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Comedic acrobatics.
Three men and a woman, the latter doing about nothing, in a comedy tumbling act. The feature is a double somersault from the ground by one of the men. This comes at the finale, preceded by an announcement by the woman it has never before been accomplished. That is incorrect. One of the men essays a "souse" character, done rather well, but he goes to extremes in his reach for laughs, particularly with the sloppy handling of paste and his work with the nude statues. The scene is the interior of a club and among the props are a collapsible stool and another which throws the occupant high in the air, both antiques in vaudeville. The men are capable ground workers and with their ability, minus the greater portion of comedy should be able to construct a much better act. The woman begins her announcement in French, but at a cue from the comic switches to English, her dialect suggesting Alsace-Lorraine rather than French proper. It's a foreign act apparently and should begin to improve along American lines, for a "double from the ground" is something strong enough to build on. They opened the show and did well.
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Variety, 53:7 (01/10/1919)