The Washington times., 1906-04-16
WIZARD DELIGHTS
WIZARD AUDIENCE
Nate" Leipsic Performs
Startling Tricks.
SEANcE OF MAGIC CIRCLE
Professionals Acknowledge Him CIey-
SEANcE OF MAGIC CIRCLE
Professionals Acknowledge Him Clev-
crest Card Manipulation in Either
Hemisphere.

LONDON. April Is.-Amateur conjur.
ers are taking pride IN the fact that al
little social evenings they are now re-
garded as greater attractions than the
best amateur voealists.
1t was an American conjurer who by
common consent, was adjudged the
cleverest of all. at an unprecedented
entertainment given in St. Georges Hall
the other night. 1t was. in point of fact,
an entertainment of wizards by wizards.
The Magic Circle" which is a club
consisting of all the leading profession
al and amateur conjurers In London.
gave its first seance, and half a dozen
of the leading wizards of the world per-
formed some of their latest and most
wonderful tricks.
The peculiar interest in the proceed
ings was that the wizards on the stage
attempted to mystify the wizards in the
auditorium, and in most instances they
succeeded in their difficult task, but, &C
cording to the Daily Express, the clev-
crest performance came when Nate
Leipsic took the stage
A Young American
Mr.. Leipsic is a young American. who
has already taken the West End by
entertainments He Is said by his broth
CT wizards to be far and away the elev-
crest card manipulation in either hemi-
sphere, and his wizardry justified his
reputation.
He showed half a dozen amazing
tricks First he held his fingers out in
the limeIight, and little red thimbles
appeared on the ends of one OF another
and then on all OF them. and then dis
appeared with equal mystery. The as
sembled wizards shouted their admira-
ton OF the tricks.
Then he put the ordinary card chang
ing trick completely in the shade by
changing the top card Of the pack mere
ly by passing the palm of his pack over
l.. de had committee OF expert
wizards standing on the stage all around
him, and not one of them could see
how he deceived them. Then holding a
card out IN full view OF the audience
he wet his finger and rubbed one of the
spots on it, The spot disappeared and
the five became a four.
Then he got four wizards TO take the
four aces out Of the pack and to re-
place them where they liked. He had
merely TO smack the pack smartly with
his open hand. with the four wizards
watching closely. and ace after ace ap-
peared on the top
More Mystifying Still.
More mystifying still was his ability
TO tell a card which some one had
chosen. Some one looked at card and
replaced 1t In the pack. then the same
person counted the pack out into Mr.
Leipsic's hand and stopped at any card.
He then counter chose. but it always
happened that he stopped at his chosen
card without knowing H.
Finally Mr.. Leipsic put coin on the
back of his hand The coin at once
began rolling over and over on its side
round and round and round each finger
and so on round his whole hand, back
and front
He put table knife on some ones
hand and by merely placing his open
hand upon ii lifted II up. He spread
a pack Of cards on his palm and turned
ms hand over. The cards remained
against his palm and he walked down
10 let the audience see that there was
no deception.