Scott, Lionel T.: Scott's True Black Art for the Entertainer ©1922 Lionel T. Scott, LA Softcover, stapled manuscript, 8.5x11", 15 pages

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Comments: "Approved by Wm. Devoe". How to perform "black art" magic on the stage - where darkness hides the mechanisms and the visible items are in bright colors.

Contents (from book):

1 Note: introduction
1 Foreword
1 The Cave: drapery and material to use
2 The Light: how to set them up
2 Performers: usually two - the magician and the hidden actor
3 The Dress
3 The Assistant
3 The Secret: the black art principle described
4 An Inexpensive Outfit Suitable for Hall or Theatre
5 The Proscenium: to conceal front edges of stage
5 Light: what to use
6 Try-Out: testing your stage
6 Utility Table
6 Employing Regulation Footlights: tips
7 Different Kinds of Lights
7 A Small Cabinet and a Different Lighting System: idea
7 Working Equipment: other useful items
8 A Black Art Act's Appearance: a sample act
9 Requirements and Preparation: explanations for the act
10 A Black Art Act Explained - The Routine: details on performance
13 Novelties
13 - Jugglery
13 - The Butterfly Illusion
14 - The Pitcher, Cups and Milk
14 - Disappearance of a Visible Assistant and Appearance of a Skull or Skeleton
14 - The Talking Skull
14 - Gradual Appearance or Disappearance of Anything
15 - Levitations
15 - Apparitions
15 Conclusion