151 entries in Animal / Rabbit
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Welsh Rabbit from dove pan type prop
1876 313
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
1876 437
The Rabbit Trick egg and two rabbits from borrowed hat, one vanishes, reappears
1876 452
Francis King Der Osterhase egg changes to rabbit, rabbit torn into two rabbits
Sep. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 9)
140
Josef Löffler Der verschwundene Hase rabbit wrapped in paper vanishes, fake ears
July 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 7)
106
Nelson Hahne The Peripatetic Rabbit performer draws rabbit on paper, it becomes a real rabbit, rabbit is wrapped and shot towards paper and appears there as drawing
1930 57
Laurie Ireland Ireland's Rabbit Trap two rabbits are produced from a box / rabbit trap
Variations 1934
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1934)
15
Orville Wayne Meyer How to hold a Rabbit
Jan. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 28)
172
Theodore Annemann Rabbit from Hat idea not so serious...
Nov. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 38)
253
Laurie Ireland The Rabbit Bag rabbit from bag, produced in hat or from silks
1937
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1937)
1
Laurie Ireland The Artist Draws a Picture of a Rabbit and the Picture Comes to Life
1937
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1937)
17
Theodore Annemann Flat Rabbit Gag "I left him in the suit when I had it pressed!"
Related to June 1939
The Jinx (Issue 57)
402
Joseph Ovette Clean Rabbit Vanish in a tube, with two trays
1940 18
A. N. Rossi Phantom Vanish box build with frames, to vanish livestock
1940 26
Joseph Ovette A Sock Die Box Twist after die appears in hat, rabbits are produced, with sucker presentation
1940 29
Hans-Paul Wipf Hasen nichts als Hasen producing fake rabbits "Atomhasen" from hats
1940
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 2 No. 1)
5
Steve Miaco Production of Two Pigeons also works with rabbit, from handkerchief
1941 49
Audley Walsh Two
  • presentation for vanishing a rabbit with the break-away box
  • invisible hair attached to deck, one card rises and is levered again
Also published here May 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 10)
39
Francis Carlyle Evolution of a Rabbit in a Hat picture silk transformation, rabbit produced from hat
1943 365
Modern Rabbit Box Production
1943 381
"Sucker" Rabbit Box Vanish
1943 386
Milady's Hat Box Production cardboard box
1943 390
Unique Rabbit Vanish box
1943 394
Jack Gwynne "Spee-Dee" Rabbit Production big prop
1943 396
Jim Sherman Rabbit Production from a Hat
1943 398
Laurie Ireland Ireland's Cotton Rabbit cylinder mold is filled with cotton, living rabbit appears
1943
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1943)
29
Oscar H. Paulson Flash Opening Trick a handkerchief appears, from which a hat and a rabbit are produced
Feb. 1944 40
Abril Lamarque The Lamarque Rabbit Vanish rabbit appears and vanishes in a box
Also published here June 1944 53
Joseph Ovette A Novel Opening Number doves and rabbit produced from two bowls on two tables, with handkerchiefs
1944 4
Joseph Ovette Magic Bunny Rings three wooden rings are stacked and covered with a tray, rabbit appears
1944 9
Joseph Ovette The Oriental Tube confetti in tube changes to a rabbit
1944 12
Joseph Ovette Bunny Production Box
1944 16
Jack Gwynne Jack Gwynne's Color Changing Rabbit two living rabbits
1945 71
Thos. W. Duncan The Inexhaustible Hat routine, handkerchiefs transform, change and then reappear under hat, later fruits, paper streamer and finally rabbit is produced
1945
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945)
22
Walter the Magician The Supreme Closing Effect with cane to table and folding rabbit from folding hat
1945
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945)
32
Henry J. Young The Flat Rabbit Comes to Life change box
1945
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945)
33
Dr. Raymond L. Beebe Hat'n Bunny living rabbit from folded opera hat (chapeau claque)
1945 286
Abril Lamarque The Lamarque Rabbit Vanish rabbit appears and vanishes in a box
Also published here 1945 316
Jean Hugard Rabbit Vanish from two grocer's bags
May 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 12)
118
Leslie P. Guest The Invisible Rabbit container designed as radio to produce rabbit
Aug. 1946 242
Hen Fetsch Mr. Bunny milk poured in paper bag changes into rabbit
1946 15
Hen Fetsch Bunny Making "flat" bunny is placed inside hat and milk is poured on top, transformation into real rabbit
1946 17
Hen Fetsch Triple Mystery milk vanishes in a hat and rabbit appears
1946 25
Hervel Un tour amusant pour les petits et... les grands! rabbit, fruits and silks vanish and appear in box, followed by german translation "Ein unterhaltendes Kunststück für die kleinen... u. die Grossen!"
