Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-12-10
FENTRILOQUISM.


We have not repeated any of ;Ap ;,
merous anecdotes published in the Zoe
ern papers, concerning the extraorh,,
powers OF Mr.. CHARLES, nor any !
the whimsical adventures incitpDi :
his exercise of that faculty on ,s,r'
occasions: indeed they appear TOO ma,
velluus to be cretitaLie, and We Pa, !
we'd not to give them any currency m
til we should have actua! experience /
the eye and ear. On Thursda, evsni,,
Mr.. Charles presented hims,lf Ia ppts
lie curiosity, in the elegant sssemb,
room of Mr.. Liable, in Library STREET
and To a very numerous and elegant 49,
ditory.
After Course of very uncommon ud
ingenious tours d'addrsSSe, with Ne.
chanlcal and cher contriyanrcs, muj
to the surprise and amusement Of n,
auditors. bis first act being closed, b
signifed that his second act shopI
consist Of illusions Of TcntrlIOOuijr
and the establishment excited. ,erfi
those numerous adventures of which =
many have been narrated in the pull
papers.
A folding screen was placed on ~
platform. on which lie exhibited, aM.
Prefaoed his Illusions, by informing .a
audience that the faculty by while
produced tie various graduation 4
voice, articulation, and speech, wilM,
the aid of the lips OF tongue, was ge2
rally supposed 10 be the effect Of su.
peculiar organization Of the slotti, d
paSssgrs between the throat and lungs
that still it vas subject which the ply.
sipiogist and anatomist could not Clts;.
~ define, and that it remained only I,
be reduced to theory by analogy, ant
realised in the practice of those who
Possessed It withca; the power Of tearL'
j Z others.
He then proceeded to state that
should first exempiii! this faculty byi
conversation in the French Language
beig cen three different persons; ardh
commenced BY calling UPON a seran,
WHO answered in a coarse voice, and
coarse French the second gentleman
spoke next {: and then the first, and a
dial cue Vas continuation some mIruti
in which the different personases SPOKE
with the utmost raPiGliy, and unbr EN
consonanCc 0f The voice and st.le Of lh
different Chara {, RS; the screen Sbl.i
stood on the platform served as an asert
from behind which The voice Of the 10
terlocutors appeared TO be more or les
lnud, as the folds of the screen were 0
prneu III shut.
His second exercise was equally Gun
ous and astonishing he sigmifednI "
audience, that the Voice should be nI
made 20 proceed apparently from ID
ceiling. from any corner OF the r'of
tom the orChV stra, FROM the chimney
Or from beneath the tiour-and he pr
Cerded 10 call upon Joan 10 come up.
ol the Cellar. and john seemed TO aEsm
from benpath the door, that he Won
cume imm, dlateiy but nc. coming
was called upon with anger. and he %
>sered with resentment, ..hOs inc cs''
coui,. lie get out oil that plaoc-he cow
not make hole through the floor; =
he was then desired . remove 10 'H1
ther place, and SO Mr.. { bar!es Procst'
I'd round the cir k of auditors, calIN
upon Jaaa to come UP in each Pia''
and he answering distinctly. as u
that very place, beneath Tie foor'
one instance. the Voice sas so Gloss -
apparent under one If he benches, "
the ladies' AID gentlemen moved 10 D'
way r: JOHN. D
He tLen directs! jain since be oOUI
not come through the toOr, TO iiiAAs =. y
way To tie ruoi and come IN rhroasaI.
ce,.,Kg to hioh John replied Una. i.
would do so; and being calico uf n
John appeared TO answer frOm O's sJ }
head OF the eoraice; he was de'i,,a
conc INFO the room: but ne hsi' ~,
h.w Could he com- In without nO. =
he was thus trareliedto ever! shS"