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	Metamorphosis trick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Metamorphosis is a stage illusion (magic trick) invented by John Nevil Maskelyne (who also invented the first typewriter to be produced in Great Britain), but most often associated with famous magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, and performed to some renown (for speed) by The Pendragons, among many others.
		In the illusion, the magician is locked inside a large box or trunk, often after being restrained with handcuffs, ropes, bags, etc. The magician's assistant (Houdini employed his wife Bess) stands upon the trunk and holds a curtain up to momentarily conceal her entire body.
		The original method of this trick was exposed by the Masked Magician, Valentino, as part of Fox TV series called Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Metamorphosis_trick (504 words)

	Metamorphosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Metamorphosis trick is a stage illusion (magic trick)
		Metamorphosis (John Cage), a series of pieces for solo piano (1938)
		Metamorphosis (Philip Glass), a cycle of pieces for solo piano (1988)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Metamorphosis (139 words)

	Encyclopedia: Metamorphosis trick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In a variation on this method which is slightly more easily performed, the sack is in fact an open tube of hessian attached at one end around a hole in the back panel of the trunk.
		Intellectual rights to magic methods Exposure in magic refers to the practice of making magical methods (the secrets of how magic tricks are performed) available to those who are not magicians (usually defined as those who have not demonstrated some commitment to magic as a performance art, but occasionally further refined to those who are...
		metamorphosis metamorphosismĕtand180;emôr´fesĬs [Gr.,=transformation], in zoology, term used to describe a form of development from egg to adult in which there is a series of distinct stages.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Metamorphosis-trick (1222 words)

	Printer Friendly Version - Houdini secret disappearing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		They say the Outagamie Museum is violating their code of ethics by revealing the secrets of Houdini's signature stunt, Metamorphosis, in which the handcuffed escape artist was chained in a trunk andmanaged to switch with his assistant, his wife.
		The exhibit reveals that the Metamorphosis trick - if you don't want to know, quit reading this story now - was accomplished using a trapdoor and quick footwork.
		While his wife, Beatrice Raymond, chained shut the trunk, Houdini was already slipping off the trick handcuffs and cutting the box open with a hidden knife.
	www.nydailynews.com /news/gossip/v-pfriendly/story/199386p-172104c.html (254 words)

	Metamorphosis
		The King of Spades, Queen of Hearts and the two red aces are removed from the deck.
		Under cover of handing the box for examination, the deck is given another one-handed pass.
		Presentation of the trick is the same as the stage version.
	web.superb.net /cardtric/tricks/tbrown/metamorp.htm (668 words)

	JS Online: State museum unlocking Houdini's secrets
		Harry Houdini, who grew up in Appleton, was famous for the "Metamorphosis" trick, in which he escaped shackles, handcuffs, a canvas bag and a trunk secured with chains and padlocks.
		The "Metamorphosis" trick Houdini made famous now can be revealed to anyone plunking down the admission price at the Outagamie County Historical Society.
		The "Metamorphosis" trick was chosen because of its historical significance - Houdini incorporated it into his act in 1892, about three decades after magician John Nevil Maskelyne invented it.
	www.jsonline.com /news/state/jun04/233978.asp?format=print (917 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Houdini's secret is out - Saturday \| June 5, 2004
		The part of the exhibit showing how tricks were actually performed is in a "backstage" area.
		In the "Metamorphosis" trick, also known as the "substitution trunk," a magician, handcuffed in a sack inside a trunk, frees himself and switches places with an assistant standing by the trunk.
		The Houdini Club of Wisconsin, however, is displeased about the trick's exposure because it has bylaws that prohibit such a thing, said Rath, the club's vice president.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20040605/ent/ent2.html (614 words)

	How Houdini's escape trick worked \| MetaFilter
		Metamorphosis is probably not half as gutsy as Chinese Water Torture and the Milk Can Escape.
		Penn and Teller do a fair number of "transparent" tricks, feeling that protecting the old standards is kind of stupid since the old tricks are tired and boring.
		For example: nearly every card trick they'll do, they start of by proving that the card selection was forced by having the mark "draw" the three of clubs.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/33518 (1941 words)

