Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-21
DIABOLIsM AT THE COLOSSEUM.
SpirituaIism Outdone.

Philadelphia Bulletin. l6,l
lie COmmandeur Cazeneuye. lust
ly styled the emperor of prestidigi
tateurs, gave his second exhibition
at the Colosseum last evening. TIL,
circular hall was well filed will
an eXpectant audience when L,
Commandeur made his appearance
and, through his interpreter (ht
speaks English but slightly, in
formed them that the performanc,
would be without the assistance O.
apparatus Of any kind, or the collu
sion Of any confederate.
After some minor feats of leger
demain, he performed a card tricl
that consisted of holding full pacl
in his outstretched right hand, an(
by a contraction of the muscles O
his arm, passing the cards within
into the breast Of his coat, whence
they were taken out with thu
other hand, and Immediately wen
through the same operation again
Nothing in this was visible but thu
momentary contraction of the mus
cles Of the arm.
Some very dexterous shunlins
was shown and then LIE Command
eur gave what he termed his foo
trick, consisting in having one o.
the audience draw a card and not
it; then the entire pack was placed
under one foot Of Mons. Oazeneuve
and the name of the card asked il
then, seemingly by its own volition
sprang from the pack, was picked
up, shown and recognized as the
veritable card. This admirable de-
ception was followed bya trick with
dice, in which several cards were
drawn and noted by members Of
the audience, shufled in the pack
and the pack placed on a tray ex
posed to full view. Several dice
with cups, were passed around and
shaken by members OF the audience
Mons. Cazeneuve' stated that the
cards would be found the number
from the top indicated by the throw
of the die.
The first dice cast showed five,
and the card selected was found the
fifth from the top; the second dice
showed two, whereupon the second
card was the one that had been
drawn, and this was the case in two
othernstances. Another beautiful,
card trick was shown by desiring
one Of the audience to think of and
mention any card. The pack wa,
then placed on the head of a gentle.
man in the front row, and another
asked to mention any number be.
tween one and ten, and the card
would be that far from the top. The
number thought of was eight, and
the card was actually the eighth
from the top.
In the next performance two or.
dinqry oranges were suspended on
a tin scale, two cards were selected
aud replaced in the pack, small
silyer-plated revolver was taken by
Mons. Cazeneuye and fired twice,
not pointed exactly in the direction
Of the oranges but inclined a little
above them, the oranges were care
fully cut open, when the identical
cards were found tightly coiled,
one in each orange. The decep-
ton in this was one of the most
delicate and unascertainable kind
The succeeding trick, though
depending on nothing but a certain
tinesse and sleight of hand, was one
of the most pleasing to the au.
dience, because the whole OF the
operations took place seemingly
before their eyes. Mons. Cazen-
euye took an ordinary pack of cards
and began manipulating, passing
them from one hand to another,
and after a few seconds of this
they were seen to be smaller pack.
This was continued some little
time until the pack was composed
of cards about one and a half inches
long by one inch wide. When they
arrive at this point they are brought
down to the audience, who are sep
araiely requested to blow them, tht
consequence of which is they grow
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