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Costume change and a dance.
Singing, comic impressions, recitations, and piano accompaniment.
Georgie Price was formerly a member of one of the Gus Edwards' acts, in which he played opposite to "Cuddles." Since "Cuddles" went into pictures, Georgie has found another partner who is just a pianist, and remains so throughout the act, although a trick opening would indicate otherwise. Price steps out and sits down at the piano, while his youthful appearing assistant dressed in an eton suit tries to sing a song, only to discover he forgot the words. Price then announces he has forgotten the music, and they change places, with Price starting things off in a showmanlike manner with a jazzy song. This he follows with a humorous recitation about his handkerchief. He then states he was at the Friar's Club and asked several members what made a vaudeville success, and they each said an imitation of the one questioned could not help in making an act a hit, so he did brief impressions of Eddie Leonard, Eddie Foy, Raymong Hitchcock, Al Jolson and George Cohan. He then offered a short announcement about the management asking him to impersonate Fannie Brice, and, in view of the audience, he changes his shoes and other wearing apparel to impersonate Miss Brice in a comic Oriental song and dance. Price has a good idea, and with a little more work his act will be ready for the best. The dressing bit, however, lacks class, but this can be moderated, especially the speech about the French maid. There is plenty of room for Price's talents in big-time vaudeville.
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Variety, 53:6 (01/03/1919)