Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-16

Highly Successful Benefit
At City Hall, Augusta.
Gauss Removes All the Hand
cuffs After Struggle.
Entertainment This Evening to be
Followed by Dancing.

| The baseball benefit AT city hall last
| evening mcrited Il much larger attend
| ancc than that with which it was ia
| wore |, but nevertheless the manage
| mrnt made the best Of il and put on
| an excellent entertainment. The enter
| talnmcnt was furnished by John Quig-
| ley OF Boston and too much cannot be
| said in praise of his excellent COMPANY
| of artists. The hall should be filed to
overlooking this evening, not as an act
| Of charity. but because everyone who
| attends will get more than his moneys
worth Of fun. The entertainment will
be followed by dancing.
! Tine Great Gauss" the handcuff
King, peeled off three pairs Of hand
: cuffs as if they We're toys, but the
fourth pair proved to be stayers They
delicd all his cunning for about II min
utos and he then left the cabinet and
| had them removed with the key. He
! looked them over Il while and then
made another attempt but Was not
successful. Gauss plainly showed that
ne was tired and stated that after a
rest he would make another attempt.
| Meanwhile. just for the fun of the
thing. he crept into q huge paper bag
|
and Harry c. Jones to seal down the
| Zap with great dabs Of red sealing wax.
| The larger cabinet was then adjusted
over him and the crowd waited anx-
iously for his appearance. They We're
obliged to wait just six minutes and
th"n Mr.. Gauss walked out smiling.
| Later in the evening he again tried
the handcuffs which had given 50 much
hal
| minutes struggle handed them to Mr..
| Qriglcy. off his hands, and unlocked.
| His next stunt WAS a poser. A small
| iron-buund chest was brought to the
| center Of the stage and the cover
| turned back. Mr.. Gauss got into it and
| the cover was then closed and locked
with three padloCks. This was supple
mcnted with several strands of hemp
rope. The cabinet was again adjusted
and there was another short wait. Sud
denly Mr.. Quigley threw back the
screen and asked the men to pull the
box out into the full view of the audi
cnce ana open it. 1t was empty and
Gauss came in the main entrance just
| as inquire were made for him.
Both Mr.. Quiglcy ana Mr.. Gauss
say that they have a long list of new
| stunts lbf tonight ana llat lnPN VIII
| all be sprung, including the feat Of
| getting out of {; new packing case,
made for the occasion by G.. l.. Went
worth of Augusta.
Miss Marguerite Lewis Clark, q
| vocalist with a fine voice. very ac-
ceptably rendered four pleasing selec
tionS. Miss Clark formerly lived in
this city and was accorded Il royal
| welcome. She will sing again this
| evening.
John BuhaH is Il black face artist
Of considerable merit who has been
seen in this vicinity before but has an
II entirely new turn that is even better
than that with which he has delight
cd many at the agricultural fairs
"J"hmny' QuiGlcy, the newsboy ten
or is at his best. He sang four Of
the popular songs Of the day, with
pictures last evening, completing a
most successful evening with "Bonny
Jean ana made Il decided hit. The
motion pictures are excellent. new
films and an excellent equipment max
ing the exhibition much better than
tn" average.
\, This evening the same artists are
to entertain from until $50 ana then
there will be dancing until T..