Professor Haselmayer's Entertainment.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3884, 10 June 1881, Page 2

Professor Haselmayer's Entertainment.

Last evening Professor Haselmayer gave his first entertainment here to a good audience in the Academy of Music, and introduced some very wonderful tricks, which were well appreciated. The Professor's principal' illusion is the one generally known as the cabinet trick, in which he is assisted by Madame Hrselmayer. A cabinet is produced,; about four feet long and 2^ feet high and broad. It stands on four feet, each 8 inches high, in order, to show there is no connection between it and the floor of the stage by which Madame may be assisted in her self release. The sides of the cabinet are of strong plate glass, the framework of oak three inches thick, the upper portion working on hinges. • Inside are two stocks, with brass clasps for the wrists, which are padlocked-by two gentlemen who are invited to examine the cabinet and locks, and satisfy themselves and the audience there is no " trickery." After both of these gentlemen are perfectly satisfied with their examination, Madame places herself inside the cabinet in a kneeling position, -and her wrists are firmly locked to the stocks. j$ The cabinet is then lowered over her and locked, the audience being able to see through the glass sides that she.is firmly fastened. A curtain is lowered over the cabinet, and the Professor now takes the opportunity, of announcing to his audience that Madame will make ier appearance.in about 15 seconds, free, and offers a reward of £100 to any person being able to do the same trick, in a similar manner and length of time occupied by her. Almost before he finishes speaking, Madame requests the curtain to be be raised, and behold she. is found stand - ing on the -,_■ top of'the ' cabinet, which is locked and in the same condition as when firßt_ , locked. Psycho is a very wonderful whist player, and really a first class piece of mechanism. Psycho appears to be in a tailor's sitting posture on a stand, and around him is a frame to hold his hand of cards, which he plays with his right hand. The left hand he uses for the purpose of striking on a bell the^nßuaabecfbf tricks?he has won and how many his partner has taken. He is placed bri the top of a glass cylinder, to profe to the audience there are no connecting wires between him and any other person. A start is then made by cutting for partners,-then cut for deal, after which they are dealt and placed in Psycho's frame, and which he plays in such a manner as to leave no doubt he is a capital hand at whist. The exhibition of the trained mice and canaries is of itselt worth a visit, and in addition the Professor discourses sweet music from his stylocarfe and performs a number of aleight'Of haud. tricks. To-morrow afternoon a matinee will be given, commencing at two o'clock, jscDOol children being only charged sixpence, each for admission.