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This satirical sketch entitled “In 1999” by William C. de Mille was eighteen minutes long.
The sketch is set in the year 1999, where the “current conditions of the home” are reversed, and a woman earns the household wage while her husband stays at home. Florence Nash plays the masculine wife, who “brutally” leaves her husband (played by Joseph Jefferson) alone knitting baby clothes at night.
Every vaudeville audience will "get" this playlet, but vaudeville may not be able to hold this brilliant piece for long due to the excellence of its cast.
Joseph Jefferson handles the "awfully difficult role" well and never missed a connection with Florence Nash. Nash, however, stands out among the company because her masculine take on the role is unique and impressive.
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Variety Vol. 25:10 (02/10/1912)