Empire Girls

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The four girls are headed by a young fellow, not billed. The girls start the act with a military number in neat costumes. While they make a change of costume, the boy comes out and tears his way into popularity by singing "Violin Rag." The girls return in short evening dresses with a song that has recently passed in popularity. The helps them with this number. He does another number on his own before all five sing "Mysterious Rag."
The fellow smothers the girls. He is too big a hit to make the girls figure at all.
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Variety 24:11 (11/18/1911)