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Apartment exterior set.
Comic dialogue.
In a cross-fire talking turn done before a drop of the exterior of an apartment house, Bob O'Connor is aided by two women, who, while capable readers, lack the essential light and shade to get the proper value from the points. The act is similar in style to the several skits formerly shown in vaudeville by Searl Allen and the latter may have written and staged it. It's built on the mistaken identity theme, with the trio exiting and entering until a string of complications have arisen leading up to some funny situations. The opening needs some comedy strength for it is exceedingly "gabby" in its present form. O'Connor has some good laughs near the finale, and this carried the piece through. It might be built into a good talking at, but as it stood up at the Columbia it's just a fair sketch.
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Variety, 53:7 (01/10/1919)