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The Magical Entertainer
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| 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