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Event

Professor Davis

Venue

Fremantle Town Hall, Fremantle, WA

First Date

9 December 1896

Last Date

12 December 1896

Dates Estimated

Status

Professional

World Premiere

Description

Mr. Davis mystified his audience by his trickery quite as much as any supernatural means could have done. A good ventriloquist always commands attention, and Mr. Davis can fairly claim that title. His
"twenty minutes of fun"' with Mr. Solemnsides. Black Joe, and others was excruciatingly droll, and brought down the house. The second half of the programme consisted of Madame Bell's clairvoyance, in which she successfully read some numbers written down, and her Rosicrucian
Psychomancy, in which she gave correct answers to several questions.

Primary Genre

Theatre - Spoken Word

Secondary Genre

Ventriloquism
Clairvoyancy

Contributors

Name	Function	Notes
Bell	Clairvoyant
W H Davis	Ventriloquist

Resources

News and Notes, The West Australian, 10 December 1896, 4

NEWS AND NOTES. Entertainment at the Lunatic Asylum. Another of those pleasing entertainments which are truly charitable in intention was held at the Lunatic Asylum yesterday. Dr. Barnett, the medical superintendent of the institution was present, as also was Mrs. Barnett. The patients mustered in strong force, and evidently appreciated the break afforded in the monotony of their everyday existence. The concert was held in the new wing of the Asylum. The additions include a handsomely appointed concert or lecture room, which has been decorated by an artist who happens to be undergoing penal servitude. Within the hall a temporary stage has been fixed. Mr W O. Mason organist of St. Patrick's Church, Fremantle, arranged the programme: Overture; "Lassie" Miss Feltham; song, " Marguerite," Miss Pierce; song, Mr. Kerwick; ‘Mona’, Miss Simmons; Laughing song, Mr. Stanley Evans; duet, " Life's Dream is o'er,"; Misses Mckenna (encore 1); song Miss Feltham, ‘Patience’; Mr. Kerwick, ‘Minstrel Boy,’ Mr. Stanley Evans, ‘Where Did You Get That Hat?’; [...] jig, Miss Cole; Sailors' Hornpipe, Miss Waugh. Other enjoyable numbers were contributed by Miss Feltham and Mr. Glasson, and the entertainment ended with evident regret to the patients.

Article: News and Notes, The West Australian, 10 December 1896, 4

Production Nationality

Australia

Event Status

Completed

Data Source

Source	Description
Newspaper	The West Australian, 10 December 1896, 4

Data Set

AusStage

Event Identifier

142476

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