Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-07-22
JUGGLING.
An Expert in the Art Describes Some of His
Tricks.


An Expert in the Art Describes Some of His
Tricks.
M. Paul Cinquivali, the famous iuggler
said recently to reporter of the Pail
Mall Gazette: "Unless / am developing a
new trick [ seldom practice now. am a
juggler. I invent my own business. That
is one of my difficulties. New tricks are
copied. When I find I have an imitator ]
invent something else. For instance a
thought came to me this morning trick
with cigar and cigar holder. I throw
the cigar up and catch it in every position
In the tube of the holder. I shall practice
1t for month perhaps an hour or two a
day. never give trick without being
so sure of it that would bet alarge sum
against failure. Simple juggling such as
one does with balls, one could do blind
fold so certain has the hand become. The
hand follows the eye, but the hand is the
more important of the two. Suppose I
have half a dozen knives in the air, / pro-
pei one so as to give it half turn, an
other a turn, a third turn and half, a
fourth two turns, calculating the revolu-
tions of each one as they fall through the
air. Suppose one of them is falling hori-
zontally, instead of vertically, then one
gets out of the way and lets it fall to the
ground. In teaching a beginner one sets
him to work with one ball and one hand
the left. 1t is like teaching child to read
He begins with the A B G, then forms a
word. So it is with the juggler's play
things. The left hand must be as facile
and as sure as the right. If you let your
pupil begin with his right it doubles the
difficulty for the left hand. I make it a
rule always to use for my tricks the ordin-
airy articles of every day life. 1t is more
interesting to the public than elaborate
apparatus. They can 60 home and try
for themselves. I take a candle and a
candlestick, or two candles and two can
dle-sticks (this is one of his most famous
tricks) or put an umbrella and a stick
through a certain number of aerial evOlu-
lions. | even use washingtub. 1t is
often CALLING to the performer to know
that the public do not understand the
niceties and often the extreme difficulties
of a trick. To give them lesson one
sometimes breaks down once or twice at
the critical moment. Then the third time
the applause is tremendous. AS q matter
Of fact, one is certain to slip now and then
1t is very different thing performing in
room by daylight and before the fiery
glare of foot-lights. Perhaps my most
difficult feat is the one I am doing every
night just now with knife and fork and
raw potato. Simplicity again, you see.
With the knife [ cut the potato into after
keeping it up for some time, and then
catch the two halves, one on the knife and
one on the fork. That, now, was suggest
ed to me one night at supper where [
was guest. Give US something's the host
said; you can juggle with anything.' A
knife and fork were on my plate and
potato. I was successful.
The juggler is gentleman of profess
sion. I still join in the acrobatic enter
tainment with my brothers; but it is sew
ere strain to hold man of eleven stone
on one mans hand, and the tumbling and
hard knocks putaeone's nerves, eye and
hand out of of order for Juggling, which
requires such exactitude and precision. 1
can unite the two if have an interval be-
tween the performances, It is the pro-
fessional's most difficult task to find nov
elites. 1t is so with all of us in the show
business. What is there left? [ ask.
Your insatiate public has had trained feas
and flies. There is nothing left. London
i don't know. [ have nothing sensa-
tional; they come to see me. The Rus
slams, yes; the Germans no. They want
to be amused. [ have once or twice mar
row squeaks. A friend bet me a cham
payne supper [ could not do a trapeze act
from a balloon. I took him. It was
at Copenhagen. The balloon was giant,
my bar being few yards from the basket.
I was dressed as a sailor. The wind was
blowing out to sea, but we started. chung
to the bar and did few turns in the air,
then scrambled up and sat on the bar; as
we assembled to a great height [ Chamber
ed into the car. Then we drifted out into
sea. We foated for about an hour, until
we were rescued. got cold, but I won
my champagne supper. That was moth
ing. [ was engaged to take an aerial
fight at an afternoon entertainment. It
had rained that night. took my flight,
landed on the opposite bar, and fell so
feet. The rope was soden, and had given
way. l broke my wrist and some of my
chest bones. For months [ was in
the hospital with my left arm IN a sling.
practiced with my other hand. Juggling
then, is better than aerial flights. An &C
robat, too, must be in good health. He
has a headache. He is no good. [ have
headache, but take my turn with the
rest. have had one or two awkward
knocks from the washtub, which has
weight as we'll as bulk. I spin it round,
throw it high into the air and catch it on
a long pole which stands on my shoulder.
1t my fall, but wear helmet now. You
ask me about training? Don't drink, and
smoke as little as possible. 1t is difficult,
but it is necessary. The eye and the
hand are delicate organs"
ADOG HERO.