The Watermelon Chorus

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2 shows, 12 min. opens in 1, closes in 3. This act was not well managed on the first show, and therefore did not get the chance to “make good” that it will in subsequent performances. Personally, I think, the apparent lack of appreciation of the soloist was due to the fact that they know the song sheet chorus was to come in on the third number, so that they did not applaud her as would have been the case under other circumstances. It is best balanced chorus we have ever had in the song sheet.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 14 March-21 November 1904