Don, The Talking Dog

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14 minutes in one. Loney Haskell is the act, although Don does make a few noises that sound like words. The audience here took the act good naturedly and seemed satisfied with the canine’s vocabulary. The dog’s mistress adds finish to the offering by several bows after the interpretation of the pet’s conversation. As in all animal acts meat is the inducement. If this act is not put before the public too seriously, and the audience is not led to believe that they are going to hear oratory from “Don” it will go well. (Cincinnati)
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University of Iowa, Keith Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 9 September 1912 – 24 February 1913