James Thornton

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I was somewhat disappointed in this act as I had been told that he had a lot of new material. Out of the eighteen minutes that he was on the stage probably three minutes were taken up by new stuff, and the rest was the same that he has told time and time again here; and to make the matter worse he came on with a jag, and while he has told me that he would surely straighten up, still the element of danger remains. I don’t believe I shall ever want him again.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 2 September 1902-3 September 1903