ðə sfˈɪŋks, ɐ kˈʌndʒɚɹɪŋ pˌiəɹɪˈɑːdɪkəl, stˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ ðˈæt "hiː ɡˈeɪv wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈaɪnɪst tˈɔːks ˌɔn mˈædʒɪk ˈɛvɚ hˈɜːd" ɪn ˈæθɑːl, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts.
The Sphinx, a conjuring periodical, stated in August 1924 that "he gave one of the finest talks on magic ever heard" in Athol, Massachusetts.