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Five men; one of them playing a harp and four of them banjos. The call their music “songs without words” and are supposed to give imitation to the human voice. As a matter of fact, there are times when the music does sound somewhat like vocal tones, although the resemblance of course is not awfully striking. It is, however, a very good act, the only difficulty about it being that it is extremely quiet. I had it in a very important place in the bill, sandwiched in between some strong comedy acts and, as a consequence, it did not go as strongly this afternoon as it ought to have done. I have shifted it up about two hours on the night bill, and I anticipate that it will go very much better. 12 minutes in one.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports,, September 2, 1902 - September 3, 1903