The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-04-06

PRESSES AGAINST THE BACK OF THE
CHAIR,
which gives under the pressure and
opens for . triangular space. the twe
sides Of which are formed by the
lower portion of the X spoken Of. the
base being on . line With the chair
arms. where this swinging portion
of the hack is hinged. On this flap
So to speak. the opening Of which j.
concealed by the towel and the
receiver. Master Rssticus rests hi.
head behind the chair, with his
body recunbent aud the ''r-c-iver'
left standing empty on his chest close
To the neck. His right hand i.
Dow adroitly drawn up, whilst he
struggles and kicks as Hermann
plies his murderous knife. and a
false head. which is hung behind the
chair back is introduced into the
receiver. The receiver with its
burden is placed upon a cabinet
which occupies the centre Of the
stage. the vizr is opened 10 show
that the head is still there aud then
dropped again. This cabinet. shaped
like a safe. apparantIy contains deep
shelves filled with bottles. skulls. etc.
In reality these shelves are very
shallow. a mirror. which is of the
same height and breadth of the
cabinet, being placed in such q posi-
ton as 10 leave about four-6fths of
the cabinet vacant. In this vacant
space sits the smallest of the Lorellas
made up" 10 look like the country
man,
WHEN THE RECEIVER ~ PLACED on
THE CABINET,
and. the vizor down, LOrelIa No. ?
opens the trap on which it rests. re.
moves the false head and inserts his
own. Hermann takes away the
receiver. the head makes the pre-.
sumed last dying speech and then fall
over, this movement being given to
the supposed member by the young
man in the cabinet leaning his head
on one side The third Lorella plays
the Devil" ana the ariicuiated
skeleton is worked by galvan,c
battery behind the scenes. There
was one trick in Heffmann's reper-
tory which for long time puzzled
us The reader will remember that
small glass box, about nine BY four
inches. was exhibited. containing a
Of canaries. This was placed
on one Of the side-tables, and cage
o. ordinary size and appearance wis
passed among the audience. who
were thus enabled to see that it was
perfectly empty" The cage was
then suspended from two wires. which
We're fastened To couple Of upright
brass rods fixed IN the cenire.table.
Two large silk cket-handkerchieis
were placed over the cage and box.
and Hermann. standing at the small
table. fired pistol. instantly with
drew the pocket-handkerchiefs and
showed the glass box empty and the
cage full of canaries. For long
time. As has been said, this trick was
puzzler; but the following was found
to be its explanation. The ordinary
looking cage had in reality a false
top or rather a false bottom to the
top. The roof of the cage was
peaked, and between its ridge and the
bottom Of the caves was what might
be called a garnet. Before being
brought on the stage the same
number Of canaries were therein CON-
fined as the box contained. The wires
which held the cage suspended were
with battery outside. The
glass box was also
PECULIARLY CONSTRUCTED.
The sides were secured by brass
oints, bu: the bottom and top were
held together by wires concealed by
these joints, and could, at will, be slid
down until the TOP formed The bottom
and the bottom hung below. sustain
ID by the corner wires. like the stand
ards of a what-not. When the box
IS placed on the table it rests ON
'pring-trap, and at the moment the
pistol is fired Hermann presses the
spring, the trap desce1ds. with il
falls the sliding top and bottom of
he box, and the canaries are thus
iorced out of their quarters. The
'pring ia released, the box receives
again its top and bottom in their
places and the canaries are left i'm the
able. Coinstantaneously with thu,
the watchful attendant
presses the button Of the battery, the |
1oor of the stage ''garret" gives way
md the released birds 6utter down
nto the cage. The Ash bowl trick il !
~ no means new one, and the
hronicle readers of course, know that
he magician comes upon the stage |
With the bowls and their contents
realty slowed away beneath his coat,
/ stout rubber cover that fits tightly !
,ver the rims of the bowls. keeping /
10Th water and fish from escaping. /
The large handkerchief which be
hrows over his arm conceals the
withdrawal of the bowl from under
leath the coat, a dexierous pull al
he edge of the rubber cover with.
|raws that. and this damp cover
,rasped in the handkerchief is the
eason. by the by. that new hand
is required for each new
,owl. But Hermann introduced a
lever novelty into his performance of
his trick. The 6sh-bowIs. when ex-
ibiied. had each a stand Of some two
r three inches high and shaped like a
lTa, ripod. Ii Of course seemed im-
'os>ible that such an unwideldly
rticle could he concealed upon any