The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-04
BLLW00D THE
MAGICIAN.
Y. N. c. A. Entertain
ment and Mass
F.. Meeting.


ments given by the Young Mems
Christian Association will take place
on next Tuesday evening.
The third Of the series has been
looked upon as the most novel of all,
and has been awaited with much in
terest The title is. zone hundred
Minutes in Kweer kempany, intro
ducing ''Elwood" the Magician, illu-
sionist, cartoonist and art painter.
The first part is a beautiful stage
setting Of an elaboHtely furnished
dining room.
The dining table being set with
every requisite necessary tothe equip
ment of well regulated board. ELL
wood spying the table prepares to
partake of the apparently bounteous
fare.
This is where he exhibits his Won
derful gift Of silent comedy; for dis
covering that there is nothing comes
tible upon the table, lie proceeds, by
his magical powers, to make up the
deficiency, and he does it in a manner
that astounds the audience. Eggs,
fruit and other eatables are quickly
produced from nowhere, sufficient for
dozen guests. He dispuses of eggs
with great gusto, eating the shells
and all. One egg drops on the floor,
breaks and rooster flies across the
stage.
He makes steaming coffee in a trice
and fills cream pitcher with paper,
which Immediately turns into milk.
He throws gfdsses of water out to the
audience, which disappear within a
foot of the front row and are at once
reproduced from the magician's own
pockets. All the articles on the stage
change places in a most mysterious
and hewildering fashion.
In the second part a scene of oricn-
tai splendor is introduced.
Ellwood appears in japanese cos
tune and performs some Of the most
weird, pcrplexing and mystifying
tricks Of the Orient. Those myster-
les of the AntipodeS were for many
years Sccretcd by the notorious Japs,
but were revived after yeals of pains
taking study and infinite skill, by Ell:
wood himself.
Elwood, blindfolded, paints up side
down in 70 seconds, with a few strokes
Of the brush,a beautiful marine scene,
entitled" Moonlight on the Wabash"
after which he removes the blindfold,
and turning the picture around, in
the distance are seen the lights Of a
far off city, beautifully glinting the
calm surface OF the river while near
er Il search light is throwing it's pene-
trating rays over the water, revealing
Il ship, under full sail making for the
distant shore.
Nhc Whole sketch is a combination
of beautiful effects, and when we con-
slider the circumstances under which
1t is made can be considered nothing
short Of marvellous.
The meeting for men at the Grand
Opera House on Sunday afternoon
next promises to be one Ofthe greatest
that has been held for some years as
the speaker will be Ferdinand Schi-
verca. who san authorized evangelist
Of the Presbyterian General Assem-
bly's EvangclStic Committee and who
will open with ncXt\ Sunday a series
of evangelistic services which will coy-
er the whole city.
The services at the Grand Opera
House will be under the direction of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion Religious Work Committee and
the workers of the Association assist
cd by Il large number Of workers from
the various churches Of the city.
Tickets OF admission are being dis
tributcd throughout the city and all
men are cordially invited to attend.