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The act was nine minutes long.
Gebest begins with a song and then tells a long story about a horse named “Rough Rider” and the poor family that needs him to win his race. To finish, she supposedly plays the violin, but when she drops it near the end of the song the music keeps going. She reveals that she was making the violin sounds with her vocal chords the entire time.
The opening song is the best part of the act. It does not get any better from there. Gebest should "wholly reframe her act."
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Variety 26:11 (18/05/1912)