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"Outside the Inn."
There is a drop of a roadhouse in a village. A sign outside reads "Seldom Inn." The woman, billed outside as Jesse Willard, is the daughter of the hotel keeper. Harry Leonard drops in the village, looking for accommodations. He can have a room at the Inn for $8 or $10 a day. He takes the $8 one. Then the talk commences. Miss Willard does most of the talking. She has the comedy lines. Some of them are "My father was a conductor in New York and the company thanked him for bringing back the car"; "Now you can chase me," "I feel so unnecessary," and the other lines amounted to but little, excepting when Mr. Leonard addressed Miss Willard as "Rifka." This matter may belong to them. A team of similar name played. New York some years ago. It's not a New York act now. Mr. Leonard does but little and that as straight. Miss Willard takes the championship right away from Mrs. Jimmy Barry within the first two minutes, for laughing. Miss Willard also tries for quite some nutty business which may be nutty more or less, according to where it is done. There is certain small time
this turn will amuse.
Source:
Variety, 54:7 (04/11/1919)