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George Wilson plays a veteran of the Civil War who walks on crutches and is indebted to a farmer. Wilson’s character cares only for his ten year-old orphan nephew. He pays what he owes the farmer and for a new suit for his nephew, which renders him “broke”.
"Mr. Wilson comes to vaudeville with an enviable reputation as a character actor of note."
The sketch, although "better than vaudeville often sees" "seems to lack the indefinable vaudeville touch."
Source:
Variety Vol. 25:5 (01/06/1912)