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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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CHAPTER
III.
THEODIN.
Contemporary
with
Houdin
were
Theodin,
Robin,
Professor
Anderson,
and
a
whole
host
of
minor
stars,
at
whom
I
shall
just
take
a
passing
glance,
and
then
I
will
enter
at
once
into
the
subject
of
modern
automata,
second
sight
or
clairvoyance,
optical
illusions,
and
the
other
branches
of
the
art
of
magic
and
conjuring.
The
principal
production
of
Mons.
Theodin
was
the
rope
acrobat,
which
I
have
fully
explained
in
a
preceding
chapter.
Mons.
Robin
also
exhibited
a
very
ingenious
and
interesting
piece
of
automata,
well
known
as
the
Magic
Windmill.
Upon
a
table
a
large-sized
windmill
was
placed.
The
exhibitor
tapped
at
the
door,
when
the
miller’s
head
was
seen
at
the
window
for
a
moment,
as
if
he
desired
to
know
who
was
knocking,
and
then
a
few
seconds
after
the
door
opened,
and
the
miller
appeared
in
full
person,
candle
in
hand
and
pipe
in
mouth.
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