Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-25
HOW SHE DOES IT
IS THE QUESTION
Alleged Occult Power Displayed
BY Anna Eva Fay is PuzzIing
Salt Lake Public.
WEEKLY SALARY BIG ITEM.
Clever Work by Talented Lady and Six
Accomplices Succeeds In Mystify-
ing the Audience.

During the week now closing TO-
600 residents of Salt Lake have visit
ed the Orpheum to later-leave that
theater with the stereotyped question,
How does she do it," on their lips.
The week has been record-bredk-
en- in the history of box office receipts
for that vaudeville house, the stimulus
being Anna Eva Fay. the mysteri1 us
woman who has been puzzling most
Of the people who have paid their
money TO be mystified.
In a number OF cases Miss Fay has
accomplished the seemingly impossible
until during the past few days tho
mail addressed to her at the theater
has been to quote tho office boy,
something free.
All classes have importuned her FOR
pointers that run the gamut from love
AFFAIRS to mining and stock speoula-
tons.
Not only has salt Lake gone an
parently daft over this little woman,
but in other towns 1t has been the
same story. In san Francisco, Tor mr.
stance. Il Is a matter of court record
that some officials of California Safa
Deposit & Trust company. which clos
ed it's doors some weeks ago, called
In the services of Miss Fay TO throw
some light on contemplated sPecula-
lions.
HOW DOES SHE DO Ir7
How does Miss Fay do the seeming
Is impossibe2
During the week the News" has
been quietly investigating and the 60
suit shows that. as Barnum says, the
dear old public loves to be fooled.
From investigation and sources that
leave no doubt, MISS Fay ~ clover
little lady who does the simpleHt Things
in a smooth manner that would de-
celVe the most level headed
SALARY A Sumner.
For 20 mlnutos' work at each per-
formnnce Miss Fay gets $1,000
week, a sum which Is divided UP be
tween herself and six accompilees'
Then. OF course, there are the ushers,
water boys ana a few stage hands TO
bo remembered at the end OF the week
Ii might be lbelous 10 accuse the
press agents, Messrs. Miles Paokhanl
! and Howard In the box onice' and
| Resident Manager w. L. Jennings ana
1 hn charming young wife, OF Delns ~
the conspiracy TO fool the dear ola
| public, but the evidence is oYerWhelln-
one thing Is certain Take away
from Miss Fay the tabs that are pass
| ed around tbs audience, the hoaru
with the ring in u to which her hands
are tied at each performance me nls
sheet which envelopes hor ana her
six assistants there would be no
show: no demonstration of the occult
Miss Fay Is honest aud that rs why
| The following appears on the orpheum
| program beneath her name ana no
| lice OF the act.
Special Explanation 10 the Public
In order that no credulous or lonl-
| ish persons may be Influenced IN any
| degree whatever by MISS Fhy nleNer
performanre his note OF warning Is
| given,
Miss Fay S. a skilled and sclentih1
! manipulatpr She has spared no eN-
pense or time in placing before me
| public wonderful performance, which
| for arr. adroitaass and deXterity n
second to none Her performance 10
necessarily mysterious. She Is not a
spirliuallstic medium and accomplish