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unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf | 251 | THE UNMASKING OF ROBERT-HOUDIN Inventions are a matter of evolution, but as the tricks which Robert-Houdin presented in his new répertoire were not new, he was able to offer them as the result of three months' work. To the expert mechanician or builder of conjuring apparatus his claim is farcical. The ST. JAMESS THEATRE, - - STs THRATRE - DAY PERFORMANCE - WEDVESDAY MORMING 1846 suns 7, 1848 SOIREES A ALMO - SOIREES ANTASTIQUES, - ov - at TUESDAY, THURSDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY EVENINGS, SATURDAY EVENINGS, - a - - - INVENTSD SV - - - - - - - - - - is . the - - - - - - . - - - - - E - . - - - - - - - - n - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- Sottle, vea .... -- SESPENSION vva, sa Parvars - Poster used by Robert-Houdin during his first London engagement, featuring suspension. From the Harry Houdini Collection. majority of the tricks mentioned require skilled hands and infinite patience, if they work in a way that will completely deceive the public. Particularly is this true of the first suspension apparatus such as Robert-Houdin must have used. This included a steel corset or frame for the sub- ject, and both the corset and the supporting rods had to [224] |