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Singing and kidding throughout songs.
Medleys of old favorite song numbers happened again, right after intermission and the
picture reel. It brought out Bharply how vaudeville looks upon or recognizes the popular song from the production number, the latter predominating with Dresser-Gardner and the latter only sung by Mehlinger and Meyer. While the two-man act sang the old favorites George Meyer composed the music for, the house often burst into applause. Artie Mehlinger was one of the "Folks" fellows. But how that boy did tear after the bunch at the opening. Taking no chances he slammed over a Prohibition number of one verse but that was enough. It has a line reading (referring to "wild wimmin") : "How are you going to
win 'em without any likker in 'em?" (What would have happened to a line like that in a
Keith house of five years ago? Or maybe it's the "Palace, New York.") Artie had the house all sewed up after that And they liked George, too, because be stood Artie kidding him, with a smile all the time. Great contrast in this team, and it helps.
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Variety, 54:1 (02/28/1919)