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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2292, 10 September 1870, Page 2

The Irish Chinaman “ One bf the principal attractions was a little Irishman whom I en aged in Dublin, who rejoiced in the name of Vildcrini, one of the best posture masters the theatrical world ever produced. I engaged him for three months at a liberal salary, on the express underst mding that#l should shave his head, 'and on vert him into a chinaman ; for which nationality; his small eyes, pug nOse, .high cheek hones, and heavy month admirably adapted him. So his head was shaved’, all Isiit a small "tuft* bn th'ejtop, to whicFa saddler with vaxpd twine firmly attached his c> lestial pig-tail. His eyebrows were shaved off, and his face, neck, and hair dyed after the most admired Chinese complexion. Thus metamorphosed, he. was announced on the walls as ‘ Jvi Hi Chin Fan Foo —Man-spider-leg mortal. ’ We had about twenty supernumeraries and the whole equestrian company in. Chinese, costume. Variegated lamps, gongs, drums, and cymbals ushered the distinguished Chinaman into the ring, to give liis wonderful entertainment,SThe effect was astonishing, and its success extraordinary. In fact, the entire get-up Ivas sq well carried out that it occasjpppd «» Vpmo annoyanoo. For there were two rival ■ tea merchants in Glasgow at the time, and each of them had engaged a genuine Chinaman as (outer at his door. Every night, aasoon as they could escape from their groceries they enne ’to the circus tp solicit an interview with their After being denied mapy nights in succession, they peremptorily demanded to see him. Being again refused, they determined to move for |tho writ of habeas corpus : that is to say, they applied to the magistrates, stating (they believed their pouptrymap tp he deprived of his liberty except during the time of his pert •formahee; WV© whrtCtheh dpce pup celestial actor, yhe provpd ftorthe satisfaction of the worthy magistrate tjtaphe was a free?, IrishmanSw i Tipperary.”— Wallet's t>/e, .'.iGiT'iO ilAl’tf UVifK3Va “