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String instruments, singing and stories.
Frank Crumit is on No. 2 because he either doesn't know or doesn't want to sell what he has to its fullest advantage. The man has radiant personality, a soft and intimate delivery, an a way of tickling string instruments that builds up a fine song effect. He can tell stories, too, with a drawling Southernness. His stories are none too good, but he tells them better than they merit. If he would ress in some character he would lift himself right up. If he would black up he would be next to closing and a featured act in a season. He went well as it was, but not a sensation.
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Variety, 54:6 (04/04/1919)