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Dave Apollon and his Philippine string musicians - Sweet Sue (music by Victor Young, 1928) Dave was one of the best Ukranian-Russian performers and mandolin players in the North America. There are, unfortunately, very few existing videos of him. Dave Apollon was one of cleverest vaudevillians of the whole era. He was a man with real talent, musicianship, comedic timing, and a firm grasp of American humor (he was born in Russia). Entertainment reviewers of the 1930s couldn’t think of enough positive adjectives to rate his stage act. Fortunately for us, good samples of his routine survive on a few film shorts.
