Thiessan’s Dogs

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The kind of act that people do not like because it smacks of cruelty; lifting the dogs by their hinds legs, etc. If that part of the act was cut out, there would be nothing left. Besides, the dogs don’t work well and seem to be very much afraid of the trainer. 11 minutes Full stage.
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University of Iowa, Keith Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 13 November 1916 – 21 January 1918