ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 September 1916, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE NORWOODS. ihat the Now Plymouth public hold} pleasant resolleetions of previous visits of the Norwoods was evidenced by crowded audience that greeted them oi< the opening night of their present New| Plymouth season at the Good TempUuJ Hall, If genuine and spontaneous) laughter and applause can be taken any criterion, the Professor more thai* maintained his previous reputation. Thq! performance was commenced with ai; short, but instructive, address on hyt>4, notic suggestion by the Professor*! gome difficulty was experienced in olw taining a class of subject* from amonfl the audience, but finally Frofesßor Now wood secured some half-dozen younjj men, who proved under his guidance,! capital subjects, and provided quite «■' heap of fun for the audience, besides ili lustrating to Borne extent what can beii effected by hypnotic suggestion. ■ The| majority of the turns submitted la*lV night were new, Professor Norwood hav< ing added considerably to his repertoire since his last visit. All the varioni' acts v.erc performed by the with an entire absence of self-conscious« : doss, and with a facility that they could: not have attained if in their ordinary)' condition. Pariticulary was this tha: case in the scene in which theyi; imagined themselves monkeys, and: clambered about with an agility thaty could not havo been excelled by thtf lower creatures, one or two subject, doing monkey tricks uway up on v..8 ; rafters, in such a manner as to make the' more nervous among the audience slmd«! der. Very interesting were the facial, expressions in the living statuary act, in: which the subjects, while under somaj great excitement, were suddenly aiade 'ligid, the facial expression show'ing how,! tho thoughts are reflected in the face; "The. Hypnotic Newsboys," "Hypnotio. Orators," and the final musical comedy act, in costume, all evoked roars o? laughter, as did every scene presented.The lady member of the company gave a, mystifying exhibition of mental tele.. .pathy, performing with ease numerous; difficult tests. This evening there will. be an entire change of programme,' aa,'. indeed will be the'ease on Friday and Saturday. To-morrow afternoon, Professor Norwood hopes to place on cx« hibition in a shop window an hypnotised cyclist, who will pedal away for hours 'intil released that evening <tt the Good Templar Hall.