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Singing.
The Four Haley Sisters are a neat appearing quartet and have worked out a song routine somewhat along the lines of a male quartet. There is harmony in most of the numbers. One of the girls is tall and thin without resemblance to the others of the trio, and she affects comedy when not joining in with a sort of female basso. The opening song is a new number not considered a success, but well blended for harmony purposes or at least well worked out by the sisters. The lyric of one number, which was the last, could not be distinguished in the rear of the house, that perhaps because of the tittering over the comic's stunts. Exiting at this point seemed too abrupt. The Haleys were reported a hit at the opening matinee. At night they did nicely, but did not attain that score. No doubt they had other numbers, including something stronger than that used to close on Monday night. By re-arranging the routine to ensure a punch number for the exit, the Four Haley Sisters will land, for singing girl quartet is a big time novelty.
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Variety, 53:12 (02/14/1919)