The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-14
HYPNOTIC
DANCERS.
Flint, the HypnOtist, Has a New
Feature.
Introduces Young Men as LOie
Fuller, Little Egypt, Etc.
SUBJECTS ATTEMPT
To Give Representation of Dane
ing LudicrOusly.
Hard to Get Volunteers For the
Performance.

A big audience at the Crawford the
alter last night was rendered a rare
terpsichorean treat" Loie Fuller, Car
mencita and Little Egypt were on the
stage all at the same time.
They were not exactly the originals
of the famous dancers, but you couldn't
have convinced the two strapping big
fellows and the slender youth, engaged
in impersonating them, to the contrary.
They were subjects of Prof. H. L. Flint,
but it would have been dangerous to the
health of any member of the audience
to endevor to make any one of the trio
believe it.
"Carmencita,' said Prof. Flint to the
young drug clerk, logged out in a light
blue wrapper and a hood, who was en-
gagged in going through the motions of
powdering his face before an imaginary
mirror, do you know that LOie Fuller
over here says she's prettier than you
are?'
why the little devil, how dare she.''
said the drug clerk in a most offended
tone, tapping his forehead affectionately
under the hood where the Spanish ring
let's should be.
Little Egypt" remarked the profess
sOr to the talleSt member of the group
posing in the middle of the stage with
veil over his face and a miniature
ballet dress around his middle, did you
hear that Carmencita said she had a
prettier ankle than your"
Judge for yourself said the young
Hercules, STOPPING and rolling his
trousers leg over an ankle of sufficient
circumference to support his manly
frame.
Sweet Loie," said the hypnotist, STEP
ping over to the other big fellow, at
tired in red skirt, a cape and a sun
hat, and then he paused long enough for
Sweet LOie'' to have sufficient time to
smile captivatingly at the audience and
wriggle her graceful body in the en-
jOyment of the affectiOnate term. Sweet
joy had been in progress a minute or
two, don't you know that Little Egypt
and Carmencita say they can kick high
er than you camp
The captivating smile disappeared in
stantly from Loie's face Watch me-
he yelled, and catching up his skirt he
started across the stage in most re-
markable terpsichOrean exhibition.
See there, Little Egypt, see here,
Carmencita,' said the professor quickly
crossing to the other two, -'Loie Fuller
is trying to prove that she can kick
higher than you can. Go in and show
her she can't"
There was no need of a second invita-
ton. Little Egypt with a wild
whOOp started a series of mad leaps
from the footlights to the back of the
stage, at every second leap elevating
| a massive limb in the air. "Carmencita''
! took it more quietly and commenced a
with something that looked like an at
| tempt at rag time Once in a while
| he would endeavOr to initiate his two
| companions in the elevation limb bust
| ness. but his attempts were not as
| ludicrouSly successful.
| Meanwhile ''Loie Fuller''was whirline
about the stage with limbs alternately
| shattering the atmosphere in a manner
| that would make any premier danseuse
| turn green with envy. When Prof. Flint
| finally called him from under the lin
I,aaN i
| of the other two.
| The big fellow looked once at his at
| tire and once at the audience, and made
| leap into the wings. In turn the pro-
| fessOr recalled Little Egypt" and Car
| mencita" from the realm of their terpsi-
chorean triumphs, and they followed the
! action of the first of the trio to regain
| his senses. Little Egypt was so '.cut
! up" over the attire he found himself
| in that he refused to return to the stage
| and made his way out of the back of
! the theater and through the mud in the
| alley.
During the progress of the wonderful
| exhibition of high kicking and attempt
| ed high kicking art the audience laugh
| ed. Prof. Flint might have felt reason
| ably certain that he was pleasing his
! patrons
At the start it looked doubtful if there
would be hypnotic entertainment at the
! Crawford theater last night Prof
| Flint, by way of preface, made a short
talk on hypnotism and told how 95 per
! cent of the young men who had volun-
! teered for the late war in the western
| cities had at one time or another been
| subjects of his. Then he called for vol
| unteers for the evenings entertain
| ment
J. No one in the house responded.
Then Prof. Flint told another little
story of how his subjects were always
| brighter after their experience, and
again called for volunteers.
second painful silence ensued and
| the audience waited for the self secrific-
ing youths who were to furnish the
! amusement.
Finally the management of the house
was called upon to aid, and under pen
atty of discharge from service, two
stage hands were forced to break the
ice and go upon the stage. With the
ice once broken subjects volunteered
readily and Prof. Flint was able to Sc
cure the requisite number of ''suita-
| bles.'
| The entertainment lasted for over two
| hours, and caused unlimited laughter
among those who witnessed it. Many o.
the exhibitions were old, but proved
| amusing.
Prof. Flint will remain at the Craw
ford theater all week with the exception
of Friday night. .--..4