VON ARX, ILLUSIONIST.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12772, 25 May 1912, Page 7

VON ARX, ILLUSIONIST.

• The Auckland Herald, speaking .of the j Von'jArx entertainment, suys : It miist be conceded to Von An;., that he possessed dexterity and ability entitling him %o credit, despite the familiarity of man^.ot' his feats. His sleight of ' Hand work is neat, and his methods quick and ( sure. In the bigger illusions hi? paraphernalia and mechanical effects are up-tq^-date, and he Sivjceed.s m ji large measure ,m puzzling his audienc-e- effectually, and leaving many wondering "ho\y it is done." The best illusions are those m which Von Avx has thq v iu3-> sistahce of a.'youhg lady, who apjicars and disappears at his will.' She is placed m a casket, to the interior of which fire Is applied, and m the immediate sequel is found to have changed, places with. Von Arx, that gentleman m turn havirig vanished, to reappear m the auditorium garbed *as an anxious firtman.' The final illusion presented , is the best.' Von Arx's lady assistant is tied uji m a bag, and placed m a trunk, whicji is locked up. The trunk is concealed m a tent-like contrivance, inside which Von Arx steps. A few seconds later the curtail) is^ drawn aside, to discover the girl outside' the trunk, and the conjuror inside that and the bag as well. Mr fieorge Murphy gives an eccentric juggling interlude, m which he creates a gobd deal of 'merriment, beside^ per; forming some difficult feats with apparent ease Tha remainder of the - programme is occupied by Professor Dean m an exhibition of burlesaue hypnotism.- --[ Tlie company opens m Gistrorne on Xt'bnday night. ,