May 1946 7
Carlton King Carlton King's Rabbit Box box consisting of three parts, production box with table
1947
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947)
10
Bruce Elliott Misdirection for Rabbit-From-The-Hat with false finger
June 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 128)
514
Harlan Tarbell Rabbit Productions 1- Rabbit Coat Pocket
2- Bat Wing Pocket
3- Rabbit Vest Pocket
Suggestions for Handling Rabbits
1948 211
An Unexpected Rabbit Production from borrowed hat
1948 214
Rapid Production of Rabbit from Hat
1948 216
Easy Method for Rabbit from Hat Production
1948 218
Silks and the Rabbit from hat
1948 219
Rabbit Production from Paper Ribbon
1948 219
Rabbit Production from Gentleman's Coat discussion and method
1948 220
Changing Rabbit to Box of Candy
1948 225
H. Levenson Rabbit Out of Top Hat rabbit from hat spectator is wearing
1948
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948)
6
Jack Yeager Glorifying Your Magic
  • 1. Califaction of Handkerchiefs (silks in dove pan merge together)
  • 2. How to spell trust? (oddity on coin)
  • 3. Key Card Placement (Charlier Pass)
  • 4. 20th Century Silks idea
  • 5. Zombie Idea (floating flower pot)
  • 6. Comedy bits with a stooge
  • 7. Miser's Dream Shower (with handkerchief)
  • 8. Thumb Tip Idea (with scotch tape)
  • 9. Thimble color change
  • 10. The cotton bunny (cotton bunny to real one, dove pan)
1948
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948)
12
Robert Brinkman Stage Version of the Multiplying Rabbits cardboard rabbit routine, covered with bags
1948
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948)
33
George G. Kaplan Alice in Wonderland - A New Adventure die box with appearing rabbit as climax, Alice in Wonderland story
Also published here July 1948 437
Russell Swann Comedy Rabbit Trick flat rabbit put in dove pan with bicycle pump, out comes live rabbit
Oct. 1948 4
R. C. Buff Idea for the Rabbit Trap
Inspired by 1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
37
Eddie Joseph Livestock Productions from spectator's clothing
1950 57
Milbourne Christopher The Bunny Bowl milk and cotton is placed inside a bowl, it transforms into paper streamer, as a climax a rabbit is produced from paper
  • Notes
Jan. 1951 743
Unrehearsed Incidents anecdote of Alexander Hermann doing the vanish and reappearance of rabbit
Feb. 1951 757
Al Baker Rabbit Production from gathered-up paper coils
Also published here 1951 108
Frank Herman Die Taubenkasserole 1x anders dove pan with balloon and fake rabbit
Also published here
  • "Genii"
1952
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 3)
33
Floyd Catlin The Rabbit Trap Production production box looks like an animal trap, construction plans
1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
26
George Blake Olla Podrida
  • ambitious card with two cards, as a magician's gag
  • rabbit from hat joke
  • torn & restored paper, magician's gag
Aug. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 287)
1148
Leslie P. Guest Rabbit from a Hat with small parachute as misdirection
Sep. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 315)
61
Karrell Fox Where's the Bunny? handkerchief with rabbit printed on it vanishes from bag an appears in hat but without image, instead real rabbit is found in hat
1954 1
Karrell Fox Vernon, the Educated Rabbit rabbit finds selection
1954 2
David E. Kirk Top Hat Square Circle Ten Rabbit Production production of silks and rabbits, construction plans for apparatus
1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
11
Eugene Gloye Rapid Rabbit production box for rabbit
1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
30
Tom Bowyer Flat Rabbit Gag Comment
Related to Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 2)
4
Leonard Austin Twin Chests using Gwynne's Rabbit Vanish, traveling rabbit from box to box
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
25
Leonard Austin Instantaneous Production of a Rabbit in a box, construction details
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
27
Robert L. Henderson A Rabbit Vanish using Ireland's Bunny Bundle Hat Load and spring rabbit
1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
41
Jim Sommers Milk Carton Dove Bottle milk is poured from carton, then a dove / rabbit is produced
1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
26
Charlie Miller Rabbit Production
1961 84
