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Comic dialogue and singing.
"Everybody Wants a Key to My Cellar" and "Coming Through the Rye."
Dooley and Sales, a sort of fixture in next to closing jested their way to the hit of the bill after Emma Dunn had offered her hew playlet "A Cup of Tea" (New Acts). It is the second week in New York for the team after a long circuit Jaunt. J, Francis had something to offer with "Everybody Wants a Key to My Cellar," using a winter scone drop for it. For the repeated chorus he injected a strain of "Coming Through the Rye," having the lyric say that "nobody was going to go through my rye." The "lay an egg" bit brought a howl. Some other material went over so well that it seemed new, but there was actually no real addition to the routine. None appears needed. The pair stuck around for twenty-seven minutes, exiting at 11:22, taking along a big share of the gravy. It's a comedy turn that never seems to miss, regardless of what time they come on.
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Variety, 54:13 (05/23/1919)