, 1875-04-17
Scn.e FeatS Of Magic

London I.2aES ucNClDta tI-t 4CAlH
practiced by certain professed Jug
glers, who are repeating and echps-
ing the best performances OF the
professed srirtualists, for the ben
eft Of London audiences. The
naturalization" feats of the Iddys
arc greatly surpassed by Dr. Lynn,
who first dena;erralizes man whom
he has cut INTO small pieces, and
then Inater!alizes him IN Well
lighted room. The cabinet tricks
Of the Dayenports and the reading
feats Of Foster are better done by
these jugglers than they are by any
professional medium And vet when
vulgar impostor5 claim that OF the
same nature as those performed by
Messrs, Lynn, Maskelyne and Cook,
but requiring much less skill, are
the work Of spirits, there are tAous-
ands who actually claim.
The Egyptian Hall remains the
abode OF mysteries suitable TO It's
name. After ruling ancient king
doms, the iuslels have taken up the
much more honest trade OF amusing
holiday folks. But the wonders
worked at the Egyptian hall explain
the history Of the power winch once
belonged TO the workers Of Iegerde-
main. Dr. Lynn, for example, who
lately filed the large hall ut three
and again at eight O'Clock, breaks a
watch TO pieces and returns 1t IN
Lurt to lis owner, pulls two fine eggs
out Of q spectators board, decapltates
pigeon and then makes the bird
fv out Of q bottle of sherry. From
. 4 flower pot lie produced any flower
fas,ilioas audience chose t. name,
and repeated the trick with e hat,
which. ~ liberal definition Of
flower WAS allowed to respond to
the request of a reItinaoious listener
for cauEfower. The clevcrest trick
Is one IN which Dr.. lyman reads oft
; prouer names written by any person
among the audiences on pieces OF
paper which are folded up and kept
on the Stage in Il lat. IN "PaIln-
genasia q gentleman comes on the
Stage to be cut UP and puj together
again. and Mi! we understand, con-
tinue to ,e cut up twice a day dur
ing the h)iidavs. Ia tins trick one
does not know whether TO admire
more the endurance Of the victim OF
the coulngss OF the operator. Aes-
SIS. AIasklyuc and CooE began by
causiHg sil dessert plates 10 stand
up on table on their edges ike the
hale oysters standing IN Tow iii
Trough the Looking glass, then
10 walk alout Oh the table. and then
t. roll up q sort Of spiral staircase.
After tins comes the 'Indoscrihai,ic
phcnomcn1 scancc, " aHd we E&ye
not the intention 20 describe It. It
includes an effort Of orutoTy by Nr
liaskelyne and wonderful feats by
Mr.. Cook, who IS tied up hy = com
nittce and then cngased il Il box.
Thn nanaratsiaa ago volunteers fr.,a
among The audience, and directly
lie Is tied lp Mr.. Cook does nun
her or Times all ordinary people
would t;oI it G.ii.alt 10 DO WHOM
perfectly tree. lie cuts OF. figures
n uanar drives a nail neatly into
the boarI and 50 on: ana .;nal:,
ocn,a- or4 nf his bonds w-.a8.t a,,-
rarrrf disturbance or !ha.l. Tie
arfn,ta:nuapf concludes with SOFT
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iAaAe everybody STARE lI'7 eI'cI
tanners are Pu' III H'ochS' lItAe't up
III q DraS5-b0ulid iftihh, SAcloHed III
cabinet winch IS raised on INN Ie-
PedeSt"lS aho'e 'hG ground. ~
course none oi tAf'e restraints =,
cause" n-'LN0N' "-i''[ 10 '-iTi IT
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