Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-11

AyCuolosy
GortionEA Bnnd of Amateur Minstrsls
An Tnabn.hed Vocnilsi-An Assault and
Battery Frixhtfni Apparition Ludi-
At Maguire's Opera House on Sunday
evening Harlz gave u of his charac-
~teristic psychological entertainments.
When subjects were called for about
twenty came on the stage, among whom
we recognized our former acquaintance,
HCurley." With one or two exceptions,
the party seemed to be above the aver
age OF those who venture on the stage
for the amusement of audiences. They
were intelligent looking, well dressed,
and appeared like earnest seekers after
truth. After the customary coin gazing
had been gone through with, the Fro
lessor discovered that be had ! sub
iec,s who could be influenced. The hrst
subject experimental on drank water,
whisky and milk from the same glass,
the only liquid in it being water. He
became very drunk, and was obliged to
drink q glass Of soda to rectliy MS
stomach. Standing his subjects IN a
row, an imaginary rope was brought in,
with which they were tied. Their con-
tortions in ~cndeavoring to loosen them
selves from its imaginary folds we're
ludicrous in the extreme. The strug-
giles of "Curlsy" were so frantic that he
fell on the stage, and worked himself up
on to his head and shoulders, while his
neither extremities resembled in their
workings an old-fnshioned flax-brakc.
When released, their blank and foolish
~countcnances were a study for n physi-
ologist.
An amusing spectacle was presented
when all were endeavoring to strike
their left hand with their right. They
struck under and over, on one side and
the other, everywhere but at the mark
One gentleman fell on the floor, when,
placing his left hand on the floor before
him, he pounded away with the other
| with y force which threatened to demol'
| ish the hand if he hit it, but he could
not. Releasing them from their spell
| the lecturer allowed them to resume
their seats amid loud laughter, though
| they could not see what they had tc
laugh at. All but FIVE now left thu
| stage, when these were formed in a cir
Gle, q la negro Ministries. Curley tool
q little stick in each hand, for the bones
| another took q cane for u flute ont
took two sticks for n fiddle /; one an ole
hat for II tamborine and the other ha(
n piece of board about four feet long
which he firmly believed was a banjo
and which gave him q deal Of trouble
in tuning. Alta signal, they began NJ
overture, and we venture the prediction
that no minstrel troupe ever drew fortl
such uncomfortable peals Of laughter q
greeted their first performance. Whel
awake from their ludicrous position
they could not resist n laugh themselves
While the overture was ut its hight
Curley became so excited that he spranI
clear from his chair and alighted wit
his feet upon it, but they slipping tror
under him, no fell with q tremendou
crash on the floor, amid the widest en-
thusiasm.
One gentleman sung n stauza o
"Youn Remember Me-" in a fearles
tone but Curloy seemed to take um
bragg ut it, for jumping up, he pushe'
the singer from his seat on to the stage
whore he rolled around in u helples
manner. lie was assisted to his fee
and stood up before the audience t
continue his song. Hartz asked hin
if he was not ashamed to appear in hi
shir,sleeves, although he had his Goa
on. Pointing out n mar in the audi
encc, the Professor told the subject tina
his coat was on that person. Through
the crowd, pcll-mell, went the victim
and commenced II vigorous onslaught
on the gentleman 10 recover the coat
His amazement, when he discovered
himself in the shouting crowd, may b.
imagined but not described. The part.
then were asked il they had ever seel
4 ghost? They all answered no Turn
ing to II corner of the stage, whcr,
stood u gentleman with n broom on hi
shoulder, tue horror-stricken subject
saw II ghost in him, and rushed frantic
ally to one corner of the stage, wher
stood n table with II pitcher of waite
and glasses on it. Under this the,
crowded, huddling up spoon-fashion
upsctting the table and spilling tn
crockcry. One, in his fear, arose witt
the table on his head, while ever.
countcnance exhibited signs Of rea
fear and alarm. They were relieved
and picked themselves out of the heap
while the house fairly echoed the viii,
laughter of the excited audience. tn
performances of the Professor ECLIPSE
those of any of his compeers, Docto
Benton not e~xccpted.-S. +. Chronicle
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