Modern Magic

1876
Written by Professor Hoffmann
Work of Professor Hoffmann
511 pages (Hardcover), published by unknown publisher
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
348 entries
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Cover photograph
250 per page
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
To Vanish a Large Ball with the aid of the Table four methods, servante
 		294
The Ball Box ball vase
 		295
The Red-and-Black-Ball Vases
296
Morison's Pill-box also called "La Pilule du Diable", even more complex ball vase
 		298
The Ball which changes to a Rose in ball vase
 		300
The Obedient Ball stops on string, "of Japanese origin"
Variations 301
The Cannon-balls in the Hat loading ball in (borrowed) hat from table/servante, further production of fake balls
Variations 304
Multiplying Balls fake cloth-covered balls with spring
 		307
The "Hundred Goblets" from a Hat polished tin goblets
Related to 308
A Dozen Babies from a Hat cloth covered production puppet
 		309
The Magic Reticules production boxes that fold up
 		309
The Drums from the Hat fake production drum that fold up
 		310
The Birdcages from the Hat birdcages that fold up
 		311
The Cake (or Pudding) in the Hat
Related toAlso published here 312
The Welsh Rabbit from dove pan type prop
 		313
The Cut String Restored
Also published here 317
My Grandmother's Necklace
Variations 320
The "Bonus Genius," or Vanishing Doll
Related to 321
The Dancing Sailor cardboard head danced between legs, thread
 		323
The Bottle Imps
Variations 324
The Vanishing Gloves
325
The Egg-Bag
326
To Produce Eggs from a Person's Mouth
Related toAlso published here 329
The Pillars of Solomon, and the Magic Bradawl precursors of Chinese Sticks
Related to 330
The Magic Coffers tin boxes for switching (e.g. beans to coffee-berries)
 		333
The Bran and Orange Trick bran put in coffer (special tin box) travels back in other box, orange in there instead
 		335
Alexander Herrmann The Rice and Orange Trick orange and rice change places, using props (cone and vase)
Related to 337
The Magic Whistle only performer can produce sound, described as heckler stopper
 		341
The Magic Mill when blown into tin mill different things happen
 		342
The Drawer Box with variations
 		343
The Dissecting Drawer-Box can be taken apart
 		346
The Changing Card-Drawer Drawer Box for card tricks
 		347
Changing Caddies box with two or three lids for changing objects
 		348
Cards to Card Drawer two cards travel into prop
 		348
The Magic Vase and Caddy (To make peas change places with a handkerchief.)
 		351
The Cover, to pick up any Article object vanishes or appears underneath brass cover
 		355
The Changing Cover object is switched underneath metal cover
 		356
Apple to Onion with humorous "Reflex" presentation
 		357
The Changing Ladle on a stick, to change flat objects, as card burning, paper switch or Q&A device
Related to 358
The Cone, or Skittle also "La quille", cone with shell changes place with ball under paper cone cover, also with larger cone and orange
 		360
The Cone and Bouquet wood cone and bouquet of flowers change places with prop covers
 		364
Glass fills with Water prop cover
 		367
Colonel Stodare The Flying Glass of Water with ring dummy in handkerchief, glass with water disappears and then reappears
 		367
Ring Dummy in Handkerchief improvement for glass vanish
 		369
The Bowls of Water and Bowls of Fire produced from a Shawl
371
The Bowl of Ink changed to clear Water, with Gold Fish Swimming in it
372
The Inexhaustible Bottle tin bottle with several compartments
 		373
The Bottle and Ribbons dry ribbons of named colors produced from filled bottle
 		376
The New Pyramids of Egypt, or Wine and Water Trick wine and water mixed, separate again, with glass and decanter under cone covers
Related to 377
The Mysterious Funnel tin funnel with double walls
 		379
The Box of Bran transformed to a Bottle of Wine
380
The Bran Bottle bottle covered, vanishes and leaves a heap of bran
 		382
The Bran Glass glass (apparently) filled with bran covered, bran changes into anything
Related to 383
To Fire Borrowed Rings from a Pistol, and make them Pass into a Goblet filled with Bran and covered with a Handkerchief, the Bran Disappearing, and being found elsewhere
384
The "Domino-Box" (sometimes called the "Glove-Box"), box to make things appear inside, also as Rattle Box
