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For eleven minutes Walter ("Rube") Dickinson continued to relate his "experiences" as a public figure. He finished with a "yokel" dance, which got him tremendous applause.
From the moment he came on stage and started with a political speech in the character of a rural justice of the peace, old, simple, yet shrewd, speaking with a cracked and nasally voice, everyone in the audience began to titter, nudging their companions. They realized instantly that something new was being performed.
One fault can be found with his turn: the first eleven minutes of continuous talk with no break grows monotonous. It should either be cut down or broken up. Of course, that might interfere with the legitimacy of his characterization, which is very artistic, but monotony in a monologue is unforgivable.
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Variety 24:11 (11/18/1911)