White, Brunel: Modern Master
Mysteries ©1923 Llandilo, South Wales Hardcover, no dj, 108 pages |
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Contents (from book ToC, updated with page numbers No1v 2019):
7 Introduction
11 Brunel White's Rabbit Box: production
15 A Silk Warehouse From an Examined Empty Bowler Hat: production
19 The B.W. "Mystic" Bouquet and Frame
21 The Dove and Bouquet Transposition
25 The Marvellous Eight Cut Strings Mystery: a string is looped
multiple times, all loops cut, and restored
28 A New Master Table Top: update from the one described in
Original Mysteries
31 The B.W. Skeleton Table: travel with a single table
35 Some Effects Possible With Table:
35 - Okito's Vanishing Glass of Water
35 - The Limit Vanishing Glass of Water
39 -- Drawing Room Method
39 -- Stage Method
40 The Knot that is Knot: impromptu
42 The Rabbit that Disappeared Inside the Wood: rabbit vanish
45 An Amazing Disappearance of Two Rabbits or Doves: under a hat
47 Hello! How Did You Get Here?: production from hat
49 Brunel White's Masterpiece Vanishing Lamp: pdestal lamp
disappears
53 The Rabbit and the Die Mystery: a large die and rabbit
transpose
58 Brunel White's Marvellous Production Effect: a parcel appears
on a flat tray, and animals produced
61 Brunel White's Great Fool Vanish: Flower Vase appears to vanish
into pedestal, but then the pedestal is revealed
65 Brunel White's Wonderful Discovery: advertisement for a
levitation system
67 Modern Showmanship: story of a professor and a drunk
70 The £500 Challenge Vanish: the double vanish of a bowl of
flowers
75 Some B'Wildering Illusions: cheaply and easily constructed
76 Brunel White's Vanishing Calico Cabinet
80 The Little Lady Who Grew Up Immediately
83 Brunel White's Version of The Floating and Disappearing Lady
and A Strange Vanish
89 Brunel White's Three Calico Cabinets: three methods
97 The Beautiful Butterfly: vanish
100 The Expanding Bandbox and Mannequin