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Strongman act.
Some singing and violin playing.
The three big tricks take it over easily, and although closing the long unwieldy Hammerstein program this week, Stamm held a good portion of the house and they liberally applauded him.
Stamm has two striking feats, one entirely away from anything ever shown in this particular line. It is the playing of a violin with a 65-lb. bulldog attached to the bow arm. The other was the finish, Stamm lifting with one hand from the top of a specially built apparatus, a regular sized horse. The strongman gave the combined weight of the one-hand lift as 1450 pounds. Another feat was the holding of a full size piano with a stagehand at the keys, upon a board across his body, while he supported himself on his flat feet and hands against the stage. Stamm also sang a verse of a song while in this position. He doesn't have to be an elegant singer and he isn't, but speaks fairly well in making his announcements, mostly concerning four physical exercises he illustrated. The turn opens with a stereotyped cabinet display. He should do nicely all over the circuit.
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Variety, 38:9 (04/30/1915)