The national Republican., 1869-01-11
Aatiuual gepnblitatr.
AMUsEMRNTs.

METzERorT HALL.-As our readers who have
not attended these mysterious seauess may
not be aware Of the wonderful and varied
character OF the phenomens there presented,
we give herewith brif statement OF the mode
OF procedure. A large cabinet, somewhat 70.
sembling In size and appearance family ward.
robe, 10 placed upon the stage, elevated about
q foot and q half from the floor and resting on
tussels. A narrow seat extends along the
back, terminating In q seat At each side, so
that the two men, whom seated within the
cabinet, sit facing each other, their knees be.
tween two and three feet apart, with room for
third party on the back seat between them.
These seats are all mortified and bolted firmly
TO the cabinet, and cannot be moved without
taking the entire structure to pieces. The
front OF this cabinet consists OF three doors, In
the centre one Of which, and near the top, is
. sdismond-shsped aperture, about eight inches
square.
The Messrs. Davenport, who are small men,
apparently about thirty years Of age. Amer
seating themselves within this cabinet are
firmly secured with ropes BY q committee Of
gentlemen selected by lot from among the au-
dience, their hands being tied behind them
and the ropes then passed through holes In the
seats and firmly fastened around their ankles.
Their knees are bound together, and, In fact,
they are as firmly bound as II is possible for
ropes to bind them. Musical instruments
being placed within the cabinet and the doors
closed the Manifestations begin. A heavy
brass horn 10 instsntaneously thrown out
from any point within the cabinet at which
II may be placed, either before the doors are
closed or through the aperture 10 the centre
door before mentioned. The guitar, violin,
and tamborine are played In concert, q brass
Laana M xulf ha nd nd
stamping, as though several parties were en-.
gagged In dancing, Is heard within the cabinet,
while naked arms-whieh appear to the sight
and touch to be hrm, solid flesh and blood,
bone and musole-are protruded through tho
aperture. This performance 10 kept up for
one or two minutes when the noises suddenly
cease-all the instruments falling to the iosr
the doors will be spread from within and
the young men discovered tied precisely as
the committee had bound them, and to all sp.
pearanoes II seems a. though they had not
moved. They are also united and tied again
stronger and frmer than before by the invisI-
BILE sgencies, each operation occupying from
two TO two and q half minutes-this feat
being accomplished within the cabinet, and,
Of course, In total darkneis, whereas the com.
mittee In the nrst tying occupy about ten
minutes IN the light. Flour 10 also placed
within the hands OF the brothers and mem.
Der OF the committee 10 seated within the cab.
met, and can therefore know that the men do
not move, and yet the Manifestations occur
Just the same.
The brothers, also, in conjunction with Mr..
Fay, give what they call a dark seanee-the
lights being entirely shut out and suddenly re
lighted-and here the most inexpiicsbie OF all
those Manifestations take place. The instru'
ments being smeared with phosphorus, can be
seen sweeping with great rapidity through the
hall In curves and circles over the heads Of the
audience, and being played upon meanwhile
The mediums are tied and united In total DARK
ness while seated upon the platform, and Will,
Mr.. Fay's hands are tied behind him, and hi
10 firmly secured to his seat, his coat 10 instan
taneously taken of and thrown some distance
from him, and the coat OF any other gentlemen
being placed upon the platform 10 as instan
taneously placed upon Mr.. Fay, without hii
being united or the ropes In the slightest man
ner disturbed.
These gentlemen have for years past been
subjected to the most severe tests both In this
country and In Europe, and they stand to-day
unexposed as regards any trickery on thcii
part.
They remain with US but three nights more
and we advise all lovers OF the marvellous and
Scientific gentlemen especially, to go and wit
moss these mysterious performances for them
selves. Spirits or no spirits, humbug or ne
huubug, these Manifestations demand investi
Cation and should receive II. Another seanet
will be given tonight at Metzerott Hall.
NATIONAL THEArRE.-The management o
the National theater announces but thre,
moro performances of the spectacular draml
OF "Undine," or the Naiad Queen, for OIL
Thursday evening It must give place to tn,
celebrated burlesque Of "Ixion, or the Man a
the Wheel" which was so successful a
Woods theatre, New York. But the oppor
tunity OF seeing the Nsiad Queen should mo-
belost, especially as when It 10 removed iron
the boards, the bewitchlng "Csn.Can" goe
with II.
CAsTERBuRy HALL.-In the general searci
after amusement, Canterbury hall will Ger
tainiy not be forgotten, because Mr.. Fitzsim
mons seems now to have armly established 4
In our midst. The programme for this week ID
nanything, better than that which gave sucl
extreme delight last week.