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Imitations, song, and speech.
Advertising throughout act, including the explicit recommendation of specific cigarette and chewing gum brands.
George seems to be working out a fine little commercial advertising scheme. Where he formerly asked for but a cigar when the Frisco imitation was asked of him, he now suggests certain brands of cigarettes for a cigarette number. That two brands should at least keep him in smokes if they do not slip him on the side. Then when he gets down to the possibility of chewing gum (even though Will Rogers' imitation was not called for Monday night) he makes a special point of plugging Wrigley's product and following it by mentioning two of the brands that they turn out. That showed something more in the side line.
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Variety, 53:8 (01/17/1919)