 		386
The Coffee Trick Coffee berries changed to Hot Coffee, White Beans to Sugar, and Bran to Hot Milk, prop heavy
Variations 388
The Inexhaustible Box
391
The Japanese Inexhaustible Boxes box within a box
 		393
The Feast of Lanterns several lanterns produced form "Inexhaustible Box", two styles of production lanterns that fold up
 		395
The Butterfly Trick paper butterflies held in air with fan
 		397
The Wizard's Omelet Borrowed Rings and Live Doves produced from an Omelet, dove pan
Also published here 398
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Rose in the Glass Vase empty glass vase on pedestal, rose appears inside, mechanical
 		400
The Chinese Rings
  • eight ring routine
  • twelve ring routine
Also published here 401
The Charmed Bullet
409
The Birth of Flowers flower from seed
Variations 411
Production of Flower Basket from Handkerchief body load
 		414
The Mysterious Salver rings, coins or key travel into glass on tablet audibly when covered, mechanical
 		416
The Vanishing Die large die from hat to hat, shell
 		419
The Die Dissolving in a Pocket Handkerchief dummy that folds flat sewn into handkerchief
 		420
The Die and Orange large die and orange transpose
 		423
The Vanishing Canary Bird and Cage large die, bird cage and bird travel around
 		424
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, The Decanter and the Crystal Balls clear glass balls produced and then "molded" into single ball which then changes color, two methods
Related to 426
The Flags of all Nations miniature silk flags multiply and grow
 		432
The Umbrella Trick borrowed handkerchief and covering of umbrella transpose
 		433
The "Passe-Passe" Trick bottle and tumbler transpose under tubes
 		435
The Tables in use in Stage Tricks
  • The "Plain" Trap
  • The "Wrist" or "Pressure" Trap
  • The "Rabbit" or "Dove" Trap
  • "Changing" Traps
  • The "Money" Trap
  • "Pistons" (for working mechanical apparatus)
  • "Bellows" Tables
 		437
Empty Glass to Full Glass using table with changing trap
 		444
The Rabbit Trick egg and two rabbits from borrowed hat, one vanishes, reappears
 		452
The Fairy Star five cards put in pistol and shot on star configuration apparatus where they appear on its five points
 		454
The Card Bouquet six cards are shot on a fake flower bouquet, they appear around the bouquet, optionally they change into six other selections, mechanical
 		457
The Demon's Head papier maché head rolls eyes and moves mouth, deck put in mouth, chosen cards fly out of mouth and appear between horns
Related to 458
The Magic Picture Frame borrowed objects appear in frame when shot on it from magic pistol
 		463
The Flying Watches and the Broken Plate watches appear and broken plate restores in frame
 		465
The Magic Picture and the Chosen Cards deck thrown onto picture frame, three selections appear behind glass
 		467
The Magic Portfolio cage with birds and other 3D objects produced from thing portfolio
Related to 468
The Glove Column three or four rings and glove borrowed and shot on column, glove expanded as though containing a living hand appears at the top of the pillar, with rings on each finger
 		469
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Vanishing Pocket Handkerchief, found in a Candle borrowed handkerchief burned, then inside candle
 		470
Colonel Stodare The Sphinx head in box is alive, mirrors
 		471
John Henry Pepper, Thomas Tobin The Cabinet of Proteus mirrors, for vanish, transformation, ...
 		475
Colonel Stodare The Indian Basket Trick
477
Professor Hoffmann Electrical Tricks general comments
 		480
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Light and Heavy Chest electro-magnetism
 		482
Spirit-Rapping to answer questions, electro-magnetical
 		485
The Magic Bell to answer questions, electro-magnetical
 		486
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Crystal Cash-Box coins appear in box that hangs on strings, electrical
 		487
The Magic Drum beats to answer questions, electrical
 		492
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Aerial Suspension
Related to 495
Professor Hoffmann Concluding Observations
  • Hints as to Working up Tricks
  • Arrangement of Programme
  • Stage Arrangements
  • Parting Counsels
 		502
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Data entered by Denis Behr, July 2013.