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10 minutes f.s. Special se. “As In A Dream.” First appearance this season in America. Hardt opens as a tipsy swell in a baronnial [sic] hall, with figures in armour standing about. He falls asleep and in a dream the figures come to life with five lackeys in footmen’s liveries, take part numerous feats of strength. One of the best stunts is lifting seven men at once. Hardt also does muscle posing before a plush drapery with light effects. The finish shows him awaking, apparently having performed all of the feats while in a dream. A novelty setting for a strong man act, and made an excellent closer.
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University of Iowa, Keith Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 4 July 1915 – 13 November 1916