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"Americans Abroad" is the opening piece. "The Disputed Check" an alleged farce
of considerable duration. Features the Van Cookes, musical act; Richard Bros., dancers; George Scanton and Pearl Stevens, song and conversation; Gracey Burnett, sketch; George Herz, bag puncher.
Licentiousness
is absolutely a violation, and why shows are
permitted to inject intentional suggestive matter
the staunch advocates of expurgated burlesque
who pay admission cannot apprehend. If a
comedian cannot produce laughter with clean
material and resorts to suggestivencss the shortcoming
should be attended to without delay.
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Variety 12:10 (11/14/1908)