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Special drop.
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"The Burglar."
Maurice Burkhardt is presenting for the first time at the Prospect this week "The Burglar," a vehicle furnished him for vaudeville by Blanche Merrill. As a distinctive novel offering "The Burglar" is the goods, aided by Burkhardt's natural ability and Miss Merrill's numbers. A special drop is used representing the inside rear wall of a theatre. Burkhardt enters with a flash light, using for his first number "I Am a Thief." It's a clever idea for an opening. A bit of Dutch character work comes in with a waiter number that also fits in well. A popular ballad is then used with a burlesque violin bit, together with a medley to follow. A police whistle is heard and he exits through the stage door singing "Good Bye." On No. 3 at the Prospect he was one of the hits of the evening. Away from the ordinary for a one man vehicle, "The Burglar" will keep Maurice Burkhardt well to the front as a big time attraction.
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Variety, 40:9 (10/29/1915)