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Singing and comic dialogue.
Effie Lawrence and a male partner, with a special drop, appear first as Chinese and then in modern garb, doing singing, dancing and crossfire. The looseness in construction of their material was further marred by the apathy of the house leader, who failed to keep time to Miss Lawrence's dancing. Indeed, throughout the entire evening the leader seemed to be looking everywhere but at the stage. Other members of the orchestra were similarly indifferent, the drummer, for instance, banging away with his sticks at a set pace, irrespective of the speed of the artists on the stage.
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Variety, 54:5 (03/28/1919)