The Davenports play Huddersfield

Nik Taylor

The Davenports play Huddersfield

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c. 1855 the Davenport bothers, William and Ira, following closely in the wake of the famous spiritualist mediums the Fox Sisters, began offering Spiritualist séances in New York. Unlike the Fox sisters who relied on ‘rappings’ to seemingly facilitate spirit contact, the Davenports toured with a large wooden cabinet in which they would be tied, the cabinet would be closed, and various spirit manifestations would occur. They would often conclude the evening with a private ‘dark séance’. In 1865 the Davenports brought their cabinet to Europe. Controversies, arguments and riots followed them throughout.

On Tuesday February 21st at eight o’clock, the Davenports played Huddersfield’s Philosophical Hall.

This is the story of that night

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 24 Jun 2022
Event	Cultures of Place - Queensgate Indoor Market, Huddersfield, United Kingdom Duration: 24 Jun 2022 → 4 Jul 2022 https://research.hud.ac.uk/art-design/temporarycontemporary/cop/ https://unipress.hud.ac.uk/plugins/books/31/

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The Davenports play Huddersfield

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