Theater: Hammerstein's

This sketch entitled “Breaking the Record” was twenty-four minutes long on the full stage. Rube Marquad (a real baseball star who pitched nineteen straight wins for the New York Giants) plays himself and Blossom Seeley plays a dedicated fan in this baseball comedy. The sketch opens with Blossom Seeley talking to herself in front of a backdrop which looks like the Polo Grounds clubhouse entrance. Marquad enters and the two speak. He then walks into the clubhouse while Seeley sings a rag. Marquad is seen pitching in front of an interior backdrop while Seeley, as the enthused fan, waits patiently. The pair proceed to sing “Baseball” as a duet and then Marquad uses it as a solo. Seeley changes from a white street dress to a blue and pink gown and sings and dances until Marquad changes into evening clothes. The pair sing and dance for a finale.