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Singing and comic dialogue with a straight and comedian.
About three years ago Dyer and Faye were in New York as a two-act. Now they return as a three-act (having added a girl) and are as still unfinished as before. The straight man has acquired an "ah" to his peaking voice and the comedian, who leans toward doing a "cissy," seems to have just so much in the comedy line, which he overturns in the first few minutes, then it's repetition. There is hardly anything in material there. Perhaps if the trio had an act written for them they might show to better advantage. A bit of burlesque meller is tried for but it's not better than the rest. The girl joins in the finishing song, a comic about a boarder. This is a "Philadelphia act," too local it would seem outside of that burg. Dyer and Faye should travel. It would widen their field of observation, for the turn looks now as too thoroughly satisfied, after the long time it has been away. It could never hope to satisfy beyond the small time. The comedian, however, may have the latent ability of the silly nut kind, but will never get a chance to prove it in this turn before strangers.
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Variety, 40:6 (10/08/1915)