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Haunted By Pepper's Ghost

Imaginary Worlds

CHAPTER

The Ghost Bargain

Pepper used the ghost in a play called A Strange Story. He got permission from Charles Dickens to stage an adaptation of one of his books. The Prince of Wales went to see it and raved about it afterward. Pepper asked Dyrcs to sign away any future profits from this magic trick, which he did.

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