Effect
The Devil's Flight
Milbourne Christopher · The Sphinx Golden Jubilee Book, 1951
- Time
- 2 min read + 10 min practice
- Materials
- In the library
- Prerequisites
- None
Take care. Working with these objects and effects is inherently dangerous; anyone who attempts them does so at their own risk. Anybody under 18 is advised to undertake them only with a parent's permission and supervision.
A plank and two wooden saw horses are brought into view. The plank is placed upon the horses so that an improvised table is formed. A lady stands on the plank. She is covered with a cloth that doesn't reach to the stage. A pistol is fired; the cloth drops; the lady has vanished. This is one of the few illusions that can be worked on any stage without the use of traps and other such necessities that are usually employed to produce a similar effect.
How it is done
The method, 3 drawings and all it needs, inside the library.
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