CARTER THE GREAT.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18074, 16 May 1924, Page 14

CARTER THE GREAT.

AT THEATRE ROYAL TO-MORRGTV

The visit io Christchurch' of Carter the Great is causing a deal of interest, and he will be assured of a hearty welcome on his appearance at the Theatre Eoyal to-morrow, co.umencing with a matinee at 2.30.

It is now nearly four years since Carter was last ill New Zealand, and he has travelled right round the Globe during that period, visiting almost every country, and now he has embarked on another world's tour, carrying all Uie latest novelties which he has invented und perfected. A night of magic and mystery has-a great fascination Tor most people, young and old, and it is an entertainment quite different from what the amusement seeker is usually offered. It ia a change from drama, musical comedy, concerts, or the movies. An illusion that will create much interest is the Astral Body, which has taken Carter years to perfect, and which entails the use of heavy electrical mechanism and trained mechanics to maniDiilate. After years of study of the famous Ev:st Indian Miracle, "The Growing of the Mangrove Tree," Mr Carter has evolved a wonderful horticultural illusion entitled "The Birth of the Rose," in which a real ro;e bush is grown It sprouts, buds and blooms, and fma'llv the real live roses are cut and lianded to the ladies in the audience. Of, international fame, as a remarkable exponent of thought transference and mental telepathy, Miss Evelyn Maxwell, known as the psychic, will demonstate her uncanny nowers. The Lion's Bride is a pantomimic romance of the Far East, a drama without words, in which figures the huge Nubian lion which in an instant is transformed into' Carter himself. "Cutting a Woman in Half" is a weird illusion perfected by Mr Carter and performed in such a way that it, is entirely different from anything of a. similar nature. There is a host of other novelties, large and small. The box plans are at The Bristol.