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[[Vanishing Elephant]] is a stage effect where a live elephant | [[Vanishing Elephant]] is a stage effect where a live elephant is made to disappear. | ||
It was created by [[Charles Morritt]] (as the Disappearing Donkey) and first performed with an elephant ( | It was created by [[Charles Morritt]] (as the Disappearing Donkey), and first performed with an elephant (two-ton "Jennie", advertised as five tons) by [[Houdini]] in [[1918]], on stage at the [[Hippodrome]] in New York City. | ||
It has also been performed by: | |||
* [[Carter]] (1927) | * [[Carter]] (1927) | ||
* [[Nicola]] (1931) | * [[Nicola]] (1931) | ||
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* [[Blackstone Jr.]](1980) | * [[Blackstone Jr.]](1980) | ||
* [[Siegfried & Roy]] (1981). | * [[Siegfried & Roy]] (1981). | ||
See also: [[Appearing Elephant]] | |||
==References== | |||
* ''Houdini's Vanishing Elephant'' as seen by [[Leslie P. Guest]]. Article in [[MUM]], Vol. 54, No. 5, october 1964, page 203. | |||
* [[Hiding the Elephant]] by [[Jim Steinmeyer]] (2003) | |||
[[Category:Illusions]] | [[Category:Illusions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:43, 20 July 2015
Vanishing Elephant is a stage effect where a live elephant is made to disappear.
It was created by Charles Morritt (as the Disappearing Donkey), and first performed with an elephant (two-ton "Jennie", advertised as five tons) by Houdini in 1918, on stage at the Hippodrome in New York City.
It has also been performed by:
- Carter (1927)
- Nicola (1931)
- Carmo (1933?)
- John Calvert (1952)
- Doug Henning (1976 TV special)
- Blackstone Jr.(1980)
- Siegfried & Roy (1981).
See also: Appearing Elephant
References
- Houdini's Vanishing Elephant as seen by Leslie P. Guest. Article in MUM, Vol. 54, No. 5, october 1964, page 203.
- Hiding the Elephant by Jim Steinmeyer (2003)