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The costuming is neat but very inexpensive and could not be considered a dis- play at any time. Miss Orloff almost commits an offense in the first act by not changing her dress.
Olga Orloff, the leading woman, sings "I Want to Be an Uncle Sammy Boy," with seven of the girls dressed in military uniform, who are afterward joined by seven others in gray skirts, while Garden and Sommers blow the tunes out of the cornets. Garden and Sommers put forth a musical act, placed too far down in the second act. Miss Valmore sings "coon" songs. The audience liked her, but she closed with a "Dutch" song and dance in costume after "Amsterdam" sung by the chorus with Miss Carr leading in about the same style of dress.
Bobby Harris and Al C. Bruce are a correct imitation of the old firm of Weber and Fields. Their voices are remarkably perfect copies of the originals and both are funny, but funny with old business — really second-handed fun.
A first performance must always be taken into consideration, and "The Toreadors" may brighten up, but there isn't any doubt it would be more advisable for the reputation of the show to remake it over, paying some one to write a piece which would at least hold the attention. The cast as a whole seem capable of giving a good account were they supplied with material worth the while.
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Variety 8:4 (08/24/1907)