The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-15
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

Hoyt'S most famous comedy. "A Mid
night Bell" replete with brilliant wit,
ovorfiowing with side-splitting comedy.
and with all strong and most interest
ing story of love and intrigue. develop
ing the sweetness and fragrance Of the
New England character, will be most
welcome addition to the theatrical at
fractions Of the season. The company
supporting the ever fdvOrite comedian
Disby Bell, and his talented wife, Laura
Joyce Bell, the famous comedienne,
has in ii the following well-known ar
fists: The Misses Gertrude Perry,
Sadie Handy. Harrette Sheldon, Tillie
Richardson, HenriettG Lee, Patrice
Spencer, Jeanette Hammond. and the
Messrs Ed. Roadway. a. c. Deltwyn,
| Charles Earle, Herman Hirahberg.
William Cullington. Gage Clarke, Mad
| ison Corey, Charles w. Meyers. Il. G.
| Sinmonds, William II. Smith and
| others. "A Midnight Bell will be pre-
sented at the rockingham this even
| ing for the benefit of the Green Ridge
| Nheeimen
On Monday next Professor X La
Motto and Olga Sage. the hypnotists.
| will begin a weeks engagement at the
| Academy of Music in this city. Last
week they were in Reading and created
| such Il furore that hundreds of people
who had become impressed by the ex-
crcise Of their peculiar power request
| ed them to remain another week and
| the engagement was finally prolonged.
This week they are turning people away
| every night The week previous to
| their going to Reading the Sages were
| at Wilkes-H Harre, where they appeared
nightly before the largest audiences
| that ever gathered in the Grand Opera
house, not excepting those attracted by
| the Baldwins last season. a nAiceable
thing about the Sages entertainments
is that they have no confederates, but
| select their subjects from their audi
| ences-from among people who are we'll
known in the towns in which they eX-
| hibit. Occasionally Professor Sage uses
| MIR. Fullwood his advance agent, or
| Mr.. Adkins, his business manager,
! when he has some especially hazard
| Gus feat to perform, but he never
places them underinfluence without pre-
viously notifying the audience that they
are in his employ. The Sages are new
| er at a loss for subjects and it frequent
| ly happens that representative citizens
submit to the professor in order to sat
sfy themselves there is no fake about
hypnotism During the weeks engage
ment the character of the Sages' enter
tainmentS are changed every night, sc
that those who go every evening will
not see the same exhibition twice
During the week the subjects will play
ball game on the stage, open bar
Der shops and shave customers; open
photograph galleries and take pictures
open dentistries and draw teeth in the
most approved fashion; take thei,
girls out sleighriding. etc. etc. There's
one thing everybody says after seeing
the Sages and that Is Il never laughed
so much in one evening in all my life ;
While the Sages were at Wilkes-Barr
they gave private exhibitions at the
Press club, the Stafford Literary club
the TIlks rooms and were entertained
by many representative families of the
city.
At the Frothingham next Monday
night John j. Kennedy and his com
pany Of players will open a weeks en-
gagement during which popular price.