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“King of the Ice Floes.” 12 min. F.S. This act was so unconventional that it was some time before the audience could make up their mind whether Mahoney was a showman or a lecturer. However, he proved himself a good demonstrator of the cold water system as lecturer, and a showman in handling the cakes of ice in the big tank. His entrance and exit were quite spectacular. The stage setting and electrical effects are all that could be desired for a feature of that kind. It is not an applause act nor one that we would wish to repeat, but the novelty of it causes it to be very desirable to play, at least once, especially it is something that can promoted in the press and by special demonstration for doctors and physical culturists.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 25 October 1909-30 May 1910