Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-22

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Differences 81 sIo<lern snd Ae2osoe 1EnG1o
by Prestidixltrsses.
VERY few additions 81 impcrtanco have
been made TO the repertory II the prcfoo-
sionai magician within recent yenrx," axld
an expert In retslixitAtion. THE INV
tricks all require elaborate nitcSunicni con-
trivancex. Il may be That they draw the
public Tor while, hut they do NOT furnish
lasting nttractions Take the 'vamixhInx
lady, for example, In u way Il viz 4
wonderful thing. and the mechanism necus-
sary WIS cia!,orHte and costly: ,Gt svery
one knew that thelwoman must necesssri-
" disappear through trap III ths s&aae.
md the Only mystery lay Ia the cisvnryiens
with which the fent was accomplished.
Here wss no illusion. properly apemkina,
nor anything 70 e~sitt wonder. AUX
to he really worthanythinY int1st u nesa,-
ingly a miracie. inexplicabis 70 The mind
Of the spectator. j q ~ q VI
."Ths best tricks arc thoss rsquising IL
least apparatus No feat Of magic evsr ~
tempted on the stage has created mere
profound sensation than did the fauaoun
sphinx when IL first appeared ii Eurupo.
Even the scientific men went Wild over Il.
II WAS the first thing Of its kind ever prsn.
aud for a Iobg time no one suspertsd
that the body TO which the talking hend
belonged WIS concealed behiud two mir
rors thSt stood 1t srgnngle with each uehsr
benz At : the table. The extreme simplicity
Of TIE means used Tor deceiviux ms tho
mots effective point But the performer q
most successful when be employs for the
| purposes Of legerdelnain everyday articles
suck as people are accustomed 70. Audi
encgs are always enterfafned 70 re rSbbita
| guinea pigs aid other articles takan "a.
hand out Of tile hat Of the fat gentleman
who had been 30 imprudent e to take
front seat near the middle aisle.
| This sort OF trick is mich more simple
and easily performed than ron might sup
pose. | descend from the stage and bor.
row silk hat from any gentlemen who
| win give me one. The Erst things to Be
taken from the hat are already concealed
on the inside OF my coat. As l turn and
I, regain the stage with my back for mo-
meEs to the spectators quickly drop thsss
things into the hat. Thea face the audi
ence once more and draw the things out
one by enc, exhibiting mnch surprise.
some live animal may CINE first, becauss
1t il desirable 10 dispose o! that as quickly
as possible Next. perchsuce. pull out .
wig, which always excites a roar Of laugh-
ter The other articles to be brought forth
! nav bNIn RitstSAo3y o(A0 up ~ tU8Uy
compact little bupdles. Sometimes aim
gle mall package contains a quantity Of
ben feathers. so tightly done up that when
they are shaken out there seem TO be
enough OF them to fill mattress. Each
bundle is so fixed that its wrapping can b
disengaged in a second.
"iIaving pulled out Of the hat all the
things which have been previously taken
fro;u under my coat and put into 1t, 20 "a
a shelf under pretense Of brushing the tile,
and incidentally slip a number of other arti.
Giles into it. Then come down toward the
audience. as il for the purpose of restoring
the borrowed stovepipe, but suddenly
pause and begin to draw out o. it many
things several times the size Of the hat
such as bird cages, trunks and so forth, all
OF which are so made that they Close up In
very small compass.
"Thr springs that hold them in shape an
released as each one Is taken ont. OF
course trick like this requires great
deal of practice and skill, hut its effective
ness Is almost wholly due to the fact that
it is performed with 80 commonplace an
object rs II borrowed silk hat Perform q
seeming miracle with broom. brick, OF
anything else that is exceedingly common
place and familiar, and your feat excites
infinitely more wonderment than IL Il
were accomplished with an elaborate me
chanical contriyauce When the PharoaI'l
magicians turned their walking sticks int<
snakes they knew how to impress mos
strongly the minds of observers "-Wash
fngton Star