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Singing and piano.
"Every Girl Wants a Soldier," "When He's All Dolled Up," "Can You Tame Wild Women."
This is the second act, which, according to billing, had been sent into vaudeville under the presentation of the U.S. Tank Corps, but it is the first time commissioned officers have appeared, either under service auspices or without. The Tanks also presented Sergeant Bowman and Corporal Shea, which act delivered a punch. First Lieutenants Schram and Armstrong may shape up well enough for service entertainments, but their act has not the strength for the big bills, unless it be for the novelty of having commissioned officers appear. Both are husky, very neatly dressed in regulation khaki and puttees. One is seated at the piano for the most part, although he joins with his mate in singing several of the numbers and also has a solo. They opened with "Every Girl Wants a Soldier," following with "When He's All Dolled Up" and "Can You Tame Wild Women." A comedy hit was the singing in Yiddish of a popular song chorus, the lieutenant, however, announcing that it was an imitation of a French girl. For the finish, they did "A Packard and a Ford," about the best thing offered. One of the officers gives a good imitation of a claxon auto horn several times during the song. A bit of a near dance takes them off.
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Variety, 53:7 (01/10/1919)