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The act was fourteen minutes long.
The comedian opens with a pantomime and a travesty impersonation of Harry Lauder. The straight man sings a couple of ballads. They also do a gag about King Edward having died. When told of the death, the comedian jokes that he didn’t know he was on the bill. They have a new way of taking bows in which they do so one at a time.
"When Cupid Comes to Town"
The comedian will secure work for the act on the small big time. With some changes, the act could make it onto the big time.
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Variety 28:4 (27/09/1912)