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Singing war songs.
Frederick Carberry makes the audience work, and makes them like it. Mr. Carberry is a sort of Rodeheaver without the trombone. On a screen behind him are flashed the words of various songs, mostly popular war numbers, and ho calls upon the audience to sing. They do. The result added more sombreness to the funereal atmosphere Monday afternoon. People in audiences can't sing. If they could they would probably be on the other side of the footlights, although that doesn't always apply. Many people on the other side can't sing, either, but they think they can, which is almost as well. Mr. Carberry has a novelty. It has psychological possibilities, and with several plants instead of the one or two he uses might make an acceptable offering on the small time.
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Variety, 54:8 (04/18/1919)