ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1826, 14 May 1918, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

MALINI, THE MAGICIAN,

To-night,

Without exception the newspapers of Australia, where Malini, the magician, has just concluded a lengthy tour, proclaim him the greatest sleight-of-hand artist that has appeared in the Commonwealth. This is no light praise when the names of the great illusionists and conjurers who have visited us are brought to memory. But Malini is not an “illusionist” as theatregoers know the word. He does not rely on intricate and elaborate mechanical devices to enable him to deceive the senses of his audiences, nor does he take fifteen to twenty minutes in elaborating a trick. Malini has a pair of hands wonderful for their dexterity. On these alone he relies to baffle his patrons. His paraphernalia is so limited — glasses, cards, coins, a piece of rope, eggs, fruit, penknife, and a cigar—as to be almost negligible. With these few accessories, Malini finds no difficulty in entertaining his audiences for a couple of hours. With cards, his ingenuity is almost unbelievable; he does the most extraordinary feats in such a simple manner as to make people doubt their own eyes. Malini will appear in the Town Hall to-night, for one night only.