Type:
The after piece is purely farce. Whether the farce idea is a mistake in a burlesque show or not remains a questions. The numbers and music were almost entirely suspended during the farce, and therein leis the mistake. The girls are a big attraction with a burlesque show and when they are off the stage a half hour at a time, it is too long.
The chorus of sixteen girls stack up fairly well as to looks and show and evident desire to work.
The Aviators moves along smoothly, suffering mostly through poor arrangement which is the trouble with the whole whole.
The first half house of the show is taken up with music, not more than three lines being spoken in that length of time.
The comedy rests more in the dialog than in the action.
The Runaway Girls
The Aviators.
Reid must be given credit, for although he has not turned out anything more than a fairly entertaining show he has greatly improved upon last year's production.
Reid has not used good judgement in mixing his comedy and numbers. Instead of intermingling the two important ingredients, each is taken separately. All the numbers come together and all the comedy the same.
There is not enough comedy strewn through the first half.
No numbers stand out particularly, although none is poor.
Reid leads the principals and is always in evidence. IN the opening as a "swell tramp" he does exceedingly well getting away from his usual Irish Character entirely, and shows a keen sense of humour along the right lines.
Source:
Variety 29: 13 (September 3, 1910)