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Highly varied act that includes Chinese spear juggling, clown makeup, cymbal spinning, producing bowls from underneath gowns worn by three performers, contortionists, a magician, queue swingers, seven plate spinners, and ethnic comedy done by Long Tack Sam.
The setting is unique in design and features bright coloring.
Long Tack Sam's ethnic comedy. He speaks English with the Johnny affection, American-English, German, French, and "Yiddish."
One youngster drew individual applause or his work.
[Long Tack Sam] brings most of his laughter by the Johnny drawl, done excellently by this Chinaman, who appears to be fluently possessed of many languages. One thing the Sam troupe does none of the others did is one of the boys leaping through a hoop, inner-lined with steel pointed knives. It looked as though he were looking or a speedy surgical operation, and it holds a bit of a thrill, although unnecessary, there is so much else. ... The entire company seemed trained for their individual endeavors.
The troupe, closing the first half at Hammerstein's Monday night, brought the big surprise and real hit of the show. It's a turn that can go anywhere on any bill, for it's five Chinese shows in one, all within the time limit of a normal vaudeville act.
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Variety, 37:6 (01/9/1915)