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unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf | 284 | THE DISAPPEARING HANDKERCHIEF sented by a number of conjurers TO before Robert-Houdin was known Charitable. in the world of magic. Robert- CATHERINE Houdin simply employed the trick Langan familiar to both his predecessors - to le for 1 coming: se - and contemporaries and redressed and destitute - le of the - of moking - Sie - - - ether astag bee in - the - it to tickle the fancy of his royal - - at the of who - Interest le bee - . BENEFIT at the of patron. WODDS vea In England this trick was known Duke of York Tavern CHALRS-STHEET, among old conjurers as "The Ne ON MONDAY, Plus Ultra of the Cabalistic Art." Tuonday and Wednesday Kreaing, the 25th, 28th and 27th July, 1831, WHEN THE CREEBRATED MR. In 1826 one M. Félix Testot, MARRIOT who claimed to be a compatriot of Robert-Houdin, presented the RECREATIVE PHILOSOPHY, MagicalIllusions trick in the British provinces, and Melamorphesis and Transformations, Nes Ne - by one of his bills I am reproducing Young SPRI.VG. The Part will - New and because it shows that the trick he Dead Bird resiored lo Life! The Postama. - The Magie Methed of Printing, withert the - of lok or Pres. offered the provincial Britons and THE BOTTLE; Or, MIRACULOUS NOTE. Whish will, at retera asy Caré - a - of the Andlesso. the trick which Robert-Houdin A New Method of Coining Money, oa THE WAY TO GET RICH: A Bunhei of Rice - . of Coffee. - eschnage their Pus. offered the royal family at St. - at the word of com- Me. x. - - ofher Ponta, - the Autionce - - Daneing and Speaking Moucy ! I Cloud were identical. It also Which - the - Pless Mests and the of asy - othes Nr. M. - introduse - proves that London had seen the The Cabalistic Art. Ne. trick; and what London had seen, - Paris, including Robert-Houdin, the - eseveyed . - The of had heard of. SIG. MARRIOTT wis perfora ALBS A programme used by "The Treble Scale of Glassee. The Posformance - - cach Krening as Soven Celebrated Mr. Marriot, Professor ADMISSION TWO SHILLINGS. of Recreative Philosophy," in Marriot programme fea- turing "Cabalistic Art' in 1831, contains word for word the 1831, or fifteen years before Robert-lloudin claims to announcement of the trick used have invented the disappear- ing handkerchief trick. From on Testot's bill, which goes to the Harry Houdini Collection. [255] |