Location:
Theater:
Date:
Type:
Strong Act. The
man does his strong work with his teeth,
swinging the girl while seated in a prepared
“basket” around in a circle, and
lifting an upright piano from the ground
for a second. The girl lifts with her hair,
which is in two long braids. Attaching
weights (including a cannon) by steel
chains near the bottom of the braids, she
lifts with apparent ease, also swinging in a circle. Some of the weights are
open to question as per placarded announcements,
but this is immaterial.
Source:
Variety 12:9 (11/07/1908)