Will West and His Picks

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West is an artist in the line of Coster songs. He comes on and sings two Coster songs, which are well received. Then the stage opens in full, showing subway etc. He then comes the character of a Coster laborer with song, has a chorus of eight boys made up as Irishmen, with picks on their shoulders. The chorus is the real redeeming feature of the act. It went well with the audience. Closes with special song by request. Open one, full stage, close in one. 16 min.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 21 September 1903-14 March 1904