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Girl act, lighting effects. The sketch is set outside of a cabin in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Four principals and a chorus of six girls. Irish comedian, blaceface comedian, and an Indian comedian.
Comedy dialogue and singing.
"The Sierra Sunbeams."
There are some classy lighting effects and a rippling stream coming down the side of the mountains that win applause at the rise of the curtain.
Easily the laughing hit of the bill at the 23rd Street the first half of the week. The scene is laid outside a cabin high up in the Sierra Nevada mountains which is exceedingly pretty. A little story that does not amount to much on which some comedy and four numbers are strung. The principals include an Irish and blackface comedian, an Indian, and a prima donna. Of the quartet the Irishman is the best. The prima donna while looking fairly well, sings nicely but cannot act. The chorus seems to be one of the real features. The girls make four changes and work hard at all times. One little girl on the right end, who, while not a dancer, is one of the best fakers seen in some time and the way she manages to star herself in the numbers makes her stand out. The act will make a good flash for small time bills.
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Variety, 38:4 (03/26/1915)