The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-25
MUSIC AND DRAMA,
The Sages.

The Sages.
The science of hypnotism was explained
and illustrated last night by the Sages
before an audience which filled the Port
land theatre. Mr.. and Mrs. Sage have
brought to the study of this occult
science cultured minds, and have spent
several years in hard study not only in
this country, but have extended their
observations and Investigations to India
and France. Germany and their work
has received recognition by noted colleges
in the form of degrees of masters of arts,
doctors of philosophy and of laws. To
the scientist the entertainment is fraught
with interest while to the amusement
seekers the ludicrous and startling phe-
nomena are enjoyable as the hits IN a
farce comedy. About rs volunteers,
young men, between the ages OF 10 and
%, appeared upon the stage and were
fund in most instances to be very sus-
ceptible subjects. They were made to
fall backward and forward, to imagine
that fieas possessed them, that stick
was red hot and while under the spell
of hypnotic influence gyrated and cavorted
around to the great amusement OF the
audience One imagined that he was a
dentist and the quartette called forth
bursts of Laughter. Anaesthesia as the re-
suit of hypnotic suggestion was induced
and pin was run through the forearm
of a subject and a thread drawn through
the lips. A notable feature was the put
ting to sleep of a member of the company
who is to remain so until Wednesday
night at 10 o'clock and during this con-
tinued sleep the individual is to rest in
Ira f. Clark's window on Monument
square. The entertainment given last
night was the first of series which will
occupy the boards at the Portland theatre
for the entire week.
Edison's Latest.
The Buffalo Courier thus speaks. of
Newton Beers who will appear at City
hall Thursday and Friday evenings, under
the auspices of Ligonia lodge, I. o. O..
F:
Mr.. Newton Beers appeared at Memori-
al hall last evening under the auspices of
the Shakespeare Club in his four act
co nedy drama founded on Trowbridge's
m asterpiece 1.-The Vagabonds.' In the
story of the play Mr.. Beers impersonated
ne eight different characters sharply and
clearly, both in voice and action, and
made them at all times clearly visible to
his auditors through the medium of his
Fl xible voice and clever pantomimic art.
T lie characters of Roger 1.-The Vagabond,
J tmes Blake and Virgins, were very
strongly unprecedented, as was that of
H little, the Judges daughter. The play
i self is intensely interesting as reading,
but when recited, as it was last night,
by such clever artist as Mr.. Beers, with
every line heightened by the eloquence of
oratorical genius, it was made doubly at
tractive and fascinating to the very end.
Mr.. Beers bears an enviable reputation
for the excellence of his Rotations in the
West and it is safe to predict from his
superb work last evening that he will
command the same y recognition for his
recitals in the Eastern cities. He has the
rare faculty of impressing his hearers
with life like realism, which makes his
efforts altogether delightful"
Tickets are selling at Cressey, Jones &
Aliens.
Recital and Concert.
Miss Florence G. Knight will make her
re-appearance on the concert stage in this
city tomorrow evening at City hall, in
connection with Mr.. Schuecker and the
Hoffman Quartette of the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra. Her many friends are
looking forward with much pleasure to
the event, and with the assistance OF
Messrs. Griffen and Whitcomb, in addi-
tion to the eminent artists above men
toned, all those who attend are assured
of an evenings entertainment long to be
remembered. The programme to be rem
dered is both artistic and popular and
will certainly please.
Tickets are on sac at Stockbridge's.
Notes.
The Nickerson Comedy company will
play week S engagement at Portland