PROFESSOR AND MADAME HASELMAYER.

Auckland Star, Volume XII, Issue 3383, 31 May 1881, Page 2

PROFESSOR AND MADAME HASELMAYER.

NEW MAGIC BUDGETS.

L'jROFBSSOB AND MADA.MK IIASiaMAYKK iii'ain entertained :i largo audience at the Lome-street Hull last evening. An entirely now programme was presented. The lint iti'iu was the card trick, which in all its stages was performed to perfection. The Professor commenced by Hying the cards all iiver tho room, and then proceeded to show some mor« wonderful tricks. Taking a full whist pack he requested several in the audience to remove one, and after looking lit the fiici! return t. This done ho proceeded to tell thu surds in order, commencing at the first person who chose a car i. Turning up the top card of the pack he requested to be informed whether that was iho ri;:ht one, but was assured that ho was out of his reckoning altogether. He then seemed very excited und put out, ran round to every 0113 who had taken cards, but was greeted with tho repl> that he had made somo mistake. The audience iirßt tittered and then burst out in laughter. Professor Hiiselmayer appeared terribly put out, but it was noon apparent that he was only having a little fun at their expense. Alter a little more maiuouvoring he tnoK one card from the pack, and, telling each person to blow upon it, presented tho right card inevery instance. For this clever trick he received n round of applause. Flowers were then mado to arise out of UoWer pots as if at the Professor's bidding, and, among other items, a lar^e number of nicely-made bouquets, which were duly handed to the ladies of the audience. The trained birds aud mice wcro brought out, and performed various extraordinary feats. Kach one haa its name, and docs according to its master's bidding. The little birds performed so well, and the applause which gnetid their wonderful teats was so prolonged, that it was anticipated they would duly respond to tho recall. Not so, howevei; there wore other features to come, and the audience had to be satisfied, Madame Haselmayer again performed the wonderful cabinet trick, aud completely eluded all efforts to detect her means of exit, Mr M. Gallagher and another gentleman from tho audience were chosen to examine tho cabinet, and to keep an eye on it, but, like thoir predecessors, they uttorly failod, aud it still remains a mystery. Professor Haselmayer offered to lock anyone else iv the cabinet, but no one seemed inclined to try. A small glass bell and a glass dial plate of a clock were placed before the audience next, and they were informed that the bull could tell the greatest secrets. One ring was to denote ■' yes," and silence "no," Pointing to several gentlemen in the audience, the Professor inquired of the bell whether thoy had been in love, and bow many times. After several had been very leniently dealt with, the bell was asked how many times a gentleman iv the middle of tbo audience had been iv love, aud it poured forth a terrible peal ; in fact iho bell had to be carried off tho stage still ringing. Of course tho gentleman blushed terribly, but the audience was highly amused. Notes of all descriptions were collected from the audience and duly burned. The ashes were then wrapped up in paper, and in a faw minutes Professor Haselmaycr's hands were full of notes, and the persons who had lent them had their own restored with the exception of one. This note was nowhere to be found, and the Professor, after making an apology, askod if the man would be satisfied if he made him oue. Cutting a piece of paper from a sheet, he placid it in the flame of the candle, and a note was seen to appear. "This will not do,'' exclaimed he; "it's only a younjj one." A young ono it certainly was, and ho proceeded to enlarge it until it assumed the proportions of a lar«e handkerchief. This was too largo aud the owner was told he could have liia note out of which candle he chose. He indicated one and it was accordingly cut up. When about au inch remained it was handed to the astonished lender, who, greatly to the wonder of all, pulled out his note, number, signature, everything correct. The enumeration of other tricks would occupy too much of our space, suffice at present to say that the entertainment is a really genuine one, and well worth the sum expended for entrance. New items are added to the programme every evening, making it ever fresh and attractive