pages: unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf, 237
This data as json
path | page | folder | text |
---|---|---|---|
unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf | 237 | THE UNMASKING OF ROBERT-HOUDIN almost sixty-two years before Robert-Houdin presented it as his original invention. The London Morning Post and Daily Advertiser of H A Y . M A R K E TI By PERMISSION of the LORD CHAMBERLAIN, Signor and Signora PINETTP S Molt grand, aitotifining and inimitable N E W E X FI IB L: T I o N, A T the Theatre-Royal, in the-Hay-Market, TO-MORROW, Decembier 2, $ guor PINET r', Knight of the Order of Merit of St. Philip, &c. &c. with all duc deference informs the publick, that be is juft returned from Windfor, and that he will, by the above permillion, open agáin this Theatre on Thurfday aud philofophical and abfolutely pieces, which inimitable, his recchanical, deep wonderful, ferutiny phyfical jo aud with his Confort, will-exhibit moft recent thofe friences, and afliJuous exertique have enhabled him to inyent and confruct among wh;ch Siguora Pinetti will have the fperia honour and facisfaction of exhibiting vari- cus experiments of new difcovery, no lefs zurious than ficmingly incredible, particularly that af her being feated in one of the front hoxes with an handkerchicf over hes ryes, and guefa at every thing imagined and propefed to ber, by any perfon in the company. Signor Pinetti being moit unsious and ambitious of re- reiving the countenance and farction of this great and dif- terming nation, in his endeayours It fhall ba his conftant Audy Nill to find out nteans which mày euable him to: prc- Tent, at interavals, mon curinus, furprizing, and interelling original pieces befote the publick during his thort my in never but ever difplay thiskingdom what inof of which his of pieces, invention hie having and been difrovery, honoured producing approbation, and with in only the own a written teltimony Britanuic Majefty's figned with his own hand (befides being poffelled of carti- ficases of the like niture from Several other Sqvereigns) hunably bopes and Lolicits for the continuance of that pir tromage and encouragement, which he moft gratefully ac- knowledges to have already fo impartially: and amply ex- grrienced from the Britifh nation. His excellent and humourous intérpreter will tentinue with him during hie ftay. Boxes 5&, Pit 3. Firft Gal. as. Upper Gal. IR the boxes to be takeu of Mr. Rice at the Thearre. Doors open at Six, and begin at Seven. Clipping from the London Post, December 1st, 1784, in which Pinetti featured second sight. From the Harry Houdini Collection. December ist, 1784, contains the above advertisement reproduced from my collection. [210] |