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A magician and his assistant instantly change places after one is locked inside a trunk.
An assistant is instantly freed from shackles inside a locked “sidecar” hitched to a motorcycle. She then vanishes. A spectator enters the sidecar and the driver, spectator, and entire motorcycle/sidecar vanish leaving the original assistant standing in their place.
The magician produces an endless supply of items from an elevated box in the center of the stage.
An assistant is split into 4 parts inside a cabinet, the parts rearranged, and the front doors opened to show she’s now mis-made. The illusion resets and she emerges unharmed.
An assistant is cut in two halves. The top half is slid onto a table top. The halves are realigned and the assistant emerges.
Multiple assistants are produced from an empty cabinet
A ring vanishes from a box and appears on the stem of a flower in a second box.
An assistant is restrained inside of a curtained area. The curtains are drawn up revealing the assistant has vanished.
The magician shows an empty cabinet and then produces one or more assistants.
An assistant’s shadow is used to prove that her middle has disappeared, followed by her entire body. The screens are removed showing the girl’s body really has vanished.