Vesta Victoria

All this used up 49 minutes, giving Vesta Victoria the record for length of a single act in vaudeville.

The singer has a dress of leaves, and the song tells a story of being stranded on a South Sea Island, becoming the queen of the tribe, and to grace the position wearing only the leaves. In the first verse, Miss Victoria expresses fear of the result when the wind blows and the leaves begin to fall. Another Americanism exported and returned by the Englishwoman is "Will He Answer Googoo," an "audience" number, and the successor to "Waiting at the Church" and "Poor John." Dressed in widow's weeds, Miss Victoria details > pr charms and asks, if any one present would like to kiss her, "will he answer goo goo." There is a catchy air, and the chorus was repeated several times. The other new one is "Don't Get Married Any More, Ma," and this was also greatly liked. Opening with "Billy Green," Miss Victoria was obliged to follow her new songs with "Poor John," and again in response to the hearty applause, sang "Man," finally concluding with the chorus of "Goo Goo" once again.

Applause and flowers greeted Vesta Vic- toria upon her reappearance Monday night, which occurred at the New York. The volume of applause, which continued at intervals over a number of the forty-nine minutes she occupied the stage, bore ample proof that hers is a popularity not easily lost. Together with which Miss Victoria sang three new songs

Variety 9:4 (09/28/1907)