▁great ▁success ▁and ▁last ed ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁V andy ▁was ▁heading ▁play b ills ▁intern ation ally ▁as ▁" The ▁Great est ▁Jug g ling ▁Nov el ty ▁in ▁the ▁World " ▁and ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁highest ▁paid ▁special ist ▁act ▁on ▁record ▁when ▁he ▁agreed ▁to ▁tour ▁South ▁Africa ▁with ▁F ill is ' ▁Grand ▁Circ us ▁to ▁great ▁acc laim . ▁He ▁returned ▁from ▁South ▁Africa ▁to ▁tour ▁Ireland ▁with ▁repeated ▁encore ▁performances ▁and ▁ra ve ▁reviews ; ▁he ▁was ▁most ▁notable ▁when ▁he ▁did ▁a ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁Empire ▁Palace ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Dublin ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁V andy ▁was ▁spe cially ▁engaged ▁for ▁Keith ’ s ▁Circ uit ▁in ▁the ▁USA . ▁by ▁H . H . ▁Fel ber , ▁E sq . ▁at ▁yet ▁again ▁record ▁sal ary ▁for ▁a ▁British ▁special ity ▁act . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁V andy ▁is ▁repeatedly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁origin ator ▁of ▁the ▁evening ▁dress ▁act ▁which ▁was ▁gain ing ▁popular ity . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁Mr . ▁L . ▁Liver more ▁described ▁V andy ▁as ▁absolutely ▁the ▁greatest ▁jug g ling ▁novel ty ▁ever ▁seen . ▁▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁– ▁V andy ▁starts ▁to ▁introduce ▁magic ▁into ▁his ▁act . ▁In