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"The Passing Parade" begins with a rich German (Chas. Aveling), whose sole ambition is to marry his daughter to a titled foreigner. His attorney (Lew Dunbar) frames up a scheme and provides a bogus Duke for the ceremony. The theme carries many complications, but eventually the girl marries an Irish Hack driver, through the aid of a wishing stick. Among the musical numbers was "Don't You Believe Him," "Grape, Grape, Grape," and "O Molly O."
When "The Passing Parade" arrived in Chicago it was evidently a poor show. Although it runs over 100 minutes, with the beginning, the show will probably be one of the Eastern Wheel's A shows. The cast does not look nor work like a Gordon & North company. Perhaps this is because the newness of the material. For the first performance, it passed expectations.
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Variety 24:13 (12/02/1911)