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unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf | 312 | For Six Nights only. BY PERMISSION OF the Night the Atayor. In the Large Room, opposite the Custom-House, IN WHITEFRIAR-GATE The Inhabitanits of HULL and its yicinity are respeeifully informed, that On Wednesday Evening, Aug. 26, 1818. And Thursday, Priday, Satarday, Monday ind Eveninge following, The Indian Jugglers Will exhibil their unrivalled Performances: These extraordinary Indians are Natives of Seringapatani, and have been eihibiting for some tume past in the Metropolis, before many of the Nobility, who unanimiously pronouaced them to be the first Masters of the Art in this Kingdom. Amongst the semerous Performances the follewing may be acticed: Various Deceptions with Cups and Balls; CHANGING SAND TO DIFFERENT COLOURS; A SERIES or EVOLUTIOS With Four hollow Brass Balls, about the size of Oranges. The pewer of the Jeggiot over these is miraculess he causes them to describe every possible Circle-horidontally, pendiculasiy, obliquely. transversely, rosed his Legs, under bis abost his Head, in small and lange Circumferences, with wondross rapidity, and keeping the whole is Motion at the same timo. This being the solo fruit of Elort, Activity. quickesse of Eye, and rapidity of Motion, ao one who has not witocsacd it can form as iden of its excellenco. This part of the Performsece will be accumpanied with Music STRINGING BEADS WITH HIS MOUTH, Ae the rame time terning Ringt with bi, Fingers and Tees. Wonberful geat with Large TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL Feats of Balancing, la which ome of the Indians hes a School Doy's common Peg-top, which be commences to spia with great relocity in bis hand, and from theace conveys it os a point as hac as a Needle, Which is balenced on his Chie, and in this situation makes et bow to the Company, while revelving on the before -mentioned point, and afterwards restorce it b, the Werd of Commund, to the Equilibriam sad Stcadiness as whes first spea. Erecting a curious Pagoda on the top of his Nose, AND ASNOVING THE SANE WITH INGENUITY. His manly activity in throwing a Large Ball, the size. of an Eighteen-pound Shot, To parts of his Body, with the greatest case be places it betwcen bis Foet, and throws is over his Shoulder, whes it alights on his Ara. and thea with the greatest throws it on the back part of his Neck, and after display. ing . variety of Gambols of this sort, be finally, bet with a masterly jerk, Throws this Ball of Twelve Pounds round his Head, the assistence of his llands; and several other Achievements, too sumerous to mestion in the limits of a lland Handbill used by the original Indian jugglers in England during 1818, in which the sword-swallowing trick is featured. From the Harry Houdini Collection. [283] |