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Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143762, 10 April 1912, Page 7

JANSEN. a splendhTperforman^e. Jansen the Great, the young American magician, was treated to a full house at the Theatre Royal last night, when he opened a twomights’ season. There were some in last night's audience who at first were perhaps sceptical as to the gifts of the performer, but all doubt and uncertainty vanished immediately Jansen commenced his performance. ' Right throughout it was an entire success, and earned continual applause from the large house. His sleight of-liand work and magical transportation feats held the audience in wonderment and amazement. It would be quite impossible to enumerate all the tricks accomplished, but suffice it to say that every one was performed with unequalled finish and dexterity, “Tho Great Triple Mystery,” by which both police and scientists have been baffled, was inexplicable as ever, as also were numerous other mysteries, foremost among which was “The Death Chamber.” Here Jansen, as tho gaoler, by the aid of his trickery, releases both himself and his sweetheart (tho prisoner) only after tho latter has donned the black'cap. “The Devil’s Own” is a trick of which Satan himself might well be proud. Another pleasing feature about Jansen's entertainment is the merit of his accompanying artists. De Hollis and Volora gave a magnificent humorous juggling turn., for which they had to respond to an encore. De Hollis showed himself a master of .his craft, as also did Mr. Nelson Story, tho pianoforte entertainer and xylophone expert. Jansen concluded his wonderful performance with tho much-talked of “Phantom Princess” trick. It is an appropriate ending to a really firstclass performance. Jansen and his company will showin the Theatre Royal again to-night for tho last time, and should have another crowded house.

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