The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-26

WIERD
EVA FAY

inadequately expressing the amazemeb
and bewiderment of the large audience
which crowded Infantry hall. AS the
people left the hall such expressions as
marvellous" mysterious" wonderful
were heard from all sides.
The Fays have certainly lived up TO
their announcements which preceded their
engagement here. Their performance, en-
tertainment, experiments, or by NhateNel
name the strange proceedings or the even
ing may best be termed Is certainly the
most unique that has ever visited Prov,
dence. The program is one when is nara
60 describe. al
consists Of some cabinet tricks. II one may
call thom such. Senator 'Easton and
Captain Williams went on the stage az
committee. They bound Mrs. Fay hand
and foot, when cabinet is placed ABOUT
her, the curtain is drawn and in an In.
stant she rings bells, plays the guitar ana
tambourines; the cabinet is opened ana
she * found as closely bound as before.
Several other tests were performed with
the cabinet, which were just as mysterious
and the cleverest things OF the KIND ever
borrowed from the audience. Mrs. Fay
dropped IL on the floor and at her com
mand 1t assumed an upright position;
standing as erect as a cane, and moved
slowly across the stage TO where she
stood.
This feat. performed in full view OF the
audience, caused no emo OF NpnuSl'
haps the greatest Of all the remarkable
entertainment was Mrs. Fays work at
mental telepathy, mind reading or what-
ever one chooses 10 call IL. You write
question on "A slip or paper, which you
retain and Mrs. Fay, blindfolded and en-
shrouded in a sheet. with one hand ex-
posed, tells YOU the question and gives
the answer. At least hundred tests OF
this kind were answered last night.
Question after question was called with
tightening like rapidity. They covered
every subject that sways the emotions OF
man. Some were ludicrous and others OF
a serious nature verging on the pathetic
one question that was brought up and
lost 10 the majority OF those sitting ex-
cept I'm the very first seats was the
question, "Will Miller be re-electedp'
Slowly and with much hesitation Mrs.
Fay spelt out the name Augustus MIL
Ter. then her form seemed 10 he agttated
and she replied in low and halting tones
Miller will not be our next mayor. -
There was a hearty applause which as
tonished the few near the stage This Is
accounted for from the fact that per-
chance the majority OF those present
understood the seeress TO say, MILLER
Will be our next mayor" Who can say
but what this marvellous woman, who
has astounded the scientists of this and
the old world. was swayed with some
feeling OF the calamity, some feeling OF
impending danger which caused her to
hesitate and appear nervous I'm answer
Ing question OF this character.
Senator Easton propounded the ques-
ton, How will the election go?" and
the marvellous lady from the stage, who
seems TO possess the power OF looking int
the future and Juggling with the destiny
or man. responded that the result would
be satisfactory TO the senator.
capt. Williams was anxious as TO when
the new armory will be completed. at
will be finished" replied Mrs. FAY.
Mrs, j. ID. Long was anxious over a
lost pocketbook and asked the question
as to its whereabouts She was greatly
surprised when Mrs. Fay Informed her
that the pocketbook had contained sos 10
and that It had been lost during the first
part OF last July. The remarkable part
or this was that the question merely
read VIII / recover my pocketbook?
How Mrs Fay could see when il was
lost and the amount II contained Is a
mystery apparently too dense to solve.
Never In the history Of local annuse-
ments has an attraction been presented
which has proven more exciting. inter-
estingly weird and as yet intensely excit-
Ing entertainment as that offered by the
Fays
Perchance Mrs Fay's work is akin IN
the seeresses OF old, for In far-avav
Greece ard Rome. two thousand wears
agone, the wise folk Of that ancient time
were wont 20 consult a prophecies. or
oracle whenever any Of the events of
life were in a perplexing tangle when
they had ships TO send out on n voyas
or business or love fairs Were Intricate
and reeded untangling
The most celebrated Of these seeresses
for they We're always women from a
popular superstition, that only females
were gifted of the gods by prophecy-was =
tho oracle of Delphi or Delphos A mag
rincent temple was erected COR hor. and
crowds hocked to learn their fate or tho
welfare OF their future. The prophecies
rover showed her race. but always an
eored yelled on the rare occasion when
she allowed her personality 10 be rev called
at ali Generally she delivered her ulti
n'atums from behind a wall. the anxious
listener having TO suffice himself merely
b. the sound Of her voice.
pecu'iarity concerning the oracle. too.
vas that her answers TO quos ions put TO
her were always equvoca ting in a way.
so that which ever way tho prophecy
turned out the seeress could hedge behind
TIC PECULIAR phrase o; her rcply Mrs
Fay, on the contra ~ is direct ard to the
po'Gt. dhd tells her cueIists plainly what
they are ANXIOUS 10 grow.
Mrs. Eva Fay who ia creating such
an overwhelming sensation ~ Itsantry
H'ill TINS week. mas beCn compared TO the
oracle Of Delphi many times Put this
/ L ~ aside irnm the handagAd eyes and
sheet covering she utilizes to shut out
| earthly vision does not seclude herself
| from the gaze OF mortals as did her pro
totype the oracle. Mrs Fay, I'm spite of
her rare gifts Is very human---a sensitive
I'm every accentuated meaning OF the
word. She has a heart overfowng with
kindness FOR all mankind. and n nature
! which is charitable TO fault.
The Fays are not the only entertainers
their vaudeville support Is beyond doubt
/ as fine "a ever Witnessed in the city.
! All are artists I'm their respective lines
aud richly merit tho plaudlts which werc
| SO graciously bestowed. The Russian
| dancers the Sisters Roppo. and the great
| Russian equilbrist. Rostow, divide honors
| equally These people are the sensation
! in the vaudeville world OF continental
| Europe. and have appeared I'm all OF the
larger cities. where their act has been
most favorably commented upon by press
and public. They played n nine months
/ continual engagement at the Imperial cir
/ Gus at St Petersburg. and were imported
by Mr.. Fay for a limited tour in this
country