The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-15
A Trance Musician. 4.
A YOUNG GIRL WHO PERFORMS HARVELLoUSLY 7
on THE PIANO wRfLE IN TRANCE STATE.

A YOUNG GIRL WHO PERFORMS HARvELLoUSLY 7
on THE PIANO wRiLE IN A TRANCE STATE
+ [From the san Jose tCal.) 1IeraIdl
The yso-called, trance medium, Miss Ella
Malone, OF this city, assisted blythe Park
man family, gave concert at Little. Music
Hall last evening. The attendance was not
| large. Shortly after s O'Clock. an over
.turc having been played BY Professor
Parkman, the medium was Introduced, she
is young lady Of average size, and COM
pact form, apparently between sixteen. and
seventeen years OF age, light complexion,
blue, eyes, and red hair. THERE'S nothing
ltpeculiar OF attractive about her face that
would distinguish her from &the gen.
eral-run OF girls OF her age.@Subseqnent
to introduction she rubbed, her eyes few
minutes, after the sty y!e Of Fannie Ahyn;ap
other 8 trance mediums" " who have ap.
peared here In public, turned to the! master
of ceremonies, who bound her eyes iwithi .
handkerchief, after which she was iappa-
rentH Seized with q fit OF trembling and
Jerking. his continued minute or two
and the agony .Has over; she was then, Jas
! the ispirtualists say, 's possessed, on under
CONTROL" Without more ado, she turned
to The -piano and commenced her eXecu-
ton, and, id the language Of bystandeT,
proved before five minutes had 2passed
thatashe was7 af"lightning g-striker.'' Her
movements were all characterized BY
the same irresistible, nervous. twitch-
ing, and the way she LclaWed SStthe keys
while executing SOME OF, the lively Irish
reels, was simply marvellous. She played
several selections extremely well, and then
modified her style someW hat, an q sang bal
lad very sweetIy in 10 rich tenor voice, ac.
companying herself on the piano. She then
executed a pieces which she informed the
audience was the ''Wrecked Daughter, and
another entitled "The Soldiers Crossing the
Plains" followed by the fsArkansas Travel
/ ler." This latter was perfect. After this she
turned and stated that she wonld dpfag piece
not in print, called the esprit March, !"
which came from the. !" Higher Powers -
whoever they may Be. After this IeeX2ertion
she asked that thenband would .gplayiwhile
she rested. During, the time the band was
performing she did not sppearnt! ease, and
kent ND such contortions that You'd be exs
pected from her under the eheefsof an cleo
tric batterp. L At the close, she asked the boy
yiolinist. to- play what he pleased, and she
worlId accompany him. He did SO, and gave
"a musical medley, whiehs in the main, was
accompanied correctly, !. AZ times she was
at fault as II finding the keys, andin one in-
stance she failed, and listened for the tune
to end. She q then sung 4. + Come 10
that Beautitalo Shore" with much ex-
pressaon. The 7s"Little : Old Log Cabin
in the Lane" was next, but the lines
were given as il by spasmodic effort. ii q be
9 Blue Danube Waltz y and 4" John Browns
Body -: followed, both OF which were rem
dered in tirst-class style A Mr.. Hughes, a
yiolinist; in the audience, then asked to- be
permitted to- take the boys violin hnd dsee Il
She co1ld accompany him, aud the test was
apparently satisfactory. We allow all who
we're present to draw their own concln-
sions as to whether The giEl is On expert
musician figuring to be controlled or is con-
rolled by supernatural power. Suffice 1t
to say that, taken through ghont, the, enter.
tainmant was pleasing and well worth the
admission-fee. .,..... ~ i'1 -. l..