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[New Act] Songs and talk, 12 mins; one. Working against the audience all the way Billy DeVere, in black face, failed to gain as much in the way of response, possibly due to his material or the side remarks passed by him on the conduct of those seated.
Three songs interspersed with a few stories. His efforts were most listless even bordering an carelessness, and he did not appear to be giving his usual show. Accorded a short reception on his first entrance he passed it up and left with practically nothing. The scarcity of applause received at the finish should prove a warning for another such performance as DeVere did Friday it will not help.
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Variety Magazine, LVIII: 26 November 1920