The Mystery of the Three Ghosts

This is another effect based around cabinet A, as already described in the “Chinaman, the Ghost and the Cat.” It is based on one of Servais LeRoy's pleasing illusions. In it you have a mystifying production and at the finish an excellent transformation.

Performer places on a mask over eyes and gets into a cloak with headpiece made up to represent Mephistopheles. He calls attention to a cabinet which is open in front. There is, however, a curtain which has been pulled open. The cabinet is revolved and placed in position again so audience can freely see inside that cabinet is empty. Performer steps into the cabinet and takes a white sheet that girl assistant hands him.

He holds it up in front of him a moment when suddenly a figure forms under the sheet and moves away from cabinet covered with sheet over to left side. Another sheet is given performer, who holds it up while another figure appears and likewise covered goes to right side. Still another sheet is taken and held in front of performer when another figure appears which under sheet comes down in front of cabinet and midway between the other two covered figures.

Performer in cabinet closes the curtain in front of him. Mysteriously the curtain opens, but performer has vanished - the cabinet is empty. Finally figure under sheet at left rises up from crouched position, removes sheet and shows himself to be one of the assistants.

The figure at right side rises up and shows herself to be one of the girl assistants. Then the center one rises up and removes the sheet. It is the performer himself. He removes the mask, cloak and head piece.