ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 January 1919, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

5 EVERYBODY'S. HAROLD LOCKWOOD IN "THE LANDLOPPER."

The change of programing at Everybody's to-night i? headed by :i brilliant Metro drama "'the Landloper," starring the ever-popular Harold Lackwood. On the same programme there ia a tworeel comedy drama "The Third Ingredient," a picturisation of 0, Henry's brilliant short story "Options." THfe PEOPLES. The very fine Pox photoplay, "A Soldier's Oath," starring the pspular actor, William Farnum, screens finally tonight. It is a genuinely good picture and will more than delight all those who witness it. A fine two-reel "Sunshine" comedy, "The Milk Jed Vamp," ia also on tho bill

"THE WITOI WOMAN;.'A big attraction for Saturday's change, "The Witch Woman," presents Ethel Clavton in a fine World drama, "The Witch Woman." "Are .iK men like this that they can take a woman's l>s3y and soul, tench her the mysteries of life, and iben .forget nil about Tier.' Such is the passionate cry of Marie, whoso part is played by Ethel Clayton.

PROFESSOR ANDERSONHYPNOTIST. There was a crowded audience at the Empire Theatre 'last night, when Professor Anderson gave an entertaining demonstration of powers of hypnotism. The Professor briefly explained how he came to take an interest in the study of the science and some of his early experiences therein, and also related many of the wonderful benetits that had been conferred through the medium of hypnotism on those who had "eon the subjects of much physical suffering. He then asked for several volunteers to come on to the platform in order that lie might give a display to the audience of the wonderful power he possessed. He explained that unless those coming were prepared to give themselves up unreservedly to his will power he would not keep them oq the platform. After some hesitation one young msti walked up and he was followed by some more till the Professor had five subjects before him. These he put to sleep separately to show his power over each. lli.= next act was to make them clasp bands and in trying to pull them apart again, the more the subjects pulled the more firmly were the fingers locked together, and the efforts of the young men to release their grips caused a good deal of amusement. In this act one of the subjects became antagonistic and the professor declined to proceed further with him and he left the platform By means of mental suggestion these men were next persuaded that they saw a b«>r of bees and that they could get as much sweet honey as they liked. The antics performed wbea they were told the bees were after them were highly amusing. Of the many amusing turns put on perhaps the most 3ensational was when the four young men were told they were monkeys Their imitations of the monkey were most realistic, and they jumped about not only on the stage but all over the ball, even clambering up into the balcony and along the railing in front, of the dress circle, .to the wild delight of all present Another very amusing item was the sending of three young men through the audience as paper sellers, their cries of the name? of the leading papers, and the latest news sensations provoking roars of laughter. Of an entirely different class was the item in which the professor put one of his subjects into a sleep in which his sense <■'! touch became so intensified that he was able to distinguish from a 'whole pack of cards, three particular cards which had been previously given him to feel and handle. A young lady, who voluntarily went on to the platform, selected the three cards and took them from the subject as he sorted tiiem out from the pack. In order to satisfy everybody that there was no possibility of any sight a heavy black bandage was placed over the subject's eyes. The most wonderful performance of the night wa.s the hypnotic sleep into which one subject- 1 \va;> put in which his body became, so rigid as lo refuse to bend under any weight. Four men from the audience, whose weight aggregate# olst O'hf stood »n the body of the subject as he rested with head and feet on tressles. A further instance of this wonderful power was given when the professor himself stood on his subject, and at bis bidding the body of the man relaxed into almost a sitting attitude, and then came hack almost with a jerk to its previous rigidity. The entertainment concluded with a very amusing mimic vaudeville shovr, in which four vouug men under the spell of the hypnotist costumed themselves and went through all the turns of a vaudeville entertainment, to the great delight of the audience Professor Anderson will nnpear again at the Empire Theatre tonight