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Singing and comic songs.
"Up in Mabel's Room."
Another comedy bit came at opening intermission with Kramer and Morton. The blackface boys are due to sail for London in two weeks being about the first of a contingent of American turns that plan an invasion of Britain this spring and summer. At the matinee there was some discussion between the comedians and Chris Egan over a new song number called "Up in Mabel's Room." Kramer and Morton averred they had no other number ready to replace it and offered to stop out of the show. Manager Egan thought there was one or two lines that didn't sound well, especially the one about "playing post office" all night. The number was in Monday night and little or no criticism can result for Kramer and Morton use "Mabel's Room" for comedy purposes as with their other songs.
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Variety, 54:1 (02/28/1919)