Magic up to date, or, Shaw's magical instructor (1896)
Shaw, W. H. J. (William Henry James), b. 1859 · [Chicago : The author · leaf 53
al costume, and the costume is made to fall off as soon as she pull a string. The assistant under stage opens the trap and upright, and lady passes her costume and cage to him and then drops through herself, and hastens to front of house, where she appears in audi- ence with the cage on her back,… … [Fig. 27.] Secret:— A hollow metal "fake" pack is loaded with silk spring flowers, "A" having a fine wire loop, "B" hanging out. Per- former passes his thumb through this loop, and at the same time pushes clip "C" onto "fake" pack. He now pulls flowers out quick- ly and lets go of "fake" pack,…
Magic tricks
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