"CARTER" THE MAGICIAN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 66, 7 March 1908, Page 2

"CARTER" THE MAGICIAN.

Last night the 'riu-alrc ltoval was well attended to witness the extraordinary performance of legerdemain and magic given by -farter" the magician and Miss Abigail Price. Each and every member of the audience oune prepared to witness the mysterious, and were mystified to tlw full. Mr. Carter's easy and nolished, style, coupled with I an amusing and attractive How of cli-.U, | soon placed his audience in great good humor. Hi' commenced his programme with some clever card work, which established him as a master of magic. The feat of tilling goblets with cohircd paper and by the. waving of a wand producing a jug -of cream and a .-teaming cup of coffee was neat in the extreme mill puzzling to many. A great amount of mirth was occasioned by the "rapping" replies of a wooden hand placed upon a square of glass. Then there was life glass bottle from which, I after it had yielded various liquors, a I lively guinea pig was produced, around the neck of which was suspended a riblion and a ring, the latter previously borrowed from a lady in the audience and apparently smashed with a hummer. Mrs. Carter, in a spangled costume, was raised in a chair by a lift, only to disappear completely upon the tiling of a pistol. Cabinet work followed and all'orded much diversion, llr. Carter, bound in a chair by memliers of the -'audience and placed in a comI partment of the cabinet, changed coats in n twinkling with a gentleman of the audience. . Miss Abigail Price gave a wonderful exposition in mental telepathy, answering dozens of questions written and retained by members of the audience, and disclosing the names of the querists. She also named article* belonging to ladies and gentlemen in the audience with an exactness and promptitude that was marvellous and on Ira,icing. Assisted' by Miss Corinne (arter. the wizard created much wonderment m an exposition of Chinese magic, the |K'rfonuers appearing j„ ( rilP Chinee costume. From n square nf ■!olh material Mr. Carter produced !|uitc a number of vessels of considerable size, filled with fruits and other articles, the appearance of a huge linsn of water \*c)iur a cVcver achievement. Mr. Cartel and Miss Abigail Price can well claim to be in the' forefront as exponents of the marvellous advance (hat has lu'en made in magic, of recent years,