Fig. 9.—When three are a crowd.
When Three are a Crowd
Most people know the old saying, “Two are company, three are a crowd,” and a glance at the [illustration] shows this may really be true.
If three persons stand in a prism-shaped arrangement of mirrors, as indicated in plan in [Fig. 9], an innumerable series of reflections would appear and the three would in reality become a crowd.
The Floating Lady
A most interesting illusion is that of The Floating Lady, which, perhaps, should first be described from the point of view of the audience.
Fig. 10.—The floating lady.
The magician appears upon the stage leading by the hand a fairy-like lady. Introducing her to the spectators as Mademoiselle Volatile, he describes her susceptibility to his powers of mesmerism, in proof of which he offers to keep her suspended in the air for any length of time.