New-York tribune., 1890-05-23
DOES He CHARM THEM WITH HISEYES'
A FREXCHMAN's EXHIBITION OF ALLEGED
pov,rR OVER THE MINDS OF OTHERS.

FREyCHMAN'S EXHIBITION OF ALLEGED
POWER OVER THE MINDS OF OTHERS.
Professor Donate II Paris. gave an exhibition at
Chiclerng Hall last night Of what he terms his powers
in cxucrimental fascination. IL was special seance
for members Of the press, but In addition to the re-
porter, large audience Gf intelligent and fashion
ably aftircd men and witnessed The eAuoltlOn
Professor Donate does not speak English ana Louis
Melbourne acted as his Interpreter. Mr. Melbourne
go ,,,cd IN the audience that Professor Donate neither
p,,.,,ed the power 10 fascinate everybody nor pre-
tended 10 be able to do lie had discovered phe-
nomcna during the last fifteen years, exhibitions ol
which he would give. lie would put under MS lhuu-
cnce Instantly, without the aid Of meSmen'm or hyP
noti.m. persons who up N the moment of operation
were thoroughly wide awake.
Ab,ut seventy Young men ard boys went upon t'c
stogo I'm re.ponse 10 Mr. Melbourne's invitation, n
majority Of whom after brief test were sent BACK
,o thcir seats AS unavailable subjects WIN INC
others Professor Donate did some strange tAhgS.
His method Of operating differs from that OF any
mesnerist known TO the public. lie hAes HIS eye
upou the eye OF his subject. who at once II ZOO"
suiicct loses his self-cOntrol and becomes au'o'
utcly under the influence Of the operator The pro-
,-sr made several young men follow him about the
-fae unable APPARENTLY, to remove their eyes rom
his. lie would move backward. and the subject
would pursue him. evidently with the desire 10 place
hi, eve, ~ close possible to those Oh us Ha''o'
lie compelled subject, to dance 10 hecI 10 c't IA"
,,,oe udcr the impression that they we're luscious
frrr He made. them shiver with cold and the next
,,u.nt 10 pcr> pIr, with heat. some were placed III
si,i,n, from which they could not move, others iad
rl,--,, Of hqud placed to their lips III tieF own
r.u,i, which they couM not drink \ subject was
sent into the audience 10 converse with stranger
rho ,,roes,or by fixing his eye upon the subject made
II impossible tor him 10 utteI word. Na'uroN
tnc antics Of the subjects were rotesque ana ueIe
Wa, much u.erlimcnt in The audience.
That part Of the exhibition called mental suS
,e-ttnn9 WAS the most my ,tcrlOuS OF all. In TINS
Nine Donate was the subject. Without being closely
,rpr1achcd by her husband. she vas compelled bJ INC
farce q, HI, WILL so Mr. Melbourne said. To do various
tbnc,. For instance, man in the audience wished
tb,t Nine Donate would and unite his craNa,.
Th, wish was whispered 20 the professor ana MS
wife with her eyes closed. walked into tc auule"'o
dir,ctly 10 the man who had made the wish ana III
, lnorcnt had united his nccktIc Then four per
.r widely scparatcd In the audience each expressed
in whi,pcr 10 the Interpreter wish To near A"le'
D,r,to sing an opcratic selection. These W!,lc' "e'c
I'm t,rr vD-prrci 90 the professor. WHO hNed H!s 80
mon hi, Wi,e and pointed toward piano on thc
~iasa. rhe ady walked 10 the H,truH'.'V hI'. 'o
elections wished for by the dlncIen, Speclclot'.
At no time durius this part OF the cAlO.lon NdS
tifor, reason To suspect cOlluSlOn anywhere. Nc pro-
lessor m no time coming near enough 10 the SUBJECT
IN snr,, fo her without Others hearing hil'
- ,r,.. norf,ru. closed with "cc>tatc scenes, III
which fonr voung ladies and the young men already
nnor,tcd lDou were placed IN statuesque groups IL
many respects the exhibition re>cmDIu inc VII VII
i,rn,yn me.mcrc performances, but III others II wis
decidedly novel and II was Interesting Ill It's eh'ic'S'