With his talking dogs. Prelle is a ventriloquist, and the dogs are made up with papier-mâché heads to represent dummies. Some of the dogs represent small ponies. The dummy heads have movable jaws which gives them the appearance of talking. It is quite a novelty and is going very well here. 12 min, full stage.
a courtroom scene, with eight “dummies” arranged about, presided over by a rube judge from Hicksville. During tho act a young woman shows the court different styles In dancing and also sings, to
convince the judge the show she Is with Is a proper one for Long Island. Mr. Reynard is the manager of the troupe. It goes to a very Good finish with something of a surprise. The dummies are well worked, there is a variety
of accents and the act does not run over 15 minutes.
…the only novelty being the rigging
up of his “dummy” to “walk” at the conclusion
of the turn.
