Illusion apparatus

Abstract

An illusion performing apparatus including a performing stage having a base, an upright rectangular open support frame, and a plurality of removable support walls for interchangeably mounting in the opening of the frame. Each of the support walls includes a plurality of illusion devices. A first support wall provides illusion devices for performing the illusion of making a figure disappear, performing the illusion of making a figure turn into a skeleton, and a mindreading magic act including a plurality of cards having identifiable indicia on each of the cards. A second support wall includes an illusion device for performing an illusion of separating a figure toy into a plurality of parts, causing a container filled with a fluent material to appear, and causing a substantially large figure toy such as an animal to disappear. A third support wall includes illusion devices for performing the illusion of passing knives through a figure toy, performing the illusion of causing a figure toy to change characteristics, for example from a woman to a man, and performing the illusion of sawing a body in two and then recombining the body of the figure toy. A magic wand and handkerchief or scarf secured thereto is provided for use by the performer in concealing the operation of the various illusion devices mounted on the support walls. Several of the above described illusion devices have manually manipulatable portions extending behind the support wall which may be actuated by the user while being concealed from the observer or audience.

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