Neil Litchfield Trio

              NEIL LITCHFIELD TRIO

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ENTERTAINMENTS
Home address
28 Homestead Park
Newark, N.J.



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A merrier man within the limits of becoming mirth I never spent an hour's talk withal.
Shakespeare's “Love's Labor” Lost


A Continuous Performance.
Two Hours of Refined Fun.
Mirth, Music and Mimicry.
No Waits — No Delays.
Humorous Character Impersonations in costume.
Musical Specialties.
Facial and Character Monologue entitled Odd Folks.
Humorous and Dramatic Recitals.
Violin and Ballad Horn Solos Violin Imitations.
Humorous Songs and Stories.

and the Rural Comedy playlet,
Down at Brook Farm

The Neil Litchfield Trio are always working up something new for their next season's program, so that committees engaging them for return dates can rest assured that they will get a material change of program.

Laughter and tears are meant to turn the wheels of the same sensibility—one is wind power and the other is water power.

O. W. Holmes

LAUGHTER, as an emotion, is as hygienic as water and light.  The mission of the Neil Litchfield Trio is to make people healthful and happy by making them laugh.  Their entertainment serves as a delightful leaven to the heavier and more philosophical numbers of the Course.  While primarily a humorist, Mr. Litchfield also recites — his selections running from the highly dramatic to the intensely humorous and pathetic.  After his college course at Cornell University he took several special courses of instruction with the best teachers of elocution and platform art in the United States, thoroughly fitting himself for a public reader, which profession he followed for many years.

Mrs. Litchfield, who has had years of experience on the platform as an entertainer and violiniste, is a close second to her husband.

Miss Abbie Litchfield ably presides at the piano, and gives a true-to-life personation of Amanda Green, in the closing comedy.

The latter half of the entertainment is the special feature, Down at Brook Farm.  This rural comedy playlet has been given over 3,500 times in the United States, Canada and Europe.  It is clean and refined in character, and, without a doubt, is the funniest comedy on the Lyceum platform to-day.

Laugh and be fat, sir, your penance is known; they that love mirth, let them heartily drink. 'Tis the only recipe to make sorrow sink.

Ben Johnson


Down at Brook Farm






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NEIL LITCHFIELD TRIO
Read What They Say About Our Drawing Powers
VAN BUREN, IND.: The best paying number we had on our Course.

John Bixell, Sec'y.

PETERSBURG, MICH.: They gave us the largest door receipts.

L. C. Coffin, Sup't Schools.

UNIONVILLE, PA.: The Neil Litchfield Trio drew the fullest house of our Entertainment Course.

W. R. Chambers, Pres.

GOUVERNEUR, N.Y.: The largest and most enthusiastic audience of entire Course.

Miss Blanche Hodgkin, Chairman.

ATHENS, N. Y.: I thank you for your drawing qualities.  We had the largest house of the season by a large percentage.

Wm. Page, Mgr.


Mrs. Neil Litchfield


GALVESTON, TEXAS: The audience which gathered last evening, for the Y. M. C. A. Star Course entertainment, were well entertained by the Neil Litchfield Trio.  Mr. Litchfield, the principal entertainer, has a wide range of capabilities, extending from school-boy imitations to the effective rendering of Kipling's barrack ballads.  He is an accomplished character impersonator and nothing could have been more amusing than his Uncle Zack Soper, in the playlet, Down at Brook Farm.  Mrs. Litchfield is a violinist of rare ability.  Miss Litchfield is the piano accompanist of the trio, and she plays well.

ROCHESTER, N.Y.: The door receipts were larger than ever before.

Fred D. Lamb, Sec'y Railroad Y. M. C. A.

WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN.: You were our best drawing attraction.

(Prof.) Daniel Howard.

STOCKTON, MD.: Our receipts were the best we have ever realized in any entertainment.

John S. Hill, Prin. High School.

SHIPPENSBURG, PA.: The door receipts were larger than ever.

N. W. Wolfinger, Gen. Sec'y Y.M.C.A.

MADRID, N. Y.: Your entertainment is certainly a money maker.

H. E. Sweet, Master Madrid Grange.

MT. JOY, PA.: The best drawing card of the entire Course.

J. J. Newpher, Chairman.

DURHAM, N. C.: Neil Litchfield is a whole team in impersonations.  He is the equal of Sol Smith Russell when he made such a reputation.  Mrs. Litchfield plays very beautifully on the violin.  Miss Litchfield is a graceful performer on the piano.

SPRINGVILLE, N. Y.: There are only three of the Litchfields, but if they ever come again the Committee will have to get a larger hall.

We have an extra fine line of Advertising matter, the judicious use of which will draw big door receipts.




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MR. E. MRS NEIL LITCHFIELD Rural Sketch Artists





Miss Abbie Litchfield

Read What They Say of Our Entertaining Powers

“Times-Despatch,” Richmond, Va.
At Jefferson Hotel Auditorium, on Radcliffe's Lyceum Bureau Course, The Litchfields caused much merriment, and were repeatedly encored.  Down at Brook Farm was particularly pleasing.


“Boston Herald,” Boston, Mass.
Neil Litchfield's impersonations were greatly commended by the audience.


“Evening Express,” Portland, Maine.
The Neil Litchfield Trio are the best rural sketch artists who have ever visited Portland.


“The Free Press,” Detroit, Mich.
Litchfield imitates most any character, from a silly Dutch youth courting his girl to an aged Methodist preacher.


“Chicago Journal,” Chicago, Ill.
The rural sketch of Mr. and Mrs. Litchfield is excruciatingly funny.


“The Herald,” Los Angeles, Cal.
Neil Litchfield has the reputation of being one of the greatest character impersonators now on the road.


“The Times,” Washington, D. C.
The rural comedy couple, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Litchfield, make a great hit.


“Baltimore American,” Baltimore, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Litchfield have but few peers in the portrayal of rural life.


“Evening Telegram,” Belfast, Ireland.
Down at Brook Farm, brimful of humor, constitutes one of the most enjoyable features of an excellent program.


“The Era,” London, England.
Mr. and Mrs. Litchfield are at the head with their funny sketch Down at Brook Farm, which evokes hearty laughter.  Mrs. Litchfield introduces a violin solo; she plays with much taste and produces an excellent tone.


“Newcastle North Mail,” Newcastle-on-Tyne, England.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Litchfield make their first appearance in this country with an excellent rural sketch, Down at Brook Farm, and the manner in which they produce it makes it quite evident that they have started on a tour of success.


“Dramatic Mirror,” New York City.
The monologue, by Neil Litchfield, entitled Peculiar People, merits special mention.  Mr. and Mrs. Neil Litchfield were seen once more in their rural sketch.  Mr. Litchfield was excellent as the farmer and country boy, and Mrs. Litchfield played the teacher with great success.


“The Commercial Gazette,” Cincinnati, Ohio.
Neil Litchfield, character impersonator and dialect artist, was very clever, and with facial expressions and witty sayings he kept the audience in an uproar.


“The Scotsman,” Edinburgh.
An amusing and quaint sketch appreciatively received.


“Daily Herald,” Fall River, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Litchfield have the best rural sketch, the best country dialect and are the best delineators of rustic character ever seen here.

A Special Circular, containing scores of personal and press notices, from all parts of America and Great Britain, is published for those caring to read them.


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