"That Buster Keaton seems to be the whole show!" Buster Keaton says, and indeed he is, seen as an orchestra conductor, parts of the band, the entire minstrel show, and 3/4 of the audience. This is non-stop hilarity, not only with classic silent comedy but pointing out Keaton every time he appears. Whether in drag, disguise as another male character or even a chimpanzee, this is riotous from start to finish, great fun. Each shot of Keaton as another character is different enough to gather the laughs, and his deadpan puss is very funny, playing a male companion to different visions of himself as a woman. The onstage antics are very funny as well. I suggest not being distracted by anything while watching this as there seem to be so many funny things happening in each frame. Ingenious from start to finish.
Review of The Play House
