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The feature trick is when he, white On I trapeze, swinging back and forth across the stage at some speed, balances himself upon his head alone, with no support, his feet and body in a perfectly vertical position. And again while on the same swinging trapeze he balances himself upon his shoulders, swaying his body as he swings to obtain the proper equilibrium. These feats should be the finish of the act, for they are difficult and spectacular, but the brothers do a hand-to-hand lift, straight upward from the floor, without a body support, thrice in succession to close.
Technically it is amazing, but the audience prefers the other work, and this would end the act to much greater applause. Whoever picked the Darras caught a winner; it is one of the best acrobatic acts on the stage.
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Variety 9:3 (09/21/1907)