Hugard.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XLIII, Issue 2337, 27 January 1913, Page 4

Hugard.

Jlugard the Marvellous, as he is termed, and other members of his company, opened in the Atheiuomu Hall on Thursday evening to a fairlj- large audience. The life of the performance is Hugard, who for only a brief period is absent from the footlights, and it must be admitted that his many claims as a sleight-of-hand performer and magician arc fully substantiated. He is, in his particular role, easily the greatest and cleverest who has ever visited this part. Commencing with several clever card tricks, executed in a neat and graceful manner, Hugard proceeds to the more important phases of his extensive repertoire. His escape from a straight-jacket, in full view of the audience, must be seen to be appreciated, while the great rille act almost beggars description—certainly defies any reasonable solution. The bullets and rilles used are the service type, supplied by the audience, and the private marking to which the cartridges are subjected before the act, and the manner in which -these correspond in the minutest detail after the firing, only adds to the mystery. The casual critic is not slow to offer a solution to many of Hugard’s feats the rifle act defies them all, Hugard. is seen to even greater advantage inthe second half, in which, with an assistant, he presents “ A night in a Chinese Palace,” and amidst surroundings combining Oriental grandeur and effect, he presents mystery upon mystery, undoubtedly the work of a finished artist. Miss Myra Erriugtou won appreciation in a musical turn, including excellent contributions on the Xylophone and Musical Discs. There was a fair attendance on the second night, when a complete change was presented. Although probably 100 much of the entertainment devolves on Hugard, the performance is one very worthy of recoininundation.