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Copperfield performed a much-shortened version of the illusion as the entrance in his sixteenth television special, The Magic of David Copperfield XV: Fires Of Passion, in 1993. The performance used a different background and music, in addition to burning spinning hoops.
An illustration from Reginald Scot's The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584), one of the earliest books on magic tricks, explaining how the "Decollation of John Baptist" decapitation illusion may be performed. Among the earliest books on the subject is Gantziony's work of 1489, Natural and Unnatural Magic, which describes and explains old-time ...
This article contains a list of magic tricks. In magic literature, tricks are often called effects. Based on published literature and marketed effects, there are millions of effects; a short performance routine by a single magician may contain dozens of such effects. Some students of magic strive to refer to effects using a proper name, and ...
David Copperfield has announced his plans to make the moon disappear. The legendary illusionist, 67, appeared on the Today show on Friday 27 October, where he revealed his next trick. “I’m ...
Magic dust – invisible substance stored in magician's pocket that supposedly makes tricks work. Excuse for going to a pocket to get rid of a vanished item. Also called "Woofle Dust." See Misdirection. Magician's choice – see Force. Magician's rope – soft, usually white rope used for rope tricks.
How it works in a magic trick: “I might emphasize something like, ‘I want you to take this pen and write your name on the card. Make sure you write in really big letters so everyone can see ...
The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears (April 8, 1983) (with special guests Morgan Fairchild, Michele Lee, Eugene Levy, William B. Williams and Lynne Griffin) The Magic of David Copperfield VI: Floating Over the Grand Canyon (April 6, 1984) (with special guests Ricardo Montalbán, Bonnie Tyler and Heather Thomas ...
The effect is similar in some ways to the illusion Impaled, although Drill of Death is larger and features additional elements.It can be presented either as a straightforward penetration illusion or as an "escape gone wrong" piece, in which the audience is first given the impression it is an escapology act of the "predicament escape" type, and then given the shock of seeing it appear to go ...