Murphy and Barrett

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Blackface Comedians. 14 Mins.t One. 58th Street Seasoned performers, with corking coon dialects, not theatrically exaggerated but perfectly natural. They have a routine of sidewalk talk that needs considerable working out but which should eventuate into, a standard big time act. One is big, pompous, “educated” darkey, who uses a lot of big words and is continually trimming the little, illiterate meek chap.
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Variety, LVIII: 2 March 1920