Middletown transcript., 1891-05-14
HYPNoTIzING AN ACTRESS.

HYPNoTIzING AN ACTRESS.
UNDER THE MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE
A Young LADY IMAGINEs HERSELF
THE MARQUIS DI RUDINI AND DE-
MANDs MONEY INDEMNITY.
The first act of a comedy drama OF
bypnotism was performed at the Lafa'
yette Hotel at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and the final curtain fell In L,
the matron's room at the City Hall
two and a half hours later.
At 2 O'Clock Harry Kellar was at
breakfast in the hotel with party OF
friends that included Miss Cecilia
Pollock and Miss Marion GirouS, Of
the aship ahoy" Opera Company.
The table conversation drifted to the
subjects of mesmerism and hyp,,
notism. Professor Kellar announced
that he could place any Of the guests
under the hypnotic influence, and
challenged Miss Giroux to undergo
the test. ;,
evil you, Miss Giroux," asked
Kellar, promise to forgive me for
ANYTHING 1 may make you do short OF
throwing absolute ridicule upon you,
if attempt this experiment with
you n o
"Then," said Kellar, look stead
lily upon this"
He thereupon produced a silver
match box and Miss Giroux stared at
it intently. In few seconds her
eyelids dropped and Kellar proceed
ed to compress her forehead with his
fingers.
aNow," said Kellar to Miss Giroux
when he had fully conquered her,
"you are the Marquis di Rudini and
YOU have been sent over here BY the
italian Government to demand mill
lions Of indemnity for the Italians who
we're slaughtered at New Orleans.
You will go to Mr.. George w. Childs,
to Ex-Mayor Filter, to Bailey, Banks
& Biddle's jewelry store, to John
Wanamaker's store, to the Mint and
finally to Mayor Stuart and present
YOUR claims. It is now 2 o'clock, aud
YOU shall be the Marquis di Rudinl
until 5 O'clock"
Miss Giroux rose from her chair,
passed out toward the door Of the
dining room and paused a moment as s
if endeavoring to throw off the spell
that was upon her. Kellar pointed
his finger at her and commanded her
to 90. She obedient1y proceeted to
the sidewalk, hailed cab and repeat
ed to the driver the directions which
Kellar had given her.
AS the Marquis di Rudini she first
drove to the Ledger Office and after
wards to Ex-Mayor Filters office on
Water street, where she saw mem
ber of the firm, to whom she represent.
ed herself as the Marquis di Rudini
and spoke precisely as Kellar had in
structed her.
She took her way up to Bailey,
Banks & Biddle's jewelry establish
ment. There she renewed her requisi-
ton and was astounded when the
attache Of the store whom she saw
addressed her as Madame" | am
no woman p she indignantly elaculat-
ed. ST am the Marquis di Rudini,
and if you have not the money ready
to give me / will take the amount In
diamonds"
She was given paper calling for a
half million dollars worth of dia-
monds, and, satisfied with this, she
went to the City Hall.
HOW KELLAR RESCUED HER.
At the City Hall she inquired for
Mayor Stuart and when told that he
was out Of town she acted SO strangely
that Superintendent Of Police Lamon,
who witnessed her actions, had her
conducted to the Mayors private
room and had her securely locked up.
Some one who had become cognizant
of the hypnotizing incident and had
recognized Miss Giroux, rushed to the
Lafayette Hotel and told Mr.. Metcalf,
the business manager Of the Ship
Ahoy" company, that she was i'm
prisoned. The manager hastened to
the City Hall and was not recognized.
Who are these people ?" she asked
Superintendent Lamon, and why
are they allowed to intrude on NY
privacy ?"
"She is certainly demented," said
Mr.. Lamon," and l wouldn't think Of
permitting her to go upon the street"
Light broke upon Mr.. Metcalf.
"She has been hypnotized," he said,
and if you will keep her here half
an hour I will get the man who Can
bring her out of the trance.
Mr. Lamon objected that he was
about to close his office, but he con-
sented that Miss Giroux should be
taken to the matron's room. Mr..
Metcalf jumped into a cab to hunt for
Kellar. He found him in the Bing-
ham House barber shop with his face
half shaved. Kellar, on being inform
ed of the condition of affairs, jumped
from bis chair, and, with the lather
clinging to the cheeks and his collar
in his hand, rode to the City Hall.
He snapped his fingers three times in
front Of Miss Grioux's face and called
loudly, "Five o'clock. She inn
mediately awoke from the hypnotic
state, and the first motions she made
we're those of eating oysters, in which
she was interrupted when Kellar hyp
noticed her. She was taken back te
her room at the Lafayette.-Philadel
phia Times of Saturday.