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A two-man act just out of the West, with an assortment of character studies, all of a rural nature. A voice off-stage delivers an explanatory lyric about the old family album, an enlarged album device being located in about "three." The "cover" swings open, showing one of these funny posed pictures of a country bride and groom. Follows "The Family Pride" and "Aunt Martha," the latter stepping forth with an old maid's lay, sung in a fairly good voice and ending with "I said goodbye to the soldier boys, but they said good-night to me." An old veteran bit succeeded that, then "Cousin Willie" brought the laughs on appearance and a stuttering recitation of "Barbara Fritchie." "Uncle Wallie" joins Willie for the finish in a rube number, one of the men playing the piano. Both men stay in character, even at the finish in taking bows. At the 125th Street the turn was hardly in the right atmosphere, for many in the audience failed to recognize the humor of many of the types. The album device is a crude affair and should be changed for a better looking prop. There are good possibilities, for the act holds good comedy values.
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Variety, 53:13 (02/21/1919)