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William J. Patton is in the straight part
formerly played by Ed Morton and Nat
S. Jerome has Jos. K. Watson's role opposite
Will H. Cohan, , Hazel Sanger,. |the
prima donna, is also new to the cast.
Otherwise the company is the same and
the vehicle (an adapted version of "Bankers
and Brokers") remains in use. Alfred
K. Hall is back in his old part with
a funny catch line which he is a bit inclined
to overwork, but which made an
immense hit with the audience. Principle women include Violet Pearl. What simple little specialties are
ueed in the show are introduced incidentally
during the pieces. These include an
excellent dance by Patton and Hall, Al
Hall's "Empire Pony Ballet," Cohan and
Jerome's series of parodies and Daisy
d'Cuesta with a toe dance. Between pieces Madeline Gordon, at
other times a humble chorister, delivered
the surprise of the evening, with a series
of capital songs. Also features Harry Hewett and Matt Taylor.
It is
entirely free from suggestiveness, but one
minor violation of good taste was the
frequency with which the principal comedians
resorted to the use of profanity for
a laugh. This should be curbed. They
can be funny without it.
Source:
Variety 12:12 (28/11/1908)