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Singing and piano accompaniment.
"Down in Honky Tonky Town," "How You Going To Keep 'Em Down on The Farm," "Barney Carney," "The Beaver and The Bear."
Jimmy Casson started out this season in the Bessie Clayton revue. He is practically doing a single now. Billed equally, however, is a chap named Moran, although the latter has no part in the act outside of accompanying Casson on the piano. Jimmy delivers six songs mixed in classification but all of the populr brand and they are rendered in rapid succession. He opens with "Down in Honky Tonky Town," going into "How Your Going To Keep 'Em Down on the Farm." "Barney Carney" was third on the list and then came what Mr. Casson called a 'Frisco number, "The Beaver and The Bear." It's a raggy comedy song with the last chorus having just a line of what might be termed "blue" stuff but it is really harmless. For the finish he sent over two numbers, both of a war nature, that are good for the peace times and are among those which survived the patriotic bunch. Casson looks good enough for the better bills, for, in addition to his ability, he is of very neat appearance.
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Variety, 53:8 (01/24/1919)