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In the song treatment. 20 min. in 1. Supposed to be a dual act, but there is only one man in it, the other being merely a foil and stands back of his partner, singing scarcely audible, and really of no use to the act. We have never had an act on the bill that required so many cuts, in fact, altogether there is uproarious laughter throughout it, all coming from the gallery and from the masculine element, as the jokes were very broad, and the songs invariably contained suggestive lines. This was not the exception, but the general rule in fact, to keep these men down on this place on the bill with the rubbish they offer is out of the question. Half of their act should be eliminated, and not only offensive lines, but whole songs of unmistakable vulgarity should be slashed cut along with the useless member, supposed to be affected with locomotor ataxia, and who is not of the original Dillons at all but an understudy.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 4 September 1905-23 April 1906