DANTE'S VISIT TO-DAY.
Ihe noted Danish magician, Dante, formerly in New Zealand as "Jansen the Tr .°P ene <i his Auckland season in ■~ s Majesty's Theatre this afternoon, aiter having enjoyed highly-successful appearances in Wellington, Christchurch, lalmerston North, Wanganui and New J- iymouth. Of his performance a Southern contemporary said: "To describe the fifty Mysteries presented by Dante would be well-nigh, impossible, and no one but the roagician himself knows exactly what ppens. . He is richly endowed with personality, irresistible humour and unerring t! i. i * s a keen student of the. Psychology of audiences. It is impossible to watch Dante at his sorcery without Tv'fu ln ® .his miraculous gift. Blest with a sparkling flow of language, and a trained company, he presents his offering at an amazing speed. Not only is he the creator of new illusions, but he gives a "markable elaboration of old ideas —they take on a new perfection and become Qodernmri'aclea^
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 243, 14 October 1933, Page 13
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