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The act is a hastily arranged offering of character numbers and piano accompanying, followed by a "rag" on the violin, etc.
Could they carry the Chutes audience with them there is no telling how valuable they would be, but as the boys must make good in vaudeville on merit there is small chance of them starting a fire in the east, where acts of this kind are starting in to play themselves out.
The singer has a good delivery but a poor voice. His numbers are well selected, the best being "Two Arms," a number outlawed by the police in larger eastern towns for risque lyrics. The pianist knows his business and were he supplied with ample experience he could do well. However, there are so many good pianists already. The violin "rag" does not have enough music and the attempt to carry on a two-step while playing only made matters worse. It is simply a conventional rathskeller act that does well in a cafe but falls considerably on stage.
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Variety 22:2 (03/18/1911)