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21 min, F.S., 2 shows. On at 10:04. Five elephants and a dog, all of them remarkably well trained. A genuine hit. Do regulation stunts and a great many more that are more adapted to a Vaudeville stage than to the Circus, such as putting baby to sleep, working the telephone, etc. The shaving feat is the funniest thing ever, in which one elephant lathers and shaves another in a manner that is ludicrous. This is one of the best animal acts I have ever seen. The closing feat of turning somersault gets a big hand. Also the gun-drill and sword play. As a children’s act this can scarcely be beat.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 23 September 1907-12 March 1908