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This “School Act” was twenty-seven minutes long.
The Marx brothers are a group of seven from the West. There are four comedians among them. One plays the school teacher as “Dutch”, one is a “Patsy Bolivar”, another a Hebrew and the last a “Cissy.” The Patsy boy is a natural comedian and a talented harpist. The “Cissy” sings in baritone but speaks with a high falsetto. There are girls in the act, but only serve in small supporting roles.
The harpist was unusually largely successful with the audience.
This school act would be appreciated on any vaudeville bill because of its uniqueness. "It is the best 'school act' seen since the Edwards turn had Herman Timberg in it."
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Variety Vol. 25:12 (02/24/1912)