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Very nearly completed a ‘nip up’ in which a man springs to his feet from lying on his back with no assistance. It is the most difficult acrobatic feat. Has to be given as a finale or an encore but the men are tired at that point.
Just a matter of time before it is cleanly pulled off.
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Variety, 2:5 (31/3/1906)