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Dumbell is alive and well. Jack Ayres, 79, who directed the Dumbells in the Ambassador Theatre on Broadway in 1921, plays the piano for the Toronto Ce(...)
Dumbell is alive and well. Jack Ayres, 79, who directed the Dumbells in the Ambassador Theatre on Broadway in 1921, plays the piano for the Toronto Ce(...)

Dumbell is alive and well. Jack Ayres, 79, who directed the Dumbells in the Ambassador Theatre on Broadway in 1921, plays the piano for the Toronto Ce(...)

Date11/8/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Dumbell is alive and well. Jack Ayres; 79; who directed the Dumbells in the Ambassador Theatre on Broadway in 1921; plays the piano for the Toronto Central Lions (Downtown) at the King Edward Sheraton yesterday; as he has every week for the past 20 years. Singing along are (from left) Trevor Glaze; Bert Thomson; Clarke Burke; Gord Hodson; Perty Pritchard and Doug Crossley. The Dumbells were a troupe of Canadian servicemen who entertained other troops overseas in World War I; played in London and tourned Canada until [Incomplete]
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0100342F