Emma Carus

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Emma Carus was the headliner, and politely inquired during her turn if any one had passed chloroform among the audience. Later Miss Carus found no one had, when the house applauded her hardworking dancing efforts. Otherwise, Miss Carus and the 5^th Ave. didn’t appear to agree, nor did her pianist, Walter Leopold, get along with them any better with his piano work and songs. Miss Carus may have injured her standing in the first song when she lyrically stated she had lost 50 pounds. That sounded the truth when Miss Carus first used it, but now she should have that line re-written. It might have caused the audience to wonder how Miss Carus looked with the original 50, and while thinking it over they seemed to lose track of the turn, especially the talk, brightly current but delivered by Miss Carus as though she knew where the punches were. But they weren’t – at least before that mob, which won’t fall for red fire or crossfire unless it is handed to them as they think it should be.  

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