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This sketch entitled “Off and On” was nineteen minutes long.
This act is meant to be a sequel to the men’s former blackface act called “On and Off”. The setting is a hotel room that has been almost destroyed by the drunken actions of two men the night before. They now perform in “whiteface”. They do some kidding and then do a bit in which they divide the fifty dollars they made at the Elk’s social session between them. For the finish, they exit and reappear onstage in evening clothes and do a song and dance. They demonstrate the evolution of popular dancing styles over the last twenty-five years and end with a turkey trot.
The singing and dancing was much better than the sketch at the beginning and could sustain an act on its own. Neely Edwards has improved throughout the last season and can now be classed as a first rate comedian. The act will have no problem finding bookings.
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Variety 29:4 (27/12/1912)