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Comic dialogue.
Dan Mason, recently from burlesque, has a sketch which is a sure fire laugh producer on small time bills. Mason has fallen down a coal hole on his way to answer a chauffeur wanted
advertisement, and gets into the home of a newly married couple where he is mistaken by the husband for a former admirer of his wife. The wife to make him jealous fosters the belief and the chauffeur mistakes the husband for his recently discharged predecessor. Line like "The lady gave you a trial and you don't suit," infuriate the husband. The husband finally solves the tangle and he and the chauf pull a phoney duel to teach friend wife a lesson. Mason is an experienced performer and milks the comedy situations and material for all they are worth. The two supporting people are capable and a little above the average for an act of this kind. The opening is rather slow and Mason's opening speech telling the audience how he got. into the house, doesn't quite convince. It is framed for a small time hit and shows big stuff possibilities.
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Variety, 54:10 (05/02/1919)