Word: sketches
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Thing He Never Knew." A situation, not altogether unpromising as short story material, the denouement of which requires motivation, is disposed of in wholly inadequate space with consequent cheapening of effect,--and effect which the style, unfortunately, is too conventional to alleviate. Mr. Rodgers's "Chowder," the sprightly sketch which follows, is more pleasing...
After the moonshine acts perhaps the most appealing feature was Mattylee Lippard, who sang a few songs, "As Is and As Was", danced appropriately, and toyed with a saxaphone. She was heartily applauded. Peggy Parker, assisted by Eddie Buzzell, appeared in a cheerful sketch involving a will, a widow and a few tunes. Jack Osterman showed his inimitable gift of entertaining an audience without doing anything in particular and Ethel MacDonough gave a brief series of monologues setting forth a typical day of a lady of fashion. The Balliot trio did a bit of clever juggling...
...irrepressible Kitty Doner introduces her brother and sister in a very clever singing and dancing act at Keith's this week. Appearing first as a New York dandy, Kitty brings down the house with her "pep" and originality; her next entry is with her brother, giving a sketch, "The Bowerie Tough," played by her father and mother twenty years ago. They sing, "Over on 8't Avenoo" with the most ludicrous pantomime imaginable; then, disappearing for a moment, Kitty startles everyone by her clever kicking and singing as "The Devil of the Dive...
...other acts which although some what shopworn, drew much applause are the sketch of Ida May Chadwick and her "dad", in which Miss Chadwick as "Tillie" does some clever clog dancing and the act of Demurest and Collins comedians and instrumentalists. The sluging of Miss Gusce Nelson and the acts of W. F. Pollard comedy juggler and of Van Cleve in "Pete and His Gal" complete the bill...
...sketch of the plot, a re-reading of the title, "The Return of Peter Grimm" will almost suffice. Peter Grimm is an eccentric, rich flower gardener who boasts of his old Dutch ancestry. In his household are his ward. Catherine, a nephew and a secretary. For the life of each Peter Grimm has a set plan, made without consulting the persons most concerned in its fulfilment. He dies suddenly, returns as a ghost to his house, and sees the ill-conceived plans changed as he himself would have had them, had he been enlightened as to their consequences...