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14 Mins.; Full Stage, One and Full Stage (Special Settings and Drop). The Golden Troupe has returned to America, after a long absence. When here before they held the lead among Russian dancing acts of numbers, and from their present layout, in routine, work, appearance and costuming, they bid fair to retain that position. The act opens in full stage in a winter scene, Russia presumably, goes into “one” for music on string instruments, then returns to full stage, when the dancing, most important, is gone through. The dancers include a ballet stepper, a young girl, who does her little gracefully before the fast Russian dancers get into action. Of these there are several, with three of the boys proving themselves competitors for all honors in rapid whirling and twirling on their feet. It makes a fast finale, and the act provides plenty of “sight” through the picturesqueness of two changes in costume. Monday afternoon at the Hammerstein’s, after five o’clock, it held the entire house until the end. The Golden Troupe for color, life and class is well worth booking. Opening the second half with the present layout should be its position on all big bills, unless needed to close the first half. Monday afternoon the second set for the act was not hung for some reason. The first set shown is very tasteful.
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Variety, Volume XXXVI, no.2, September 11, 1914