HASELMAYER THE CONJUROR.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1157, 13 April 1872, Page 2

HASELMAYER THE CONJUROR.

, Professor Haselmayer, conjuror, pianist, &c, has been drawing large audiences in ,the principal towns ofthe Colony* . Those who have been present at the entertainments of other celebrated conjurors are struck, with, . the marked contract which Professor' flaselmayer's palace presents' to .anything they have been accustomed to see. There is almost an entire absence of the usual .paraphernalia, the exceeding bareness of the stage being relieved simply by a piano, a centre table, and two smaller tables, placed there more for orna? ment than use. Contrasting Professor Haselmayer with Mr Heller, he is' hot so. much of what,' in this age of orthographic invention^ would be termed a " talkiat," but this is accounted "f or; by the Professor's comparatively short acquaintance with bur language. AsU pianist, he has a very exquisite touch. -AJbS trickster,' he is decidedly Mr Heller's superior. The first tripks performed (are with oards. Taking a pack, the Professor will, with wondwful

dexterity, cause them to represent a^ suspension bridge or the action of the sj» : then he invites four of his audience each to take a card; after observing tbe number and qualify of the cardß so taken from the pack, the Professor collects them in a handkerchief, and directing his audience's attention to a framed picture held by an assistant, he strikes the glass with the handkerchief containing the cards, and they instantly appear in the inside of the frame with their faces exposed to view. They turn ont to be the same as those selected by the four individuals in various parts of the house ; the picture and frame are opened by one of the audience, and the result is that every person is perfectly bewildered as to how the cards got there. His next trick is performed with a lady's wedding; ring. After procuring the ring from one of the ladies present, the Professor gives it to a gentleman, and,(producing a hammer, tells him to strike it until it becomes oval in shape. The Professor then takes the ring, rolls it up in a piece of paper, the gentleman opens his hand, and finds that the ring is enclosed in five sealed envelopes. To demonstrate how the trick is done, the Professor good-humprdly repeats it, but the audience is no wiser than before. The trick with the shilling (which he takes out

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of one gloss held by himself), was veryj neatly done, and drew forth loud ap-l plause. The canaries and mice are a po3i-j tive treat How the Professor has suc-)| ceeded in the former to such perfection is: truly wonderful. They will walk out of] their cages and return to them at hia bidding, walk up and down ladders, take their respective positions on a swyog,i stand on their head, rock themselves in a! cradle, and perform sundry otheijmanceu^ vres that fill the audience with wonderment.; His white mice are also extraordinary little creatures. One of them will get into a miniature carriage, while the other yokes itself to the trap and drags it along. Professor Haselmayer then introducesthe stylocarfe, Ml instrument of his own invention. He informs his nudienco that it is entirely made of wood and indiarubber. By the aid of a hammer in each hand he plays to a pianoforte accompaniment with astonishing precision, and being vociferously encored, treats the audience to a medley of national and popular airs. The instrument in some measure resembles the rock harmonicon, but Professor Haselmayer can bring much better music out of his stylocarfe than has ever been heard drawn from the former instrument. In the second pirt of|the entertainment, Professor Hazelmayer performs some astounding tricks with an ordinarily sized kettle drum. Placing it on a stand in the audience, and taking position on the platform, he makes the drum answer him whatever questions he puts to it, a single beat signifying the affirmative, and silence expressing a negative reply. He takes the dice amongst the audience, gets this and that one to throw, the drum beating the number thrown by each individual. He then reverses the trick, the drum foretelling the number that will be thrown, and in every instance successfully. Then two of the audience in dif- . ferent parts of the house are invited to 'Write down five figures on separate sheets of paper, which are retained by them without interference by the Professor. The drum is asked to indicate the figures that have been written down, and does as directed with never-failing accuracy, besides telling the figures that will form the total, and giving them in regular order. The trick is unquestionably the newest and best that has ever been introduced to a colonial audience.