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That Severin with
expression and gesture, and without
a spoken word for forty-nine minutes,
can hold intensely an intelligent
audience to a tale ofttimes thrilling, even
in its muteness, must certainly be the
greatest tribute to be paid the man.
For his American debut
elected from his repertoire "Conscience,"
a pantomime in four acts and stage
wanes. Also features Mr. Boutens, Mrs. Severin, Mr. Serre, and Mr. Nector.
Severin will do a great deal to bring New
Yorkers to a proper appreciation of dumb
art. How he can escape being the current
rage is beyond comprehension. There
isn't. a man, woman or child who should
not witness his performance, for he is a
great artist, and all the greater in a
country accustomed to twenty-minute
sketches full of action or horseplay,
where he holds a house for forty-nine
minutes without a spoken word upon the
stage—and in vaudeville.
Source:
Variety 13:3 (12/26/1908)