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With his talking dogs. Prelle is a ventriloquist, and the dogs are made up with papier-mâché heads to represent dummies. Some of the dogs represent small ponies. The dummy heads have movable jaws which gives them the appearance of talking. It is quite a novelty and is going very well here. 12 min, full stage.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 21 September 1903-14 March 1904