The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-15
How Tie ADS ARE CUT OFF.


On" at -" C",,i,rrf's Mont Startling Tricks
H. LIS Explained.
FG: a;n'nlsr"f years the masterpieces
of s,r:,r c"r.iusrs have been b. cutting
oil "f !ma.:.' The most common one. per.
hal's. is that where u coun,ryn,am with
IA s":tr I,iUzil,.," in his head ha:; it
cured ly cutting oft the offending mem.
her. Tic .n',i.ct takes seat in a high
back. upholstered chair The long back
OF The CHAIR is thir!;!y padded and has
tw" silk c"'ls runn:,:. cr,,s>wisc on it,
one from I'll" inner c,l:,r"f either arm M
to the top corner of ;lm opposite side.
thus making Il broad X.
T!n' Sul,.i's, 'mi;,g seated in IL chair, a
large i,li:"t or ':r,spivcr" is placed on
his head This helmet is made of any
bright metal. las Il viaor in front. and is
open at the hack After it il placed over
his head the vizor is lifted To show that
the head is there. but in reality dunn
my head IN seen. n,a.lr up to represent
the subject AS the performer closes the
vizor lie Tits the helmet forward little,
Willie the suljyrt at the same moment
draws his heal out of it and presses it
"sainsl the hack Of the chair, which,
gives way under the pressure and a tri-
angular space 0!"'.is. lir' two sides of
which. are formed by The lower portion
of IL" X in the ,,.,lng. the base being
on II line with III" chair arm, where this
swinging portion of the hack is hinged
"n On this Zap. the .,Isl,ing of which
is concealed 10y t'm receiver and a towel
placed III front of il To hide tho blood (:).
rests IL" ln'a'l of the subject.
The receiver is now removed and
placed az, Il snail cabinet. the towel
IN, left at the neck of the subject in
the chair IN a moment the receiver is
taken from the top of the cabinet, and
III" head il seen resting there; it moves
and speaks and is the head of another
person made up to represent tho first
one. and who sits behind the mirror in
ia" cabinet and pops his heal up through
, l:"!r in the topof it as soon as the re.
''!"'r is placed there This cabinet is
'';".."'i like Il safe. AMI contains several
;:'iarrniIy deep shelves. In reality the
shelves are shallow. u mirror Of proper
Size brn; placed in it in such a position
as To icavr. alnn,t fU,lr.fifths of the cabi.
net v;:,.rmt
The very latest .!rcapitation is one now
':'rd IL Hermann The stage is pecul.
irly set. the interior. from the first to
ll;r third groove. brin., completely hung
in '.r'; velvet or felt. back. top and
,.'.''s LII place Of the ordinary foot.
lights; ro" of gas jets is usually placed
=, cross he stage just Gil line with ME
';$i''r of the boxes. and another row
carried around but outside of the ,rclcd
"ntranre To the black chamber
The effect Of this arrangement of light
and Shadow throws the stage into imrr,,-
''r"i'!-' gloom. Hermann appears sud.
''"nly clothed in white Then Mcphisto.
flmlrs appears so suddenly that it seems
as if he had jumped out Of space, but
really coming through an opening ig the
black cloth. TllcH GENES u light cloaI,
and u pretty woman in evening dress.
This latter first wraps herself in a black
domino Of The same material ;.s the
staS" l'ansinss, leaving her arms and
head free. Over this She now slips a
framework Of light wire, covered with a
tine evening dress. This framework has
no hack, and she can slip out from it
l'chind, leaving the shell with dress.
For the lady to sit OH, two pcdcstals
suddenly appear. These arc white, and
appear by having cover of black pulled
from them quickly. One of these is
about !w" l'', high and the other about
tive feet high The lady sits on the
smaller one. and Mcphisto orders Herr
n'ann t" cut her head of.
After some lcn.urring he finally scizcs
a carving knife, places light cloak over
the Ia'ly's shoulders and cuts off her
head.
Taking it with one hand under the
chin and the other holding her hair, he
carries it across the stage and places it
on the other pedestal. she walking along
with him, having slipped out behind the
framework. leaving it upright on tho
small pedestal She walks across the
stage in her tlac, domino or behind a
black screen shoulder high, only her
head showing, and finally stopping with
her head on the pedestal that Is about
tive feet high TO replace, the same
gliding; back is again employed, and she
again resumes her dress case and the
trick is "vcr.-New York News.