Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-20
SEANCE Observation-Disclosures,
MONSIEUR HLITZTN
This wOri9renOvpcd artistic viii visit Wiheriugton
anc perform tiIe Pavilion Hall at = T. the
evenings OF Friday and saturday August lo and II.
ISSes
IMPORTANT TO THOSE INTERESTED IN THE
OCCULT.
NO MAHATJ.iS OK ESOTERIC BAMBOOZ-
LING.


OCCULT
NO MAHAT,tis OK ESoTERIC BAMBooz-
RFNDA PLAIN TALE,
Monsieur Blitzin far famed professor of the So
called Art Of Magic undertook III til. exercise of his
calling. pose the Tricks aud f,lacies OF the spirit
uai>ts INCLUDING the Davenport Cabinet the Light
aud Dark -eancr liberalization etc. etc.. This he
suggested by hi researches he strange relate. made
ths and startling discovery that there Is in
very sphere OF spirits t'eIi with whom
j. possible for lhe duly initiated To ener INTO CONVERSE
wyhi.h h.. Mi, bav. H. ,i,,n.,r Of .xhibiiinr
Monsieur BIzIui used To perform Marvels eff
Magic by sleight OF hand alone. the and OF prouse
thinery being in his opinion contemplibie Still srai-
cor x,,Iers n, nov erf,rnIs liIhyuL any aid saw
That of the ilivisio, . above aiiudsdio,
At the end ofthe performance Monsieur Blitzini will
ard discoveries I" any lnteilisen. member o the audi
NO F SSIFsE fPHh4r4FSL
Pavilion Hall. WIherington, August Is and IA, at
eight precisely.
One of these alluring advertisements was
affixed to the wall OF the pier pavilion, but il
did not attract 50 much attention during the
afternoon preceding Monsieur Ritziui's PROM
ised tirSt performance as IL deserved. Tor "a band
WAS playing in the middle oi The pavilion, and
~ the end OF the pier the pOted IMAM otter
s,:ld his seven sons and daughters We're giving
their astonishing aquatic entertainment.
Monsieur Blitzlnls advertisement had. how
lug along the pier-two men whom a boy would
have called elderly and whom old man
would have declared young They We're Steele
Wyoming. an American, and Cecil Cameron, an
Engishman. They paused before the pIacard
ana read ii silently and with profound absorb
ton. n smile or two fitted across the English
mans face during the perus;il. but the humor-
Gus gloom OF the american deepened.
cecil, said the latter, solemnly, this is tall
steele. replied his friend, az think it is
more 1un than a barrel of monkeys
1t Is very strange. Wyoming remarked.
with the air oi d person making serious confi-
dence 10 himself, "how well he can talk Aneri-
can, Much better than do. in TACT"
II had the All vantage ot study il as for
eign language, Cameron retorted with equal
gravity.
Perhaps tina: may be the true explanation,
SAID TIE American. Now. what about this
hAnky mani"
II think hes jus, lovely" interrupted the
Enylishnan- The esoteric touch is good, and
Sd IL the SO-caIled art of magic.
The contempt ior the use OF profuse machin-
cry Is quite Machiavelli;tn. Altogether he
seems 70 nave sot hold of an idea both new and
good We We had over and over again the con-
serted and unconvertet and re-re-re-converted
splrltuailst, o"l 10 happen on new Kind OF
spirits while you were engaged in exposing the
bogus one il good act.
Its not half bad Cameron added land I'm
really grateful 10 HIM Tor slyin. otliug about
That oeIestable rubbish. thought reading. IL
would have been 50 easy for him 10 ring III the
old seeond->ight business and 10 call il though;
reading by spirits oi the nth sphere
"BIitziui has soul above that
I'VE re gong 20 see him? asked Cameron
Wyoming stared at iiiai silently for ii few sec
ones and then said. ny persist in asking
foolish questions? As II any Two members OF
tue Ro>lcrUclan brotherhood coulG. be anywhere
and see An ad- Of a f;,kir's show anu keep
away.
That's So" said the Englishman as they
Before they reached the end of the pier Cam
srvn paused suddenly and srasped his compan-
Ion : arm and said. I've Idea
Then would suggest that YOU freeze to it,
remarked Wyoming pleasantly.
