Mr. Fox
Dobb’s Dilemma
Jos. Hart’s Co.
This sketch entitled “An Opening Night” was twenty-five minutes long on the open and closed full stage.
The sketch begins with a young couple who have been cut off from their wealthy families because they love each other. The two dollars they have to their name is quickly taken by the washerwoman, the baker, and the milkman in a comedic bit. The couple then attends a free show in which they win three hundred dollars in a prize game called “Zim Zam” (similar to Lotto or Keno). They buy a drugstore with their money and live happily ever after. The sets include a church, a stage show, and a drugstore interior. There are about fifteen people in the act.
Jos. Hart’s Co.
This sketch entitled “Mien Liebschen” and written by Joseph Hart was twenty-two minutes long on the full stage.
The plot revolves around two German men who came to the United States as youngsters to become famous musicians. They did not, and now depend on one of the men’s daughters who works in a department store. The manager of the store eventually asks her to marry him, but the older men doubt his intentions. The manager and the daughter convince the men of his sincerity. The comedy comes from a “shop girl” character who is also in love with the manager but does not get her way.
Pat Rooney Co
Kenney, McGahan and Platt
Armstrong and Verne
Lean-Holbrook and Co.
This musical comedy entitled “This Is the Spot” was twenty-seven minutes long on the main stage.
The sketch stars Cecil Lean and Florence Holbrook as Mr. Henshaw and Miss Farnsworth, respectively. Both are leading players in competing film companies. The setting is a park in full bloom. Each appears with a camera man and begins to pose in the park. Lean does a funny bit about a cowboy committing suicide. Holbrook sings first and gets it over through a catchy chorus. Lean then sings with a good voice. They change costumes several times and appear in evening clothes for a final duet.