The Conjurors' Book of Stage Illusions By Edward W.Dart A Micky Hades Publication

The Conjurors' Book of Stage Illusions By Edward W. Dart A Micky Hades Publication

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The Conjurors' Book of Stage Illusions
Written By Edward W. Dart
Edited & Published by Mickey Hades

A grand collection of the world's finest illusions from the world's greatest
magicians, selected from The Conjurer's Magazine. The illusions in this book
represent a wide variety, offering something of value to everyone - puzzles,
skits, comedy, and sheer mystery.

Here are fifty-one exciting illusions which were created by Ovette, Hardeen,
Blackstone, Korim, Thurston, Lafollette, Sorcar, Goldin, Windsor and others.

Also found here are seven illusions by Okito - originals not found in any other
book - exclusive to The Conjurer's Magazine. They are some of Okito's finest.
These are Stowaway Illusion; Pillar of Fire; Phantom Fowls; Mystery of the
Seven Stones; Invisible Flight; Evolution of a Lady; and Coverless Dove Pan.

Contents Include:

Forward by Neil Foster, 1973

6 Book of Life (Theo Hardeen): assistant appearance

8 Tree to Girl Transformation (Howard Thurston)

10 White and Black (Blackstone): transformation

12 Chest of the Lamas (Shaman): rabbit production

14 Cauldron Illusion (Rudy Roxo): assistant appearance

16 Out of the Dog House (Cmdr C. Adair)

18 Vanishing Automobile (Blackstone)

20 Two Door Dollhouse (Blackstone)

22 Floating Skeleton (Deland; Walter Gibson): window display or lobby stunt

23 Miss Boots (Joseph Ovette): a sawing in two

24 Question of Color (Rudy Roxo): costume color change

26 Nu-Production Box (Stanley Beck): silks produced from a box put together
piece by piece

27 Follies Girl Illusion (Blackstone): assistant vanish

28 Invisible Rainbow (Jack Gwynne): glasses of water gain colors

30 Chest of Celestial Bliss (Rudy Box): a spike chest

32 Chariot Illusion (Kroeger): assistant appearance

34 Burmese Pagoda: assistant appearance

36 Double "A" Production Box (W.B. Gibson): smaller production
cabinet

38 Glass Penetration (George Pfisterer): rods apparently penetrate a sheet of
glass

40 Santa Claus Illusion (Herman Hanson)

42 Rabbit Out of a Hat (P. C. Socar)

44 Pillar of Fire (Okito): from stage platform

46 Invisible Flight (Okito): pigeon vanishes from cage to appear in tubes

48 Phantom Fowls (Okito): ducks appear from a box constructed on stage

50 Mystery of the 7 Stones (Okito): a prisoner escapes strangulation

52 East Indian Rope Trick (Felix Korim)

54 Stowaway Illusion (Okito): boxes of tea change into an assistant

56 Stage Illusions Idea (Wm. A. Hoch): small production cylinder

57 Chinese Apparition (Howard Adams): magician appears from screens

58 Flight of the Mandarin (La Follette): assistant transposes with magician
rolled in a sheet

60 Flash Vanish (John Cooper): small animals defy gravity and vanish in a box

62 Triple Mystery (Stanley Collins): an inexpensive triple transposition

65 Girl and Ladder (Blackstone): assistant vanish

66 Appearing Lion (Ovette)

67 Mermaid Illusion (Erold/Grant): simple illusion with two screens

68 Walking on Water (Horace Goldin): in a crate

69 No Feet - Some Feat (Joe Karson): magician's feet vanish when a cloth is
rasied

70 Beer and Girl From Barrell (Rowan Brooks)

71 Coverless Dove Pan (Okito)

72 Evolution of a Lady (Okito): rabbit, duck, and assistant production from an
easel

74 Practical Production Tray: for platform or stage

75 To Life (Gene Gloye): giant card to assistant transformation

76 Cloak Of Invisibility (Felix Korim): assistant vanish

77 Tom-Tom Illusion: man on throne changes into a female assistant

78 Revelry In a Haunted House (Bill Joy): black Art & Seance version of the
Doll House illusion

79 Studio Illusion (Blackstone): painting comes to life

80 Walking Away From a Shadow (Blackstone): performer's shadow remains after he
walks away

81 Sucker Rabbit Box: rabbit vanish and apparent explanation is demonstrated to
be incorrect

82 Girl Through Tape (Joseph Yadah): assistant passes through tape in almost
full view

84 Yankee Doodle Hat (Tommy Windsor): silk production from an empty hat

86 Fourth Dimensional Glass (Felix Korim): silk passes through solid glass

Details: The Conjurors' Book of Stage Illusions

86 pages, softcovers, spiral-bound, size 8 1/2" by 11".