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2 shows, 14 min. in 3 – Eccentric black face singing and dancing comedians. Their act is not so good as formerly. They have cut out a lot of their funny business, such as the burlesque walking on tight rope, barrel jumping, etc., and substituted other stuff that is not fetching. The finish of the act, with the burlesque acrobatic stuff, with the aid of a wire from above, is not nearly so good as that offered by Collins and Hart who have them beaten a mile. The latter are worth at least one-third more salary than these men get, which means that Blocksom and Burns should get about $50 per week less salary.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 2 September 1902-3 September 1903