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The act was twenty minutes long.
Roberts is the well-dressed straight to Bernard’s comedic “cabman” character. The act opens on a bare stage, as Roberts argues with the orchestra leader. Bernard then comes through the audience pretending to be an angry cab driver waiting outside the theatre for his fare. The duo then goes into their songs and talk. Bernard’s character is an amalgam of those created by Dave Morton and Al Fields.
The comedic "gesture song" was the biggest hit of the act.
Bernard's character stops being funny as soon as he reaches the stage from the audience. The act could do away with the extended opening and just get into the performance. Bernard should also do away with the gestures during his songs. The act is adequate for the small time, and, with a lot of changes, could attempt a spot in the bigger houses.
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Variety Vol. 25:10 (02/10/1912)