Phreno-Mesmerism

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Event Phreno-Mesmerism
Venue City Hall, Newcastle, NSW
First Date 9 October 1868
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description A most extraordinary experiment of animal magnetic phenomona will be produced. A subject will be placed in a state of mesmeric sleep three or four hundred yards from the City Hall, and the subject will then be attracted back to the Hall. One or two gentlemen will be selected to test the experiment, so as to demonstrate to the audience the extraordinary power the Professor possesses. (The advertisement warns that persons not conducting themselves properly will be asked to leave).
Description Source Advertisement
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Hypnotism
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ruben Hypnotist
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Newcastle Chronicle 6 October 1868
Mapping Hunter Project
Event Identifier 108648
Dataset AusStage