Talk:Asrah levitation

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"In most versions of the Asrah, the assistant is not levitated."? So, in some versions the assistant is levitated?

Date of first performance

Where does the date 1902 come from? I found a source that said 1914 when I was writing the article on Le Roy. If that is wrong then I'd like to know so I can correct the Le Roy article. But if there's no source for 1902 then maybe I should correct this article. Circusandmagicfan 11:57, 13 April 2007 (UTC)Circusandmagicfan[reply]

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/==Method== In most versions of the Asrah, the assistant is not levitated. What happens is the assistant lies on a table and as the cloth covers her she either lowers herself into the false table and disappears through a trap or she rolls off the back of the table. A form is placed over her or in her place. It's this form which is levitated.

The form is usually a collapsing wire frame covered in black cloth the same shape as the assistant. When the magician wants to vanish the girl, he collapses the frame and it falls to the floor where being black it is hidden by the black carpet (black art). A black polystyrene form can also be used which will fall to the floor as the magician tosses off the cloth.

The levitation of the form is achieved by a zombie type rod (European Asrah) or it can be on threads and pulleys from above (Asian Asrah). Later on, the assistant can appear from the audience or if she is still on stage, she can be produced in another apparatus. However the Asrah is often the concluding effect.

Editors are encouraged to restore the material when they find appropriate sources, or to restore the content if the original removal of the material was in error, and to correct any errors in the method described. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 21:22, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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