The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-01-15
DIxEf THE MAGICIAN.

At the Grand Opera House, st. Paul.
The entertainment of Henry E. Dxey,
who comes to the Grand Opera house
Sunday for weeks engagement, is not
an ordinary magical performance. Dix
ey is most versatile and highly success
full performer who has only been ap
pearing in the larger citiee and at the
higher priced theatres heretofore, and
his enterta: nment is said by the press
of New York aud Chicago to be the
most varied and elaborate ecen:c produc
ton ever yet seen on the American
stage. He carries with him five com
plete sets of scenery, each OF which rep
resents veritable scene from Fairyland
or the Arabian nights. The parapher
MALTA with which he presents hisillu'
sions are also deliberately expensive and
beautiful and these remarkable embsl
lishments, together with the superb wit
and princely charms Of Dixey himself,
and his unique entertainment Of magic,
mirth, mystery and mimicry. impress
the spectators with the belief that they
are really in Fairyland witnessing the
the mort bewildering supernatural deeds
amongst the most gorgeouely beautiful
surroundings ever dreamed of. Dixey'e
illusions this season are the most beauti
fvl and mystifying ever presented on
the stage. They are all his own inven
tons and are founded on old legends of
the far off Orient. The principal ones
are the Illusion Leonii, in which q bauti
FIJI young girl ia transformed into full
grown African lion in full view of the
audience; the Mystery of Mesrour,
which is founded on tale ofArabia; the
Miracles OF Chunder Huls, being an ex
position of the magical art of the Hin
doc necromancers; the Midnight Secrets
of the Yogi, q fanatical sect of fire wor
shippers in Central India. the Unveiled.
Secrets of the Pyramids of Egypt; and
the Illusion Diablo. y..
In addition 10 the magical portion Of
bis entertainment, Dixey will present in
st. Paul twenty minute sketch in
which he portrays the various character s
that were 80 popular in Adonis and the
Seven Ages. These include the stage
struck country girl, the old man Of the
sevan ages and his inimitable Imitation
of Henry Irving. In relation to the lat !
ter. the Prince of Wales personally com.
plimented Dixey on his imitation OF his
friend Irving, during the run of Adonis
in London. Dixey met the Prince at .
smoking concert given by the Creighton
Club and his HiRhness pressed q wish
to see the imitation of EnQland's fore
moet tragedian, about whic', he had
heard go much. He saw the perform
ance of Adonis at the Criterion aud after
wards went back on the stage to person
ally compliment the American bur-
lesqueF
The lion which D:xey carries With him
for tbs Illusion Leonii, is one that HaR-
enback had at the Worlds Fair in Chi
csg' It is q full grown African animal
ami is generally quite fierce, Dixey
seems to have gained it's condolences
however and it will play with him ny
The hour, although if any one else ap.
proaches it's cage it will show signs Of
temper.
Gixey also carries two high caste Hin
doc necromancers to assist in the illu-
sions, and they claim that he Is better
1t slight Of hand and general feats Of
than any Of the native jugglers
in India.
Some women have hearts brittle %
glass; he that would engrave his name
On them must uss diamo oltaire.