THE BLACK ARTS BISHOP EXPLAINS

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 140, 10 December 1935, Page 4

THE BLACK ARTS

BISHOP EXPLAINS

MAGICIANS' SOCIETY

A glimpse into some of the brighter mysteries of the black arts was • afforded .the audience in the Town Hall Concert Chamber last night, when the Wellington Society of Magicians :dembnstrated how in their own peculiar way they could "-bedim the noontide sun," and gave the proceeds to the Otaki Health Camp.

For one not steeped sufficiently in the lore of magic the performances of Mr. R. L. Meek were baffling and not a little annoying, for disconcerting as.it must be for the performer to hear people in the audience exclaiming "He s got it up his sleeve," it is infinitely more so for the unhappy individual who frankly has not the slightest idea how rabbits are <■ produced from handkerchiefs or for that matter cabbages from - Kings, for the magic artist does not stick at producing the most remarkable objects from the most' unpromising material. Mr G. W. Perry startled the audience which was not large, with a performance of the "Chinese Rings" trick- a most surprising thing when done properly. Mr. V. Burridge gave a demonstration of ventriloquism, and Mr S..V. Middleton gave the audience ten t minutes of his magic fingers. Mr. H. Liardet excelled as a producer of pigeons, which came arid went in a disconcerting manner. Mr |E. R. Myers was a lightning artist whose sketches were uniformly good. Some more magic by Mr. 'Perry was followed by the. startling illusion "Wrapping a Mummy." This was undoubtedly the best of the evening It was a pity that the audience was so Ismail, but it was very, enthusiastic The entertainment was - produced by Mr. H. Liardet. ' .