THE STEEN-SMITH COMPANY AT TEAWAMUTU.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3177, 3 November 1892, Page 2

THE STEEN-SMITH COMPANY AT TEAWAMUTU.

This clever combination of mystie entertainers ftave a porformance to a fair house on Tuesday evening in the Public Hall. Professor Steen who was received with applause first of all gave a brief resume of what they intended to d" that evening and then called for a comniittet A five from the audience. There was some diffidence amongst those present about going on the stage most of them thinking they would be mesmerised or put through some fearful ordeal, but at last a, fairly representative committee was got together and they were given seats npon the platform. The Professor then introduced Madame Steen, who was immediately blindfolded by one of the committee. The first test was telling numbers. One of the committee wrote an amount of money in figures on a blackboard and also a date. Madame Steen, who was blindfolded and had her back to the board, told all correctly. She next did her wjnderful chess problem of moving the knight after being placed on the board by one of the committee over every place on the board back to where she started from. She had her back to the board and called out the moves while blindfolded. She next added up an addition sum which one of the committee had set her and told any figures or combination of figures that anyone thought of. She next guessed nine different Christian names written on the board in their correct order. She then told the committees' ages and the number, kind, and value of their watches and chains, and also which of the committee hal bald heads. She next t>ld off the names of a pack of cards as es.ch card was drawn by one of the audience, and given the pack blindfolded she drew out of the pack the cards anybody thought of. Shn next guessed articles held up by any of the audience, reading names off visiting caul*, dates and values of coin?, inscriptions on medals, dates and prices of ticket* and numerous other wonderful tests. She is truly well described as the " Empress of second sight sser.s," and the test must be seen to be bolieved. The second part of the entertainment consisted of a ventriloquil performance by the well known Oscar Smith. It was a great way better than the usual run of such exhibitions and must ba seen to be thoroughly appreciated. They will perform in Hamilton to-night and to-morrow (Friday), and the performance should not be missed by anyone, as they are the cleverest combination that has ever visited the Waikato.