Julius Tannen

Monologue stories and talk.

Ranking up with both or either was Julius Tannen, billing himself as "Chatterbox, Speaking the Publlo Mind." Mr. Tannen responded to the applause for his act by becoming the Loan speaker. He sold Monday evening $203,000 worth of bonds, an officer of a bank offering to take $100,000 if it were duplicated in large or small amounts. Mr. Tannen made himself almost as well liked as a speaker as he did as a monologist He is quick of wit and glib with gab, so nothing escaped him, in the way of bonds or laughs. As a monologist Tannen is versatile. It seldom happens, for talk Is talk, and it is a matter of delivery, not versatility. But Tannen changes his style almost- as often as he does his dialog. He runs a monolog differently also. It os routined, of course, but routined in such a manner to deceive anyone. He will drop back to a talking proposition after branching off of the subject started into several others. It makes his monolog more easy and agreeable, without mentioning the several laughing points. His "radiator" gag is a gag that no one else might dare try, but by the time Tannen reaches it he has the audience and, like Jolson, can get away with murder. Tannen was placed No. 4 and remained there. It had to be through the Loan portion. He couldn't bring out his monolog after the loan talk, but he could talk loan after monologing.

Variety, 54:11 (05/09/1919)