Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-06-27 | Page 16 | Famous Hindu Mystery Shown

FAMOUS HINDU MYSTERY SHOW Noted Basket Trick Is Pe Pel formed in All All AU Sections of India 1 Those who have ha been hoen to India c e Ca hardly ha have failed tailed to see sec the gre ba basket ll trick Indeed this trick h hs been performed on the theatric stage in iii Europe l and America by III Ilir III du magicians and always B with ata tai thug effect Travelers have hl told o C a tales about it It but hut when I It it proves tt 19 have no mal mo moi rn or real magic about It th the theany any of or the tricks which form t U ti stock tock In trade of or professional ma mas mag clans in all countries A large basket Is la brou brought hl on t U ti scene cene This has a hinged top opens up to sho show the Inside Inside- empl The magician n displays It tt to th the am aud ence Meantime a Hindu girl Irl ru rut out and exhibits herself to nil alt so til the they can identify her a again aln She dressed In iii clothes clotheR of ot brilliant color colo to take this easier casler The Tho magician then starts to cather cather cat catcher her and she site runs about and tries escape from frum him She darts In a ai out but finally he grabs grah her throws she sheet t over o her crams her Into t tl tI basket and nd shuts the lid lIlI Then I tale takes a sword and jabs It doi dovi through 1 the basket a number of or tint The girl 1111 utters titters horrible screen which glow weaker and at leng cease and the mt magician the sword which Is seen to be cover with aith blood In conclusion he opens the bask basl and shows It apparently empty empt a aas iii 01 as his two assistants are carry It away the girl springs out fr Ira fro amon among the audience and exhibits h he self alive e and unharmed A V considerable amount of or de dexter is involved in III the performance t tIt b bIt bIt It is nothing hut but a n piece of ot comm trickery throughout The Tile basket iia li ii a a. movable partition In It The c rJ t who Is placed place In the basket ct la Is substitute girl and Is Yer very she Is a a. contortionist and can tw twi herself up into a n remarkably sm trained this I 1 space space being being for lor months of practice When hen the magician chases t t original girl she na m manages es to run 1 b hind a screen or some other and arid It Is at this moment that t t tm m magician I lan throws the the sheet sleet over oer oyer t t substitute girl who is dressed dressell In Isamo t I samo same brilliant colors as al the first cand 0 c and changes places with her T 1 magician places the substitute girl Irl the basket et hut but the audience I under the tile fixed impression that it it- the s same me girl Irl they the have already so soc Pathfinder 0