Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-29
I. Nelson Downs. the King Of
Koins, Arrives Home Alter
Long Stay Abroad.
Has Made Money and Fame and
Will Soon Go Back to His
Harvest.
Refuses Flatterine Offers Here
and Will Sail for Old World
June l.

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the King of Koins," or prestidigitateur
eStraordinaire, if you please, who has
made fame and fortune for himself
during three years stay abroad, re-
turned this morning to the scenes of his
first love, hunted up Jim Tallett the first
thing and asked him If he remembered
when he started his career, in inveighl-
ing an old farmer from off the Story
City branch into breaking ten dozen
eggs back of the depot in hopes of find
ing $40 gold pieces in each one, because
he had found a sinner in one of them.
Mr.. Downs arrived in New York from
London q week ago Saturday, stopped
in New York for time, also in Chica-
go. He closed his European season at
the winter garden, Berlin, on March 81,
and sailed few days later on the
Hamburg-American line steamer.
Deutschland
Without throwing any bouquets at
myself, said Mr.. Downs this morning
you may say to my friends that my
stay in Europe has been nothing short
of phenomenal. l went to Europe an
entire stranger to the amusement low
ing public, save what little they had
heard of me after my tour of the east,
and after three years stay am booked
into the latter part of 1905. You can
see by this am still good with the
people OF the continent"
Mr. Downs comes home at this time
particularly to see his aged mother,
Mrs. z. "A. Downs, of Montour and his
son. Raymond, who makes his home in
this city with Hon. Henry Arson. His
visit home Is a surprise to his relatives.
as they did not expect him. II could
see no better time to come" he said,
than this summer, when the season is
little light, and was willing to pass
up cool $4,000, which MY summer en-
gagements would have amounted to IN
order to see my mother, son and old
friends
Mr.. Downs has appeared In all of the
principal points in Europe during his
stay abroad. For eight solid months he
was nightly engaged in the Palace the
ater. London, and returned to London
for another six months engagement at
the Empire. He spent Ave months in
Paris. at the Folis Magny, and, in fact.
appeared in all of the continental cities,
including Vienna, Berlin, Leipsic.
Dresden, Frankfort Main, Breslau.
Hamburg, Cologne, Essen and many
others. In many of the southern cities
or France he was especially we'll re-
ceived and in Amsterdam and Rotter-
dam. Holland, he has already been re-
engaged for next season. A forty
weeks engagement In the provincial
cities of the British Isles he also con-
siders one of his best ventures. In
twenty weeks circuit in the British
Isles which he played over twice. he
visited Nottingham, England, where he
met and was entertained by United
States Consul S. c. Mcfarland, and"
he added, you know how Mac treats
a fellow, the word royalty does not ex-
press it,
While in New York Mr.. Downs was
besieged by managers to remain In this
country for few years and cancel his
European engagements. the offers OF
the managers being accompanied by
in a financial way that
will return to Europe. In New York
Mr.. Downs met Mr.. Samuel Siegel,
with whom he toured for some time
when he first began on his career of
magic. Mr.. Siegel has just returned
from a trip to the Pacific coast and is
at present settled in New York for the
to teach the mandolin. In the
fall he will make another extensive
tour.
Mr.. Downs, in appearance, is not
since the time when he sat in
the Northwestern ticket office and di-
rected the movement Of trains by his
left index and middle fingers. He is
somewhat heavier and has the we'll
Kept appearance of an English noble |
nan. He says: I'm England we live to
eat and don't move about as fast as we
10 in this country-consequen this"
las he pulled down his waistcoat. Mr.. I
Downs will remain in this vicinity
about six weeks and will sail on June
|, from New York. on the Cunard line
steamer "Campania."