The Washington times., 1920-10-04
ThURST0N ENTRANCES
CARRlCK THEATERCOERS
Applause From Big Audience Greets
Magicisn'a Exsnples Of
His Skill.

His Skill.
'Thurston. rishtiy-snd even me-
sstiy--herAlded on the program a.
~ths famous magician? opened a two
weeks engagement last night At the
6hubert-Garrick.
The audience WAS large. and IL was
a gathering In which youth and en-
thusiasm Abounds. For two we'll
roundsd-out hours II voiced it's sp-
probation of the magiclan's tricks
and illusions with almost continuou
laughter and applause. Thurston's
proclaimed object Is to mystify aae
entertain and the whole-souied ardor
with which his audience entered into
the spirit OF his performance was
convincing testimony that the object
was attained.
The magician's offering was divided
into three parts. embracing q total OF
twenty-one acts. ranging from the
elementary feats of iegerdepain 20
the baniinR cabinet mysteries ana the
weird "Levitation OF Princess Kax,
nae" equally astounding to those in
the back seats and to the delegations
OF Intelligent citizens invited to the
stage to view the hypnotic scene at
close range. r.f
Thurston's array Of properties is
comparable almost to the parapher-
MALTA of a three-ring circus. All sorts
OF mysterious looking things are
whirled on and of the stage by an
efficient crew of assistants Ducks.
chickens, pigeons. geese and rabbits
appear--frequently from unexpected
sources In one act more or less
amiabie looking lioness is the surpris-
ing climax OF transformation n
scene, taking the place Of a boy who
vanishes In the twinkling of an eye
after entering a somber-curtained
cabinet.
The magician's opening act is q
series OF tricks In which he produces
cards called for by persons in the
audience. plucks cards at will from
here. there and everywhere, has them
jumping up and down. emerging from
the deck at command and apparently
floating in the air without visible
means Of guidance. From this he
passes to what he calls aerial fishing
and hunting. Armed with a simple
dipnet he snares fishes and pigeons
In the air. all above the stage and
over the heads OF his audience.
Diogenes Is made to emerge from
a barrel that apparently was sealed
up empty. A rooster and a duck
figure in a laughable dialogue" and
after performing sundry stunts, os-
tensibly are put to death by the old
fashioned process of wringinE off
their heads. At the finish they are
miraculously restored to life. but the
rooster's head is Joined to the ducks
body. and vice versa
The levitation illusion. which for q
decade has been Thurstons headliner
is provided with it's usual bewilderins
details. "Princess Karnac," the sub
ject, sleeps in midair while the magi-
clan makes passes around. over and
strings tied to her. At the climax
she vanishcs from tho midst of a
circle OF men, called TO the stage to
witness the act, leaving only a heap
Of draperies to mark the spot.
'The Vampire" Is no less amazing
Setting up = simple staff on the stage
Thurston surmounts 1t with a bust,
which he proceeds to decorate with
paint and powder in most approved
beauty parlor style. with an absurd
wig and a much bcflowered gown At
tAchcd II presents q pretty fair fmi-
tation OF a scarcrow. A few move.
ments Of the wand and 1t is trans
formed into a beautiful young woman.
Spirit paintings and the manifesto
ton of spirit forms. with tinkling
bells and tambourines. moving chairs
and ghostly hands and faces pre-
sented medley OF amusement and
mystification.
"The Triple Mystery" brought more
appearances and disappearances in al
most startling sequence and the final
act, ''The Mystery of the Water Foun-
tains." was a fitting finish which left
the large audience guessing as the
curtain fell.