The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-20

ing with the special thaumaturgical per-
formance OF Mrs. Fay. wherein she calls
out the name OF anyon In the audience
who is thinking of anything. then tells
what they are thinking about and, II 1t
is a question, answers the question and
with as much Gaze. If the answer is IN the
nature of prophecy, as of history-all the
while being blindfolded ana wrapped in a
sheet. This. however. is not a precaution
taken, as seems TO be a common notion,
for the purpose Of assuring the audience
that Mrs. Fay shall not see anything,
but the blindfolding and sheet-wrapping
are done, as far as Mr.. Fay explains, in
order that Mrs. Fay may be shut out in
respect TO the physical sense OF seeing,
the better TO give her mentality full and
undiverted play.
Not the least feature OF the perform
ance, although not down on the program,
are the occasional addresses delivered by
the agile, clever and orange-whiskered
Mr.. Fay. Indeed. all the parts Of the
thaumaturgical show are strung like
beads along the silvery string of Mr..
Fay's scintillating remarks. He Is about
the finest and most polished thing in the
way OF a spieler that we have ever hap
pened TO run across. He Is the very re-
nnement of what, down the pike, they can
a barker. although 'twere protane 10
Identify Mr.. Fay by such a term. His
HOW OF hnkudEt, dA'NAhihtA'N ~ p" 49,
ful and gracious style, is. in itself. a
demonstration Of the art Of thaumaturgy
the high science OF wonder-making.
Mrs Fay. from under the handkerchief
and the sheet, told last nights audience
among other prophecies OF more or less
consequence, that Governor Utter would
| some tins be Senator. that Jerome would
no elected district attorney, that she
didn't expect to sec a Democratic Presl-
dent within her lifetime, that University
az penusvlvania would defeat Brown at
football and that Yale would prevail over
| Harvard. she told Mr.. John Shepard that
he would be playing golf on saturday ana
would likely win and she told Mr.. Harry
Smith that everything was all right with
Mr.. Fred Carr and that, after the thea
tro. he would know just where to go 70
find the said Carr-all of which seemed
probable enough. She advised a whole lot
OF fellows as TO business questions assur-
ing most Of them that they would be sue
ccssful I'm their undertakings.
Many people I'm the audience, It appear
ed. were going on journeys, principally TO
the West and often to the Pacific coast.
As n rule. Mrs. Fay advised them 10 so
along and assured them they would have
a first rate time. Others had I'm mine that
company from abroad was soon TO land
I'm on them and Mrs. Fay informed them
whether their expectation was correct or
] not. she assured Slil1lN OF Nlt dh'lltllifs
who were perturbed because OF the dis
appearance Of rings and Jewelry. that
~thCynocd not worry, that the same would
he recovered. She even promised one man
that his lost umbrella would be restored
which seemed to be an especially hold
prediction. I'm one case. she indicated that
she knew all about the circumstances OF
tho loss OF q piece Of jewelry and could
tell who stole ~ II tho qucstiOncr would
communicate with her nv lettcr-as owl
dontly. 80 Mr.. Fay explained. IL would
create n rumpus TO call names I'm such a
matter right ont In a public place. Final
~. after much thaumaturgical effort
along this limo. Mrs. Fay showed signs Of
exhaustion from the strain and MIR. Fay
sprang TO tho stage and gracefully col
lected her limp form In his arms and bore
her away while the curtain fell and tho
orchestra struck up n thaumaturgical
quickstcp 90 play the audience out.
II Is a great trick. that tho Fays do.
And Mr.. Fay explained. what he and Mrs.
Fay perform f. not the result OF forces
that arc supernatural. but arc simply 10
be attributed 20 the same powers skllfully
framed and directed that all human be-
irCs possess IN n greater or less degree.
Tho Fays have simply cultivated these
powers To- o. high degree. The two bits
OF cabinet work done during the course
OF tho entertainment by Mrs. Fay and the
gentleman from EAST lnulN ere Ine nneSt
kind ~ n demonstration Of this class OF
trickcry. the oldtimc spirituallst humbug
being produced on the Fay stage with n
cabinet hat IS not only so simply and
crudclv constructed az go defy the sus-
picion that any unknown person Is con-
! ccalcd in 81 but. further than that, there
Is "a committee OF representative men
from The audience a~-watching all the time
and. in Tho case OF the bell ringing and
tamhouriue banging OF the East Indian
gentleman. his hands were tightly held In
handouts and again, ne tightly held by
two members of the committee. and Nom
btrs OF the committee actually walked
through the cabinet and reported that
they could find no paraphcrnalla or dis.
cover amy trace 90 an embodied spirit
/ thotsiu.
Nr Fave act ~ levI'ation was excel
ientl, done and Mr. Stats LITTLE thauma.
t%urgicai interludc with tho piano. = magic
pocket handkerchief and n thaunsturglc