According to the Internet source given below, Ivor [Jack] Ayre was a Canadian pianist and a member of the
Dumbells, which entertained Canadian troops during the First World War. He continued to perform with the
Dumbells when they reformed as a civilian touring group performing songs, skits and musicals across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.
A one-off composer, his
The Dumbell Rag (1920). was said to have sold more than ten thousand copies.
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