Man and woman in an Electrical Display – Blowing blasts of flames from their threats through tubes and flames of fire from their mouths; also drawing white hot carbons across the mans tongue. Received a light hand through act – a fair hand at finish. 12 min. full.
This man’s act remains the same as when presented crosstown last season. He has a new lecturer which is quite an improvement. All of his numerous stunts were applauded and held the attention of the audience throughout. The banquet scene got quite a laugh. 23 minutes, close in one about 4 minutes.
On at 2.24, 20min full stage, 3min close in 1, 23 min in all. Second week. When his salary is considered, I am pleased that he was held over, for he went very well yesterday, and evidently pleases and mystifies people who are not up in electricity. Would not want to give him a return date, and would not advise other houses holding hime two weeks, even though I think he has been O.K. here for a fort-night. Of course, the answer is that Boston is peculiar.
Electrical marvel. 25 min. F.S. close in 1. 2 shows. On at 8:00. As a novelty this act is certainly interesting, being quite out of the line of Vaudeville attractions. He makes a good presentation on the stage, and his feats are certainly spectacular and apparently on the level. He lights gas with the tip of his tongue, sets fire to handkerchiefs from the soles of his feet and ends of his hair, and otherwise shows perfect immunity from electrical voltage. The closing part of the work in F.S. includes a mimic banquet at which the sparks are flying in all directions and the participants, from the audience, furnish a lot of amusement to the crowd. Short close in 1 consists of welding iron under water with the naked hand. On the whole the act pleased the audience and brought strong applause. Volta will undoubtedly be talked about a great deal this week and should bring some new recruits to the house.
It is not the serpentine dancing, but rather the electrical effects that make the act a most desirable one. She carries a million dollars worth of electrical effects. Perhaps they are not quite a million, but with her outfit would pass the thousand mark.
Dr. Herman had an elaborate and showy apparatus upon the stage, among the many being a “Herman coil.”
This electrical act was seventeen minutes long on the full stage.
Prof. La Reine’s act does not compare with that of Dr. Herman, the originator of the electrical performance.
