Pete. has fall of his own which he works through the piece. Finklestone tried to play Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly. but
 As accompanist for Mr. Benham MT. Finklestone played many of his own selections which won rounds of applause. The arrival of the Vaude- vile team of Deegan and Bryan brought out duet the part of James Keegan and Theresa O'Brien. They stepped well, acted well, and sang Nobody Looking, But the Moon, Moon, Moon," so well that most everybody who could whistle or hum tried it out before going home. These two are clever young folks, the foot1ights being no strangers to them. Miss Emma Freedman was clever as Fritzi fScheff. She was constantly fol- lowed about by her suitor, ]. Count Your Change. taken by Lester Bur dick. Her song number, '4I Trust My Stick Around was the hit of the evening, going so well that the singer was obliged to render a number of encores-
 The hypnotic scene which followed brought out clever work by Oliver Osborne as Pearline, the hypnotist, Soapine, 3 Hebrew assistant. Freed man was there with the makeup and dialect which he stated was not an imitation. The booking agent con- sidering Pearline a fake, made him hypnotic his stenographer. Miss Lee tore off a little story about the local celebrities came in for boosts, while others were reduced to the knock pile. Pearline went through the audience and picked out four gentleman The four Happened to make up the A. B. c. quartet of Waterbury.
 The nembe of the A. B. c. club of that city which is a branch of the club of this city came down fifty strong last evening arriving in six autom obiIes. Pearline commanded that they sing. They did In the quartet were John Freney, John All man, Neal Cavanaugh and. Theodore Thum berg. The four have been at the singing game for number of years, their rendition of a numb of popular airs being 8 revelation to the Fred Mooney, the express man, came forth with few verses of ffUnder the Irish Moon, going well enough to gather a few encores. Joe Barry and Lester Burdick, the lively stepping kids, who have been partners some length of time were on for a few stanzas of the terpsichore 1 stuff They sang and danced int | favor at once MT Barry gave a few minutes exhibition of baton SWingins. 1