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Se fou“ at Sleepless Hollow, famous estate ef Comedian Joe Cook s star of innumerable Broadway musical comedies and radio shows, Joe Cook made a Large Jortune out of such weird devices as a musical Ferris wheel and a steam shovel, He has invested much of it in “Sleepless Hollow,” an estate at Lake Hopatcong. N. J., which by comparison makes Cook’s stage par aphernalia seem the height of rationality. At Sleepless Hollow, Conk has raised simple silli- mesa to a fine art, The establishment is run with Bngle-minded efficiency, to bewilder and discommode visitors. Life at Sleepless Hollow is a marathon of practical jokes. revolving chiefly around two rival resorts, “Kelly's” and “Schulte’s.” both within the Cook domain. A weekend at Sicepless Hollow is a requisite part of the experience of practically every New York celebrity. Guests present when LIFE visited: Dramatic Critic Richard Watts Jz., Animal Tamet Fraok Buck, Owner Gerald Nugent of the Philadelphia Phifties, and Lewis E. Genaler, produc- er of Cook's new show, Buggy Ride, opening in May. Joe Goat's ballet ica midget whom be calls Meadows, Meadows Tray af FARSpES almost as big aa bitneelf ix passed by Mondows. Gensber, departing for Kelly's, receiver affectionate farewell sakes coats From arriving guests and pitches them out window. The guests art then ieited by Conk 1 go to Kelly's barroom. from Meadows. In background Gerald Nugent, Phillies owner