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This musical was sixteen minutes long.
Dorothy Russell, daughter of the famous performer Lillian Russell, presents a musical in which she sings and acts. She does a “Baby” number on the piano and is carried off by members of her company at the end. She is also accompanied by a rather good young violinist named “Linvio” who plays a shadow. He constantly enters and exits the stage; at one point he appears in the orchestra pit in funny makeup. The finale is a street car bit in which Dorothy Russell sits alone and sings. She wears two expensive-looking gowns throughout.
Having Lillian Russell as a mother certainly secures work for Dorothy, but she has yet to find a vehicle to show vaudeville that she has any talent. She previously tried a dramatic sketch. "Perhaps Dorothy wants the satisfaction of saying she has tried everything in vaudeville."
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Variety 26:3 (23/03/1912)