Modern magic. : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. (1885)
Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919, Hawkins, Arthur, ca. 1940 · London ; New York : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 555
called Proteus; or, Were here and nothere. A cabinet 3 ft. 6 in. wide by 6 ft. high, standing upon foursmall feet so that the audience could see beneath it, was broughtupon the stage. It was then opened, and inside was seen a pillar inthe centre from floor to top, on the point of which was hung a… … 533 sons. A fourth went in, and on the door being opened the fourpersons were seen inside, and emerged from the cabinet. Of course,where these men concealed themselves was the cause of a great deal ofsurmise and conjecture ; but the reader who has seen this trick, afterI have explained the mystery,…
Magic tricks
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