“Hands Across the Sea”

If Mr. Lovenberg has not that opinion, he may be advised there was not enough applause at the Palace Monday night at any time to take a bow on and the encore in "one" was actually forced on in a dead silence.

Charles Loyenberg presents "Hands Across the Sea." He has tried to hang an act on a title; and now he has but the title. The turn is tiresome, has no merit, gives nothing new, runs too long, and the single suspicion of pretense in it is the hard shoe dancing. There are 13 people in the turn ; the production costs something, and there is no reason why Lovenberg should not be pulled out, since he seems to be popular amongst his cronies, who are also in vaudeville, but it wasn't right to book or play this act at the Palace. If it must be played and can't be headlined, which might help the general impression somewhat, at least it should be made the second feature and played once, for luck or otherwise. At the Palace it was No. 3. The layout is so poor and the idea so skimpy that individuals don't count in it. There is nothing to hold attention.

Variety, 54:10 (05/02/1919)