Stage illusions
A stage-magic manual by British conjuror and dealer Will Goldston, published in London in 1912 for professional performers building illusions. Line diagrams expose the mechanics behind tricks: hinged cabinets with sightline arrows, draped chairs with dotted hidden bodies, gas-lit apparatus, and a figure vanishing into a seat, offering cutaway conventions, dashed concealment outlines and stage-prop silhouettes.
