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The transformation of a girl into a lion. Focus Secret

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On the stage there is a large "cabinet" (as the illusionist calls the illusion apparatus, reminiscent of something like a room), closed on all sides by curtains. The performer opens the front curtain, and everyone sees the entire interior of the "cabinet". It is placed on a platform that stands on rather high legs. Thus, it is completely isolated from the floor and the public can clearly see the entire space under and behind the "cabinet".

The illusionist invites the girl to enter the "office". She enters (Fig. 195, A), and all the curtains are closed. After a few seconds, the curtains are lifted up. The girl disappeared (Fig. 195, B). Instead, there is a large cage with a live lion.

Focus Turning a girl into a lion
Fig. 195

Focus secret:

The secret of the illusion breaks down into several parts: the disappearance of the "cabinet" and the appearance of the cell; the appearance of the lion and the disappearance of the girl.

"Cabinet" is a cage draped on three sides. Light curtains are hung inside, clearly visible in fig. 195. As soon as the office is closed, the girl immediately tears off the curtains from three sides and instantly puts them in pocket P (Fig. 196) on the outer curtain of the cover, which can be lifted up with the help of a block.

Focus Turning a girl into a lion
Fig. 196

The secret of the appearance of the lion is clear from fig. 197, which shows the floor plan of the "cabinet"; the bars of the cage are marked with circles only on three sides, the fourth side of the cage (front) is raised; in this form, it serves as a ceiling (indicated by a dotted line) and is draped with matter.

Focus Turning a girl into a lion
Fig. 197

Rice. 198 depicts a view of the riveting from the right side. For clarity, the side bars of the cage are not shown. Wall D is held by a strong rope R. As soon as it is released, the wall falls (in the direction of the lower arrow) and becomes the floor of the cage. The front wall of the cage, which was previously held on wall D, also falls to the floor (in the direction of the top arrow) and becomes the front of the cage.

Focus Turning a girl into a lion
Fig. 198

The girl leaves through the springy door A to the floor and finds herself outside the cage. Immediately door C swings open to the back of the cage, releasing the lion.

The girl hides in the steps (Fig. 199), which the assistants roll backstage.

Focus Turning a girl into a lion
Fig. 199

When this trick is shown, constructive improvements are possible in the arrangement of devices used for the disappearance of the girl and the drapery of the "cabinet". On fig. 197 shows the moment of the fall of the front part of cage E, in the same place on the floor a part of the floor is outlined by a dotted line, which was a wall that locked the lion, and then fell and became part of the floor.

Author: Vadimov A.A.

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