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Singing and impersionations.
Mayo and Nevins have appearance in their favor at the outset and for many new houses new material, though the important bits of the turn have been done before. The first is the "Poker medley," the same that Arthur Deagon once did and brought about a dispute as to ownership with another act also using it at the same time. The other is the turn's closing, at a recruiting office with the man giving impersonations of the applicants, of several nationalities. This was also done during the draft days but not in the same number. The act opens with a red fire song, about the boys on the Rhine and closes with another red fire song, that no matter how old you grow you grow wiser and then you are not wise, concluding with stating that President Wilson is the wisest of all. This is such a raw bid for applause it might well go out and then number instead made topical only. The young woman plays the piano accompaniments, and the turn can get over, but will have trouble in the largest houses unless it is reshaped. On the small big time and the biggest small time it's all right now.
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Variety, 53:10 (01/31/1919)