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Bill Dooley and Eddie Nelson are
this two-men team. It’s another Dooley
family, from the wild west, not the
Philadelphia Dooleys who have a Bill
of their own. This Bill Dooley must be
a brother of Jed Dooley, for they both
use lariats and this Bill rides a single
wheel cycle besides doing other things,
getting the most laughs for what he
did by a Hula burlesque dance at the
finish, to Nelson’s singing of the son^.
Bill rides a single
wheel cycle besides doing other things,
getting the most laughs for what he
did by a Hula burlesque dance at the
finish, to Nelson's singing of the song. Besides singing
Nelson has a trap drummer's upon it
and gets away with a number upon it,
employing the various tricks in handling
the drums, with a tapping bottle
cadenza for a laugh.
Mr. Dooley
did an excellent impersonation of Bernard
Granville's "souse" song and
dance, minus Granville's voice.
The only thing
against Mr. Nelson was the playing of
a uke. Dooley
should drop the Granville thing and go
after his own dance in this style. The
act looks very good as a comedy turn,
with variations. It has the makings of
a standard vaudeville act.
Source:
Variety 46:4 (03/23/1917)