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This is an unusual sketch that incorporates motion pictures. Mr. Bunny is set to appear on stage but instead a man appears explaining that he had not yet arrived at the theatre. A picture is then shown while they "hunt down" Bunny. This moving-picture shows Bunny sleeping at home and being woken by the man previously on stage. A series of clips then shows Bunny rushing to an automobile, in which he frantically dresses. Another scene shows him arriving backstage before he finally arrives, in person, on stage "puffing like a porpoise" in front of the audience.
This is a clever sketch; it is put together in a very life like manner. It is a true hit.
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Boston Daily Globe (03/11/1913)