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TRAIAN BOYER ron erickson 10/20 as Traian Boyer is one guy you wouldn't want to to dinner. He has a habit of staying longer than invited. Throughout the career of the master hypnotist he has experienced the success of being booked for several weeks and finishing a few years later. In 1954 Boyer was booked in Chicago's Cairo Club for two weeks. He didn't close until 1958, A few years later at the Dunes, it was the same story. Now appearing at Jack Entratter's Sands Hotel, the handsome hypnotist appears on the first leg of a long stay. Boyer's interest in hypnotism dates back almost to childhood. He was born in the Carpathian Mountain country of Europe--an area often called the most mysterious and superstitious lands in the world. His interest in the mystic lay dormant for a time after he moved to the United States at age fifteen, but a few years later, while attending college in Akron, Ohio, Boyer again became interested in hypnotism. In 1932, after the death of his father, Boyer left school and opened a small beer cellar in Akron which he operated through 1936 when he purchased another club. A few years later he moved again, this time opening a large supper club with top entertainment. With business good and his future secure, Boyer began studying hypnotherapy in e^nest and later when he had an opportunity to book a hypnotist, he did so, although skeptical about this form of stage entertainment. The show was a success and later when it closed, Boyer would