St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-25

A SCENE OF MAGIC.
Prof Hermann and the Black
Arf=ThomaS' Concert Tonight.

Art-Thomas' Concert Tonight.
Magic with mirth, Iegerdemaip with
laughter and the beauties of the black
art are only properly presented by the
only Hermann. That the hand is
quicker than the eve is so positively
shown that even the most skeptical will
Immediately take for granted what here
tofore has been TO him only hearsay,
and beyond human comprehension.
Without even the sign of an ac-
complete the eminent preStidigitateur
can evolve hens from eggs in an In
slant, dollars from doughnutS and the
cooling dove from the blonde hair of
fair lady.
The Metropolitan was we'll filed last
evening with an audience who, al
though they may have been there be-
fore many a time, cannot resist the temp
tation to see that marvellous entertain
ment just once more. Even the boxes
were filled with an audience culled
from the Intelligence and wealth of the
city. who, trying to see and believe.
found that after they saw they believed
more.
The opening thirty minutes with Her
mann not only astonished but amused,
as it is well recognized fact that as
comedian, If lie were To start i'll that
line, there would be as few equal to him
as there are in the line of justification
and the science of making objects APP
pear and disappear at will. The van
fishing lady, although oft-repeated, can
be successfully performed by. Nine.
Hermann only.
The second part, "A Sight to Dream
OFF, was filled with the lmost complex
and supernatural feats known to tho
magic art. The heavy dark curtains
that hung like pail near the front of
the stage seemed impenetrable not only
TO the eye, but TO the objects as well,
and the way in which objects
from a ball one inch in circumfer-
ence up to Il gOOd-sixed center table
came and went was only made more
marvellous when human beings were
called forth III the same manner. But
when the great magician lays the spirit
hand on an ordinary piece of window
glass. takes a dice box and table into
the audience. one of whom Is allowed to
throw the dice, and the spirit-hand by
rappings indicates the number of points
thrown, the audience simply says moth
ing but hold their breath in perfect
awe, for fear Mr.. Hermann may read
their inmOst thoughts.
His new and latest illusion. entitled
"Strobeika," which is based on Rus
sian romance illustrating the escape of a
prisoner named Ivan lvanhoff. and the
substitution in his stead of young lady
supposed to be his fiancee, will puzzle
even the shrewdeSt, and last night
showed that even the sheriff of
Ramsey county could not. with
lock and key-the key in bis hand all
the time - prevent the substitution.
When volunteers were called for from
the audience three young men arose
who were sitting side by side, but were
not accepted by Prof. Hermann, owing
to the fact that the audience might sup
pose there was COLLISION, and asked
that some elderly gentleman might
otf1cIate. No one seeming to
desire to face the audience,
Capt. Starkey proposed that Sheriff
Bean officiate. which was received with
the same applause that greeted the cul-
minatiOn OF the illusion. Sheriff Bean
took the stage srnilingly. tested the
locks and keys, and even pulled the
mustache of Ivan to see that he could
not be substituted for Strobeika, and
when it was accomplished and he had
taken his seat he .Old friend he hoped
he would never have such prisoners to
deal within his official capacity.
of mystic novelties that was perfectly
bewildering. among which the pulling
of real live duck from Hindoo tape
caught the audience to such an extent
that everyone wanted to catch the duck
A great deal of discussion has been
created about the city as to how to spell
the title which has been bestowed upon
Prof. Hermann. He is called the emf
nent Presti -. Well. there the spell
ing had better stop ask your friend-if
he doesn't know. ask Eugene Finger.
The great magician, Hermann, will
give three more performances at the
Metropolitan opera house, tomorrow
night, Wednesday matinee and night.
His performance at this theater pleased
crowded house last evening. At the
Wednesday matinee Prof Hermann
will present each child in attendance
flag of all nations.
The musical event of the season in
this city will be the appearance of
Thomas Chicago orchestra at the Met
rOpOlitan tonight. Mr.. Thomas present
orchestral organization is under contract
to furnish concerts in Chicago for the
next three years, and has been giving
two concerts each week at tn e Chicago
auditorium to the capacity of that enor-
nous building at each concert. His tOnr
through the Northwest is under the di
rectiOn of Millward g. Adams, manager
of the Chicago Auditorium, who has
been managing the Thomas concerts in
chicago for the past twelve years Mrs.
Julie L.. Wymann, meZZo-Soprano, and
Edward Shueker, harp, have been en-
gagged as special soloists for this con-
cert event. The sale of seats has al
ready been large, and it is expected
that the capacity of the house will be
tested this evening.
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The management of the Metropolitan
request all citizens desiring to attend
the Thomas orchestra to be in their
seats by S:15 o'clock. The doors will be
closed promptly at that hour, and no
one will be admitted during the playing
of any number.
Cleveland's MINISTRIES numbers forty
people, headed by such well-known
comedians as Frank Cushman, Arthur
Rlgsby, John Queen and Frank Batch
eldor. They open at the Metropolitan
Thursday evening.
This morning two elegant Palace cars
will roll into the depot, and tonight
forty-seven creoles will appear at Hill
toms Play House for five nights and
Tuesday and Thursday matinees only.
An audience that filed the Grand
from pit to dome greeted the Ferguson
and Mack company last evening, ana.
judging from the applause and laugh,
ter. which was continuous from the rise
or the curtain to the finish, "McCarthy's
MiShaps" has lost none of its attractions
Barney Ferguson in the role of Dennis