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Comic dialogue.
The script probably called for an office set. At the Harlem house Tuesday night, the turn used a hybrid—the parlor set with office furniture. But that does not matter. It's a good sketch, with a fair share of comedy lines in it. Father and son open with an argument, dad objecting to son's proposed marriage to a girl he does not know, but who is expected to appear before dad, within the next ten minutes. Dad also feels like taking another fling at the matrimonial thing so he has signed up a grass widow of 22. Son objects to father, about 60, marrying this woman. Besides the idea of calling "mamma" to a young women about a year younger then her son does not appeal to him. Son leaves in a huff. Enter young woman who spiels hard luck story of being broke. Dad mistakes her for son's fiance and hands her a couple of $500 notes. Son appears, on Dad's exit,' and mistakes the same woman for his father's fiance. Things straightened after a while, the girl explaining that she is with the troupe playing the local opry house and expressing her regrets that Dad is not the angel in back of the show, which played to an audience of four the preceding performance. Dad lets her keep the $1,000. A capable cast reading and executing their lines well. Better small time or smaller big time, turn.
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Variety, 54:10 (05/02/1919)