Brown and Weston

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  17 Mins. Full Stage. Dancing “Sister” act composed of Jessica Brown (Kalmar and Brown) and Effie Weston (Weston and Kerr). The girls have a strong penchant for abbreviated dresses, if indeed any of the costumes they wear can be spoken of as “dresses.” With Dave Dryer at the piano, they open with an introductory number, which eventuates into an umbrella juggling dance ; the pianist sings; Miss Weston does a “Spanish Jazz” dance, in short pantelets covered with fringe, the “Spanish Jazz” consisting of high kicking to the accompaniment of syncopated Spanish music both, in filmy skirts for a high kicking stage waltz, including some “leg- over-legg” with cartwheel finish Miss Brown sings “Come on and Play Wiz Me,” with some toe dancing (which received the largest applause of the act); pianist does a pianola specialty on the black keys of the music box; both return in black short skirts for jazz song and dance during which they shimmy violently and kick high, throwing one leg on other’s shoulder.

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