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Excerpt from How to Entertain a Social Party: A Collection of Tableaux, Games, Amusing Experiments, Diversions, Card Tricks, Parlor Magic, Philosophical Recreations, Etc
The next picture shows the expedient resorted to in order to con ceal the bodies, which are supposed to be severed from the heads. A. Piece of white muslin is stretched across the''background; the heads of the actors are thrust through this''screen, and the loose hair is fixed to a rope suspended from hooks above. In this manner the bodies are effectually hidden by theicloth, and the''optical delusion is com plete. A piano accompaniment from the opera-bf Barbe Bleue, may appropriately be played during the -other scenes from ''the story may be added with good effect.
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The next picture shows the expedient resorted to in order to con ceal the bodies, which are supposed to be severed from the heads. A. Piece of white muslin is stretched across the''background; the heads of the actors are thrust through this''screen, and the loose hair is fixed to a rope suspended from hooks above. In this manner the bodies are effectually hidden by theicloth, and the''optical delusion is com plete. A piano accompaniment from the opera-bf Barbe Bleue, may appropriately be played during the -other scenes from ''the story may be added with good effect.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
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ISBN - 9780265177822
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm
Page Count - 64
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ISBN - 9781330461303
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