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A special set of a miniature village is used, showing residences, shops, police station and saloon. The men, women, policeman and cowboys, all represented by the hoops, are distinguished by various colors, a table being printed on the program, making it easy to follow
After the first four minutes, in which time the couple do seemingly the fastest and best hoop rolling and juggling possible, both leave the stage, the hoops thereafter going and coming from the various buildings with remarkable speed and accuracy. The whole act is a constant succession of comedy surprises. The "drunken" hoops which leave the saloon, stop, start back, and then go ahead, as well as the "cowboy" hoops that come out, pick up handkerchiefs, and then return, are not only amusing and interesting but puzzling. Nothing like it has been seen before. The offering closes with a prisoner breaking jail, and a chase by the police. The hoops rapidly follow one another across the stage in and out of the various buildings, the chase finally ending with the prisoner's capture and return to jail. It makes a good, snappy finish to a novel and most excellent act.
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Variety 10:1 (10/05/1907)