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Sketch entitled, ‘Managerial Troubles.’ A jumbled affair. It contains a little of everything, a little soubrette work, a little tragedy, a little comedy and part of a scene behind the stage. It is hard to find an excuse to connect the different spots. Miss Cotton in her impersonations is quite clever in the way she always has been. Long comes on the stage to fill in the time between her changes of costume. The act failed to greatly please our audience. It seemed to drag and seemed to lack action. More than this it was disconnected and disjoined. Long and Cotton are both very clever and it seems that they could obtain a more suitable vehicle with which to exploit their talents. Five years ago they were a terrific hit. Today they almost failed completely. Knowing these people so well and the prestige they have carried, I was greatly disappointed with the act. Wood in 4. 23 minutes.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 4 September 1905-23 April 1906