Fred Dyer

Singing, a recitation and ukulele.

Fred Dyer, the welterweight pugilist, who is a contender for the title, comes into vaudeville with an offering that should find favor and keep him busy. Dyer has a pleasing personality and is considerable above the pugilistic average in intelligence. He opens with a couple of stories which feature an English dialect, sings a ballad, follows with an English recitation showing quite a bit of dramatic ability, then plays the uke and sings a Hawaiian ditty, to finish with a talk on conditioning one's self, illustrated with appropriate exercises. Dyer who has been a boxing instructor at one of the camps and gives a disarming exhibition, using an assistant armed with a rifle, for his subject. He is a good showman and with a little rearrangement of routine is framed for a small time feature. He makes no announcement revealing his fistic past which is unusual. The army uniform is worn.

Variety, 54:10 (05/02/1919)