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"The Wrong Guy."
Captain Frank Halls (instructor of aerial and machine gunnery, Illington Field. Houston) and Co., offered a farcical and slangy sketch that touched off a barrage of laughter that almost drowned out the stage dialog at times. The sketch was "The Wrong Guy," with Halls as an illiterate plumber, getting into the wrong house and being engaged to protect the woman of the house from 'mashers'* who are following her. Halls mauls the daylight out of the woman's husband - an English type that was splendidly portrayed, and his scene with tho latter was sure-fire comedy by-play that convulsed the big house, Halls, however, did not wear any part of his uniform and sported no service bars, but once mentioned that he had been in the army. The act went over with a bang and added a comedy impetus to the special bill that was greatly relished.
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Variety, 53:13 (02/21/1919)