Entitled: "Hypnotist directing people to do unusual activities: woman playing table like a keyboard instrument, man riding chair like a racehorse, men using broom and umbrella as musical instruments, man with whiskey bottle" created by the Donaldson Litho
Entitled: "Hypnotist directing people to do unusual activities: woman playing table like a keyboard instrument, man riding chair like a racehorse, men using broom and umbrella as musical instruments, man with whiskey bottle" created by the Donaldson Lithographing Company (undated). Stage hypnosis evolved out of much older shows conducted by Mesmerists and other performers in the 18th and 19th centuries. During stage hypnosis, people are hypnotized for the entertainment of others and encouraged to perform bizarre/amusing/humiliating acts. The hypnotist is there to entertain, and they have many techniques to ensure that the people who end up on stage will put on a good show for them. Everybody at the show arrives with certain expectations. They expect to be entertained, and may even be willing to go along with that themselves.
Size: 3249px × 4200px
Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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