The Secrets of Stage Conjuring

About this eBook

Author

Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène, 1805-1871

Title

The secrets of stage conjuring

Original Publication

London: G. Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1900.

Credits

Tom Trussel, Aaron Adrignola and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Language

English

LoC Class

GV: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure

Subject

Magic shows -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 77917

Release Date

February 12, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE SECRETS OF STAGE CONJURING.
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.PREFACE — FOOTNOTES:
6. 6.CONTENTS.
7. 7.Untitled
8. 8.CHAPTER I. THE THEATRE OF ROBERT-HOUDIN.⁠ [2] — FOOTNOTES:
9. 9.CHAPTER II. A CONJUROR’S STAGE ARRANGEMENTS. — FOOTNOTES:
10. 10.CHAPTER III. HANDKERCHIEF TRICKS. — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.CHAPTER IV. THE LIGHT AND HEAVY CHEST. — FOOTNOTES:
12. 12.CHAPTER V. THE HUNDRED CANDLES LIGHTED BY A PISTOL SHOT. — FOOTNOTES:
13. 13.CHAPTER VI. THE GHOST ILLUSION. — FOOTNOTES:
14. 14.CHAPTER VII. THE INDIAN BASKET TRICK. — FOOTNOTES:
15. 15.CHAPTER VIII. SPIRITUALISTIC MANIFESTATIONS. — FOOTNOTES:
16. 16.CHAPTER IX. THE BUST OF SOCRATES.
17. 17.CHAPTER X. A CURIOUS EFFECT IN ACOUSTICS. — FOOTNOTES:
18. 18.CHAPTER XI. THE DECAPITATED SPEAKING.
19. 19.CHAPTER XII. THE PROTEAN CABINET. — FOOTNOTES:
20. 20.CHAPTER XIII. THE FEATS OF THE DAVENPORT BROTHERS. — THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BROTHERS DAVENPORT. — Explanation of the Artifices whereby the pretended Spiritualistic Manifestations and the “Inexplicable” Phenomena of the Brothers Davenport are produced. — FOOTNOTES:
21. 21.CHAPTER XIV. THE ENCHANTED PORTFOLIO. — FOOTNOTES:
22. 22.CHAPTER XV. THE MAGIC DRUM.
23. 23.Works by Professor Hoffmann.
24. 24.Transcriber’s Note:

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