Theatrical séance
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Illustration: Henri Robin and a Specter, 1863 by Eugène Thiébault
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A theatrical séance is an aspect of mentalism that purports to give its audiences the feeling of contacting the spirits of the dead, as in a successful Spiritualist seance.
Theatrical séances are usually performed in either total or partial darkness to replicate the atmosphere of a traditional seance, to set the mood for the performance, and to hide the methods of the performer. Performance-goers may be treated to a variety of mentalism demonstrations during a theatrical séance include examples of clairvoyance, ESP, precognition and telekinesis, in addition to or in preparation of apparent mediumship.
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Spiritualistic and mediumistic performers
- Anna Eva Fay
- Eugene Burger (creator and performer of "Hauntings")
- Dorothy Dietrich & Dick Brooks (entertainer) (co-creator and performer/Psychic Theater)
- Harry Houdini (prior to becoming a debunker of Spiritualist frauds)
- Harry Kellar (With the Davenport Brothers and later in his own illusion shows)
- Matt the Knife (creator and Medium of the seance "Epitaph")
- Neil Tobin, Necromancer (creator of Supernatural Chicago and Medium for The Houdini Seance at Excalibur (nightclub)
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