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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
539
The
Inexhaustible
Box
is
frequently
made
the
vehicle
for
those
distributions
of
bonbons,
toys,
etc.,
which
to
the
juvenile
mind
form
by
no
means
the
least
attractive
feature
of
a
magical
performance.
It
is
also
available
for
the
production
of
flowers,
multiplying
balls
(see
page
307),
goblets,
bird-cages,
and
the
miscellaneous
assortment
of
articles
generally
associated
with
“hat”
tricks.
One
of
the
most
effective
modes
of
using
it
is
in
connection
with
the
very
pretty
trick
next
following.
THE
FEAST
OF
LANTERNS.--The
performer,
having
exhibited
the
box
empty,
as
already
described,
turns
it
over
again,
and
instantly
produces
from
it
a
paper
lantern
of
many
colours,
with
a
lighted
candle
in
it.
This
he
hands
to
his
assistant
or
one
of
the
company
to
hang
up
at
some
convenient
part
of
the
stage
or
room,
and
returning
to
the
box
produces
another,
and
yet
another,
till
ten
or
twelve,
or
even
a
larger
number,
have
been
produced,
the
box
being
every
now
and
then
turned
over
to
prove
it
empty.
The
effect
of
a
number
of
lanterns
thus
mysteriously
produced
from
an
empty
box,
and
hung
about
the
stage
in
all
directions,
is
most
brilliant.
As
the
candles
do
not
burn
very
long,
and
there
may
be
some
risk
of
the
lanterns
catching
fire,
it
is
well
to
make
this
trick
the
finale
of
the
entertainment,
and
to
allow
the
curtain
to
fall
before
the
illumination
has
had
time
to
lose
its
effect.
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