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Robert-Houdin, The Father of Modern Magic, Part 2
Stuff You Missed in History Class
The Conjuring of the Palais Royale by Roberta Dan
Roberta Dan rented a space in the Palais Royale and custom built it out to be his performance space, which was a cozy 200 seat theater. He refused to use tablecloths that draped down to the floor because he knew it made audiences suspect some kind of trickery was happening underneath the drape. In his memoir, Roberta Dan listed the ways the theater reformed traditional stage conjuring. "With the liveliest pleasure, I saw the last workman depart not to return again"
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