Illusions, Escape & Stage in Magic & Conjuring: page 3

Build your own Shadow Box. A light shines through a box and there is clearly nobody inside. Then suddenly a shadow emerges and a person is standing inside the box.

These instructions are for magicians who want to build their own illusions. Clear 3D drawings are provided, showing all angles. Included is a complete part list. Exact measurements are given. These instructions are much easier to understand than normal plans available on the market today. A little woodworking skill and a few tools is all you need to start building.

1st edition 2015, 23 pages.

A modern seance, with a tie that is like lightning for speed, and yet is the most convincing of all ties. Each wrist is securely tied with a length of rope. Any number of knots may be used and knots can be sealed. The ends of the rope are made secure to the back of the chair. Feet are also tied to chair legs. All ties are thoroughly inspected and the committee is convinced that there is no slack in the ropes and that magician is really secure. The cabinet is placed around magi ready for the tests. For instance, a card is selected and shuffled back into the pack, the pack placed between the...

Clearly 'Oudini' is riding Harry Houdini's coat tails with his escape act. However, this publication is quite good and does describe a good number of escapes including how to escape from handcuffs, iron boiler, mail bag, glass case, iron box, coffin, band box, paper bag, iron bottle, rope chair, tramp chair packing case and straight jacket.

1st edition 1909, this digital edition 2013, 54 pages.

• Foreword
• Chapter I The Truth About Chung Ling Soo
• Chapter II The Romantic Story Of Carl Hertz
• Chapter III The Great Lafayette - The Most Hated Magician
• Chapter IV Maskelyne And The Psycho Sensation
• Chapter V Houdini As I Knew Him
• Chapter VI Did Houdini Fail?
• Chapter VII Some More New Facts About Houdini
• Chapter VII De Kolta's "Vanishing Lady" Secret
• Chapter IX The Truth About The Indian Rope Trick
• Chapter X Tricks Of Bogus Mediums
• Chapter XI Why I Am A Spiritualist
• Chapter XII Mediums I Have Sat With
• Chapter XIII Magic And Crime
• Chapter XIV The Great Kellar
• Chapter XV Howard Thurston's Rise To Riches
• Chapter XVI The...

This is not an ebook of illusion blueprints, and it is not intended to be complete. As the title suggests, it is a book of "secrets", illustrating how each sawing is performed. The illustrations and descriptions are sufficient for an experienced builder to translate into finished illusions. This ebook also satisfies the merely curious who would like to know how some of these illusions are accomplished.

Illusions featured:

• Sawing a woman in halves (Selbit's Method)
• Horace Goldin's Method
• Horace Goldin's method (Using one girl)
• Abott's Method
• Using circular saw and a plank
• Vertical Sawing Illusion ...

Table of Contents

3. Content
4. Enchanted Rickshaw
4. Walking Through a Window
5. The Death Penalty
7. The Living Cremation
8. Cheating the Hangman
9. The Flying Huntsman
11. Vanishing Carload of Girls
12. The Scrap Book
13. The Sword Box
15. The Devil's Cage
18. Sawing Through a Woman

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content

   Publicity Feats

4. Introduction
4. The Blindfold Drive
6. Under Water Escape
7. The Living Burial

   Escape Tricks

9. The Mail Bag Escape
10. Paper Bag Escape
11. Straight Jacket Escape
11. Upside Down Escape
12. Regulation Handcuff Escape
12. Packing Case Escape
14. Unprepared Packing Case Escape

15. The History of Magic (part 8)

1st edition 1931; 18 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content

   Audiences

4. Children's Entertainments
6. Church Socials
6. Smoking Concerts
7. Hotels

   Stage Presentation

7. Technique of Stage Magic
9. Music and Magic
10. Getting Volunteers on the Stage

    Stage Illusions

11. Stage Illusions
12. The Vanishing Ghost
14. The Bathing Beauty
15. The Haunted Sentry Box
16. Walking Away From Your Shadow
17. The Floating Lady
22. Performing Animals Regulation Act 1925

1st edition 1931; 23 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content
4. Introduction
4. The Hindu Needle Mystery
7. Oriental Productions
8. The Indian Basket Trick
9. The Hindu Mango Tree
10. Flowers by Request
12. The Wonderful Fertiliser
14. The Hindu Turban
16. Sands of the Desert
18. The Chinese Rings

1st edition 1931; 23 pages.

This is one of the best books ever written on escapes and escape magic, bar none. Grant wrote this treatise for the average magician wanting to add an escape to his act, not the professional escape artist. The nice thing is that none of these escapes involve having to pick locks or for the performer to have muscular strength such as required in many escape feats.

All of these are easy to do, and none are life threatening. You can do all of these with no fear of killing yourself! With the information in this treatise an enterprising magician could put together an entire escape act full of...

Martin Breese interviewed Robert Harbin on March 26th, 1977, not even one year before Harbin's untimely death. The interview took place at Harbin's home in London, England.

Spend 90 minutes listening to Robert Harbin - one of the world's most creative illusionists and inventors. Here is the full life story of the man who invented Zig Zag and a number of other illusions that will be performed by magicians over the years to come. Since making the recording Robert Harbin became ill and died. The words spoken on this tape were used as the basis for The Robert Harbin Book published by Martin Breese....

If you haven't heard of Retro-Gravity, it was a self-levitation that Al Mann and Devin Knight created over 20 years ago. It has been kept under wraps all these years. Whispered about on the underground, and hinted that it would be released someday... That day is NOW.

