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unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf | 82 | THE ORANGE-TREE TRICK that the custom of giving two performances in a night was tried previously to April, 1728, and then abandoned, or after the first of May. In the London Post of February 7th, 1724, Fawkes announced an exhibition "in the Long Room over the piazza at the Opera House in the Haymarket." At this time he also advertised the fact that he was about to retire and was exposing all his tricks. The clipping of that date from my collection has the following foot-note: "Likewise he designs to follow this business no longer THISTO give Notice, That the famous Mr. at his Booth in WeR-Smirhield, the followine moft farprizing Trickt, after a new M. chad, vis. He takes ao rempry Bag. lays it on the Toble, and tarns it feveral Times infide ouf, then commanda 100 Eags our of it, and feveral Showers of real Gold and Silve: then the Bag beginning to fwen, feveral Sons of wild Fowls ron out of ir upon the Table. He throws up a Pack of Cards, and carter them to be living Birds flying aholt the Room. He caufes be any Piltérel. Re living blows Seatts, Likewife the Spors Birds, the of and the other Canda Line Creaturesto off oron, Pofture and appear Mafter, changes upon 4 them the French Ta- to Scalfold one-far Boy, aborit 9 exceeding Foor Vears bigh; ell of and that Agr. bends who how'd backward perform) in Europe. above till hir whole farprizing Rands Body upon hangs Acti- a Too ever He below his Legs, and rifes again wishnut any help of his Handv. He himfilf 6 Forte hetween two Chairs, while he plays uport the ingenious Vialin, Their Hours, Tricks every by if both Day, he was the from upon erformers, 9 in the Slick Morning Kope: redious till here With 9 ar to above Night, too the 100 laft Shows beginnion ar 3. 31 and 7. in the Evening, With . good Mulick. Pric 12 d. Clipping from the London Daily Post of August, 1735, in which Fawkes advertises his admission price as twelvepence. From the Harry Houdini Collection. than this season; so he promises to learn any lady or gentleman his fancies in dexterity of hand for their own diversion." When Fawkes was not in partnership with some puppet showman, he always advertised his own puppets as "A court of the richest and largest figures ever shown in England, being as big as men and women! " His ad- mission charges varied, but I2 pence seemed his favorite 5 [65] |