Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-03-12
HOW ANNA EVA FAY
DOES MIND READING
Secret Of The Performance Which
Puzzled and hysiIllsd So
Many People,
HER METHODS ARE FULLY EXPLAINED
From 20 paso Herald

% % % you try an you need is sew
eral clover assistants
TO give "a "mlnd reading perform
tnCe Ike that with which Mise Ray
entertained the people OF El paso last
week, person simply needs "a few
oardbJarls with two slips of paper
a sheet OF carbon paper between each
1n either side. a speaking tube. a
sheet clever man 90 go ont ln thg
audience and DO the ta.klnF after the
manner Of Mr. piuEroo. who ls really
Miss Fay's husband and manager. a
Few w.d0 awake assistanls scattered
throughout tho audience. a quick man
or woman under the stage 40 the
other end OF ths speaking tubC. and a
show as clever as Miss Fays can bo
given
There are "a hundred and one differ.
ont ways Co get the thoughts OF The
spectators. any one Of watch can bc
used With success. n ia one of the
easiest performances ever foisiCd on
an American people, and sea % De- one
Of the most puzzling when gIvon by o.
company as well trained as that car.
r.cd by Miss Fay
Carbon Paper the Important Feature.
Tho cardinal feature of the per.
formanco is tno cardboards with the
carbon paper These cardb0ards are
1 passed through the audience Tor the
/ .r..Uf4f.r. an ttm. ...H.. srrtfIas aH.f.
, questions ana when a question Go
written the pencil by means OF the
carbon sheet. az once makes the I'm.
precision on a sheet OF paper on tho
inside OF the pad Sometimes several
names and questions may bo written
almost in tuo same spot. but ono is
| perhaps light and another dark. Tor
no two people write alike or with the
same degree OF pressure on tho pencil.
and % is generally an easy matter
tor a handwriting expert 20 doclphor
an the names and an the questions.
Sometimes this IS not possible. how.
. ever. 90 read every fut name. and
that accounts for Miss Fay sometimes
calling a persons first or last name
only. or even tho initials
Only needs Your Name.
NJ she can set the name or the lui.
,.als, and n person viii respond 20
them, she cares little Tor the question.
Tor that ls an caFy matter. as / will
ton you farther on In this article.
when me questions are an finished
boz the spectators the cardboards are
taken back on the stage. whore Miss
Fay and her asai6tan, have an hour
and "a quarter 10 rip them open and
dcclphor tho names and questions
that have been written ln the front
These are transferred 90 other sheets
OF paper for the assistant 10 later
communicate 20 Miss Fay through a
speaking tube
The Speaking Tube
This very important accessory is
pushed up through the floor OF the
stage. through a small holo that 70.
mains covered during he rest or tho
performance, AZ soon as Miss Fay
takes her seat and draws the sheet
over her form tor the reading. The
tube comes mp from below tho stage
door and through II tho assistant
reads the names. questions and an.
Bwers % Miss ray who then calls
them out
Questions Sent Under the Stage.
Between the operator under the
stage and the man ln front OF the
house who does the talking and takes
the questions there 10 a means on
communication Tho runway on which
/ the committee OF citizens mount the
stage Ia the early part of the perform.
anco Ia not there for the solo purpose
OF assisting these individuals into the
glare 0f the footlIghtB. lt lH carefully
drapod on either side and Is one OF
the mast important features OF the en-.
tcrtainmont la the center OF this
board. near the end next TO the audi.
euce aud whore the clever manager
so often rests his hand. az the audi
onco viii remember. there Do a slot OF
suHclout size Tor him 10 d-op slips
OF paper and he does this as often az
the occasion warrants There is an.
other assistant who catches them and
carries thom back 10 the operator AZ
the lower end OF the speaking tube.
and Il is by this means that Miss Fay
reads tho questions that are not writ.
ten on her cardboarda.
Easy 10 Get the Questions.
Mr. Pingreo gets them from tho
writer and passes them down under
the stage, whore they are read Will
give an example on Friday evening
OF last week Miss Fay called the namo
Of Albert " Peters, Of the Ornd0rn
bar, and he held up ais hand az others
do Ia answer 20 bis name. Before bic
question was surrendered 20 Mr. PIN.
gree. however. she called tno name OF
another and began answering the
other persons question. calling sun
another aud another ln the mean.
time tho accommodating Mr.. Pingree
had gone 20 Mr.. Peters for bis CUES.
ton and Mr. Peters had surrendered
O., expecting 10 be- answered az once
Mr. PIngroo. however returned 20 the
runway. rested his hand on g sec.
ond ana then suddonly. az 70 inspired.
called. "Mlts Fay you have not YET
answered Mr Peters question"