When I first started listening to this compilation, I was only slightly amused at this. Ive heard this combination of man trying to woo another woman ever so ridiculously before, mainly through the Ada Jones and Len Spencer records. But since I heard Al Bernards collection already, I was just assuming that he was playing the male. But then it dawned on me, wasnt two males promoted on this? And I finally (brilliant Watson) realized that Ernest Hare was playing the male, and Bernard was playing the FEMALE in nearly all of these sketches. Wow. For what reason I have no idea, but Bernard pulls this off quite well. And, for bonus points, a lot of these are minstrel sketches. Some of these are just awful coon this and coon that. But really, where else are you going to hear gender bending minstrel sketches? Truly odd, and a curio listen.