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For good comedy and manipulation
of the figure, Lester secures the most
when the "dummy" calls him to account
for "shoving." He has some work here
which ranks with any of the talking-only
ventriloquists.
Opening
after the intermission at the Alhambra,
The Great Lester was a big laughing
and applause hit.
Anybody with "The Great" tacked upon
his billing name is expected to be "good."
So The Great Lester is good, very good. At first glance one is inclined
to believe Lester is sadly wanting with
his single figure. Later on the "dummy"
becomes imbued with life almost, and
one will then observe that perhaps no
other wooden figure could answer as well.
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Variety 14:8 (01/05/1909)