Florence Roberts and Co.
This sketch entitled “The Woman Intervenes” was twenty minutes long.
The sketch opens with a man named Paul Winthrope (Charles Wyngate), who forgets to lock his writing desk as he runs to try and catch a train. When he returns after missing his train, he sees “The Woman” (Florence Roberts), who he loved ten years ago. She warns him to stay away from her friend Mrs. Col. Brent because her husband the Colonel is a fighting man who will kill him. She brandishes a miniature photograph of her friend that she found in Paul’s unlocked desk as evidence. The Colonel arrives and threatens to blow Paul’s head off, but “The Woman” intervenes and tells him that she is engaged to Paul and that he visited his wife upon her instruction. She insists that the miniature photograph of his wife is actually hers. The Colonel believes her and exits.
Rube Marquad and Blossom Seeley
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.