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Impersonations of characterizations.
Mr. Stephens offers three different impersonations, being assisted by a woman in his second only. His first is an Austrian character accompanied* by a recitation. The following scene is in "two" of Rip Van Winkle coming from a well, in which several stage hands assist him. It discloses the awakening after 20 years. Going to "one" again the woman is then seen, and Is questioned by him as to the whereabouts of his wife, relatives and neighbors. She then leads
him off to show where he formerly resided, and to his wife, who has been remarried. The
third and last is an old darkie at the Kentucky race tracks whose son is a jockey by the name of Jim. Displaying all kinds of excitement of a spectator at a race, he closes with the lines, "Tim, Jim, you know you've got to win." Excellently played, and should have no trouble scoring.
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Variety, 54:8 (04/18/1919)