Theatre Comique (Jersey City, New Jersey)

The Theatre Comique on Newark Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey existed from 1879 to about 1883. It was nicknamed the Bumbaloo. Prior to 1879 it was a legitimate theater, named Butler's Theater Comique, owned by Robert W. Butler. Control was wrested from the original owners by Charles Frederick Lindauer (1836-1921) and his brother, John Jacob Lindauer (1840-1888). They served alcohol without a license and the customers were entertained by leg shows.

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  1874 April 22: Trapeze performer A. H. Searles injured
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  1874 April 23: Trapeze performer A. H. Searles injured
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  1881 December 6: Theatre Comique in receivership
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  1881 December 13: The Battle of Theatres
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  1881 December 6: "The Theatre Comique, opposite the City Hall, on Newark Avenue, was yesterday placed in the hands of a receiver by Chancellor Runyon"
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  1882 May 17
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  1882 June 13: $23 seized from the box office to pay a judgment
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  1883 March 5: Man attempts to steal luggage from a Theatre Comique performer