uses a pedestal and the usual tower of chairs. “His chairs are wired for lamps” and these “show to good advantage”. His stage is “dressed” which makes act look more important.
comedy and contortion and dance. The comedian is the best of the three.
wave the flag for applause in a “raw appeal to patriotism”
“quite a crowd of colored people, who sing and dance. The dancing is the part that is liked … one of the boys has a dance step that is indescribable, carried out half way across the stage.” The revue “grows steadily in effect and is pretty to look at”
illusionist. He “attempts too much complication and mystification in his illusions, obliging those in front to look for the trick and losing the applause.” His “palming” with the exception of “the egg trick” is poor
mechanical ventriloquist. “His manipulation of the figures, with the ensemble finale, gives a climax which takes the house.”
“extreme contortionists. Toledo does one turn never seen before. If he keeps it up twice a day it is most probable that we won’t see him doing it much longer”