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 566
the London Aquarium.On a small stage, a real living head, attached to a miniature body,sings, talks, and acts ; and it is plainly evident to the audience thatwhile the head is really a human one, the manikin body is but a toy.Apparently the curious figures are not connected by any means… … 544 ANCIENT AND MODERN MAGIC. distance. The person appearing as the Living Marionette, fixesbeneath his chin the framework of the body. The back draper) isso arranged that he brings on the stage with him the curtains formingthe background to his head, while with wires fixed to the legs andarms, he…
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