The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
NEW TRICK OF 4 JUGGLER.
Cinquevalli Is Startling Paris With
His Extraordinary Feats.

New York Journal: Paul Cinquevalli,
the great juggler, VINO is at present the
reigning sensation of the London music
halls, has added to his most endless
repertoire an extraordinary feat. which
| he calls the rainy day" Cinquevalli
| in his wonderful performance juggles
always with heavy articles. and, gets
ideas for new feats in very curious
ways.
OF this rainy day trick he relates
that on one summer afternoon ne was
on the Thames picnicking with a party
Of friends. They had luncheon on the
grass at NARROW. Later, Mr.. Cinque-
valli commenced juggling as usual,
| With everything in reach. sardfne
boxes. glasses, and so on. Then he
picked up an unopend umbrella and an
unccrked bottle half filed with lem
onade. After juggling these in various
ways. he threw the bottle into the air,
opened the umbrella and the bottle
| descended and caught its open mouth
on the feIrule, while the bottle poured
out its contents. This little trick was
| repeated until practice made him per-
feet at it, and then it was added to mis-
public performance.
Once he dropped, quite by accident. a
silver half dollar. Il fell Oh his slipper.
Without stopping to pick it up. he gave
into his eye as an eyeglass. When this
was done, he jerked the loose slipper
upward from his foot and caught it
upon his head, with the toe down.
The most wonderful of his balancing
featS was not shown in public until
after eight years practice, and il stands
today the most difficult feat ever ex-
ecuted in the balancing line. A glass is
held in his mouth. In the glass is a
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ordinary cue. On top of the cue are
balanced two other billiard balls. one
on top of the other. After Is months
weary practice he was skillful enough
to maintain the lot in position for from
one to three seconds: then. 50 he says.
my will gave way and l gave it up"
Later he ATTEMPTED the feat in Chit
cago, but failed utterly, because, as he
afterward discovered. there was some
the house in which he lodged. While
in San Francisco he repeated his ex-
periments with success.
Cinquevallfs trick with the billiard
balls and cue is no fake. He does not
use flattened or waxed balls, and has
won considerable money in proving
that they are as represented.
With the aid of cups fastened to his
shoulders and hips. and one at the base
of his spine. this king of. jugglers plays
a remarkable game of billiards on his
own sinewy body. The jacket he wears
is of billiard cloth. The cushions are
his knees and arms. The sixth pocket
is the juggler's own right ear. and his
forehead is spot
Il play an ordinary game of fifty
up" says Cinquevalli. "Caroms are
made in the air. There is a pocket on
each shoulder two in front, and one at
the bottom of my back"
The game is miracle of neatness
and skill The balls f1Y into the air,
carom and then descend. only to- glide
hither and thither and in and out of
the pockets, actuated only by a series
of short jerks on the part of the player.
When the balls are moving over my
back. I am guided only by the sense of
touch" And marvelously delicate must
that touch be, considering the relative
lightness of the balls and the thick
ness of the green jacket and tights
The prettiest and most difficult move
of all is from the low back pocket into
one of the shoulder pockets. The ball
doesn't seem to know where to go; il
runs along hesitstingly, but at last II
recognizes it's destination and seeks it
with a comical little squirt.