A great deal of liberty may be allowed here. This play having been written for a boys' club, the boys were intrusted with the duty of working up the individual "acts," which they did very successfully, with a little oversight and revision from those in charge.
The tricks by the Dog and Monkey were seesawing, boxing with gloves, dancing, fighting a duel, etc., etc.
The Clowns introduced an "elephant walk," a race, juggling with balls, and other tricks.
The Minstrel collected the latest and snappiest stories he could find, and told them with zest.
The boys' own list of acrobatic feats, which will be understood by boys doing work in a gymnasium, was as follows:
- 1. Roll. Back and forth.
- 2. Roll and frog leap.
- 3. Short dive.
- 4. Long dive.
- 5. High dive.
- 6. High dive over man.
- 7. Weight-lifting.
- 8. Two-man dive.
- 9. Double roll.
- 10. Pyramid.
They also included turning flip-flaps, walking on the hands, swinging clubs, etc. The Pyramid, at the end, was formed by the whole troupe, on hands and knees, the lightest boys on top, and at a given signal all fell flat on the mattress.
The bareback riding of Hopkins and the dance of Zarah are fully described in the text.