BALDWIN’S MAHATMA COMPANY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 868, 21 July 1910, Page 3

BALDWIN’S MAHATMA COMPANY.

TO-NIGHT. To-night at the Public Hall, the Baldwin Mahatma Company will present one of their highly interesting entertainments. The company played in Levin on Tuesday evening, and toe Horowheuua Chronicle reporting on the performance says inter alia : “The Baldwin Mahatma Company appeared at the Levin Town Hall last evening, and submitted an extremely interesting and diversified programme to a good house, which showed its appreciation of the various items by warm applause. The latest novelties in magic obtained by Dr. Rowe on his recent visit to England were a great attraction. He presented a series of legerdemain events, including the Egyptian jar, a marvellous experiment with water which was now shown for the first time in New Zealand, and the spirit hand, said to be a test of modern spiritualism, which completely mystified the audience, while his smart patter and repartee kept the audience on the best of terms. Mora, the original “ White Mahatma,” presented a series of psycological problems which included the knight’s move on the chess board, and astounding feats of memory with numbers and names. Koko, a Japanese lady, presented a spectacular and pretty act. From a bowl she brought scores of articles of a different nature, which included four large baloons, and on a large frame of plush drew pictures in coloured sands. At the conclusion the stage looked like a scene from fairyland with all the pretty articles deftly hung about the stage. The performance concluded with an exposition of clairvoyance and thought transmission by Mot a. This lady succeeded in describing the whereabouts of absent friends, giving advice to ladies and gentlemen who were present. The programme submitted last night was an exceedingly attractive one, and revealed the tact that the members are specially talented in the particular lines they cultivate.”