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 44
ight. Now, l.id.er. and ;entlemon, . must request your pa-tience a few minutes for ^he process of cooking. Put two orthree candles near one ..nothor, and m^ ve the hat a*- a safe dis-tance above them for W( or thr > minutes, making in the mean-time any laUjjhabL remark; that may occur to… … or any similar humorous remark ; but take care not to bum thehat whilst the (supposed) cooking is going on. After a ishort 36 THE PRACTICAL MAGICIAN. interval, place the-hat on the table, and ■with some little cere-mony take out the real pancakes or plum-cake. Let it be cutup and.handed round to…
Magic tricks · Ventriloquism
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