An anti-spiritualist medium : stage magic and the beginnings of cinema
The death of magic? presentational performance and early film
Behind the curtain : Méliès at the Théâtre Robert-Houdin
Up-to-date magic : theatrical conjuring and the trick film
Houdini's actuality magic : escaping the "ghost house" with moving pictures
Lost in transition : sensational fiction and the limits of narrative integration
Epilogue.
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Disappearing tricks : silent film, Houdini, and the new magic of the twentieth century by Matthew Solomon. ISBN 9780252076978. Published by University of Illinois Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
