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Mr. Dillon affects an exaggerated style of fashionable dressing, and he might enlarge this.
Mr. Dillon is the author of "Every Little Bit Added to What You Have Got, Makes Just a Little Bit More." He has evidently restricted several verses for his own use, and the song brought him a riot of applause Tuesday evening. For an encore he did an impersonation of Jack Lorimer, which, while excellent and pleasing, was overshadowed by the remembrance of the humor of his previous selection. Mr. Dillon also sang two parody verses on "Cood-bve. Little dirl," the fust receiving any amount of laughter, while the second should be omitted for that reason. The opening number was a stuttering lyric, with a very funny finish, and this placed him in the good graces of the house immediately,
He is different from the singers of Songs and parodies we have seen and heard. Dillon knows his points and makes them tell, with a musical voice to help him along. Placed "Number .V on the bill, he was the hit of the show for amusement, and could accept any position on a program, his presence alone being a guarantee that lie would hold it down to the satisfaction of the management and the audience. The vaudeville manager ought to cultivate the business acquaintance of William A. Dillon. He's new and he's good; as good as the best.
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Variety 9:3 (09/21/1907)