George Damerel and Co.

Singing and dialogue.

"Temptation." "My Absinthe Frappe," "How to Tempt the Men," "The Temptation Waltz," and "One, Two, Three, Four, Five."

Myrtle Vale is the Temptation woman. Miss Vail did very well with "How to Tempt the Men" number. For the finish she appears as a mermaid, being carried from the water by Damerel, who has quite a love scene with her. The closing number is between Damerel and Miss Vail, styled "The Temptation Waltz," which both principals danced to applause. One of the hits of the act was a characteristic dancing number of the musical comedy construction, "One, Two, Three, Four, Five," which Edward Hume, as the cabby, did with the six girls who were clad in variegated bathing suits. It took several encores. Hume is very short-legged, but he dances well just the same. Damerel first wore evening clothes and then appeared in a stylish, neat fitting suit of brown for the beach scene. He put forth every effort to make the act land. The offering is light, to be sure, but has sufficient comedy, songs and girls to make the Orpheum audiences like it. Damerel is a big favorite on the road and that is also an asset of great importance in vaudeville nowadays. Some of the merry exchange of patter between Damerel and the cabman is right up to the minute and good for laughs. The act as a whole was very well received on its Chicago premiere. There are quite a number of "hells" used: one or two would be aplenty for any act.

Variety, 40:8 (10/22/1915)