The magician Karl Germain with the pianist Ethel Leginska The Ohioan magician Karl Germain, around the turn of the 20th century, sometimes opened his stage act with an illusion he called “The Cabinet of Cagliostro.” An assistant would enter the cabinet, pull down shades on three sides, step out, and pull down the front shade. After the cabinet was turned all the way around, the front shade would fly up, showing that the magician had appeared inside. Then he would step out and say,
I. THE MAGICIAN
I. THE MAGICIAN
I. THE MAGICIAN
The magician Karl Germain with the pianist Ethel Leginska The Ohioan magician Karl Germain, around the turn of the 20th century, sometimes opened his stage act with an illusion he called “The Cabinet of Cagliostro.” An assistant would enter the cabinet, pull down shades on three sides, step out, and pull down the front shade. After the cabinet was turned all the way around, the front shade would fly up, showing that the magician had appeared inside. Then he would step out and say,