. Theatrical and circus life;. , andalong it until the hand is reached, when up it runs onthe arm to the shoulder, and across the back and downthe other arm, on to the fan again. Then it will betossed into the air and caught upon one of the cornersof the opened fan, from which it is tossed again andagain into the air and caught as it descends. It iswonderful the way they can manipulate a top. I haveseen them take a large-sized one, having a spindle bywhich it was made to rotate, and by simply placing thespindle between the palms of the hands, and drawingone hand back while advancing the other
. Theatrical and circus life;. , andalong it until the hand is reached, when up it runs onthe arm to the shoulder, and across the back and downthe other arm, on to the fan again. Then it will betossed into the air and caught upon one of the cornersof the opened fan, from which it is tossed again andagain into the air and caught as it descends. It iswonderful the way they can manipulate a top. I haveseen them take a large-sized one, having a spindle bywhich it was made to rotate, and by simply placing thespindle between the palms of the hands, and drawingone hand back while advancing the other a number oftimes it attained sufficient velocity, when it was takenfrom the table on which it was spinning and a turn takenaround the spindle with a string that was pendant from CHINESE AND JAPANESE THEATRICALS. 351 a paper lantern hanging high up against the ceiling ofthe building. Up went the top into the lantern, whichopened into the shape of an umbrella, and a wealth offestoons of bright-colored tissue paper descended from. it all about the stage. Those who witnessed LittleAll Right and the troupe of Japanese acrobats that ex-hibited their tricks years ago in the United States willremember the many surprising feats done by them. 352 CHINESE AND JAPANESE THEATRICALS. What they paid $1 for seeing can be witnessed inYokohama in the open air for just what one is pleasedto contribute, or under cover for from one to threecents.
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