P. T. Selbit — Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Sawing through a woman 2.1 Revival … Wikipedia
Sawing a woman in half — is a generic name for a number of different stage magic tricks in which a person (traditionally a female assistant) is apparently sawn or divided into two or more pieces. Contents 1 History 2 Effects and variations 2.1 The Selbit sawing … Wikipedia
Magician's assistant — Contents 1 History and critiques 2 Notable assistants 3 Assistants in art, fiction and movies … Wikipedia
Horace Goldin — (17 December, 1873 [Some sources use 1874. ] ndash; April 22, 1939) was a stage magician who was noted for his lightning fast presentation style and who achieved international fame with his versions of the Sawing a woman in half illusion. cite… … Wikipedia
Damsel in distress — For the novel by P. G. Wodehouse, see A Damsel in Distress (novel). For the 1937 film, see A Damsel in Distress (film). Paolo Uccello s depiction of Saint George and the dragon, c. 1470, a classic image of a damsel in distress. The subject of the … Wikipedia
Die zersägte Jungfrau — ist eine klassische, von Zauberkünstlern vorgeführte Großillusion. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Illusion 2 Geschichte 3 Vorgehensweise 3.1 Kiste 3.2 Kreissäge mit Sägetisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
Zersägte Jungfrau — Die zersägte Jungfrau ist eine klassische, von Zauberkünstlern vorgeführte Großillusion. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Illusion 2 Geschichte 3 Vorgehensweise 3.1 Kiste … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tribal allotments of Israel — According to the Book of Joshua, Joshua divided the newly conquered land of Canaan into parcels, and assigned them to the Tribes of Israel by lot. The Book of Joshua describes the parcels by giving landmarks along the borders, or in some cases by … Wikipedia
Radium Girl — The Radium Girl is a stage illusion of the classic type involving a female assistant in a large box and is probably best categorised as a penetration or restoration type illusion. Its origins and history are much less well documented than those… … Wikipedia
David (Fu Manchu) Bamberg — David Tobias Theodore Bamberg (Fu Manchu) Born David Tobias Bamberg February 19, 1904(1904 02 19) Derby, England, U.K. Died August 19, 1974(1974 08 19) (aged 70) Buenos Aires, Argentina Occupation … Wikipedia