THE DAVENPORT, FAY, AND DAVIES COMBINATION.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 267, 1 March 1877, Page 3

THE DAVENPORT, FAY, AND DAVIES COMBINATION.

iio Uumartt are not satisK"L art M"™ '!>«» t"—*' ', h " 3r EJLu.it U. '"T P'*""': L " 3 ' ■sl tl.. TST K ~1-mft with Professor Fay atui MrB". „ C j B E)u,vl > fc .fm Masonic Halt b> a good first poeUonof the cntertamKTi» that given by the Brothers Kin It, and itUM » The Wonderful Bl • u , And wonderful tt is, wtrt int ° cmpartuu-nta by separate doors RSI the audtence, » m 18 ilftZ „£ the stage, «>n the hack of the H «'f this cabinet severa t instruments are hung. Two. ELl<m.«a«*» choaen frouv the a.uUenee ■Soae i*** ** t t ■ • Mm Mavor nnd Mr. O'Mengher-m ISler tie L l^' heF9 in I°, h|;e audience? Che rtsnlt. |HaviSc:m-«l.y fastemd the han,!s knees ■ Jua s p |,j 1(; , brothers, who had ■ +"t tt if.ir w»fs the eitl.se end of the 11Slly exiuii'ued the stage and all I round th" rt-povting to the andiencn that tl.ece was to tw sepn >in!> could ly any vrntfty g*n tn Hie it Major hfewMi'd was then asked i„ n,» »rf I.f » l «.'• tiunbouriiH-M liiinmng up «« the eat-;-njfc «u<UU ni.r r ; im vto entiy on tin' arul seUUul , . lt - yIC ' a the shape of an rtiffle round bis Mc ~ (>Mei^Uer■while shutting his side of the cabinet, was treated in much the same manner■ ?. hat •ijstfriously changing r-m one ot the Mothers' litutls to that ot lusown. Majoi Steward then took his seat in the tab met, between the brothers, his, being bound to the sh.mlder of one ; brother, and his left to the knee of the - utlier. Whilst he was* in the cabinet, sounds of music were heard from the t; mbonvinc, &u., by the audience.. The doors WGFP fc 1 ico cpytu tK the *)cci'tpu.ut» ' found•»(■ ill bouml and sitting in the same position. Tie musical instruments were jgcali. md over the Hoop, ami Major Stewards right-band was loose," but his left one was still bound. The experiences of Major Steward, as described t.o the auditinciif were certainly very astounding. Kamls of alt descriptions had passed over his face —large hands, smalt hands, cold hands, hot hands ; iu fuet, (jtiite a varitsy P*2 hands—and musieat instruiuents were moving about the cabinet in a most astounding manner, emitting sounds alt the time; a letter had been taken from his .clit-f, ;n-'' his watch was hanging from t.l; 0 „( ii,. ~';ard when the doors were „f,j. \■ ! .'nber of other mysterious 'a,9 wen ' - " performed— musical iur«i;'■ :iN i :t.:, played, and hands being ■ y.-n t.o th.< .o'lietitte through the aperi- it of the cabinet. This : s 'ntertainment closed by ilonr i" in-; I !.> ;ed on the palms of the : hiind.-; .-f I rothers, the door being ,|.si.:. ;.rid the brothers issuing forth -ii ,i. I', w Mtinutes, having got rid of their bnt still having the ttottr on > their hands. the next portion of the entertainment wus that by Mr. E. D. Pavies, with his marionettes, Tom and doe, assisted by " Mary .Tones," and a tot of other invisible people, but who, nevertheless, proved very loquacious. This is certainly a very amusing portion of the performance, and the Professor informed the audience that j;lie feat of singing a verse of a song with $ f;lu>rus (ostensibly performed by Joe) was one that had newr fctsef* {vttep»|)t«:d by any other ventriloquist in the Worht. The dark sianee performance of Professor t'ny concluded the entertainment, and we are sorry that our limited space compels us to give but a brief reisnm* of the proceedings. I'n ftssor Fay is tightly bound on one side of a table, and on« of the hrothtis on the other. Measures are fcalten to make sure that neither of them can relieve the msetves, and the lights are put out. While the halt is iu darkness music und noises are heard on the stage, and a tambourine and bunjo, which have? been covered with pliospherous, are seen moving about the stage. Tie climax is reached wlun Professor Fay's coat tties otf his back into the middle; of the audience. At. this juncture,, the room is suddenly JifMeel tip,, and the Professor t'ontut tw !)«? g&Mkt hound- in exactly the same position as last. seen. The tights were again put out, and Major Steward's coat, which had been exchanged by that gentleman for t the Professor's, is found, when the room is again lighted up, to be on the back of the Professor. No possible idea can be formed as to how the feats are performed, and everyone leaves the halt in a state of wonder. As the season only lasts for two- nights longer, we won let recommend our readers to lose no time- in paying a visit to the combination.