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Dates: during 1925-1925
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...High. This show is like a pair of renovated shoes???its polish is new, its cracks are old. It flashes through a series of pedal acrobatics-farandoles, shuffles, clogs, hornpipes, jigs. Many light-legged ladies agilely provide that atmosphere of deviltry which always overwhelms the very old and the very young at the sight of 20 or more female limbs rapidly manipulated to music. Occasionally William Howard, comedian of the monocle school, advances to the footlights in order to lure back those holders of seats who have begun to make determined, surreptitious exits on all fours up the centre aisle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays: Mar. 16, 1925 | 3/16/1925 | See Source »

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