The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-07-06
STEEN- -ROUCLERE
AN AWE-INSPIRING EN-
TERTAINMENT.
SOMETHING THAT NO MORTAL
GAN EXPLAIN OR CAN AC-
COUNT FOR.
Tests That Puzzle All Mankind-A a
Wonderful Mental Phenomena
Mystifying the People-Ev-
cry Promise FuIflled.

If there was any person.kept away
from the Opera House Wednesday
night under the impression that the
performance would be a common
place affair, similar in any respect
to the other performanees that
have been given IN aBs
they were never so much mistaken
Nothing like it has eyer been seen
here, and we do not believe any
thing like it has ever been seen
elsewhere, except when given by
Mrs. Steen.
At the beginning of the perform
ance Wednesday night a committee
was selected composed of the fol-
lowing gentlemen whose standing
and character furnish the most am
PIE guarantee of the genuineness o:
all that Vas done and that there
was not and could not have been
any collusion or communication
with the lady through or by which
she could be assisted in the
least in correctly performing as she
did every test offered.
The committee consisted of Messrs
J. P. Sawyer, H. S. Harkins, Fred
A. Hull, J. G. Aston, Geo. f. Scott,
T. C. Westall.
The first, after the lady was blind
folded was the blackboard test. Mr..
Hull wrote eight long columns OF
figures on the board, and Mrs.
Steen added them up, one after the
other, without making mistake,
and then named any figure on the
board that was pointed out as.rap-
idly as it was pointed to.
This was certainly the most won-
derful, the most mysterious, the
most perplexing and tie most diff
cult test ever given to a mind reader
anywhere, and yet a number of
tests performed by Mrs. Steen last
night, were if possible even more
difficult. The space, at our CONS
mend will not allow description
of but one other test. Each mem
Der of the committee wrote on a
slip of paper, unknown to any per-
son but himself, the date of his
birth and then placed the slip in an
envelop. The envelopes were then
all mixed up. Mrs. Steen, still
blindfolded, was asked to which
gentleman one of the envelopes,
held in the hand of a member of
committee belonged. She answered
without a moments hesitation, and
then read correctly the birth record
it'll contained. This she also did
with each ofthe envelops and with
out making a single mistake. She
also told the date of birth of a
number ofpersons in the audience
and correctly read a number OF
names on the blackboard. She told
Mr.. Scott and several other persons
the names they were thinking Of
spelling them out and in no in
stance did she make mistake. She
described as rapidly as they were
pointed out hundred or more arti
cles in the audience and excited the
interest and wonder of the audi.
ence. She did more than that. they
were amazed and the CITIZEN risks
nothing in saying that every person
present last night will endorse the
statement that meyer in the history
of this city has there been a per
| formance that can in any respect
be compared with that given last
1 night.
Tonight the performance will be
wholly different even more wonder
full. Mrs. Steen will produce phys:
ical manifestations of the most ex-
traordinary character and material
ize spirit forms in the broad glare
of the gas light and she is the only
person living who does this and
that too without the aid of cabi'
net or apparatus of any kind.
| A pleasing supplement to the
above is the remarkable Juggling
act of Harry Rouclere. There il
nothing tiresome about this part o
the performances and the defines
and agility with which this artist
| handles bottles, lamps, cigar boxes
blocks and plates is really surpris
| ing. His act was heartily appreci-
ated especially the manipulations
i with a lighted lamp, which fairly
caused the audience to hold theil
breath. We bespeak anothe
crowded house tonight which they
/ deserve and it would be wise to havt
| your seats marked and checked a
Sawyer's store.
the second nights performance
was even more wonderful than be
fore, and the mysteries more com
j plicated than ever. There is nj
doubt that the Stems stand ct th'
head of their profession. We cheer
fully recommend them to al
amusement loving public whereve
they choose to go. They are grand
| immense, unsurpassed. The com
A mittee last night were Messrs
Ia. J. Lyman, NJ. M. Ledtord, &
j G. Westall, j. NJ. Campbell, s. u
Reed and DR.. g. w. Whitsen. w
hope to see opera hall packed to
night to witness the greatest per
formance of the season Get you
tickets early; there will be a rush
Spiritualism will be exposed. AM
all its mysteries laid bare. Yol
cannot afford to miss it. You vii
never have a chance of seeing
again.