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In March 1875, the Hampshire Advertiser reports: Conjuring Entertainment. – Fawley’s inhabitants are fortunate to have among them a gentleman with both the desire and ability to amuse them. As an amateur in the art of conjuring he has few, if any equals. On Friday evening he (Mr Whitten, of Springcottage) brought his series of performances to a close. There was a crowded audience; on entering the room one was struck with the pretty arrangement of the stage, decorated with flags and banners of various descriptions. To describe all the feats of which the performance consisted would be simply impossible; but one or two of them deserve notice – the Japanese Butterfly handkerchief, and putting the ashes into a pistol; getting someone to fire it off, while he catches the handkerchief in his ladle, and gives it back whole and sound; and a score of others, all being of an equally mysterious character. But the last was the most amusing of all. A hat from one of the audience was handed up to him. Looking into it very strangely, he asks if the owner was going to the washerwoman, and commences pulling out all sorts of linen, then children’s toys, and at last, coming to a standstill, he asks, “May he pull the lot out?” Having obtained consent, he pulls out a great shaggy wig, which causes great merriment. He then commences to get ingredients to make a pudding in the hat, including currants, raisins, spices, flour and an egg. He ties them up in a pudding cloth, and putting them into his ladle pours some liquid into the hat, then sets fire to it, and commences cooking in earnest for a minute or two. That done, he takes it out, removes the cloth, sets the pudding on a plate, cuts it in to pieces, and gets one of the audience to hand it round, restores the hat safe and sound to the owner, and plays to them “God save the Queen”, when all leave for their respective homes, highly satisfied after enjoying an amusing evening. We’ll explore a few more examples over the next couple of instalments. making them go through all manner of evolutions, as seen with butterflies at play, shows at once the man is no small genius in magic and mystery. Burning a lady’s pocket A Victorian parlour magic indulgence in particular. To take a piece of paper and turn a butterfly out of it – not only one, but three – and to keep them flying in the air with the motion of two fans, Following the death of Her Majesty e Queen, and the wishes of e Queen’s Canopy Patron, His Majesty e King, e Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) initiative will be extended to the end of March 2023 to give people the opportunity to plant trees in memoriam to honour Her Majesty. As a nationwide initiative created to mark the Platinum Jubilee, e Queen’s Green Canopy was due to conclude in December - the end of the Jubilee year. However, as the o cial tree planting season in the United Kingdom is from October to March, the initiative will now be extended to include this full tree planting season, beginning in October 2022 and concluding in March 2023. e Queen’s Green Canopy is proud to be creating a living legacy with over a million trees planted in Her Majesty’s name across the nation during the rst planting season, October 2021 to March 2022. e extension of the QGC initiative will build on this legacy and serve as a lasting tribute to Her Majesty’s extraordinary service to her country and her people. e interactive map created by e Queen’s Green Canopy to showcase the planting projects across the United Kingdom will also continue to the end of March 2023, giving people an opportunity to be part of this special legacy. Alongside the inspiring oral tributes that were le outside Royal Palaces, people can now gi a tree in memoriam in honour of Her Majesty, with trees to be planted in schools and deprived urban areas across the United Kingdom. For more information on how to get involved please visit: www. queensgreencanopy.og To gi a tree in honour of Her Majesty please visit: shop.queensgreencanopy. org THE QUEEN’S GREEN CANOPY UPDATE - MEMORIAL TREE PLANTING FOR HER MAJESTY
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