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Boucicault plays the rich young man in love with Amy Freemont (Theresa Sheehan), a modern young woman with ideals. One is that her diletante lover shall occupy himself with serious work. To this end he sets himself up in law offices, but with indifferent success. The stenographer of this institution brings to the office a bloom d'amour given her by a fortune teller, and by way of discovering how his case goes with his lady fair, Boucicault pulls the petals out one by one, murmuring "She loves me, she loves me not." Accepting this as a test, he applies it to the keys of the typewriter and pretty much all the other articles of personal and office equipment within his reach. He is counting his stenographer's teeth when the other girl enters.
The idea is productive of a good deal of broad comedy, and in spite of the faults of its initial presentation kept the audience laughing Monday afternoon. Pauline Rona, as the slangy typewriter, plays with rather more enthusiasm than skill and smoothness and should be educated to a degree of restraint, while the reverse process should be applied to Miss Sheehan. The sketch is away from everything that we have seen in the line of talking pieces and furnishes a refreshing variety. It should enjoy a prosperous career.
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Variety 9:1 (09/07/1907)