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This sketch entitled “Who is Brown?” was twenty-two minutes long on the full stage.
Lynn Overman plays a husband who gets in trouble with his wife for staying out all night. He insists that he was staying up all night with his sick friend Mr. Brown and gives her a fake address. The wife mails a telegram to said address and actually gets a note back from a Mr. Brown. Confusion ensues.
The comedy is fast, fun, and appeals to a broad audience. Laura Rogers plays an effective grotesque character and Eleanor McEwen makes a dull part interesting. Lynn Overman is one of few vaudeville actors who can play a farce elegantly. The number was a hit and with some editing could develop into a successful farce.
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Variety 28:7 (18/10/1912)