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unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf | 209 | THE UNMASKING OF ROBERT-HOUDIN tory of that automaton. The programme published in that chapter is dated FOR SIX NIGHTS ONLY, - NOWDAY, - To of - - nive FRIDAY, - le fue 1827, and does not in- Mr. Schmidt's BENEFIT, - SATURDAY to - LAST NIONT of the clude the famous bottle, MECHANICAL OPTICAL THEATRE At the Mueic-Hall, because it was no longer a Albion-Street, Leeds. novelty in Herr Schmidt's zm. - respostfully the Ledice and of LEEDS Vielaity, that aftee - Years laboer be hee completed some AUTOMATAN NOPE DANCERS, - lasge - Life, which go through Variety of Evelations es - répertoire; but the ad- Tighs Repe. To Men of Selence they mest appess impossible, for though thay are estacity with the they from tt, and balance le WITHOUT the UST or THEIR HANDS, AND INSTANT. LY CONNECT TREMSELVER wire THE MACHINERY AGAIN vertisement reproduced herewith, dated 1821, schedules the bottle trick thus: "The Bottle of Sobriety and Inebriety, proving the inutility of a set of decanters, when Me. will also introduce Variety of interesting and amasing Pieces of Mechonion, never before exhibited in Loeda, RAMO SAMMEE, various liquors can be TNe - Nette Pigure will correctly inform the Company the Time by any Person's Watoh: be will also decipher Writing, and any Question proposed to bim. The Dutch Coffee House, produced by one." Thus As elegast little Bullding: on the Travellers ringing the bell the door opene-th attende and provides hém with any Liquor be may vall for. Schmidt antedated or SAPETY. which Proporty of any description can be placed on the direction of the Company : the contente will imporceptibly ebange from drawer into another, or evem bobind the glanses. The Bottle of Sobriety and Inebriely, Houdin's offering of the Proving . instilley of est of Decastora, when varions Liquors be produced by - THE MECHANICAL TEA CADDYS, Any Lady or Gentionna haring deaire to of any Article, locke in one Cuddy, trick by more than a yet - opaning the ether is is lomed there, althongt the Cadity le la the hand of any othes Porsoa. AN GLASS PILLAR, quarter of a century. Which will perform Feats, EXPERIMEEN'TS IN ELECTRICITY. Next the bottle turned - The Engliab - will diccharge . Conmon githeut of AN ESTERTAININO' EXPERIMENT WITH TWO ELECTRICAL VASEA, The power of Dectricity over de Vegolable Kingdom, prodecing . Cmp es IN ON& MINUTE, before the Eyes of the Spectutori. up in 1835 in London, a. THE UNFORTUNATE MAGAZINE, - - being placed la alghs of the Audienne a Thénder Cloud will descend and the - direetly above it, beary finches of Lightining are obsesved striking. dowa apen 14, bet - being provided - Conductor they prove ineffectual; after a chort time where it was presented by - Conductup le femoved, the becomes more vivid, cape more strikes the in a ignited; asd. le concumed is eight of the a German whostyled him- The vhole of the Valushle - Splondid EXEIBITION of MECHANICAL amd MUSICAL AUTOMATA will be exhibited - Lady The Artiet: The Rope Dancer: Magnificons Yose; The The Walk. - Figare; A Teranfula As Egyption Limerd; Two Siberiom Mice A Goldem self "Falck of Koenigs- A Humrisg Bird; Self-acting Plano-Forte. The whole of the Evening Amoument will conciate with the extroordinery DANCE OF WITCHES, berg, Pupil of the or which the folloting de Brief description Grotesque Ballet, representing the Soe esser's Anniversary or . Dance of with varions Evolations, Gambola, Dancos, and celebrated Chevalier Pin- by - of fancy formeed Figures, producing the most . - - de de - One - - - AUTOMATA - be - - - The AUTUMATA - - la the - Soves - - - - their - - - - - Stage netty," and who intro- - - - - BACH.-A BAND WILL ATTEXA PRINITA duced the programme A Schmidt programme of 1821, featur- with which Döbler made ing the Bottle of Sobriety and Inebriety." From the Harry Houdini Collection. such a sensation in 1842. [ 182] |