New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
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THE HEIFER AND THE ELEPHANT
The outfit of this dragon shows that he could
not have lived in the earliest times Of the hobby
horse II anybody knows when those times were
And to get right down to the memory OF living
men. there was that merry creature. the heifer
In "Evangeline" She is doubtless the most
famous modern instance Of her kind. 1t took two
men to compose her, one for the forelegs and one
for the hind legs. The dancing that she did
showed that she belonged more TO the minstrel
stage than to the farmyard. and the two men
who bore her ungainly form on their shoulders
when she first pranced into the range or vision
Of an astounded public have both risen since to
be star actors.
The elephant has been rather a favorite ami
NAL for this sort OF represent alton OF late. Miss
Lillian Russell rode on one when she appeared
In IAN American Beauty" but the most lifelike
was that which De Wolf Hopper introduced in
Wang" This was really such good imitation
Of an elephant that many persons thought that
II was a real one till it sucked up huge glass
of beer through its trunk. and even then some.
who did not happen to know how an elephant
drinks. were not sure.
All these animals have been inspired 50 to
speak. by men, but exceedingly funny act
performed still-by an animal disguised as an
other animal The scene was bull fight. The
chief actor in it, who mpersonated the bull. was
a Danish boarhound and he was assisted by
child who played the matador. The dog was
covered all over with a cloth suit representing
the hide of the bull with horns affixed to its
head and he trained to lie down at the
proper time when he supposed to be killed.
The fun Of the act the dmnutive bull-lke
appearance of the animal and his purely big
dog like actions.
II would be hard to find anything funnier of
this sort than the "Blondin donkey which was
exhibited in two or three of the music halls in
New-York few weeks ago. Its interior work
iDgs consist Of one man, who must have length
ened his arms with pieces Of wood. to make them
as long as his legs. that the animal might be OF
the same height before and behind The beast
got its title from Its walking of the tight rope,
which was really board but that was only
small part Of its performance Its struggles
with its supposed master. the human air OF
warjress and suspicion with which it sided
about the stage watching for an opening, like
prize fighter, were indescribably funny.
THINGS THAT ANYBODY CAN DO.
And now here are two illusions that can be
msnt they are so simple. Neither Of them is
absolutely new. One Of them is the dwarf He
4. made by dressing the upper half Of man
like a whole man. He stands behind table
which has a covering reaching to the floor in
front so as to hide his legs and feet. His hands
are stuck into boots. which rest on the table
False arms aad hands built on stick
which is fastened across the shoulders The
head u.s. of course. the real head The dwarf
cannot do much with his hands. but he can
talk, sing. dance and perhaps walk little
way if he Is careful about IT.
The other illusion is not that of an animal or
OF a human being: it is something much more
solemn and dignifed The title is 1.-THE Rival
Spirits" BY dim light and to slow music
coffin is disclosed or it is brought in by bearers
II convenient. and set down before the audience
In a moment a white. ghosty form rears itself
behind the coffin and seems to be gazing down
intently upon the lid. Then 1t drops down
again and vanishes. The next instant black