The “mirror dance” in the first part of
her program, could be easily eliminated,
when the diving could be preceded only by
her very dexterous manipulation of the
“Diablo” spool. She is less dancer than
athlete. Her diving is fancy, pretty and
expert.
It is
called “The Gibson Girl Review,” and is
pictorially pretty while musically pleasing,
with seven good-looking young women
to interpret as many types of “The Gibson
Girl.”
In fact the only
weak thing about Travers’ performance
is the tricks—or rather the execution of
them. His routine consists of the simpler
of the familiar ones in general use.
For the finish and as a feature an impersonation
of Ching Ling Foo and a
couple of cabinet tricks are shown.
In the
dancing is the strength of the turn. Ned
Nye’s clever legmania is always liked, and
Ida Crispi contributes some eccentric work
in the dancing line that is in the same class.
The novelty is that
while the little figures go through their
mimic impersonations of well known artists,
one of the two manipulators sings
a characteristic song.
