The practical magician and ventriloquist's guide : a practical manual of fireside magic and conjuring illusions : containing also complete instructions for acquiring & practising the art of ventriloquism (1876)
Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC, McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · New York : Hurst & Co. · leaf 19
Second Position of Pass 1. The performer then may blow upon the closed left hand, andmay say, Fly, or Begone, or any similar expression, andthen open his left hand, holding it forward. Of course there isnothing in it, and the object seems to have flown from it, andthe spectators are much surprised.…
Magic tricks · Ventriloquism
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