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On a small table is a leather-covered box. The illusionist removes the domed cover from it and opens the front part, which consists of two wings. Everyone sees a bust with a woman's head, standing on a stand (Fig. 213).

Focus Optical Model of the Talking Bust
Fig. 213

The inside of the case is beautifully draped in pleated greenish silk. Outwardly, the bust resembles wax figures, sometimes exhibited in the windows of hairdressing salons. The woman's eyes are closed. At the request of the illusionist, she slowly opens her eyes. He asks her questions and she answers. Then questions from the audience follow, to which the "living bust" also gives answers. At the end of the number, the magician again makes a sign, and the woman closes her eyes. The artist closes both wings of the front door and covers the case with a lid.

Focus secret:

The secret of the illusion is the use of two mirrors placed at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. These mirrors give the impression of depth: they reflect the side walls, which viewers mistake for the back wall.

On fig. 214, A shows a stand with a drapery for a bust, and two mirrors are indicated by a dotted line, the front edges of which are masked in the stand; the back edges are hidden in the draperies of the sides of the case, and the bottom ones are masked by the drapery of the floor, which is made by pleating or like stitches of a wadded blanket. The top of the mirror is very easy to hide behind the drapery of the bust support.

Focus Optical Model of the Talking Bust
Fig. 214

The position of the mirrors in the plan is shown in Fig. 214, B, and in fig. 214, B shows the position of the assistant in the case. The shape of the case should exclude as much as possible the suspicion that a person can fit inside. Therefore, the bust stand is placed on a special box in which the woman's legs are located. The green color of the upholstery masks the edges of the mirrors, but if the interior upholstery of the case walls is done well, then other colors can be used, such as yellow or lavender, which are very effectively reflected in the mirrors.

Based on this illusion, you can come up with a large number of different interesting tricks. Instead of a bust, for example, you can make small figures of a person (40-50 centimeters high) and "attach" to them the "living head" of the performer hidden in the apparatus. With the help of light wires, the assistant can move the figures with their arms or legs at the right moments. For the convenience of charging, the back wall of the case can be removable or have a door, which will significantly improve the design of the device. You can simplify the device of the case by making its shape not bent, but straight.

Author: Vadimov A.A.

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