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unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf | 51 | THE UNMASKING OF ROBERT-HOUDIN This question naturally arises: If Robert-Houdin built the original writing and drawing figure, why could he not make a duplicate and include it in his programme? Surely Sadier's "Wells POSITIVE NIGETS ROBERT SERIES of MAGICAL ILLUSIONS MONDAY, MAY 9th, 1853. and Every During the Woek. The Entreptd Soldier. The Produstion of Flowers. The Animated Oards. The Instantaneous Transpesition The Marvellous Oraage Tree. The Golden Shower. The Mephistepheles Telescope. The Enchanted Garland of Flowerte The Traveiling Turtile Devea. A Wonderfal Surprise fer the Sadies. The Transparent Oryatal Eex. varmo PART. The Confectioner. The Taeshaustible Sowl of SECOND PABT. The Orystal Balle, or Great Series Bobert Mondia's Portfelle of stight et Hand Wricks. astonishing Envisibility. Press Circie, . Sa. Bexes, - Sa. PII, - Is. Gallery . PRIVATE soxma as, - as N. su. . of The - - - Poster used by Robert-Houdin when he played at Sadler's Wells, London, in 1853. He never refers to this engagement in his writings because he was not proud of having appeared in a second-class theatre, while his rival, ,Anderson, held the fashionable audiences at the St. James's, where Robert-Houdin had worn out his welcome. From the Harry Houdini Collection. it was one of the most remarkable of the automata which he claims as the creations of his brain and hands. [44] |