The great day of the Fire-eater - or, should I say, the day of the great Fire-eater - has passed.

I'm tired of fighting...

It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer.

The great day of the Fire-eater - or, should I say, the day of the great Fire-eater - has passed.

It is needless to say that women make the most patient as well as the most dangerous pickpockets.

Disloyalty in trusted servants is one of the most disheartening things that can happen to a public performer.

I am not an irretrievable skeptic. I am not hopelessly prejudiced. I am perfectly willing to believe, and my mind is wide open; but I have, as yet, to be convinced. I am perfectly willing, but the evidence must be sane and conclusive.