Maurice Blackman Have Rabbit - Will Travel! on the use of rabbits in magic
  • Varieties of Rabbit
  • Handling
  • Housing
  • Feeding
  • Breeding
  • Amount of Trouble
  • Loading
  • Load Bags
  • Another Rabbit from Hat Production
  • Multiplying Rabbits
  • Suggestion for Decoration
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
47
Maurice Blackman How to do the Most Popular Trick in the World rabbit from the hat
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
52
Maurice Blackman Another Rabbit from Hat Method
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
54
Maurice Blackman Rabbit from Tambourine
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
54
Maurice Blackman Boldness is the Key on producing rabbits, with assistant
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
54
Maurice Blackman Producing a Rabbit from Spectator's Coat
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
55
Maurice Blackman Vanishing the Rabbit with tray
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
56
Maurice Blackman Rabbit to Silk
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
58
Maurice Blackman Production or Vanish in a Plastic Bag
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
59
Maurice Blackman Black to White - Soap Commercial rabbit changes color inside box
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
60
Maurice Blackman Tripple Rabbit Production
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
60
Maurice Blackman Rabbit from Lettuce
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
61
Maurice Blackman Chocolate Box to Rabbit
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
61
Maurice Blackman Interrupted... By a Rabbit! fake rabbit from box changes to real rabbit
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
62
Maurice Blackman The End rabbit placed inside banner, vanishes and picture of rabbit appears on banner
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
63
Paul Stadelman The Spider Box box to make small animal disappear
1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
69
Bob Logan One Rabbit Less improvement on Jack Gwynne's Flip-Over Box
Sep. 1969 284
Billy McComb The Ultimate Identification rabbit from hat, with newspaper or body load
1972 37
Billy McComb An Off-Beat Rabbit Arrival rabbit produced in champagne bucket, featuring a bottom-less bottle
1972 93
Alan Shaxon The Die Box and Bunny rabbit produced from hat, in die box routine
Also published here 1972 ca. 10
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Riddle of the Rabbit break-away box, rabbit vanish
1973 34
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Box production box, to produce a rabbit and flowers
1973 84
Theo "Okito" Bamberg The Confetti Trick glass is filled with confetti from a box, confetti changes into rabbit, uses the Substitution Principle
1973 108
P. C. Sorcar The Rabbit Out of A Hat
1974 43
The Sucker Rabbit Box
1974 81
Faucett Ross Rabbit to Sausages Produce rabbit, change it into sausages
1975 113
Alan Shaxon Balloon to Rabbit balloon in hutch transforms into rabbit
Also published here 1976 34
Alan Shaxon Cabaret Rabbit Vanish similar to a break-away box
1976 43
Karrell Fox The "Fool-eroid" Camera rabbit production from camera box, comedy routine
1976 117
The Vanishing Bunny break-away table
1976 195
Patrick Page A Rabbit from a Hat silks and rabbit
1976 197
The Rabbit Cage box to produce rabbit
1976 202
Eric C. Lewis Eric Lewis' Miraculous Blocks blocks in a box form chosen animals, then they change into a live rabbit
1976 59
Balloon to Rabbit Cage
1976 180
Pyramid Production rabbit appearance under pyramid prop
1976 200
Rabbit Transposition two buckets on a big wooden balance, rabbit travels from bucket to bucket
1976 202
Alan Shaxon Produktions- und Verwandlungseffekte - 2. balloon in drawer box changes into rabbit
Also published here Nov. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
32
Tan Hock Chuan Unhungry Bunny Bunny placed in box, "disappear", bulge under tablecloth shown to be cabbage
1977 29
3. Conejo black rabbit changes into white rabbit, brief
1977 104
Ross Bertram Look, It's a Real Rabbit! folded sheet of newspaper is cut, when unfolded rabbit design is seen, live rabbit produced
1978 118
Don Tanner Rabbit gag rabbit prop is produced from cloth bag
Also published here 1978 13
Bob Fitch Productions - Steals - Loads stealing from the topit, with applications
  • XII-A. Direct Steal
