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Scotch comedian. This man is something of a disappointment. His work is rather boisterous and lacks finish. In Boston he was asked to cut out his second song of the “Snow Scene” and I like that best of anything he does, and the audience this afternoon agreed with me. I am going to have him cut out his Scotch Story of the Foot Ball Game which did not seem to be understood at all. I don’t believe the trouble is so much that the audience don’t understand the character as it is that the man isn’t funny or clever to any decided degree. I have never seen Jack Lorimer but Mr. Whitford – by no means – compares with Harry Lander who is a great London favorite, in the same line. He did 33 min. opening and closing in 1. I shall cut it down to about 18 min. tonight. 2 shows.
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Keith-Albee managers' report book, February 4-September 9, 1907