Anna Eva Fay

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Section 1: FS 33 min. This is a very remarkable woman and her feats are interesting, but this first section does not show anything so sensational as to astound the audience. In fact, the people did not quite understand the nature of her act and it went altogether too slow. She allowed herself to be tied hand and foot and placed in a cabinet where she performed the regulation cabinet stunts. There were some variations, but not enough to make the audience more than passably interested. The question-writing after the act holds the house for about six minutes making the whole section seem to drag. The telepathic work will probably pull up interest, but the audience seems to be in a sort of trance, and the act thus far does not create the enthusiasm we expected. The applause at the finish was only mild and perfunctary. [sic] Second section: This was much more encouraging. Miss Fay was blindfolded and covered with a sheet directly back of the footlights. She called out the names of thirty or forty people on after the other asking them to hold up the questions they had written on pieces of paper. She read these questions and gave answers to them all without any errors. Some of these are questions relating to money, health, love affairs, and miscellaneous subjects. There was considerable fun in many of her answers and the swiftness of the work was reassuring. Think there is no doubt about her making good as she will have the whole town asking questions before the week is out. As this makes each and every patron of the house a party to the act. The applause following some difficult answers to puzzling questions was strong, as at the finish Miss Fay got quite an ovation. It is parallel matinee performance to that of Hudini [sic] in that the audience does not quite catch on to the interest of the act until toward the close. However, she will be well talked about I am sure and before the close of the week I feel confident she will pack the house.

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