Retro-Gravity allows you to levitate 2 to 4 inches in the air. It is a special gimmick you attach to your shoe and once done is completely invisible. Any time you wear your shoes, you are ready to levitate. Anywhere, anytime under any conditions! This means you can walk around in a restaurant, party or out door festival and levitate...

Quick Change - rapid costume changes for men is the most reviewed book about costume changes on the market. Three print editions are now sold out. A decade ago we don't thinking about a next print edition. Instead, we offer it to you as a modern ebook.

Never before has there been such an extensive treatise on the subject.

• 4 LESSONS
• 7 CHAPTERS
• 15 SECRETS
• 112 PAGES
• SEVERAL HUNDRED combination possibilities for Quick Change methods

Two volumes and amongst the most valuable to the young performer who wants really practical professional advice right from the start. Alan Alan is one of the world's most highly paid escapologists and without revealing his very closest secrets he explains how the simplest stunt or effect can be built up into a great money-making act.

An extract from Alan Alan's death defying escape from a burning rope hanging over a cage of fierce lions is also included and completely analysed detail by detail by Alan Alan. Slightly muffled sound quality but the content is worth its weight in gold for anyone...

This is not your typical grandma's (ala Grandma's necklace) version of rope through body. Instead, this is ropes through body on steroids. It uses no gimmick rope either and everything can be examined. This is an illusion that fits into a briefcase and yet fills the stage with three spectators and yourself. Talk about playing big and packing small, this is the ultimate. It's based on an historical fact that pirates use to torture people for both information and for the entertainment of the crew. This is a historical fact that makes this version of the trick not only logical, but historically...

This is a very clear description of how to build a Houdini-style Sub Trunk from readily available parts. Matt added several clear photos to illustrate various stages and subassemblies. If you have never built an illusion or if you don't know the secret of this classic trick, you will find this ebook very useful.

1st edition, 2004

This is NOT a complete account of optical illusions created by Jerry Andrus. We are collecting here explanations and instructions for a few of Jerry's optical illusions. We simply do not want to have these things get lost. If you do have other instruction sheets of this kind, please contact us.

Illusions described are:

• Tri-Zonal Space Warper
• Nut and Bolt Optical Illusion
• Box Impossible

1st edition 2015, 8 pages.

Have you ever been asked, "Hey, can you float like that guy on TV?" Well you finally can with On Thin Air. This is a very practical method of levitating. This self levitation can be preformed indoors as well as on the street. Imagine being able to levitate anywhere and anytime. Levitate at parties, on the sidewalk and even at the mall.

You will be able to walk up to a group of people and levitate! After you are done levitating you can stay and talk or just walk away. The levitation is completely under your control.

This is a great way to cause a sensation at your next walk around magic...

• Abbott's Chinese Chopper
• The Chinese Straight Jacket
• Cutting A Woman In Half
• Walking Through A Ribbon
• Spikes Through The Wrist
• The Girl With The Pincushion Head
• The Doni Rose Miniature Doll House
• Abbott's Rod Through Girl
• The Hindu Basket Trick
• Nite-Club Girl Vanish
• The Sword Box
• The Cane Cabinet
• Sword Cabinet Illusion
• The Golem Illusion
• Modernistic Amputation

1966 edition; PDF 31 pages

Five easy to build and practical levitations by the creative master of thrift, U.F. Grant. One could even be called an impromptu levitation because most supplies are available in a typical household. Every levitation is illustrated.

Paul Fleming wrote:

Although published anonymously, this was very likely written by U. F. Grant. 19 easy to build illusions.

4. Atomic Sight
5. The Bunny Girl Illusion
7. Chen Lee’s Laundry Bag Illusion
9. Flat Model Head Vanish
11. The Gate - Way Illusion
13. Ghost & Witch
16. Resista
18. The Miracle Dove Act
20. Modern Sawing Thru A Girl
22. Nu-Way Doll House
24. Nu-Tronic Spirit Cabinet
26. Shooting Thru A Girl
28. Spot-Lite Girl Vanish
30. Superior Dove Vanish
32. The Girl In The Balloon Illusion
34. Torture Of A Princess
38. The Victory Girl Production
40. Witch's Broom & Rope Illusion
42. The Zig Zag

The important thing about these most practical and usable illusions is that they were created with the idea that the modern performer had to carry them in his car, use them on small platforms and stages, or in clubs, and yet had to give the impression of doing a big show. Here you have eleven easy to build illusions which fit all the above requirements, and they are mysterious, exciting and applause getting, to boot. Plenty of good illustrations will help you build these good, practical tricks. A minimum of carpenter work is required. Light and easy is the motto for this line of tricks.Large...

Do it yourself plans, patter, and complete routine.

Seven times a trophy winner at conventions. Invented, designed and routined by the famous professional, The Great Leon, this is not just a trick - it is a complete act - a show in itself. In fully illustrated building plan form, with every detail of the many brilliant effects, patter, presentation, plus many photographs showing the "House" in action. Large detailed Eugene Gloye drawings, all to make it simple to create your own "Haunted House." Act can run to 30 minutes. No assistants. Use anywhere; has been done before 7500 people. Sets...

This is called the Marvelous Devil Illusion because you will marvel at its cleverness. Imagine producing the Devil, surrounded by a committee from the audiences, under test conditions. This is an almost forgotten U. F. Grant idea that has been revised and updated for today's magicians by Devin Knight.

Here is the original Grant ad copy: