PROFESSOR AND MRS BALDWIN.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2052, 1 September 1885, Page 2

PROFESSOR AND MRS BALDWIN.

Anoi'T xix jv.irs ago Piofes*orS. S. Baldwin and Mrs Clara B.ilchvin, the Aineiic.in Cl.vii\nyants and Mesmerist*, created quite a sensation in Anti.ilu and New Zealand, and now, .ift^i a complete \nyage lound the world, .ire again touring the colonie». They \\ ill appuar .tt tlu» I'ublic H.ill, II mitltoii, ti> morrow and Tinned. ly evening, in tlicir laughable and peculiar enteitainnieiit, comprising thought leading (or mind re\e iling, as it is sometimes called), clair\oyancy, mesmeiism and witehciaft gene rally. Professor I'ildwin gives all the mind re v! ing feats of \V. Ir\ing Bishop and Stuait Cumberland, tli.it ha\e recently been atti acting so much attention in Kutflaud, such as finding a small pin while hi 1 H blindfolded, tins pin having been hidden by a 01111111111100 of the ino"t pioinmpnt citi/,on-< ; also, tolling the number-, on a btnk note that is held in tlio pocket of any one of the audience. In addition to these peculiar i»i>\eltie», which h.ne never been tfiven in New Zealand by .my one, Mis JltldumV cl.iir\oy.incy forms a most inteiestiiiK item. People in the audience are leijuested I'uuely t.» think of any que>tif.u tliuy ui-.li .nwueieil, .Hid, .iltlli>Uf,'ll Uieso (jui'inw are not in 'iir.iou -d te any itno, yet Cl u. i I » ililw in, while in the nipsmenc tr.uicu ■■tttc, fjnes collect .niswer^ to tliese mental ([lu'-tion-., and then stitos tho tjuestion. It i< -said that she often tells the w heiea bouts of lo>t m stolen u tides, gups the iddiesse-. of 10-i,; loit or ib<enr fi tends, find nthi'i tlimjs of that nature !'i"fo-vir Htldw in's t ilk is of the most amuxing natuie, and is >«id to keep the audience 111 1 (irs of l.mghtei. 11l fact, the Professor dills his pntcrtainment " The f.inni --t -how in the woild,'" ,md, jiulging fi<>iu the pies-, notices we hi\e seen, it fully despiMM th • title. Speaking of Piofes-,or I'ildwin's ent ■lt.UMiiicnt while in Kdinbug'i. t!) • S'ot-uun siy«: "Piof-sor 1! ilduui asked the L"i<l l'io\o«t to hide a Mm ill knife in any put of the hall While the Lord Provo-t was hiding tho knife, Profis,oi liildwin left the room under the charge of Cipttiti S». John. Aftfi th" Provost had hidden the knife in a coiner of the lull, distant from the stage, the Profe«*or nas brought in blindfolded. Jlu took the Pio\ list's hnnd, placd it to his foiehead, and then dashed off at .i rate so rapid that the Pio\ost ecuiN scarcely k(*e|> up with him. After tumbling o\er sewral drill- h« went fliiect to the spot and found th" k'litV. The audience applauded heartily." Mi Hivtoi Litii', the si'xtupl' -voic ■<! Indian wntiiloqiu^t, l- enKit get 1 by Professor Jialdwin .is ,v spt cial atttaction, and cmus^-, greit .iiiiiiseineiit.