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The old and the new magic (1906)

Evans, Henry Ridgely, b. 1861 · Chicago : The Open court Pub. Co.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 284

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r show there and let me alone, shouted theenraged seat holder. But I pray you, look in your pocket, said the Fakir. The man obeyed and produced the watch. The trick, calledin stage vernacular a life saver, made a hit \astly more impres-sive than the one originally planned but spoiled by the… … Fig. I.—The Celebrated Levitation Mystery. law of gra\itation. An explanation of this surprising feat isthus described b} a writer in the Strand Magazine (London) : An assistant is introduced, laid upon an ottoman, and thensent off into a hypnotic trance (?). The performer takes anordinary fan and…

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