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The barrel platform and stage each have a trap in them so the
lady can go down. The newspaper is also prepared by being
mounted on stiff cardboard and this also has a trap cut in it.
When the performer tells the lady to crouch down she goes
through the trap, beneath the stage and hurries up into the gallery
or other place of appearance. The assistant immediately pushes
up, by the aid of a rod a pistol and dummy hand. The hand is
made of a stuffed glove which is the same color as the one the
lady wears.
The performer takes his time in removing the hoops of the barrel
in order to allow the lady opportunity to reach her place, when he
starts to count l-2-3, the assistant underneath the stage takes in
the pistol and dummy hand and closes the traps. At three the lady
in gallery shoots the pistol. At the same instant the performer
cuts the string and the barrel falls apart.
The construction of this illusion is as follows: The bottom of the
trap is a solid wooden rim with a star trap in the centre, each
stave is fastened to this rim with a hinge which helps to hold the
staves together when the string holds them without the hoops, but
which will allow them to fall outwards when the string is cut.
The lady should wear an Eastern costume.
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The Artist's Dream
This wonderful and charming illusion is meeting with great
success in England. A large frame with a curtain in front rests on
a three step platform on stage. Artist pushes aside the curtain,
removes canvas with picture of lady on it from frame, turns
canvas and frame around to show that no one is concealed
anywhere about the frame and canvas. The canvas is then
replaced in the frame, curtain drawn in front of frame and the
artist seats himself on a chair, apparently goes to sleep and
dreams that the picture came to life.
While in pretended dream curtain opens and a living lady steps
from the frame, artist awakens and sees her. They exchange a
few words, then she goes hack into frame; artist says, has my
model come to life or have I dreamed it? He goes to the frame
opens the curtain and there finds only his painted canvas; the
lady having vanished.
The canvas with the painting on it is on a separate frame or
stretcher which is very heavy, the top piece of this frame is
hollow and contains a roller on which the canvas rolls up the
same as the curtain in the watch frame.
On the back of the stretcher on each side is a handle, these
handles are apparently placed there for the artist to lift the frame
in and out by. But they serve another purpose which will be
stated below. At the top corners of the stretcher are fastened two
wires which lead up to the flies, over a pulley and then down
behind the screens to the assistant, when the wires are slack the
stretcher may be turned around just the same as if they were not
there. The large frame is on rollers and may be turned around to
show that there is nothing concealed in or behind it.
After showing frame and back and front of canvas artist sets the
canvas back into the frame. When the canvas stands on the floor
in position to replace, the lady comes up through trap door
behind the canvas which conceals the movement, she takes one
of the handles referred to above in each hand and places her feet
on the lower part of the stretcher which projects enough for her
to get a passable footing.
The artist now raises the canvas back into the frame. The wires
attached to the stretcher are pulled by your assistant, this makes
the lifting of the stretcher with the lady on it easy enough. Now
all the lady has to do is to unfasten the canvas and let it roll up
into the stretcher, she now steps out on the stage from under the
curtain. After she goes back she lowers the canvas and hooks it.
The artist then pushes aside the curtain and finds only the painted
canvas.
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New Half Lady Illusion
In the centre of the stage or on a platform is seen a half lady
resting on a wooden horse with 4 legs.
The stage or platform must be 4 feet high. The trestle is 3 feet
high and 3-1/2 feet long. On the top of the centre of the trestle
make a bust like that used in "Swinging half lady" and have if,
ironed on the trestle and finely finished. Black cloth is tacked to
the back of the two rear legs. The walls at the back are draped
with the same kind of goods. Have a framework in front and
partly over lady, on which you hang curtains.
When you open the curtains audience sees the half lady resting
on the trestle. The lady is behind the trestle resting on her knees,
and leaning against the bust, which should be dressed in some
light color. No lights are needed to shine inside as the front
curtain hides everything. Have it very dark at back of front
curtain and the trestle fastened to the floor.
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Edgar Poe's Raven in the Garland
of Thebes
A fine raven sits in a beautiful garland of roses, suspended in
midair by two ribbons, bird talks, sings, whistles and tells
fortunes with startling effect. Raven is a fine stuffed bird
surmounted by a garland of flowers which is suspended by
attaching the silk ribbons to garland at sides opposite the bird's
mouth. These ribbons are double and contain a rubber tube, the
ends of which are concealed among the flowers. Assistant behind
sings, speaks and whistles into a metalic chamber connected with
one of the tubes, the sound passing out in a direct line with bird's
mouth, apparently coming from it.
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Samuel's Cartomantic Floral
Charm
A pack of cards transformed to a profusion of flowers.
Secret--A hollow metal fake pack is loaded with spring flowers,
(roses) having a loop at end, hanging out, and through which
performer passes his thumb, and produces flowers, vanishing
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