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An Orpheum Circuit production, originally introduced by Martin Beck, the Morgan Dancers have in this specialty the best act of their career and a dancing turn that for elaborateness and effect comes close to being the best ever shown in vaudeville. No one is featured, the program simply announcing the scenes by Monroe Hewlett and the dances arranged by Marion Morgan. There are three scenes, the pantomimic story showing a princess and a ballet of Roman maidens made captives by a Hun chieftain and his subordinates. The initial scene is a Roman garden, with the scenery of an attractive dark design in cyclorama shape. The ballet dance is nicely arranged, and the girls are extremely pretty and talented in their line. They are bare-limbed to the hips, but this matter has all been gone over before, and the classic alibi settles the rest. A spear and a shield dance earned the ballet something. The Hun chiefs proceed to liquor up, and then comes the finale, wherein the princess kills the chief, who as he falls proudly points to her ruined city, the back drop showing an excellent scenic effect. Meanwhile the other Huns go along with the merry work of carting of the ballet and burning several members alive over fires made of bundles of wood. The finale is artistic and a scenic masterpiece for this dancing turn. When here before the Morgan Dancers remained at the house for several weeks. This turn is good for a two or possibly three week run, for it's undoubtedly the best act Marion Morgan has ever had.
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Variety, 53:10 (01/31/1919)