The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-12
AT THE THEATERS

The Burbank Theater - This even
ing there will be the last repre-
sentation of Young Mrs. Winthrop and the
excellent play should be seen to be appre-
ciated. 1t is about the best thing the Fraw-
ley company has given local theater pa
irons. Miss Hope Ross as Edith, the blind
girl, portrays part that is very difficult,
but she assumes the role to the entire sat
isfaction of the audience.
Captain Swift will receive its first pro-
duction tomorrow evening and it promises
to be as big a success as the present SUI
perb rendition. On Monday evening the
Frawley company will commence its last
week and Lost Paradise will be the attrac-
ton. Milton Mobiles and Dollie Mobiles
commence an engagement on the evening
of the 3Oth inst in Sire and Son. For the
holiday week Youth, one of the most popu-
lar spectacles of the day, has been an
nounced, with a strong company specially
engaged for this presentation.
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ILLINOIS HALL.-No farce comedy can be
any funnier than good hypnotic show,
and the one at Illinois hall was not only
good one but had some Instructive features
not usually given with such entertain
ments. Prof. Bell delivered an address on
Hypnotism and Its Use. At times Prof.
Bell. warmed to his subject, grew quite elo-
quent, and at all times handled his subject
in a way that demonstrated his intimate
knowledge of the matter. He reviewed the
history, or. rather, development, of hyp-
notism, or mesmerism, as it was first
known, from the time of DR.. Mesmer to
the present day. The subject. he said, was
at first regarded by. some as the work of a
mysterious power, and by others as the
ideas of a crank, but of late years the SUBJ
ject mas become better understood by doc
tors and scientists, and is rapidly coming
into use, particularly in the practice OF
medicine.
Professor Tyndall then followed, and
| even at the distance of the stage succeeded
in hypnotizing two persons in the audience.
He then asked for volunteers, and some
| six or seven responded. Of these he hyp-
Noticed two young mon, and then tried his
| powers on two women who had ventured
to the stage. The Svengali Tyndall made
several passes over the women. and had
! them partially under his control when one
of them showed signs of hysteria, when
| he quit and confined his efforts to the
young men. Then the fun began. He
| soon had them with broom handles, CATCH
ing imaginary fish. washing their faces in
, flour. handling red hot coins. sitting on a
hot stove from which they could not rise,
and many other ludicrous things. He
| kept the audience in roars of laughter, so
much so that at times it was a question
| which was the funniest, the stage perform.
ance. or to watch the audience trying to
| suppress their laughter.
At the close of the entertainment Pro-
lessor Tyndall told one of his hypnotized
| subjects that he was guilty of the murder
| of Blanche Lamont. and that he knew
Durrant to be innocent, and in justice to
Durrant he should go to Chief Glass to-
morrow at II a. m, give himself up and
confess his crime.
Tonight Professor Bell will lecture OIL
Hypnotism and Its Abuse, and Professor
Tyndall will illustrate by practical demon
! STATIONS. and a very entertaining pro-
| gramme may be looked for.
Los ANGELES THEATER.-The survey of
Herrmann's baggage and paraphernalia
| Will undoubtedly bring to mind many sug-
! gestions as to how the magician's art has
| progressed. 1t was not SO very long ago
that the very best of our magicians and
prestidigitateurs used to carry all their
appliances and apparatus in one trunk,
and two trunks usually constituted the en-
tire paraphernalia of a wizards outfit. But
times have changed, and the magician's
| art has kept pace with them. Herrmann's
outfit fills one entire baggage car, and con-
sists of nearly two hundred trunks. includ-
ing complete calcium and electric light
| ing apparatus. Where the old magician
only lad one assistant, Hermann has sew
enteen experienced artisans, performers
and mechanics. Hermann, at the Los
Angeles theater tonight, will for the first
time in this city, present his beautiful
spectacular magi-comedy, The Artists
Dream, in which he will appear in the char
acter of Mephisto, and Madame Hermann
in the role of the young artist. Besides
this, his new illusions may be called pa
triotic. comical and marvellous, and en-
brace the astonishing oriental marvel, The
Asiatc Trunk Mystery, Trilby. and the
bewlldering national spectacle, The Co
tumbian Transformation. Madame Herr
mann will appear in her beautiful spectac-
ular dance creations, La Mutt and Fleur
de Lis. which are elaborate and ingenious
blendings of celor and gorgeous costumes.
Hermann will introduce for the first time
here his wonderful hypnotic spectacle.
Trilby, with Madame Hermann as Trilby
and Hermann the great as Svengali.