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of society are beyond him. Underneath Toby's country appearance and unsophisticated manner, there runs deep currents of native
275:, though invariably he makes it appear accidental. Toby is awkward, unlettered, boisterous, full of fun, with a great amount of 84: 80: 35: 127: 99: 362: 248: 279:. He is the fellow in the play who says what the man in the audience wishes he could have thought of. Toby has been a 271:, of cunning and resourcefulness. Unlike many rubes before him, Toby is True Blue. Sometimes he actually rises to the 106: 308: 313: 73: 240: 113: 355: 235:
was a character in the "Toby and Susie Show," a long-running act in early 20th-century American theatrical
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stars, as features in countless national magazines, and through network television appearances.
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in the grand tradition. His hair is bright as a fire truck, and he usually wears
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that are likely as not held up by one strap. He speaks a low brand of
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