Reynard
Ed F. Reynard
Ed. F. Reynard.
Richard Nadrage
Two dummies in clown make-ups are used, one dressed in red and the other in blue satin, presumably to brightens things up.
W.E. Whittle
The settling represents an encampment, the perspective in the special drop in use being extremely good.
Coram
“A Morning in Hicksville”
“In the new number a setting represents the main corner at Hicksville, with a police station and firehouse on opposite sides of the street. In the center is a warning to automobiles to ‘Go Slow or Go To Jail’. The curtain lifting reveals early dawn, with the lights well handled until day arrives.”
“A Morning in Bingville”
The critic commends Reynard’s extensive, immersive set: “He uses a full stage with a very picturesque back, showing a country landscape, with hills stretching away in the vista. The opening is dark, with a moonlight effect, the glistening water of a river reflecting the moon’s rays. An automobile is seen in the distance, slowly passing the horizon, its searchlight throwing a glare ahead of it. […] Mr Reynard is in the driver’s seat, a dummy of a bull-dog beside him, a dummy of a colored boy on the step, and a dummy of a woman in the rumbler seat.”