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Singing and piano playing as well as accompaniment by the house musical director and a violinist. Some comedy numbers.
"A Little Bit of Heaven Called Ireland" "All the Girls are Lovely at the Seaside," a semi comic on the River Shannon, "McCarthy," and "The Colonial Rag."
As a "single act" Ernest R. Ball is a hit. At the Colonial Tuesday evening he was more than that, and led the remainder of the bill so far in approval no one reached within striking distance of him. Seated more to the center of the stage than in the double turn, and with his voice in excellent form, Mr. Ball puts his numbers over with a vim, especially the Irish songs, just placing enough of the brogue to these. His layout of numbers is in Class A (particularly the arrangement of the medley), and Mr. Ball is somewhat of a surprise as a single. He should have been a single long ago [formerly of Maude Lambert and Ernest Ball], for the future as such that is assured him now would have meant much in vaudeville by this time, if started then.
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Variety, 38:2 (03/12/1915)