National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-06
ANUs1NENTa
HARTz, THE WHARF,


!. willard hall was Allied to Its utmost capacity
last night, by an intelligent sadisnes, to welcons
thu, celebrated Professor Hartz, the magician.
The number Of tricks performed was reduced
nseA below that given IN similar entertainments
By TIE best magieians ef former years, and did
not reach dozen 81 told. But each was elaborate
q sss 3 e
way discou1ted By ths startling manipalations Of
ss sss make. e6n into es sass o.
and returned them tothe owner Embedded In the
He made note; written BY his auditors pass into
the centre Of candles in the shape Of Wfcks and
returned them to the writer's projecting from the
carefully cut enable. He made coin In . celery
glass being ten feet distant from him. He took
tnealcalabIe quantities OF materials, including
live birds in brass cagcs nom canisters and hats
called spiritual bell, title ignored by the Pro.
fesSor who dlscountenancss an the pretentions Of
spiritualists,) talk BY the number Of its strikes
Two most Incredible tricks were performed dur
ing the entertainment, one saspendipg . lady In
the air BY some mysterious agency, In which per-
and The other he eeeotssed box trieI, in Which
the Professor causes his assistant to pass into 3
large boz, securely tied and sealed BY three dis.
causing him 10 eItrIcats hinself from beneath /
cons-ehapsd basket, whore he has been securely
placed. al Of this trick the ropes, intricatsly
Tr snauSenisnt and the excitement Of the most
reckless curiosity none should fsil to attend the
entertainments Of the Professor, who Is withal 20
perfornanee e 70 Win the unaiyided attention and
beouent anpisuss OF ali present. '
We have 10 hesitation in saying that, In our
svss 1fvsn n wsshinStop ThA most Of The en-.
H .iven IN the midst Of the sudiepce.
and not on the back q the stage or .fsr repeated
snrm.rc. h jrfsrs.Iv irt.resfing ana the v6oie
sraw. n interest In,iI n cnim{nst n tbs TWO
greatest Illusions We have seen, tho Indian boz
column might b written upon either Of the two
namea anu oe iaii Q! in.eiest, tno9gn 70 Dc iuit!
npbiic 10 no and see them. Amer witnessinn
them the Entertainment Of the Davenporls viii
cease to excite any unusual interest.
TIE NATIONAL.
Mr.. Florence presented . new play, satitled
'Csming Home, or Christmas Eve" At the Ma
tsSszl, last evening. Il was written BY M. Geo.
ruInh Vslks, M r. :, "A "a nav. ...s Ne VIZ.
~ -. 49,. .h.....S S.,,.-s 70 81. - " :.
~ price was certainly very high, for although u
ia pretty domestic Play U contains no moro
then erdinary merit. The plot ID simple, . nero
thread In met, and the action, pArtfcularly In the
mt act, slow. The part assumed ~ n. Flefnee
2 that Of Eood-natured old gentleman, Who Il
rsa1 % - ~ IN 1a o,s se 4rd nssr nnG = ever
plays Il in : very natural manner. and It proves
him 70 possess talent versatile q Il 10 geauine.
M Shsriasn, Is me ncEie lcvor' Vas TOO earnest
nav IovS ~ rst Sisht Soo. nj tsS. M rsa,sas
form TINT he gave IL iSst EVENING.
nay Ssville is entitled 70 high praise for her
excellent rendering Of the character OF Eleanor
Stsmmers. She gave to II 3 dsicacy and sVoet-
ness that won for her the admiration and sympa-
thy Of the audience. Miss Mayhem and Mrs.
Jones also performed the parts assigned them In
an e.esllsnt and careful manner: The scenery