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George Niblo
A lively humorist from the vaudeville era, best known for joke books and theatrical comic sketches that capture the fast, playful style of early 20th-century entertainment. His work still reads like a backstage snapshot of popular stage comedy in its heyday.
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Atchoo! Sneezes from a Hilarious Vaudevillian
by George Niblo
What's your hurry? A deck full of jokers
by George Niblo
About the author
George Niblo was a humor writer whose books drew heavily on the world of vaudeville and stage entertainment. Surviving bibliographic records and digital editions connect him with comic collections including Atchoo! Sneezes from a Hilarious Vaudevillian, Step Lively! A Carload of the Funniest Yarns that Ever Crossed the Footlights, and What's Your Hurry? A Deck Full of Jokers.
His writing leans toward brisk anecdotes, punch lines, and theatrical storytelling rather than long-form narrative. That makes his work a useful window into the kind of popular humor audiences enjoyed in the early 1900s, especially the quick, performance-shaped comedy that traveled easily from stage to page.
Little reliable biographical information appears to be readily available online beyond his published work, so the books themselves remain the clearest guide to his voice and appeal: cheerful, show-business flavored, and rooted in the timing of live entertainment.