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The act is in an exterior, bare stage. About the only set pieces in it are a fence and a table.
George Felix and Emily and Clara Barry's new vehicle is "One Word Bill," by Junie McCree. Felix speaks but one word at a time, and not very often. Felix enters behind the fence. He awkwardly pantomimes and finally clambers over the picker railing, despite the fact that the opening in the fence is only a few feet away. He discovers this, climbs back over the fence and re-enters through the gate. The newest item is the closing. It starts with a "table scene" with Felix as the waiter. The table and chairs is briefly converted into a taxicab.
To the audience the trio played as though thoroughly broken into the new act, but the regulars around the rail Monday afternoon, aware the turn was lately launched. The comedy is neatly worked and set off by the Barry girls. The girls dress well, sing and dance nicely, and handle their dialogue to the best effect. Felix's fun making holds up the turn; in fact it would hold up anything he is connected with.
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Variety 36:2 (09/11/1914)