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Female impersonation.
Clemons and Rodgers don't exactly do female impersonations. They might have started out with that idea, but after a slant in the mirror the short, dumpy one of the. duo must have
decided it just couldn't be done, so they made it a comedy turn, or what pretends to be. The other member frisked himself out on the stage after the fat boy (in male attire) started a
a number, flashing a costume that would be conspicuous at a French ball. ' True, he made no attempt to deceive, but he aired a true "nance" voice. He soon reappeared in eccentric female costume for a monolog, which ended with "Come On, Papa." The fat boy in the meantime changed -to a Mother Hubbard scheme and offered "The Worst Is Yet to Come." For the finish the slender member of the pair flashes an Oriental costume with plenty of
bare skin, while the fat boy sheds the barrel-shaped frock to appear in ballet costume. This provides a funny finish. The act may crash into the small time if the latter takes a chance.
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Variety, 54:3 (03/14/1919)