“The Garden of Song”

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The act was fifteen minutes long on the full stage. An operatic quartet sings classical and popular songs with two strands of artificial flowers under a spotlight on each side of the stage. The men wear pale blue silk knickerbockers with lace furbelows and the women wear modern evening gowns. Both the soprano and the baritone do solos and then the group comes together for another song. The encore is a popular medley.
"Lucia Sextet"
"The soprano is of the coloratura brand and when she soared, it brought down the house."
Other than the soprano, the act has nothing new or distinct about it. It is simply a "high grade amateur vocal offering." They lack stage presence.
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Variety 29:2 (13/12/1912)