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The boys open with "Good Bye, Honey Boy," and then go into a subject that has not been thoroughly explored by the vaudevillian, the aeroplane. The material has been well penned. After, Warren performs his solo, rendered in two verses and many choruses. This allows time for Keefe to change and then offer two yodel numbers and one straight song, "Love Me". They finish their act with Warren in a nifty green harem skirt, both men singing "Alexander's Band." Warren handles the comedy end in blackface, and with Keefe's appearance, the pair pass nicely on looks.
Their finale earned them six bows, forcing Warren to make a speech.
There is something radically wrong with Warren and Keefe's routine. The flaw is in Warren's single song, "The Navaho Rag." While the number is appropriately used, it slows up the action, making it necessary for the men to work doubly hard to recover themselves. Without Keefe's yodeling it is doubtful that they would recover at all. Once everyone hears "Roll On, Silvery Moon," the issue subsides. If Warren could forego "The Navaho Rag" for something more appropriate, there would be no opening for criticism.
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Variety 24:2 (09/16/1911)