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The veteran comedian seemed to forget his lines on several occasions. But he is "The Prince of Improvisers" so the act did not suffer too much.
"Lend Me Five Shillings" - The act opened with a half-dozen "small-town comics" and "before they were satisfactorily settled one had quite forgotten about the stage and its entertainers."
"The act managed however, despite this handicap, to earn four curtains at the finish."
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Variety 21:9 (02/04/1911)