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Four chorus girls dance. Henry P. Nelson, the German comedian and his straight partner Jimmy Connors.
Ethel Marmott does much of the singing. Harry Woods does a Jewish impression bit. Mable Lynest and Mabelle Morgan sing.
"Somebody Knows.
Primrose Seamon sings and dances very well and she gets plenty of well-merited applause for her numbers.
Aside from the changes in the cast, which are not beneficial to the performance, the musical numbers are all new and it is these features that give its greatest charm. Miss Marmott is a strikingly handsome woman and chock-full of that desirable possession called personality. Another feature of the show that will be remembered when the work of the principals is forgotten was contributed by four chorus girls who do a doll dance in the first act and a whirlwind dancing specialty in the second. Henry P. Nelson, the German comedian, and Jimmy Connors, the straight, are the only redeeming factors among the principals, although a capable little chap by the name of Arthur Conrad is seen to advantage when the opportunity offers. Mr. Connors always capable and intelligent in his many appearances at the Columbia, perfectly sustains the excellent reputation gained by past performances, and Mr. P. Nelson is responsible fo all the fun that may be claimed for the show. Mable Lynest meets the requirements of the little she has to do through very agreeably leading a number in the first act. Mabelle Morgan, the prima donna, seems to have lost those charms of person and of vocalization that were apparent in former appearances at this house, and Harry Woods, who impersonates the Hebrew, is utterly impossible as a laugh-getter. This "Moulin Rouge," in brief, is a great girl show and as such it will perfectly please the average patron of burlesque.
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Variety, 37:9 (01/30/1915)