The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1894-11-23
ADJUSTMENTS

At the Clunie Opera-house this evening
the best Of BARLEY Campbelps dramas,
The Galley Slave" Its played nightly
by the higgins w aldron company to
good houses, with excellent stage settings
and especially good scenic effects.
At the Metropolitan Theater last even
ing the W.aites had a large audience--a
full house, but not crowded auditorium.
The entertainment consisted of hypnotic
experiments, slate writing and sealed
envelope reading. OF twenty-five per-
sons who came upon the stage DR.. Waite
selected eleven TO remain. OF these he
used five. One was a colored boy, who
evidently ''played'' the doctor and the
audience; at times he was apparently
mesmeriZed, but mostly he was believed
TO be shamming. Waite being spoken 10
about this charge, replied that 1t might bo
80; that he could not always tell; il one
chose TO sham be could not prevent it at
all times. Beng told that some who had
been on the stage the night before boosted
alter the performance that they had
played the audience, the reply came
quick and sharp from Il friend OF Dr.
Waite's standing by, IF one went
on the stage TO deceive and then
gave it away after the performance, and
and not from the stage and at the time,
he was unworthy OF belief; since he con-
tesses to willingness to cheat" Two Of
the subjects last night were japanese.
Apparently they were actually controlled
by the mesrneriZer. The two others were
very lively subjects, but were strange to
the audience. Many well-known citizens
were dismissed by the operator, and his
reply to the change was, Il take those
who Will afford most amusement to the
audience, and at the same time illustrate
hypnotism." Certainly the two Japs and
the two white subjects last night made
good material tor tho hypnotist. If they
"acted'' they are conSumnate ARTISTS
and ought to take to the stage perma-
nently. Harry Waite gave an exhibition
of sealed envelope reading that mot all
the tests imposed. IN one case lie gave
two states to q weli-known salesman, who
cleaned them, put them together, and
within ten seconds an answer was writ
ten 10 the saleman's question in the sealed
envelope then i'll his hand. Mr.. Ogg
brought two states OF his own selection
and securely bound up with cord. An
other party sent up WaX-Sealed en-
velope prepared at home. The answer
to it's question was found when the
states were unbound, written on both OF
them, while the owner of the States got
no answer to his question. These two
tests were the DeSJ examples Of slate
writing ever given here; both were per-
formed off the stage and in the presence
OF 1UO witnesses. 10 prove the states IN
the first case were not doub Die, one was
broken up and examined, and the other,
with the writing upon it, was given to
the salesman and examined later by
whoever chose. These were the apparent
facts of last nights performance, and the
public can draw its own conclusions.
We believe the doctor can mesmeriZe, as
it is called. We do not believe Harry
Waite deals with spirits OF the Gead-but
the thing is to detect him. and certainly
he gives lively show. The Waites give
their last performance in public tonight,
and will Introduce, beside the hypnotic
experiments, the cabinet and sealed en-
velope reading, permitting, as was done
last night. half-dozen or SO of home
prepared and wax-sealed letters to be
offered for reading.
On December 10Th an entertainment
will be given at Turner Hall for the BEN
eft of the friendship fund of the Odd
Fellows General Relief Committee.