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Singing and piano playing.
Herschel Henlere, the long-haired pianist, who this season is showing Mrs. Henlere on the stage, has extended her bit. She now wears three dresses instead of two. The lady is plump and wholesome looking, but is lost back of big time footlights, even though she makes possible Henlere's trick entrance through the orchestra pit. She appears thrice and does little. When she came on the third time, for her bow, it drew ah unintended laugh and comment in the audience. Henlere also used two song pushers, who sang from the balcony. The pluggers got plenty of applause. Henlere played far too much of his medley, and seemed to be stretching a safe single into a two-bagger that he didn't quite make. The idea of cajoling the audience to whistle with him, then switching tunes, is good for about six songs; Henlere played twenty-six, by count. He drew a fair hand at the end, having talked and chorused himself out of a big bit
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Variety, 54:4 (03/21/1919)