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Two ropes with
loops are let down from the flies, making
it look harder than if they were the
conventional rings. The bearer hangs
by his feet for the first trick, which is the flier doing a half somersault from
the stage, catching the other’s feet
with his hands. The house liked this
and vigorously applauded, but when the
boy below, after one above had reversed
his position, caught the bearer’s
feet with his feet, through the same
half somersault, the house just about
went wild for a minute.
In the
cross-fire conversation is a gag that if the U. S. goes ta war, actors
and convicts will be placed in one regiment
so the stars and stripes will be
together.
"Drop Us a Line"
Like all
acrobats who try to talk, this team
tells there is something wrong somewhere
before going very far. When
they start to do the first trick, that explains
everything, and the only hope
left is that they won't sing.
Source:
Variety 45:9 (01/26/1917)