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The act was thirteen minutes long on the full stage.
Rush Ling Toy is a “Chinese Magician” who does a routine which includes substitution, sleight-of-hand, and levitation. He performs in front of Mongolian tapestry hangings. For one trick, he he places a person in a box and they instantly appear in another. He also hypnotizes a woman into levitating in less than six seconds. He is assisted by two men and a woman.
There is nothing revolutionary about the act, but Rush Ling Toy's asset is the extreme speed with which he performs. He does more tricks in less than half the time it would take other magicians.
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Variety 28:8 (25/10/1912)