St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-05
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Grand Opera House-Annie Abbott,
the modern Hercules" begins a
weeks engagement at the Grand to-
night. This is Miss Abbott's first APP
pearance in the Northwest, and il is
safe to predict that she will arouse the
same curiosity among local physicians
and students of science in this city that
she has in other places. When Miss
Abbott's power was first discovered it
was pronounced by many eminent seien-
tific men as "subconScious nerve force"
hypnOtiSm. mesneric force, and some
even ascribed it to spiritualism. Now
all of these theories have proven
groundlesS and there can nowhere be
found person who can come forth and
satisfactorily explain what the mar
velous power she exhibits consists of.
Her feats of strength are without
parallel in American history, as the fol-
lowing will demonstrate: The four
strongest men in the audience cannot
lift her. Standing Oh one foot she sue
ceSsfully resiSts the united efforts of
four men to push her from her balance.
Four men cannot pull cane from her
open hands. 1t is impossible to hold
a raised umbrella over her head. She
can easily lift eight heavy men from the
floor at one time. Eight men make
frantic efforts to hold pole to the floor
with the heaviest man seated
visible physical efforts raises the entire
outfit pole and all. When it is taken
into consideration that these and many
more equally wonderful feats or per-
formed by slightly-built woman,
whose weight is but ninety-eight
pounds, and who is virtually an invalid,
it Will be seen that Miss AbbOtt'S Won
Gerful accomplishments are worthy of
personal investigation. She can trans
init her power to small boy by simply
taking his hands in her own. She can
not exercise her power while standing
on carpet or an iron plate, but finds no
difficulty in performing her wonderful
tests while using as medium piece
of dry, well-seaSOned wood. 1t is for
this reason that billiard cue is Sc
lected for numerous tests. All her per-
fOrmanceS are conducted under the su-
pervision of a committee, and without
the aid of cOnfederates, cabinets or cur
tains of any kind. The eminent poet,
John q. Whittier, in lengthy article
on this curious feminine phenomenon,
very truthfully says that if Annie Abbott
had given an exhibition of her wonder
full power in the time of the pious perse-
cution for witchcraft, she would have
taken great chances Of being burned at
the stake or hanged.
BijOu-After remaining closed for an
entire week. the popular Bijou will re-
open tonight for a week of comedy.
Jacob Lifts stock company will be the
attraction, and they will presents new
English comedy entitled "Uncles and
Aunts." This play received Its first
American production at the hands of
I ~
Pal last week, where it was enthusiastic
cally received. The comedy is of that
kind of laugh-producing plays that are
finding much favor with theater-goers
at present. The comedy introduced Is
pure and wholesome, and only thor
oughly legitimate means are used to
produce it. There is none of the vulgar
gymnastic horse play so prevalent in
many of the so-called farce comedies.
AS the title indicates, "Uncles and
Aunts" is travesty on the
subject of relationship, and pre-
sents mild satire on the
complications that so often arise.
The play will be interpreted by til pop
ular members of Manager Lifts stock
company, new member appearing in
the person of Wilfred Clark, nephew
of Edwin Booth, and an actor of excel
staged complete in every detail, and
some elaborate settings will be intro
duced.
The police benefit, at the Bijou, prom
ises to give the officers substantial lift
for the aid fund Of their relief associa-
ton. Manager Lift announces that the
benefit tickets Will be received at the
opening performance tonight, reports
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
A Grand Event.