Weston and Eline

Singing and comic dialogue.

Weston and Eline as a two-act lack brilliancy. Other two-acts without that have gotten over. Perfectly true. Weston and Eline sing, talk and act. They had more chance singing and talking then when acting, but it is the acting probably that will put them over on the small time. It must have been acting for Mr. Weston announced it. He didn't call it acting, but the audience was informed the couple for an encore would give an imitation, impersonation or impression (it was a little hard to centre attention upon the turn all the time) of a New York couple in a cafe. They do an old Bowery bit of two toughs, boy and girl, with the mame and dame stuff, closing with a song that sounded enough like "Come on, Papa," to have been "Come on, Papa." If Bert Leslie doesn't return to vaudeyille and this act continues, Bert maybe satisfied much of his matter is perpetuated. This couple's only chance for big time is another act, when, if they hold any individual talent, it will have an opportunity to become evident. Any such in this turn is hidden. The best they can hope for is better small time where audiences to some extent like their sort of work, mostly because audiences on the small time have seen nothing else.

Variety, 54:8 (04/18/1919)