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Show MARVELOUS ACT OF MYSTERY AT LOEWS EMPRESS THIS WEEK v " . .: -.. ( v ..' .? -'X'.- j " , .. .' -- ' . . " -'- 1 . : - V " -Sr- C.- - - -..-' -- lit .- v , ? v- - - ,. - V - - v: - V.. ' ' f t .. A . .. . . I - J . .. .. '. '5 - v :; i j ... v " -v: . . ..- ' ' -.' ! . . v l - - . V ' : v.. .. . . .. . '7- . . ? u . 1 ;l j s- ' -j i j - V :':,;.:!. s " 1 t IT . IN j n .. v. S N't-. V:.; :. - , .: 1 I 1 Svengali, "the Master Mind of Mystery," -who heads tJie bill at Loew's Empress. I Cue of the most remarkable demon-istrations demon-istrations of mysterious power ever seen j in a local theater is beinj demonstrated demon-strated nt Loew's Empress this week by Svengali. the headline feature of the new bill that opened at that house Monday Mon-day afternoon. Svengali is a musical wonder mud mystirier. dealing with thought trunsnusMon, but something entirely en-tirely new in his line. Tli rough some strange power, the secret of which rests with him alone, he is able to control the musical ability of his pretty and impreesionablo assistant Miss Llsie Terry, well known as a singer and eon-cert eon-cert pianist in Australia, aud compel her to sing and play any song, new or ohl, classic or popular, his mind directs, di-rects, without speaking a word or giving giv-ing a sign. Fverv song she sings is colled for bv the audience, being whispered ti Svengali, so that no one but Sveueali hears. "L'pon the instant Mi?s Terry sings and plays the song called for. It is obvious that even were this wonderful feat a trick, and not thought transmission, it is still something ' to marvel at. Iu order for Miss Tciiv to obey every wish of the audience "and sing and play every song called for, she must have au astonishing repertoire of songs. Old or new, they make no difference to her. Sometimes an old lady or gentleman will tail for a son,' familiar to them m their youth, a long-forgotten long-forgotten melody, but Miss Terrv neer fails, and from her pretty lips conic the strain of the song. Scores of times i old people have wiped a furtive tear from their eyes as thev heard this j prertv girl sing the soups vi their childhood, bringing back fond memories. From standard opera to the bit est ragtime. Miss Terrv switches without au instant's hesitation, and sing- and plays them all with equal facility. Svengali makes no effort to explain h'is marvelous power. He claims ' nothing supernatural. He simply doesn't explain, ex-plain, aud lets the audience marvel and wonder. It is hard to explain the working of his uncanny pou cr, a nd harder still to understand it. Tor 1 twentv-seveu years Svengali. who is an Australian bv birth and has appeared in every civilized country in tin- world with his mystery, has kept his wonder-f wonder-f ul secret, a nd his act is as much a mystery today a- when he iirst ap-peared'with ap-peared'with it in Berlin, twenty-seven years ago. Local theatergoers are invite to trst Miss Terry bv any means in their power. S yen gall will welcome the request re-quest of anyone for a particular and favorite selection and guarauiee that tne young lady will sing and play it. j |