The Snark Ensemble.
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Don’t Weaken
Starring: Ford Sterling, James Finlayson
Director: Malcolm St. Clair
Produced by Mack Sennett
Release Date: 5 September 1920 (USA)
Timing: 20 minutes
Genre: Slapstick Comedy
Synopsis: Prof. Yonson has won awards for both dancing and boxing – two arts he combines in in the climax of this fast paced and slightly bizarre short about a dancing instructor and his ploy to get in tight with a nouvo riche family.
Music by Phil Carluzzo
Number of players: 5
Scoring: Flute, oboe, English horn, E-flat clarinet, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, percussion, and piano.