The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-10
All the Gods of Hindostan Failed Him
at a Pinch and the Audience
Murmured.
THE PRINCESS" BECAME ILL
HYPNOTIC INFLUENCE HAD TAKEN
A LONG VACATION.
People Who Had Paid Admission at
English's Threatened to Mob
the Demonstration.

TippO Rapport Is neltner an lnuidH prince
nor Brahmin priest, according to the
| positive convictions of several hundred
/ people who attended his demonstration OIL
| the occult sciences at English's opera
| House last night Many blamed the man.
agement of English's for what they termed
! a humbug. The management however.
| knew nothing of the character OF the per-
| Torrance and only rented the theater Tor
| the evening to Charles Gavin and Herbert
| Rogers, according to the statement of Ad-
vertising Manager Davis. and the manage
ment knew nothing further. The manage
ment was as helpless to redress the wrong
| felt by the spectators as the spectators
| themselves.
| The audience was as large as assemblies
| at an ordinary theatrical performance. 1t
manifested some impotence at the delay
\ in the raising of the curtain, but 1t endured
with unusual good nature the remarks Of
| a prematurely bald man, wearing an ILL
| fitting dress suit and false burnsides. He
| tried to say cute" things about Riley,
Beecher and Harrison. He styled his hear
ers as a typical Indiana audience"
| Whereat the audience was convulsed with
| laughter. He also introduced the paba,
| as he called the alleged Hindostanee who
| was to perform occult feats But the
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proceeded with a discussion of Brahminism
He mentioned Brahma, Vishnu and silva.
and then reintroduced the ''paba." The
| curtains were drawn and revealed the
| "paba,' q mysterious looking man, who
sat immovable near woman, announced
as the princess" who reclined on couch:
| The n ystsry was intensified by row of
| electric lights that surrounded the stage
| and made the actors almost indistinguish-
able unless at the very edge OF the foot
THE "PABA" GOT BUSY.
The "paba" came close enough to the
| footlights to reveal the palms of white
| man and the yellow face of a dyed man.
! The spectators realized that they were
duped, but manifested good nature. The
| lecturer had become very fidgety and un-
certain in his remarks, but he managed to
make IL clear that the "paba" would give
a slate writing exhibit. A slate was pro-
duced and exposed to show that 1t con-
tanned 10 writing. The "paba" laid 1t fiat
! on a table and held a clumsy wand over
sprinkling the front walk to wash the
| leaves OFF. When sufficient time had elapsed
writing on 1t. 1t was message TO Mr..
| Haag" from father" telling him to con-
tinue in the same business and he would
do we'll. Another message told some one
that the person in spirit land was happy"
The lecturer asked everyone to write a
question on slip of paper and place II In
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be placed in full view of the audience and
the princess would answer the questions
through the hypnotic influence of Tippoo
Rajpoot. The tamborine was filled with
questions. The answers were general and
unsatisfactory. Only a half dozen were
made, though fully fifty questions were
asked.
81 now want the audience" said the
lecturer starting to seize his burnsides.
but desisting as his hand neared them, Ito
tell the princess the street and number
| world
and she will accurately describe it,
"Twenty-three West Michigan street.
said a man in the audience.
"The farther you get away from In
dianapolis the better" said the lecturer.
The audience laughed.
| John b. Cockrum, counsel for the L. z
& W.. who sat in a front row, said: Let
her describe S2l4 Michigan avenue. Chi
cago."
lecturer.
PRINCESS TOOK HER TIME.
The princess, huddled under sheet. took
her time. She took so much that the lec-
turer interjected the remark that she was
''going under the hypnotic influence
The "paba' stood like a statue near her
holding his wand above her. After a Ions
time she murmured something which the
lecturer announced being "a two-story
frame house"
us that right?" he asked Mr.. Cockrum.
a red. three-story brick house"
, The house is the residence of George L
Bradbury, formerly general manager of thu
Another inquiry about No. IS Third ave
: nue.. New York. was answered that it wa:
"three-story brick building. residence.
The man who asked the question said i
was seven-story building and was
branch postoffice.
! a A hiatus hiatus in the programme followed
tected it quickly. The lecturer explained
: that the princess" was i'll.
Let Let the paba heal her." shouted several
and let pictures appear on 1t. The audience
wanted the canvas. but Ii was kept hehin'
) were requested TO write questions and pu
them in their pockets and they would b.
answered. They are there yet-unanswered
BY this time the audience was turning it
feeling of liberation into one of resentment
Several shouted for their money. The gal
5 ery shouted, 'Heraus nit Ihm,'' Tn
lecturer evidently understood German, TO
| he again announced the illness of the prin
! cess and asked a physician to come to tn
| stage. At the same time the curtain wa
I drawn and the lecturer withdrew. Present
Z | ly he reappeared from the other side an
announced that the illness of the ''prin
e | cess would prevent the continuance of tn
show. Just as he made this announcement
two young men were led down the aisle b.
an usher and shown seats. The audienc
applauded them and seemed to enjoy thei
discontinue. They did not understand VIII
I | announcement was made. Then they wen
n | out TO demand the return of their money.
The audience as 1t left paused at the the
alter box office and many made demand
for their return of their money. The price
charged were 80 cents. IS cents and % cents
No money was refunded, the management
explaining that ii had merely rented tn
= theater for the night. II did not take
crowd of young men and old men and som
WOMEN long to find the way TO the stag
A door They made an effort TO break
open. Not succeeding, they peered in tn
window where the white-faced lecturer, d
|. vested of his luxuriant Burnsides, could b
= seen.
Give us the pow-wowv' they shouted
mispronouncing the title ''paba'' given
e the esoteric master. Probably one hundre
i hung about he stage door and the bicycl
police were sent for. When they came a
except half a dozen boys were gone
1t is understood that the "show' was pu
e on by local amateurs. The ''paba'' wa
: said to be one Davis who had tempted fat
) by using dangerous acid TO dye his skin.
II physician who visited the princess" sal
: she was really i'll from nervous prostratioI