Olympic Theatre

“…The range of performances included the Berger Family, with their beautiful effects upon the silver Swiss bells, silver staff bells and crystal chimes—the latter a really exquisite affair; solos upon the silver cornet, the extraordinary facial delineator, Mr. Sol Smith Russell, who has made a decided hit, and many other mirth moving features. For a variety entertainment essentially creditable in nearly every particular the New York people have seldom before enjoyed one equal to that nightly presented at the Olympic.”

“…The Berger Family, who have achieved a pronounced success, gave an entire change in their programme, the most notable feature of which was a performance upon musical glasses by Miss Etta Berger, who produced soft and most delicious music by passing her moistened fingers around the tops of several goblets. In that manner she performed a number of popular airs, and was accompanied on the harp by one of the male members of the troupe. …”