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 69
at the same lime, be service-able to shade a few articles which it mny be policy to conceal. I 1. The centre table may be a moderate-sized kitchen table,,with a drawer to stand open ; so that the performer can take anyarticle out of the drawer with one hand, w^hile engaging the eyesof the… … 8. With tables arranged somewhat in this manner, the ama-teur will be able to take up articles, from either the surface orback of the tables, without attracting notice to his doing so.He must practise taking up things with one hand, while his otherhand and his eyes are ostensibly occupied with f…
Magic tricks · Ventriloquism
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