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The magician vanishes inside a cabinet containing a mirror and an “old time girl” appears in his place.
An assistant lies down on a board and the supports are removed showing her suspended in air.
An assistant is crammed into a small wicker basket and stabbed with swords yet emerges unharmed.
The magician pours several different drinks from a single container.
A rope is stretched between a wooden frame and held on either end by two spectators. The performer then quickly covers the center of the rope with a cloth and walks directly through it.
An assistant is impaled on spikes inside of a chamber. She then emerges unharmed.
An assistant is impaled on a spike. She is removed from the spike and shown to be unharmed.
The performer stands on a small pedestal, is quickly covered with a cloth, and instantly disappears.
An assistant is divided into 3 separate pieces, taken apart, and then reassembled in a new space entirely unharmed.
An assistant is divided into multiple pieces with her center being removed. This is a modern take on the sawing in half.