“Very Good Eddie”

Singing.

"Very Good Eddie" is condensed from the original farce by the same title. Comedy situation is retained although newly cast. If anything will carry it over the big time circuits, it's the name only. The principals and choristers can hardly be depended upon for an unusual performance, something quite essential in this instance. It was the principals brought success to the original. Opening is the scene in "one," on deck, with the following full stage special set disclosing the hotel lobby, also the clerk responsible for the laughs. The chorus displays lack of training, while the principals, three women and three men, are also somewhat unfamiliar with their lines as yet. That further made matter worse. While the story is there, it was carried through rather roughly. Naturally everything appeared to drag in 42 minutes, rather long for vaudeville. Its possibilities rely solely upon the title, for according to the performance Tuesday evening the cast is of little value. But from the past time bookings of this character of turn, the long while consumed under a popular title of a $2 show appears to be an inducement in vaudeville, where at the headline salary of one fair top notcher, there is enough space taken up in a bill that would be called for otherwise by two or two and one-half turns, the aggregate salary of which would be much more than the single salary of this sort of act.

Variety, 53:13 (02/21/1919)