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Dancing, blackface makeup and costumes.
Singing and comic talking.
"I Can't Stop Loving You Now," "Honolulu Gal," and "Ragging the Baby to Sleep."
The girl with a light tan makeup is of pleasing appearance. The man under heavy black cork does the most work of the act. The two open with "I Can't Stop Loving You Now," after which the girl offers "Honolulu Gal," which is a lyric set to a hula-hula melody. With it she offers a slight touch of a dance that suggests the "naughty little wiggle" she sings about. The man next has "Ragging the Baby to Sleep," which, although an old number, offers exceptional opportunity for him to display a yodle effect which his voice is capable of. There is a bit of talk following this which could be brushed up. For a closing number one of the "going away" songs is used with the man in the aisles. The act got over very nicely in the early spot with the Harlem audience.
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Variety, 38:3 (03/19/1915)