New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
NOW FOR PSYCHIC FAKIRS
Annual Seance of Art Students
leaque on Tomorrow.

It's the Psychic Fakirs that are giving
the nineteenth annual seance at the Art
Students League this year. and he mystics
consider themselves no seconds 20 he Black
Hand Gang who were responsible for the
1893 exhibition. Some half a hundred % the
Fakirs were busiIy engaged yesterday IT.
building the Side Show. the Street In Sc
govia and the Spanish cafe
Guess that's pretty nifty, chr inquired
one bare-armed young man. as he hastily
painted in the fronds on a palm in front o.
the Spanish cafe. and then stood back TO
look at IL. wiping his hands on the blue
serge woman's skirt he wore Overalls-
The Street in SegOvia. which. by the way.
looks out at the roofs OF 5sth street. is GO
ing 20 De an elaborate affair At one end
rises d blue range OF mountains. and above
the red and white striped awnings that
cover the booths along the street will be j
grilled balcony where the senOritas will sit
and watch the shoppers and tourists. The
Spanish cafe IS just on the other side OF the
mountain rarze-that II. in the next room
and is set in the middle OF a beautiful or
ange grove. which viii be lighted ar night
by hundreds Of small lanterns. An or
chestra viii play
The Side Show looked very mysterious yes
terday. and viii probably De more so. for
the Psychic Fakirs, true 70 instinct, prom
Use 20 give A faithful reproduction OF the
Seats OF the gone but not forgotten Eusapia
PaIadino. There will also be an Isado-a
Duncan dance. and-~But. YOU see. We don't
want 70 tell all about It beforehand" said
one in a paint covered smOck-
As usual the art exhibit - the largest
part OF the Fakirs' show. Some clever bur
lesqUes are shown. \ weird picture Of The
Bread Line which has attracted much at
tention this year In the National Academy
OF Design. is nnimicked in The Dead Line
and is by the Talented Soul Painter.
Pulled Rice" Z LUZ M0ra's Portrait %
Miss -" is turned into clothing model by
the F1k.rs.
r 8 Wright one Of the student band
has substituted "Buckfn' for Beers for Ida
Waugh's coIorfuI The Buccaneers The
polar controversy has penetrated the pre-
ciacts Of the Art League, for when w p
WeIcr laughed at Homer WiuslOw's Be
low Zero he gave one OF his silly explor-
ers a barrel Of gundrops. There are the
usual 'built-up'' pictures. and H O Tan
ner's Return OF the Holy Women IS rep
resented by a group Of ''HOwliuG Women %
whose putty faces are bandagsd for the
toothache. Charles SChreyvogeI, she mill
tary artist, painted The Broken Column.
but y. Cossenas, his imitatOr- has painted
The Busted ColOrs," and signed It sky
rocket" The troopers EaIop wildly out OF
the frame Maud Laugtry submits fake
on Glackens's The Green Bust" and sticks
broken tube Of green paint on her little
canvas.
The sho7- will open at the Art League 20
morrow and continue through Thursday
The hours are 10 d. m. to 5 o m and 20
81 q. m. on Thursday evening the works
or art will be auctioned or. and Cecil
chichester. who Is credited with he main
vyJrk OF the show. said yesterday hat there
vouId probably be a Homer Martin p
among the pictures offered James Mont
gomery Flags. Henry Mayer, Randall Da-
vey and others viii conduct the sale.
The Psychic Fakirs are all out for the
prizes Of s.. s15 and so offered for pictures
and r5. go and s. FOR posters. Besides
these. there will be three 80 prizes for the
best three acts in the Side show, and pos
sfbIa = for the worst"