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The act was twenty minutes long.
Gertrude Barnes is a newcomer to vaudeville and was placed on a bill that featured only men. She sings several songs and does some comedy with props. She makes several costume changes and wears a couple beautiful gown which impress her womanly charms upon the audience. She sang five songs in a pleasing soprano, one of which was a “kid” number. Her final song, which was a lullaby skillfully worked up into a rag, garnered laughs from the audience.
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Upon the conclusion of her performance, she was thrown a large collection of flowers over the footlights and took several bows.
She has a particular appeal to both men and women and is inherently likable. This performance was a good start to her career on the vaudeville circuit, for she will certainly be spending some time on the vaudeville stage.
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Variety 26:2 (16/03/1912)