Slr, replied cameron, Ito speak your be-
nignied tongue. have use tor YOU Yeti
WIZ recent anu tell you my idea
Fire away.
= Will be brief. This BlitZini used to be n
eonJurer. but now he pretends that he is a con-
Jurer no more, as the newly discovered spirits
work all his tricks for him. This naturally is
all Jimmy ana he does MS little deception, i,st
Ike any other cJuJurcr, vi course
breath.
Vow this is my idea Suppose that there are
really spi Its III tue nth sphere and suppose that
they are OF II sensitive nature and do NOT like I'm
be spoken ol lightly"
line Hury Spook." commented Wyoming.
graveiy, ''!sa "a bad notion
You 20 not catch on" Cameron, exnlaiped
lust iniayIue those spirits reading thIs adver-
tiseInent anu seeing themselves billed to Ter
form out OF their proper sphere III seems to
me that TINS p.ici,rd Is calculated TO hold them
Up 10 iiaIcule and contempt among the spirits
OF other SPHERES
they would be Justified in getting mad
And wouldn't they be likely 10 20 for that
tun with MINI"
.-it woriid be q cold day for the unIucky IA
kfr, assented Wyoming
II don : like To think what might hammer
the Engli>hinan continued.
ahS A!nerlcssn smiled solemniy and said.
y" ca, with a cewIIdered ana baffied couiurer
and a lot of angry spooks lying around loose
WIN thelr Gander up, almost anything might
happen ind IL any thing should happen w1v
as aftemu> W ard says. Al would he money in
that mans pocket il ne had never been born"
aIey, now, said Cameron, what II this
sapalu occur Tonight tie J., To- give mis- show
ior two evenings only. Do you Know what To-
day is"
"Hansman's day. you know" Cameron con-
haued eagerly, and its the thirteenth of the
month
jSh II! the AmeIIcsta asked. 1--WE mad IA ba.
hers dozen oil misioriunes happen 10 me ON a
Friday when IL was a thirteenth guess we
happen.
-Nleanwhile'' said the Ensiishman. as they
walked from The pier upon the esplauade, I'VE
must zine want a Square meal To give me
s'fenstn To see the show. It's not and dusty so
let take - Fly To the hotel-Iet's be nauied
hne;lers as you Americans say"
ITS truly WONDERFUL Wyoming remarked
"a ne oechoned 10 a cabInan, .'how well he
Il learnt ii" replied Cameron, with amazing
enr"ntery' from Henry James novels"
After their dinner the two friends lighted
lien cigarettes anu stroiied slowly along the es-
p p,,,i 20 Tue pier When they reached the
pa'!Ioh theS found a stream of s,,ect tors trick
ing INTO The hail where Monsieur BIitzini was
SSPeriorhi AT the suggestion OF the American
I"r the tickets. Wyoming los: and he selected
seats on the front row.
Inc ha!l was about halffull when they entered
-, Anu lew beLtrded strs.gglers came in while
tue pianist was propounding the overture
KNOW this nall very WE'LL said Cameron
as they sat down.; ~ acted mere list wear IN NJ
waite theatricssls It has one Isad y1t.~a ,hars
- no stase'ioos. We had To come in the main
,h, just as We did Tonight, and walk
through The auditorium To that door over there
70 we right. which leads To the stage ana To the
l~o uressihs-rooins alongside of IL We gave a
comic opera and were very Grained for
space PSA Ao'
Il guess there viii be room euouph for tho
sPoohs 70 put IN their fine work." wyoming
"eleu' lntensilyfny his AmericanisnIs as Ia.
was Won't 10 do Tor the benefit OF his EngiiSh
friend. y. us A-usiian
Spook Is a blessed word' said Cameron.
III Is so much more expressive than ghost q,
spectre. fours Is great language"
~ohueF what may be Monsieur HlitzIni's
native Tongues: asked Wyoming
MonsIeur IL Freneh,," answered Camerop
oil,Z - herman and inl is Italian
nen he Is either Az freshman or a Russian .,
wisdom. f"A
"His program is IN French" Cameron 70.