The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-04-17
WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE
GRIFFITH THE HYPNoTlsT MYS-
TITLED AND AMUSED HIS Au.
DIENcE LAST NIGHT.

Marvellous, mysterious and amusing l
these three words express in brief |.
the performance given by Griffith, the
nypnotist last evening in the opera
house The blind drive made yester- I
day afternoon was a success in every .
way. and Prof Griffith not only fol .
lowed the route that the committee /
drove over, with success but found .
the hidden article in the lumber yard /
OF the Chickasaw Lumber Co
The marvellous part Of the work f.
that was done by Prof. Griffith during
the performance was the test of the
transmission OF thought to his sub
iect who had the tests suggested to
her through the professor by others
without a word being spoken to the
lttlc woman who was in a hypnotic
state.
The comedy work done by the 9th
en- subjects was of the most amusing
uatuc. Prof Griffith is the finished
prOdut in the school of hypnotsm
and does his work well and with
despatch. The performance is devoid
OF any Of the rough elements that
usually go to make up hypnotic
show, but is a scientific demonstra-
tiCn of the science of hypnosis.
During the course or the perform
| ance last night, Prof. Griffith took
one Of the subjects who travels with
him, young woman Weighing about
| 100 pounds and placed her in that
condition known to hynotists wherein
/ the subjective mind has the use of all
/ of its faculties and the objective
/ mind is in sleeping condition When
/ this was done. the operator then call
ed for the audience TO give him sug-
the girl while in this condition. Sew
eral of the audience wrote their sug-
gestions on paper and handed them
to Mr.. Griffith, who without saying
a word suggested TO the subject that
she walk down into the audience and
go through the feats Among the
tests required OF the subject to per-
form, was one given by some one in
the house TO go to a certain young
lady's seat and find a carnation hid
den beneath some bowers in her hat.
The subject after having finished one
or two tests given her prior, went TO
the seat occupied by Miss Natalie
Williams. picked up Miss Williams
hat, and found the carnation beneath
other flowers on the bonnet
Rev. Weith of the Yresbyterian
, church suggested test to the young
lady, that 4 going to cLe corner OF
the hall ana waiking around 10 s.oNn
three times. TINS VAS also done. Othar
tests were also suggested and carried
, out to the letter.
The drive yesterday afternoon was
, for ten tlocks, and was made while
the mind reader was in charge of two
other citizens hidden from the view
, of the G. mmittee. The route was
d south on Washington street, 70 Main
street, and west en- Main street to {
street; south on street TO Second
/ avenue, ana east on Second avenue tC
, B street, thence north on Il street tC
Broadway, and east on Broadway tC
Washington, and south on Washing
. ton to the Chickasaw Lumber Cos
p yard where a pocket knife was hdder
I In the crevices OF a pile of lumber.
Just before the dose of the per
formance last night, young woman
was put TO sleep and taken to the
window OF the Ardmore Dry Goods
. company store there to remain unit
she is awakened tonight. e.
Prof Griffith complained OF the
} small class on the stage last night
and wants a larger class tonight The
tests TO be given tonight to the sub
jects will be different and more anus
/ ing. \ good house should be out tC
: greet the performance.