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His first selection in "one" is a girly number, it has a catchy melody but the lyric is old. Overall it was well done though. His second number is a trifle on the order of "The Latchkey." Reece must bid goodbye to everything in his flat. The number is too drawn out and does not open well for the soldier act which follows. The soldier is Reece's best. He is capable of getting the swagger of a Tommy without the slightest exaggeration.
Like his fellow Englishmen, Reece makes the same mistakes all others do when they first arrive, that of singing three verses and six choruses with each number. Overall his work was quite excellent. It is necessary to see the real thing to appreciate it. Once he gets the American idea and cuts his verses, he will have no trouble putting it over.
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Variety 21:13 (03/04/1911)