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The female impersonator is obliged to keep to his berth to avoid detection, wearing trousers beneath his skirts.
Mrs. Crane does some impressive acrobatic work.
The Little Sunbeam
Mrs. Crane is not an elf, and since she invented this piece of business for additional laughs through her avoirdupois, that may be mentioned. It is one of the most laughable bits on the stage.
The Little Sunbeam is a ripping farce.
On it's first evening, the sketch did not so present itself, but gave abundant evidence of what is to come, from the very evident enjoyment then created.The sketch is played in two.
Mrs. Crane is " The Little Sunbeam," a "headliner in the picture houses, down eight a day." Mr Crane is her husband, who has been estranged from her for sometime through his wife's jealousy of another actress.The female impersonator is obliged to keep to her berth to avoid detection, wearing trousers beneath his skirts.
The dialog is bright and funny, the supporting company all satisfactory, and " The Little Sunbeam" bids fair to be one of the funniest sketches on the stage within a month.
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Variety 20:3 ( September 24, 1906)