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The act ran for twenty-two minutes on the full stage.
The act entitled “Klaus and Trins” opens with a film which shows the couple performing on the street in their native Holland. Some Americans see them and offer them a place on the vaudeville stage. A chase from Holland to New York ensues and when the film ends the couple runs onstage.
The woman performs as Italian, French, Spanish, and English girls and the man conducts the orchestra in the pit.
The pair finish with a wooden shoe dance.
The costumes and makeup are well done.
The act was a surprise hit with the audience, though it came "practically unannounced."
The woman is quite clever and her performance is charming. The act will succeed because it strays from the typical "foreign offering".
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Variety Vol. 25:7 (01/20/1912)