    • 1) Egg on fan
    • 2) Invisible deck
    • 3) Cups & Balls
    • 4) Dye Tube
    • 5) Produce scissors
    • 6) Balloon to Dove
    • 7) Flames from Hands
    • 8) Fishbowl production
    • 9) Fountain of Silks
  • XII-B. Indirect Steal
    • 1) Rabbit and Tray
    • 2) Molding a Rabbit
1980 5
Bob Fitch Special Load or Unload Move "Extras - Variations - 14)"
  • A) Rabbit from Hat
  • B) Small, Medium & Large size Chinese Coins
  • C) Card in Lemon (based on Derek Dingle idea)
1980 8
Don Tanner Lapin gag rabbit prop is produced from cloth bag
Also published here 1981
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 42 No. 2)
44
Al Mann Hypnotizing Animals! Hypnotizing the following animals:
  • No. 43: Rabbit
  • No. 44: A Second Method
  • No. 45: Chicken and Rooster
  • No. 46: Another Method
  • No. 47: Lobster and Crayfish
  • No. 48: Frog
  • No. 49: Chameleon
  • No. 50: Snakes
  • No. 51: Crabs
  • No. 52: Guinea Pig
  • No. 53: Pig
  • No. 54: Pigeons
  • No. 55: In the Act (frogs & putting them on stage)
  • No. 56: With Rabbits
  • No. 57: The Prime Secret
  • No. 58: The Cobra! (see also reference)
Related to 1983 13
Alan Shaxon Lebendes Kaninchen aus dem Hut rabbit production from a hat
Also published here 1983 19
Steve Beam, Wayne Kyzer Raisin' Rabbits joke, apparently rabbit appears and disappears, handful of raisins as proof, see p. 351 for credit information
Related to 1985 117
Pedro Eine Kartenroutine mit der Dove Pan (Taubenkasserolle) card appears with rabbit in dove pan, corner fits
1985
Gimmick (Issue 1)
9
Steve Beam Magic Animals spraying a squirrel white, because performer could not afford a rabbit
1986 224
Karrell Fox The "Foxy" Paper Tear black and white paper torn, restores into paper hat from which paper rabbit is produced, optional live rabbit finale
Variations 1986 106
Karrell Fox "The Rabbit Asrah" asrah levitation and vanish with rabbit
1986 135
Alan Shaxon Eine Tiererscheinung balloon in drawer box transforms into rabbit
Also published here Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
177
Phillip Young The Pits joke, on the beach, performer first rips hair from armpit then produces rabbit from other armpit
1987 339
Karrell Fox A Real Rabbit rabbit folded out of handkerchief, then real one appears
1988 42
Karrell Fox Inflation flat paper bunny in dove pan, air pumped into pan, live rabbit
1991 115
Karrell Fox A Soft Rabbit ball of cotton wool transforms into rabbit in cloth bag
1991 117
The Welsh Rarebit guinea pig is produced with spectator's hat and a production prop
1993 243
The Vice Versa Rabbit Mystery two boxes, rabbit travels
1993 283
Russell Blaine Das Hasenerscheinen rabbit from folded mat, load from chair
Also published here
  • Genii, 1974
Mar. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 4 & 5)
188
Russell Blaine Hasenverschwinden rabbit vanishes in box
Also published here
  • Genii, 1974
Mar. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 4 & 5)
190
Harry Cecil Harry Cecil's Rabbit Trick - The Swing Load loading from inside coat
1994 1242
Alan Shaxon Lebendes Kaninchen aus dem Hut rabbit production from a hat
Also published here 1994 23
Karrell Fox Producing The Product Paul Stadelman Rabbit Production box for trade show use
1995 88
Karrell Fox Splitting-Hares arm chopper with rabbit inside
1995 122
Al Baker Rabbit Production from gathered-up paper coils
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
456
Patrick Page Rabbit, Where Art Thou? comedy routine, performer tries to make a rabbit appear behind a cloth
2011 296
Patrick Page The Flat Rabbit production of a flat rabbit, joke
2011 297
John Gaughan The Rabbit Through a Glass
  • The Chamber of Secrets
apparatus with sheet of glass that is penetrated
May 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 5)
34
Cole's Rabbit Production from Hat
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1942
Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
40
Theo Doré The Magic Sculptor cotton bunny to real rabbit, table with trap
Also published here
  • Genii, Dec. 1949
Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
49
Alan Shaxon Rabbit in a Hat
Also published here 2014 150
Alan Shaxon Die Box, Rabbit and a Hat rabbit produced from hat, in die box routine
Also published here 2014 153
John Gaughan The Martin Rabbit from Hat and Asrah Form
  • Chamber of Secrets
Dec. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 12)
42