Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
PROFESSOR PHARAzYN.
An Excellent Entertainment at the oPers
House La,t Night.

An Excellent Entertainment at the oPcrs
House La,t Night.
A small audience greeted Pharazyn,
the magician, in the opera mouse Ias,
night. but those who attended enloyeu
the performance very much. Ine
professor is one OF the cleverest ma
rIcians OF the age and he accomplishes
Tho most difficult tricks wt+h an ease
and skill that il wonderful. After ne
had mystiiied the audience by Illus
trating new way to play billiards, ne
called for two boys, aud Jimmie COOK
and Willie johnson marched
ON the stage. The pro
lessor delighted the audience 10y
pullinp eggs from their noses and
mouths and eventually made WINE
swallow a glass of water and also the
glass containing it. The boys had
hard time of it, for everywhere they
sat down an obtrusive pin received
them. The professor then took small
canary bird and seemed TO be able 10
make il appear anywhere he wanted
il. He first placed 1t in q cage and ny
some mysl eriuus process transferred IL
to box which had been placed IN the
audience, Some one in the audience
asked 10 have the trick done over again,
and the professor put the bird back III
the box again, although lie had the
bird in his hand and the box was
twenty feet from him
presto change, and the bird was there
The prot, ssor asked the boys II Ihey
would like some cooked eggs. Willie
said he liked his fried and Jimmie
said he wanted his boiled. Two eggs
were broken in frying pan, alcohol
poured in, IA match was applied and
on lifting the cover two live white
doves were produced. that seemed To
have arisen phnni1.like from the
tiames. The professor then borrowed
a handkerchief, watch and glove
which he shot froma pistol and pinned
% a small black board. After perform
ny numerous other tricks the my s.
erious paper WAS produced, which |
he professor shaped into So many |
4 liierent articles that 1t would require |
column to enumerate them.
The two mechanical bl ickheads |
With which Phsrazl II displayed his
were laugbablean very
The Hinduo basket mys.
cry in which the professor is assisted
y his little son is a most mysterious
rick. The aerial suspension or mes
leric trick, in which Madam Maria
; suspended in mid-air, is very effect
We and stratling. But the best thing
II the whole peri finance is the exhi-
ition of the royal marionettes.
Ii seems impossible II make the lit
lie figures perform as they do, and
hey look like miniature human be-
ngs. TIE plantation darkey WAS es-
ecially fine. The whole performance
! very clever and enjoyable, and the
Professor is entitled to full houses dur
ug his performances in this city.
AT the close of the performance about
so presents were distributed 10 p. rt,es
olding lucky numbers. These varied
n value from fifty cents to Sll. After
hese were distributed, all the mum
ers were placed in hat and sweet
tile girl from the audience was per
1aded to go upon the stage and draw
'om the hat tor the three principal
rizes. No. 1iS got the silver watch
'obody seemed to have this number,
nd Mr.. Pharazyn asked if he should
ave 1t drawn again. The audience
and 1t was about to be
one, when an old lady i'm
sun-bonnet and wearing spectlcles
arted up from the orchestra circle
nd hobbled up to the front holding
1t her ticket in an uncertain way
yer the footlights. Mr.. Pharazyn ex-
mined it and finding it correct so an
and the silver watch was
inded over to her. She stated her
anne was Mrs. Dudley, and il was af
'rwards understood that she lives in
ne of the tents in the western
ortion of the city. No one envied
er the possession of the watch,
hough 1t was II good one.
No. "a, held by Mr.. Buford, who is
nlploy ed by Il. w. Belts, took the
old watch.
The tea-set was taken by No. Isl
'hich Mr.. Mccarthy held.
This afternoon at . o'clock grand
latinee viii be given, and every child
ill receive "a present, and there will
e two leading presents al fiue set Of
~ furniture and a large and elegant
AK doll. The talking babies, Sam
nd Joe, the qoeer LITTLE dancing
larionettes, and the wonderful
asket mystery wiz be repeated.
Tonight "a gol watch, ana silver
,atch and u china set of slSty-f We
ieees will be given away.