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De Fra has a foreign appearance. He works in a white flannel suit.
It may be a coincidence but there is a likeness between the acts and names of De Fra and De Coe. About two years ago Harry De Coe startled the natives with his balancing stunt on the back legs of a chair atop four tables. De Fra has the same stunt; naturally some of the novelty has worn off.
De Fra goes De Coe one better in a few of his tricks. His first balance is a hummer. He places the two back legs of the chair on a broomstick laid across two rows of tables, four high, and does the balance. The remainder of the act is similar, sometimes using three or four chairs piled on top of each other.
Too much deliberation is used, making his nine minute act seem twice as long. He opened the bill at the Alhambra, doing nicely. He should be able to hold a similar position around the circuit.
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Variety 24:9 (11/04/1911)