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“The Old Flute Player.” 20 min. F.S. First time on any stage. The plot concerns an old flute player in the beer garden whose daughter becomes secretary to the a parvenue would-be woman of fashion. The latter’s son falls in love with her and gives her a diamond ring. Previous to the gift, the mother has seen the ring on her son’s dressing-table, and believes it is for her as a birthday gift. As the ring disappears afterwards, she accuses the daughter in the old flute player’s home, and the flute player (thinking his daughter guilty) takes the blame upon himself. The son enters and explains the situation, and the mother of the boy then consents to marriage providing the father and daughter shall never see each other again. It then turns out that the flute player is a man of title and personal friend of the Emperor, which immediately wins over the ambitious parvenue and all ends happily. The act being new will doubtless gather strength and interest, as Mr. Thompson is a thorough artist in whatever he undertakes. Received advance applause (for he is well liked here) and there are occasional hands through the act. The class was fairly strong.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 13 June 1910-20 February 1911