ARGUS, THE PROPHET

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 386, 21 June 1928, Page 16

ARGUS, THE PROPHET

AT PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE Argus, the 18-year-old prodigy', continues to attract crowded houses to the Prince Edward Theatre. His display' last evening of mind telepathy gave one the impression that the tests were genuine. Although Argus had yesterday plied to dozens of private letter-forms, obtainable at the theatre, his brain was not slow to answer mental or verbal questions put to him. Though his father was in the audience, Argus read numbers on bank notes unseen by either himself or his father, and even detected a counterfeit American note. Social and matrimonial questions were satisfactorily answered. One man has been saved from a financial loss if he has faith in the boy wonder, who, in reply to a question, said: “You should write to Mr. Oates, c.o. detective department. Hobart, and you will find that your would-be partner has served time for absconding with money.” Anotther has found that the person he has suspected had stolen some of the questioner’s property. On Friday evening next Argus will give a unique test with the co-opera-tion of station ITA. This test will be exactly the same kind as one made from the Lyceum Theatre, Brisbane, in conjunction wiih station 4QG. With a niicrophone and loud-speaker at the theptre and a microphone and relay connection at the station the test wiil be made as follows: With the microphone switched off and Argus, sitting blindfolded upon the stage of the Prince Edward Theatre. a committee in the studio of ITA will decide upon some article, card or number. The microphone will then be switched on and the loud-speaker fitted in the theatre will advise Argus by the sounding of a gong that all is ready. Mr. Copeland will then ask the simple question, “What have I here’” or . ‘‘-f lease. read this gentleman’s and instantly Argus can speak into the microphone upon the stage the correct answer. As the mind gets deeper into his test, Argus wfil be able to describe both thoughts afid articles at the studio without a word being spoken from there. In addition to this stage marvel, a pictorial programme headed by that excellent picture, “Beau Sabreur,” will screened to-night. On Friday night Jack Holt in “The Warning” will be shown, as well as usual supports.