If you can get an actual magician to play Houdini, he may already have a prop you could use and he will hopefully be able to perform the illusion more readily than an actor (who would have to learn the illusion and practice much more than someone who has already performed it). You can buy more time for this to be done by having someone explain to the audience (in a grandiose style) what they are about to witness.Īs for the water torture cell, the design really depends on how much money your theatre group is willing to invest and who is playing Houdini. Since the original trick took place in an enclosure, you may be able to just hide a stagehand in or behind the cabinet who can untied Houdini and help tie up Bess.
He would then direct in the opening of the trunk and the removal of Bess' chains or handcuffs. The curtain would then beĬlosed by Bess(his wife), someone would count to three, and Houdini would emerge. When Houdini first performed the metamorphosis, he would be chained up and put into a trunk that was surrounded by a three sided cabinet with a curtain on the front.
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