Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-02-25
sp,r,.ualsst. Ou,asne BY C"nJurers.

spIrllualists Ouidsne by ConJurers.
The following extract from the London Times
describes the feats practiced by certain pro-
fessed juggiern who are repeating and eclpsing
the best performances Of the professed spirit
ualists, for tho benefit Of London audiences.
Tho " naturalization feats OF the Eddys are
terializes . man whom he has cut into small
pieces, and then msterislizes him in we'll
lighted room. The cabinet tricks of the Daven-
ports and the "roading" feats Of Foster are bet
ter done by these jugglers than they are by any
professional medium. And yet when vulgar i'm
posters claim that tricks Of the same
nature Is those performed by hlessrs. Lynn,
Msskelyne and Cooke, but requiring much less
skill, are the works of spirits there are thous-
ands who actually admit the claim.
teries suitable to its name. After ruling ancient
kingdoms, the jugglors have taken up the much
more honest trade Of amusing holiday folks.
But the wonders worked ut the Egyptian Hall
explain the history Of the power which once be.
lonsed to the workers Of legerdsma'aa;; a;,. Dr.
large hall at and again at 8, breaks . watch to
pieces and returns it unhurt to its owner,
pulls two fine eggs out Of spectators
beard, decaptates pigeon and then
ry. From hower-pot he produced any
flower fastidious audience chose to name. and
repeated the trick with hat. which, by liberal
definition Of "f1ower," was allowed to respond to
the request Of pertinaclous listener for cauli-
flower. The cleverist trick is one in which DR..
Lynn reads OF proper names written by any
persons among the audience on pieces OF paper
which are folded up and kept Oh the stage In
q hat In "Palngenesia" gentleman comes
on the stage to be cut up and put together
again. and will, we understand, continue to
be cut up twice a day during the holidays. In
this trick one does not know whether to ad-
miro more the endurance OF the victim or the
coolness of the operator. Messrs. Maskelyne
and Cook begin by causing six china dessert
plates to stand up on a table on their
row in Through the looking glass;" then
to walk about on the table, and then to roll
up sort of spiral staircase. After this comes
tho ''inde.cribable pbenomona seance," and
We have not the intention to describe it..
1t includes al effort of oratory by Mr.. Mas.
kelyne and wonderful feats by Mr.. Cooke,
who is tied up by committee and then en-
cased in box The committee are volunteers
from among the audience, and directly he Is tied
up Mr.. Cooke does a number of things all ordi-
| nary people would find 1t difficult to do when
perfectly free. He cuts out figures in paper,
drives nail neatly into the board, and 30 on
| and finally comes ont of his bonds without ap
parent disturbance Of them. The entertain.
ment concludes with sort OF pantomime
called "Will, the Witch and the Watch.
The skillful jugglers have in this
| scene the advantageous assistance
| Of Mr.. Hasarde and Mrs. Crompton, and MIR.
Hnsarde makes every one laugh, while Messrs
NJ ,skelyne and Cooke make everybody stare
The entertainers arc put in the stocks, locked
up in brass bound trunk, inclosed in . cabinet
| which is raised on thii, .edestals above tn,
| ground. or course none of these restraints
cause a moments delay to their powers OF eva
sion. When Mr. Cooke has been put in the cab
met You know that lie will next make his ap
| thu OrrhaHtrn HtaIlS. When nj r
Maskelyne has been locked up in box
and the box placed iu the larger cabinet
he comes on tho stage the next minute in SOM
entirely fresh character and costume.