The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-10-05
WONDERFUL! WONDERFUL!
Is the Performance of Lee, the Hyp-
nOtiat

ID tne performance OF Lee, the TYP.
notist.
If Hypnotist Lee has not hypno-
tized Henderson he has certainly
captured and captivated good many
OF its citizens by his wonderful per-
formances at Cooper Opera House
this week. Between the mysterious
and amusing his audiences find in
the entertainments given more than
their moneys worth.
AS to the character of Mr.. Lees
work we shall not undertake to speak.
He must be seen to be appreciated,
but the more one sees the less he
understands. But having once seen
he wants to see again in the hope of
being able to discover what this
mysterious force, this secret power we
call hypnotism, is.
Mr.. Lee has had some good subjects
and the performances are better than
minstrel show. There is nothing said
or done to offend any one and ministers
and ladies are among the most inter-
ested and pleased spectators in the
audiences; and from purely scientific
standpoint as we'll as in spirit of
diversion and innocent amusement do
they attend.
Monday night at the close of the
performance in full view of the
audience young man---member of
the company--was put to sleep on
the stage. He was then placed on a
cot and removed to the show window
in D., ~, Il ho
viewed by hundreds Of persons all
during Tuesday. He slept until
about 1890 o'clock that night when
he was taken to the Opera House and
awakened. The subject weighed JOG
pounds at the time he entered upon
his "a hours sleep and lost 2 pounds
during that time.
One of the tests was the standing
of three of the heaviest men in the
house on the body of a young man
who had been put into a cataleptic
state and suspended between two
chairs his shoulders resting on the
back of one and his ankles on the
other. Tuesday night a home sub
iect was taken and while the test in
this case was not as severe as the
other one it was entirely satisfactory
and perhaps more convincing to some
of the audience.
Last night the attempt was made
to break the rock on the chest of the
young man situated as above men
toned. The rock weighed more than
a bale of cotton four or five strong
men being required to lift it. 1t was
not OF proper shape--too thick for
the length and width---and Mr.. Lee
had his doubts about it's being
broken, but Mr.. Westover thought it
could be done. Lewis Wright welded
the sledge, y pound hammer, and
struck the rock more than half a
dozen hard blows when the handle
split. That ended it and while the
rock was not broken the audience
were as fully satisfied as if it had
been pulverized. 1t was explained
that rock Of the proper proportions
even though much heavier could have
been broken with less effort than
that expended in this case.
The performance grows funnier
each night as Mr.. Lee gets his sub
JcCto uutct Deblcl COhtIOl. colilC VI
the scenes are inimitable- almost side
splitting-while others are myster-
ious and marvellous. "Wonderful,
wonderful" is the exclamation fire.
quently heard as the only way to
express it. If you have not seen Lee
go out tonight. You can't afford to
miss it.
The entertainment will continue
through the week with Friday after
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