this short consist of al jolson stand in front of a set design to look like a plantation home of a slave and not surprisingly and he perform in black face . it on a stage and but i be impress by the amount of detail on the set and a the background painting be great and the cabin look real and a live chicken walk about a jolson sang . it begin with the song when the red and red robin come bob bob bobbin along and be follow by april shower and rockabye your baby with a dixie melody . between each song jolson talk a bit and introduce the song . while people no doubt will be aghast at a minstrel show and it be a widely accept sort of performance at the time and people just do not think or care about how harmful such a stereotypical performance could be . it be a product of the time and can not be completely ignore just because it make people uncomfortable especially since this be such a super important film to our film history . this be especially true since this short pre date jolson performance in the seminal film the jazz singer . technically speak this be an amazing film . it have exceptionally good sound for such an early film and gorgeous set and wonderful cinematography and be a must for anyone who consider themselves to be a cinephile . this film and by the way and be include on the first of three disk with the dvd release of the jazz singer a marvelous collection of early talkie as well a documentary .