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The magician's assistant is placed into a large net which is lifted up above the performer's head. He fires a pistol at the girl in the net. One end of the net falls and the girl vanishes instantaneously! The frame is actually two lengths of "C" stock aluminium bolted to two end strips of flat bar stock aluminium. The "C" lengths (front and back of frame) are seven feet long and three inches on a side. The end pieces are 36 inches by l/z inch by 3

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inches. The frame is bolted together with heavy bolts and wing nuts. To prepare for a performance, the black velvet drop is rolled around the bar in-its hem and secured in the front of the frame. The metal strip at the bottom of the net is secured within the back of the frame. The frame is now fastened to a batten in the flies. In p e r f o r m i n g , the frame is lowered to the stage and the girl gets in and lies down in the net (on top of

the three supporting ropes). The frame, net, and girl are pulled up to about 10 feet above the stage. As the magician fires his gun, the girl pulls the release cord. The net falls from the rear of the frame as the black velvet drop unrolls to conceal the girl. The girl is held up by the three ropes. This illusion works on the black art principle. The white net hides the edges of the black velvet drop against the black stage drapes. GENII, The Conjurors' Magazine

This is the sixth in a series of eight illusion plans contributed to Genii by James P. Riser. They were originally sold through Riser Custom Magic.

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February, 1980