The renowned magician, Herr DoBLER, has again made the St.
James's Theatre the scene of his necromantic arts. What be terms the "won- ders of natural magic" look as much like diablerie as any feats ofleger- den sin can possibly do ; and his German speech and student's costume conjure up associations of Faust and Mephistopheles. Herr Di5BLER, bOtt rye; is a very ingenuous and unassuming person, performing the most astounding impossibilities with an apparent openness and ease that baffle more than mystery. His familiar is only a common footman ; and be even deputes his power to the visiters—making people w ho are "no onjurors " pour different sorts of wine out of one bottle, and summon a card from out of the pack, to their utter amaze- ment. The most startling of his new marvels is the chan- ging of the inky fluid in a glass goblet to pure water, in which swims a gold-fish, that bolds the ring thrown into the black liquid. To see Herr Di5BLER bring dead pigeons to life by the process of boiling—wash and iron a dozen handkerchiefs in a minute or two-- shoot a glove out of a pistol into a walnut contained in an egg inside a lemon—and produce hundreds of bouquets out of an empty hat—these are familiar marvels. What we most admire, however, are the pure sleight-of-band tricks, which admit of no aid from confederacy or ap- paratus; such as those with cups and balls, and other feats of manual dexterity. In these the expertness of the operator is best appreciated, by the knowledge that it is his quickness of movement alone which deceives the eye ; all being fair and above hoard. The most telling feats are those that are done simply, at once and without preparation.
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