The Washington times., 1921-09-07
DISTRICT GIRL
To BE SAWED IN
HALF TONIGHT
Miss Flora Hodge Defiss IlIu-
sionist at Keith's to Per-
form Miracle. .....

form Miracle. .....
wANTED--Ten girls 10 be sawed In half
at Keiths this week. Guarantee $4,000
to heirs In event OF fatality. Apply Assist
ant Manaeer ChevaIter
This little want ad, under the Help
Wanted Female classificatio In The
Washington Times yesterday, strik.
ingly impressed two facts upon the
management of Keiths Theater To.
day.
Many Girls Answer.
First they were astounded at the
remarkable results that Times want
ads bring, because many times ten
girls answered the foregoing reader,
and second, they were convinced that
there are scores of Washington girls
with sufficient nerve and courage to
submit to risk bifurcation at the
hands OF Horace Goldin. who is
amazing large audiences with his act
entitled "A Woman Sawed in Half"
Responding to the above want ad
In The Washington Times, several
hundred girls either appeared In per.
son at Keith's yesterday and today,
or telephones their acceptance OF
the proffered opportunity to be bi.
sected.
After talking with and sizing up
all the applicants, Magician Goldin
selected Miss Flora Hodge. of 6l8
Third street northwest. ss the one
most nearly the size and build OF
Miss irene Vanderbilt. his partner
who has been sawed In two for sew
eral months and Is sadly in need Of
a rest to pull herself together" as
II were.
Defies Saw Expert.
All went well until details were
discussed. Magician Goldiu insisted
that Miss Hodge wear a costume
She replied that she did not care
for that. but would 60 on the stage
'as is." The two debated the mat.
ter for a while and Miss Hodge
finally made the statement that she
did not believe the illusionist could
saw her 10 half and put her to-
gether again unless there was some
trick about wearing the costume.
She defied Goldin to make try
at saving her In two In her street
clothes and after returning to her
home she wrote him a challenge.
From the stage last night Goldin
read her challenge and said he had
accepted and would try the ex.
pertinent with her tonight.
81 have never tried this scientific
experiment with anyone in street
clothes before" said GoIdin today,
but ! have reason to believe IL viii
pe just as successful with a strange
LADY In street dress. However. II IL
does not, my bondsman will make
good on the $4,000 guarantee to
Miss Hodges relatives"
Miss Hodge attended yesterday af.
ternoon's matinee at Reiths and
manifested the keenest interest in
Goidins act. which held the a,,di.
nece spellbound and left everyone
asking How do they do it,"
Startling Act Described.
The startling act is one OF the short.
est and apparently simplest every seen
at Keith's. Goldwin appears on the
stage with box, in which he locks
Miss Vanderbilt. allowing her head
hands and ankles to protrude from
either end. Two members Of the au.!
dience. selected in such a manner as
TO eliminate any possible suspicion
that they are confederates. hold her
hands and feet while Goldin and as.
sistant saw the box in half with a
large, raucus crosscut saw.
When the job is completed the two
sections Of the box are pulled far
apart. and Goldin walks between them.
Meanwhile the two men from the au.
dience maintain their grip on the sub
tect's hands and ankles. After the au.
dience has satisfied itself that Miss
Vanderbilt has been sawed in half,
Goldin has the two sections of the box
showed together again, and she comes
forth intact instead of In pieces.
What did you think OF it?'' Miss
Hodges was asked after the matinee.
Thinks Irs Wonderful.
TITS wonderful" she replied. ITS
most battling"
DO you sthl think you would like
to try being sawed in half?"
We'll, I should say sol" she ex.
claimed. You know what a woman's
curiosity is when II is aroused, and
mine is thoroughly aroused now, and
am all che more eager to try the ex-
pertinent to see how 1t comes out. I
will be in the audience Wednesday
night, and II Mr.. Goldin accepts my
challenge. 1 shall most willingly agree
to get into that box and let him hack
me to pieces with that big saw and
try to put me together again. There's
certain young man In Washington
who thinks a whole lot OF me, II be
lieve all hear and, for his sake, I
hope Mr.. Goidin will be successful In
glueing the pieces together"
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