As the name implies, Peg Leg Bates was a one-legged tap dancer who abjured a modern prosthetic for a Captain Ahab model. The consummate show-man, he had many different colored pegs, which he would coordinate with his costumes. What keeps this act from being a "freak act" is that Bates was such an extraordinary dancer. […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:43AM on October 11, 2013