The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-20
THAT ANGEL CICELY.
From the Boston Globe.


1t happened when I'd been on the stage
just over year. I'd been playing small
parts. general utility" you know,
prompter, handy man-anything, when 1
was unlucky enough to find myself out of
an engagement, nothing uncommon in she
profession, l can assure you. my boy.
wrote in TO any amount OF managers
without success. Ireplisd, amongst others,
TO an advertisement saw in the Era from
fellow who wanted partner to help him
run drawing room entertainment In the
provinces never expected anything to
come OF it, as 1t was right out OF my line.
But something did come Of is. 1 Joined
him.
He was a conjuror, and he, his daughter
Cicely and myself ran the show.
First old Rivers would give about half an
hour or 80 OF his slight-of-hand business
and remarkably clever he was at IL, too
then Cicely would sing. l used to recite,
and we finished up with our great BOX aud
Sack Trick"
Prof Rivers would invite any gentlemen
from the audience TO come on the stage and
make proper examination OF the box and
the sack.
Then l came on, and was assisted into the
sack by the professor and his voluntary as
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side with thick cord, and sealed the knot
with their private seal.
They then lifted ne into the box, which
was just an ordinary packing case, in
which we use to carry about our props"
and eft up"
Its lid was secured by staples and pad
locks on the outside. and then the gentle
men from the audience were allowed plenty
OF rope TO cord up the box with as they
thought fit
This done, for the space of half a minute
the professor would draw a small curtain in
front of the box Then the assistants would
return to the stage, undo the box, and find
the sack lying at the bottom of the box
empty, but still corded and with the seal on
the knot uDbrOken.
Then in the midst Of their astonishment l
woul1 rise 10 from seat amongst the audi
ence and walk onto the stage
Now, had been getting very sweet on Old
Rivers daughter. She was a lovely girl
was Cicely-a perfect angel, but too much
OF cOquette to let me think she cared even
a little fOr me.
One night we were advertised to perform
at Town Hall, Downford. as walked I'D
10 the town hail from my digging5 I felt a
strange sort of presentiment that the show
wouldn't go Oft well.
However, the sight of a crammed house
revived my spirits. The hall was over the
municipal offices aud some shops, like 50
many town halls. The performance went
of gayly till We came to the box and sack
trick"
When / came on to perform my share OF
this felt nervous as l had never felt before
Old Rivers noticed me, aud tried to rally
me.
Cheer up, old man." he said, "we're not
putting you IN your coffin. you knowl"
Hardly had the rope been tightly adjusted
outside the bCx than l heard cry of
"Firew
Instantly the whole house was in an up
roar. Everybody made for the doors. All
thought of the entertainment and of what
had been taking place was expelled by the
awful pauic with which every body was
seized.
IL was discovered that in chemists
shop beneath the ball quantity of paraffin
had become ignited, and i'll a very short
space OF time the whole block of buildings
was threatened with destruction.