Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-08

/ nave before appeared except 10 fur
! nlsh a full evenings program, com
! hlned for variety attraction. First
there was CasteIlucci's NeapoIitans.
VINO nave won the reputation of be-
ing the most famous singing band
orchestra in existence. The other ar
ust or the evening was the master
American magician, the great Davis
and his company.
II was an occasion that people in
This vicinity had looked forward to
for several months and it NAV be
sad safely that there was not a dis
appointed person in the entire audi
ence which numbered fully 1900 peo-
pie and filled City hall. 1t was a most
successful entertainment. first be-
cause Of the musical program OF SUI
/ per-excellence offered by the noted
! company-and who does not love TO
listen 70 high class music? And then
again. the act of an accomplished
mystery worker. such as Davis is
never fails TO win over an audience
The program was opened with the
act of magic. Davis has been we'll
Called the man who myStifies' and
he is certainly 4 lightning worker.
He performed an uninterrupted Sc
ries of dazzling and bewlldering mir
acle tricks, each one of which was
little more puzzling and mysterious
than the one preceding. And it was
fun from beginning to end.
Davis opened his performance with
handkerchief trick. showing how
easily a handk erci1ief could be trans
formed into flags of the Allied ma
tions. And he then proved that money
making was Just as easy. taking
coins from every conceivable place
where they We're never known to exist
before.
! Card tricks were then in order
Cards were drawn from the pack by
persons III the audience anu then
were put back IN the pack in different
places. And as the master magician
named each card drawn it rose from
the pack which he held in one hand,
I The pack of cards was then placed
in a holder and the number Of cards
named by any member of the audi
ence would jump from the pack. IN
! til finally all of the cards became
alive and jumped.
The story of Hindoo handk ercnief
was then told by Davis. The extra
ordinary thing about the handker-
chief was that anything its owner
wished for would appear in il. And
Davis proved that this was true. even
making a bowl of water appear be
meath the handkerchief.
4 card which had vanished from
the pack was found inside an egg,
, which IN turn was found inside
lemon. Rings borrowed from the au-
I dience We're bent up and placed IN
pistol and the magician caused them
20 be shot from the pistol into 4 nest
OF boxes. The rings Werfa then re-
turned to their owners in perfect con-
dition. with one exception. One ring
apparently was lost. but DAVIS found
il inside of a bottle. And from the
oottle j live guinea pig came forth
Then there was Davis Incubator
Mastery. IN which u live chicken was
I hutched from A tWo-inch chicken
: pan. Davis kept his audience IN the
, best of hIm0r throughout his act and
( MS tricks we're. accorded warm APP
/ piauSe.
Too much cannot be said IN praise
! Of the famous singing band -orcffes-
+ ira, Castellucci's Neapolitans. who
I offered a program Of infinite variety
I n the line of high grade music. Tile
company was made up OF Slgncr
] Omero Casteilucci. organizer, an"
/ their magnetic musical attainmants
and much personal charm Signcr
Luigi Castellucci. guitar vlrtuoSo'
Felix. drummer: Miss Adeiino Mitch
ell. soprano soloisr: Signor E. Mon
tella cIar,onet player; Signor ..
Mitchell. piano accompanist: ma
Signor A. Zaccini. saXophone player.
The program rendered by the ar
lists was as follows
! Opening march. Colt Alber,
Lyceum March (CastelluccD Z Fla
concert. in which Signor Omero
! CasteIluccl gave a fine buriesQue inl-
itation OF Creatore leading his band:
/ Zvolophone SOLO. "Poes and Peasant
by Signor Omero Castellucci; French
horn solo, Mrs Castellucci. with pi-
/ mo accompaniment by Signor Mitch
eli drums. Sweet Potntoes.' by
FaiiX; quintet. -Ocarines' guitar
solo. Signor Luigi Castellucci, due1,
. = NJ lSere. from FL Ir1VaLOfe. NY
/ Sisnor MOnteila, ciarionet. and Sig
nor Luigi Castellucci. trombone.
Each and every number on the pro-
gram was winner A most enjoj-
able part of the concert was the
singing of Miss Adeline Mitchell. So
prano soloist. who although but 20
20 years of age. possesses Il very
sweet and mature voice and has a
charming stage manner She sang
the following numbers. Rose Of
NV Heart Lehr); Sammy fOlaf
Anderson; and the song which was
written by Signor Omero Casteliluc-
ci on the day the armistice was sign
ed entitled II was So Glad Cried
Right Out with JOY.
Castelluccis Neapoiitans certainly
/ proved themselves musicians Of rare
merit and from the applause it was
evident that they made a decided hit
/ with the audience.
The evenings ntertalnment WIS
brought to a close with two Of Da-
Wis mysteries, the rope escape and
hihs famous trunk trick. In the alst
trick ne was securely tied TO a chair.
the time taken 10 tie him being four
| minutes. The chair was placed I'M