Academy of Music.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2621, 2 June 1877, Page 3

Academy of Music.

The opening performance of Professor W. M. Fay and Mr E. D. Davies—who have seceded from the Davenport Brothers because of tho peculiar behavior of the latter at the Theatre "Royal, Auckland, on Tuesday night—will be given at the Academy of Music this evening. Mr Fay, we are informed by those who have seen the entertainment, is as clever as the Davenports. He can do all the latfer's business, and something more, his dark seance being represented as most mysterious, and his " manifestations" or " manipulations," wonderful.. In fact, a-gentle-man who formed one of a committee to watch the seance for the audience the other night expressed an opinion that Mr Fay had to do with "the old fellow," so inexplicable were his experiences- The changing of coats during the dark seance, the floating about of guitars rubbed with phosphorous, are some of the feats or tricks which most mystify beholders, especially as the committee's duties are to see that no extraneous assistance is given Jo the exhibitor. Mr E. D. Davies' entertainment, in which he carries on a humorous dialogue in levaral voices, is such as to cause great amusement. Hisventrilrquial powers are unquestionable, and he manipulates his little people very cleverly. The entertainment will be sure to "take," especially since these tyro gentlemen refrained from opening last night because it might havo interfered with the lecture in aid of a good cause.