Public Domain

Metamorphosis (aka Sub Trunk)
Designer:
John Nevil Maskelyne
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A magician and his assistant instantly change places after one is locked inside a trunk.

Designer:
P.T. Selbit
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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.

Designer:
Walter Jeans and P.T. Selbit
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The magician produces an endless supply of items from an elevated box in the center of the stage.

Mis-Made Girl
Designer:
Chuck Jones
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Short Description:

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.

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Modern Art
Designer:
Jim Steinmeyer
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Short Description:

An assistant is cut in two halves. The top half is slid onto a table top. The halves are realigned and the assistant emerges.

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Modern Cabinet
Designer:
Servais Le Roy
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Multiple assistants are produced from an empty cabinet

My Lady’s Ring
Designer:
Robert Harbin
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Short Description:

A ring vanishes from a box and appears on the stem of a flower in a second box.

Oh! (aka The Mahatmas Outdone)
Designer:
Charles Morritt and Nevil Maskelyne
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An assistant is restrained inside of a curtained area. The curtains are drawn up revealing the assistant has vanished.

Palanquin
Designer:
Jack Gwynne
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The magician shows an empty cabinet and then produces one or more assistants.

Quantum Mechanics
Designer:
Jim Steinmeyer
Short Description:

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.

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