The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-02
MAKESNEW SpINNENGRECORD
WHIRLISG DERFTSH LADY DOES
IT Ar THE CIRCrS,
and Tod, Hamilton iiearS witness That No
One Can Equal Eicr -Twlrled for 30
Minutes with Nary n stop Then Iron
Headed Man Let visitor btGch JaclLIllm

Minutes Win Nary ~ SiOp lhth Hoh
Headed Man Let visitor bESck Jacl1Mim
Marie Byroutty, the queen o. all the
devil defying deryishes. is in more inn
minent peril at this moment than ever
before. Tody Hamilton himself gives his
word for it.
The fanatic followers Of Allah will never
remain passive while the record for their
sacred dervish dance is held by a woman
who has renowned the M|ohammedan
faith. When Marie, or Huleika, as she
was known when she lolled 4 in the shade. Of
the cool palms 'of her native Beirut,
performed her "frighfully fascinating"
feat Last year of whirling continuously for
thirty-two minutes. establishing the worlds
record, the Barnum & Bailey press agent
was most fearful of the cruel fate in store
for the dancing dervish,
With the utmost caution she has, how
ever. survived for a year. What IS liable to
happen to zuleika as Il result of yesterdays
performance not even Tody dareHf0retell.
At Yesterdays trial the dancing houri
made a new record. She whirled for thirty
Ave minutes without a stop, making 2,45o
revolutions. When she had finished she
was exhausted, but able to pick up a pin.
lit OtNuFlpl NfF " l"''
noon entertainment for the freaks in
Madison Square Garden. They were all
there-Lionel, the lion faced boy, George
Augur, the human giant: the nllputians
and the excessively fat Lady. All the per
formers tried to go their regular stunts
one better in honor of the. occasion.
Before Marie began it was announced
that she would try to beat her record of
q year ago, Ali Ben Hassan OF Harunabad,
Jealous OF the record which. she made at
that time. had, so Tody said, put himself
to a bsuP PT T sad test sSoY w.s919 IN wh 1Gii s1 for
twenty-eight minutes. Just to derHon-
strate that Ali Ben Hassan is a has been
Zuleika determined to set him q new. pace
yesterday.
gently and gracefully in time with Beirut.
airs played by a troupe OF Scandl;
avian musicians. Her feet never moved
from a space a foot square, Her right
foot served as an anchor. 1t did not leave
the floor once during the entire thirty-tive
minutes. Her left foot she used as the
motive mower. Several times during the
ordeal the dancer looked at her watch
without stopping and called cut the time.
At the end of twenty minutes me a~ttenaahts
handed her an orange which she ate Without
once interrupting the rhythmic movements
Of her body.
sShe would collapse without some nonr-
iehment to sustain her" said the press
agent.
As the dancer passed her ~thirty-two
minute record of a year ago she uttered a
veil of triumph. Those who were watching
her thought that she was about 20 collapse:
Her eyes were closed and her steps lacked
energy.
Suddenly she gave a sigma to the band.
They struck UP a livelier piece. Rapidly
and more rapidly she went until she was
revolving ninety times a minute with only
the top of her head appearing above the
au;pr p,rp1a and whitn ImhTalla skirt
Her husband called on her to stop; the band
ceased playing.
SEQ on, go on she cried. but play
, slower
Then grabbing a Turkish and an Ameri-
can flag from her belt, she furled the W
behind her head and, drawing them taut,
slowly spun to a standstil.
1.-The most wonderful thing in the world"
said Tody Hamilton, with the. exception
Of my bad luck at poker"
The most notable of the other perform
ances given for the benefit of the freaks
was the head work" of James Mandy,
the Iron Skull Man. In ordinary perform
ances he let's persons break granite blocks
eight inches thick with a six pound sledge-
hammer on his head. Yesterday being
freak day, he offered to let anybody IN the
room hit him over the head with a black
Jack. The blackjack was the real article.
II was some time before anybody could
be found who would run the risk of being
charged with homicide. Finally one Of the
visitors volunteered -
you may raise the blackjack As high.
as you want to" said the Iron Headed Man
but I've sure and hit me here indicating
the crown of the head. Further back my
head is sore. / had ii splinter run into it
the other day when they broke a plank
over my head, and dom think its all out
yet"
"Whackir went the blackjack.
You didn't get a good crack at it then"
said the Iron Headed Man, You hit a
CHANGING blow. II struck too far forward,
Be careful, 10Y and aim straight fora blow
over the temple would lay me out"
The weapon descended again. this time
squarely on the top Of the performers
head, ~, 80
Good" said he. Try it again
A third time the black. iuck descended.
Thank you" said the Iron Headed one.
Then, Just to show that there weren't
any cracks in his skull, Mandy had a board
about three quarters of an inch thick
broken over his head. 900 50
Don't hit with the sharp edge; there are
nails in it. was his only request.
Next a piece Of granite eight inches thick
was broken on his head. Ordinarily he has
a towel between his head and the piece Of
rock but inasnuch a. he was showing to
an extraordinary audience Ire performed
the 'eat VT out any protector.