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Singing and piano playing.
"Come Back to Erin" and "The Sidewalks of Berlin."
Two girls, probably with other acts, now an all-Irish song act. One is at the piano and alternates in singing the numbers, generally joining in on the choruses. They started with "Come Back to Erin," following with a dueted medley of Irish melodies. Next was a lyric on Irish "monickers," one girl first advising the house no one should be ashamed of his or her name. The announcement is too bald. The same young woman then gave an imitation of a small girl describing a cow. A baby talk goes, it was good, but too long. The girls evidently changed their minds about the turn being all-Irish for at the close they switched to popular material, first giving sentimental semi-war song and finishing with 'The Sidewalks of Berlin," an impossible number. Sticking to the shamrock altogether would be better. It might balance the turn well enough to gain an early spot.
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Variety, 53:12 (02/14/1919)