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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
544
THE
WIZARD’S
OMELET.
(BORROWED
RINGS
AND
LIVE
DOVES
PRODUCED
FROM
AN
OMELET.)--This
is
a
trick
which
always
produces
a
great
sensation,
whether
performed
upon
the
stage
or
in
the
drawing-room.
Its
effect
is
as
follows:
The
performer
produces
either
naturally
or
magically
(e.g.,
from
the
egg-bag,
or
from
the
mouth
of
his
assistant,
as
described
at
page
329)
three
eggs,
which
he
hands
round
for
examination.
His
assistant
next
borrows
from
the
audience
three
ladies’
rings,
receiving
them,
in
order
to
prove
that
he
does
not
tamper
with
them
in
any
way,
on
the
performer’s
wand
instead
of
in
his
hands.
The
wand,
with
the
rings
still
upon
it,
is
laid
upon
the
table.
The
assistant
next
brings
in
an
omelet
pan,
and
places
it,
with
its
lid
beside
it,
on
the
table.
The
performer
breaks
the
eggs
into
it,
dropping
in
shells
and
all--then
pours
some
spirits
over
it,
to
which
he
sets
fire,
and
while
it
is
still
blazing
drops
the
rings
from
the
wand
into
it.
He
brings
it
forward
to
show
that
the
rings
are
really
in
the
flames;
and
on
returning
to
his
table,
claps
the
cover
on
the
pan,
and
fires
a
pistol
(any
ordinary
pistol)
over
it.
Without
a
moment’s
interval,
he
again
removes
the
cover.
All
traces
of
the
omelet
and
egg-shells
have
vanished,
but
in
their
place
are
found
three
live
doves,
each
with
a
ribbon
round
its
neck,
to
which
is
attached
one
of
the
borrowed
rings.
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