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| + | '''The Magical Entertainer''', ''teaching you how to give a complete evening's entertainment of new conjuring tricks, laughable ventriloquism and a diverting magical sketch.'' | ||
| + | Contains illustrations and photos of magicians of the day along with 12 pages of advertisements. | ||
| + | |||
| + | The contents include explanations of: | ||
| + | * An Experiment in Thought-reading | ||
| + | * The Watch, Glass and Handkerchief Trick | ||
| + | * My Grandfather's Legacy (coin trick illusion) | ||
| + | * A Bowl of Paper Shavings (production trick) | ||
| + | * A Ventriloquist Dialogue | ||
| + | * Spirits vs. Spiritualism (a fake seance, played for laughs) | ||
| + | * The Mislaid Eggs (physical trick) | ||
| + | * The Incubator Cannister (stage illusion) | ||
| + | * A New Cup and Ha'pence Trick (sleight of hand) | ||
| + | * Personal Points on Popular People (anecdotes and photographs of successful conjurers) | ||
| + | * A Refreshing Conclusion (table trick) | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Contents == | ||
| + | * Early life and career | ||
| + | * Sawing through a woman | ||
| + | ** Revival | ||
| + | * Subsequent career and illusions | ||
| + | * Published work | ||
| + | * Further reading | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:58, 5 September 2011
| The Magical Entertainer | |
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| Author | P. T. Selbit |
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| Publication Date | 1906 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 56 |
The Magical Entertainer, teaching you how to give a complete evening's entertainment of new conjuring tricks, laughable ventriloquism and a diverting magical sketch.
Contains illustrations and photos of magicians of the day along with 12 pages of advertisements.
The contents include explanations of:
- An Experiment in Thought-reading
- The Watch, Glass and Handkerchief Trick
- My Grandfather's Legacy (coin trick illusion)
- A Bowl of Paper Shavings (production trick)
- A Ventriloquist Dialogue
- Spirits vs. Spiritualism (a fake seance, played for laughs)
- The Mislaid Eggs (physical trick)
- The Incubator Cannister (stage illusion)
- A New Cup and Ha'pence Trick (sleight of hand)
- Personal Points on Popular People (anecdotes and photographs of successful conjurers)
- A Refreshing Conclusion (table trick)
Contents
- Early life and career
- Sawing through a woman
- Revival
- Subsequent career and illusions
- Published work
- Further reading
