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Date:
Type:
a fast
moving act, full of music, dancing, action
and business with little dialog. There is
a chorus of six. Several songs are sung,
“Bamboo Land,” led by Rooney, making
the hit through Pat’s dancing, and Pat is
dancing in this act, not loafing. There are
several comedy characters, Geo. Thornton,
a dwarf, playing in blackface as “Mose,”
and Maggie Baxter taking a “wench,” while Jane Ralston, one of the choristers,
doubles as an old maid. Another chorus
girl, Ray Meyers, bright and animated, is
in the lead singing “Daisy,” securing an
encore*
Pat Rooney bows at the Colonial this
week as producer, actor and dancer.
The act pleased the Colonial audience
to the degree that it insisted Upon
Mr. Rooney making a speech, which he
did, and danced the "Mijurka" for the
final encore,
Source:
Variety 13:7(01/23/1909)