The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-21

borough house, in 1886. The prince him
self was greatly struck with it, and asked
the juggler TO repeat it again and again,
in order that he himself might select ra--
zors, broom handle and striking stick, and
also make the paper loops.
This well-known entertainer has for
many years practiced the extremely diff
cult art of doing several things at once,
until now one may see him at home writ
ing an important business letter with one
hand, Juggling three plates with the other,
and at the same time carrying on an ami
mated conversation with two dlHerent
people.
one result of Cinquevallrs incessant
practice is demonstrated in his ability to
perform several feats at the same time. 1t
is an easy matter for him to Juggle plates
with one hand, keep basin revolving on
a stick with another and perform an act
of extraordinary delicacy with his head
while his hands and eyes are thus occu-
pied.
on his forehead is balanced a lighted
candle and in his mouth he has an unlight-
ed cigarette in q holder. BY certain move
ments of the jaws the cigarette goes back
to the candle and is lighted and smoked
for a while. At length il is elected by
blowing through the holder, and the latter
then inclineS again toward the candle
which it eXtinguishes-that is TO say, Mr..
Clnquevalli blows through 1t once more.
And, remember, during all this both arms
are occupied in different juggling actions.
What CinqueValli calls his afternoon
tea feat" was actually invented at that
coy, attractive meal, and remarkably
neat trick it is. He juggles first of all
with a cup, saucer, a lump of sugar and
a teapot half full of tea. Suddenly the cup
descends as if by magic into the saucer,
the laggard sugar joins the cup a second
later, and before you could count three
Mr.. CinqueVali is CALAMITY pouring out
"a nice hot cup"-not indeed for one fair
lady, but for a mixed multitude.
One of his most dangerous tricks Is this:
He first balances two pieces OF gas pip
ing-one on his forehead, the other on his
chin. on the former is placed the forty
eight-pound cannon ball, which the jug
gler has TO transfer to the other piece of
piping without using his hands
Slowly the forehead piece inclines for
ward until il touches the great ball. II
slips under 1t, and then by some eXtraor-
dinarily delicate movements, it begins to
take the weight off the other section of
piping. The crucial moment is when the
bail is eaxctly between the two. Ii is so
apt to slip down between them. Obvious
ly the time for getting out of the way is
not great. The orty-eight-pound cannon
ball has only to descend fifteen inches, and
CinqueVallis head is held we'll back as
you may see in the photo. What then,
does he do when il slips? Quick as thought
he turns his face aside and receives the
ball on the side of his neck, Only once
or twice has the bah had the best of the
incredibly brief race and then Cinquevalli
could not take solid food for days, so sore
and stiff were his jaws.
There is scarcely a trick OF this wonder
full man which has not a story of its orr
gin. Ono of his most extraordinary feats
Is performed with barrels. Asked how he
conceived IT, he said.
Years ago ! was engaged al Roster and
Balls famous theatcr, in Thirty-fourth
street. New York. Every day on my way
to the theater | had to pass the shop Of a
wealthy cooper. One morning he greeted
me as usual, and said: Say / saw yer
last night, and II were fairly mary lols-
right, straight marv'lous.' Then he point
ed to some eighteen-pound casks, and
said: Gould you juggle them, now? /
replied that | could, whereupon he declar-
ed rsegn rapture that he would make me a
set Of three II would use them. And 1
use that very set now
But Cinquevalli can iuggle with any,
thing. He iuggles n cannon ball an egg.
a bottle and "A scrap of paper all to-
gether, which Is amazingly difficult.
No feature illustrates the mans aston
ishing instinct for his work so well as his
tennis ball war dance. lie was practicine
the catching of a tennis ball on his fore
head when he CHANGED to drop one of the
balls. As Il rebounded he Jumped upon
IL an1 struck IL In the air, first with the
sole Of one foot and then with the other.
This led up to the extraordinary clever
war dance which Mr. Cinquevalli exc
cutes on the stage, having beneath his
feet some tennis balls. OF course the
steps Of the dance are wholly controlled
by the upward rebound Of the balls, and
as this rebound Is never twice the same.
the dance is proportionately eccentric
and diverting. Try this for yourself with