The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-20
JUGGLING.
CInqu,vaIIi Says Any One May
Bscoms an Expert juggIa.


Anybody can he a juegler" At least
that is what CinduevaHi said yesterday
az Keiths. and he is supposed 10 be the
greatest iuegler alive. Cinquevalh went
on 10 explain something OF his marvellous
art 10 a Herald reporter. and described
some tricks which are within the reach of
all. With six weeks practice. he says,
anybody should be able TO entertain par
lor audience with a varied program.
To perform the great feats In jusglery.
however he continued one must hate
delcacy OF touch, stesdiness Of nerve and
quickness OF eye which few possess.
These natural gifts must be developed by
years OF the most constant training Gin
quevali spent eight years In learning TO
balance one billiard ball on top OF anoth-
er.
American audiences" said Clnque-
valli alike. frst Of all to be amused, and
never to be alarmed or frightened. The
tricks which go best, amateurs viii DO
well 10 remember. sre the spectacular
ones not the most dihicglt or dangerous.
''fO succeed iu any branch or Juggling
one should begin with the very A " G. II
the art. Before begiuufns practice, al
ways dress IN loosely ittine and perfect
ly comfortable clothing. II Is well 10 begin
such practice h. learning 10 balance
stick on end Anybody n,of course, hold
cane or umbrella balanced on the tip
OF the finger for few seconds, but very
few people know how % 90 so properly 1t
Is rot generally known that the longer
and heavier the stick the easier IL will be
tO balance
The commonest mistake made by the
anna teur iuggler is i'm keeping his eye on
the middle or az bottom OF the object he
is balancing. ones attention should AL
ways be directed AZ the very top Of the
object and he should aim 10 keep the bot
tom directly below this point.
Few people know that Il Is easier 20
balance a stick on ones head than on the
hand. The fraction on time II takes to
transmit an order from the brain 20 the
finger tips is. saved when the balancing
is done on the head. In very delicate
work this saving OF time is OF great i'm
portance
THE next step is 90 balance one stick
on ton OF another. Here again the eve
should be directed at the top of the upper
stick. When the upper stick sways 10 the
right the hand should be moved TO the
left until the two sticks are on the same
line; then both should be moved quickly
TO the right. The same rule obtains i'm
balancing any number OF objects"
Probably the most remarkable feat Of
juggling I'm the world Is Cinduevalli's
trick with the billiard balls and cue. He
holds a small wlneglass I'm his mouth with
a billiard ball resting on the top. On this
Is a billiard cue and on top OF this are
two billiard balls resting one on top of the
other He simply follows the rule Of
-keeping- his eye on the ton Of the upper
most object
Cinquevslli SAYS that the trick Of throw
ing a number Of balls In the air and
catching each as IT reaches the hand can
be easily mastered. The beginner should
start with one ordinary tennis ball.
The principal thing for him to remem-
her is 10 watch the ball when II is
thrown The eye should be trained 10
Judge the exact point where IL comes 10
rest IN the air before descending. The
hand will then involuntarily move 20 a
spot exactly beneath H. A iuggler who
thinks of his hands is lost. When one has
gained confidence great variety can ne
lent TO these tricks by substituting tea
cups or other fragile objects for tennis
halls Ciuauevall jugsles nine balls at
the same time. The best record OF any
other iugsler Is eight balls
When these primer lessons in juggling
and balancing have been mastered Il is
possible 30 perform great variety OF
tricks with ease and confidence. a good
trick for beginner IL That Of balancing
sheet OF cigarette paper on the nose.
The trick is attractive and looks much
more difficult than IL really Is.
Another attractive trick which Is much
ca aSer than IL seems is 10 balance plate
on the forehead bv ihroving the head far
back 4 light stool or chair can also be
kent in position with comparative ease.
Another attractive trick readily learned
Is that with the ring and dish The per-
former holds large nsrins dish I'm one
hand and q coin, y half dollar II best IN
the other. The dish Is held horizontally
and tho coin iS thrown so that II Will
strike the inside edge and pass around
At first the coin will probably he thrown
too hard so that ~ jumps out. but the
trick is soon learned As soon as the coin
begins To run around. the basin should "e
moved In circle very slowly IN the op-
posite direction to that or the coin.
Al little practice with head balancing
will enable one 20 iucele cigar with sur
priiinE skill Take = hghted cigar or ci-
garette. throw n IN the air and catch the
uulighted end In the mouth. To do this
keep the eve only upon the oinlishted end.
u will be found extremely easy when