	Magic Tricks Online --> Info and Comparisons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A ''trick'' can be a feat requiring some dexterity or ingenuity performed to amuse or as part of a game, such as a Skateboarding trick, tricks found in Aggressive Inline Skating or even Bike tricks.
		In general,practioners are capable of performing the majority of their tricks on grass or regular flooring, without the requirement for mats or other specialised support.
		Tricking has only recently come into its own as a recognised activity, although the various skills practiced have been in existence much longer and a variety of theories have been put forward as to where the term originated.
	www.crashdatabase.com /computers/83/magic-tricks-online.html (646 words)

	Metamorphosis trick - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Metamorphosis trick - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		In the illusion, the magician is locked inside a large box or trunk, often after being restrained with handcuffs, ropes, bags, etc. The magician'sassistant (Houdini employed his wife Bess) stands upon the trunk and holds a curtain up to momentarily conceal her entire body.
		The trick proceeds as normal from this point, with the assistant entering the trunk via the back rather then the hidden hatch.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Metamorphosis_trick (426 words)

	sciforums.com - Harry Houdini's "Metamorphosis" escape trick is revealed.
		The disclosure is upsetting Magicians from around the world who say their code of ethics prohibits revealing secrets to the public.
		The art of "magic" is in the performance, not in the "trick".
		Also — knowing how the Trick is done doesn’t mean that you’ll ever have the dexterity or physical talent needed to successfully perform the trick yourself.
	www.sciforums.com /showthread.php?p=601199 (424 words)

	Visions, The Online Journal of the Art of Magic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Oh, the effect is the same -- two borrowed bills trade places -- but it's what Solari has come up with for the gimmick and the handling of that gimmick which makes this one worth a closer look.
		"Metamorphosis Bills" carries all the pluses that made it a classic, but also adds a major piece pertinent in this day and age of ever-changing currency: any bills can be used (old or new US styles, foreign currency, etc).
		There's a reason the $5/$1 bill transposition is considered a classic: it's a powerful piece of magic which happens in the spectator's hands.
	www.online-visions.com /reviews/0407bills.html (618 words)

	JS Online: Magic goes 'poof'
		It's a trick Houdini, who gained fame by seemingly cheating death through daring escapes, used to wow crowds.
		Now a museum in the city Houdini called his hometown plans to spill the secret of his "Metamorphosis" as part of a new exhibit.
		But Louagie pointed out that the answer to the "Metamorphosis" trick can be found in books - she learned about it at the local library - so it's not like it's a closely guarded secret.
	www.jsonline.com /news/state/mar04/217347.asp?format=print (752 words)

	The Journal Times Online
		The 48-year-old Mount Pleasant resident is a full-time magician.
		Instead of highlighting the metamorphosis trick, in which Houdini magically switched places with an assistant on the outside while handcuffed inside a sack and locked in a trunk, why not focus on the straitjacket trick?
		The tricks these people work for months to perfect are now being given away for free.
	www.journaltimes.com /articles/2004/06/15/local/columns/iq_2932970.txt (770 words)

	Boston.com / A&E / Theater/Arts / Wis. museum lets Houdini's secret out
		The secret behind the Metamorphosis trick Houdini made famous can now be revealed to anyone plunking down the admission price at the Outagamie County Historical Society.
		But to many magicians who regard their secrets as, well, secrets, blueprinting Houdini's most famous trick is heresy.
		The Metamorphosis trick was chosen because of its historical significance.
	www.boston.com /ae/theater_arts/articles/2004/06/06/wis_museum_lets_houdinis_secret_out (590 words)

	Nipomo's Adobe Press
		The Pendragons hold the world's record for the fastest illusion with their lightning-fast version of Houdini's famous "Metamorphosis." The trick was featured earlier this year on ABC television in "A Gala for the President," a show to honor the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
		Their segment was cut to one trick for the television show, but soldiers overseas where treated to their entire taped performance, Jonathan said.
		That trick, along with "Metamorphosis," is one of the illusions folks can expect to see at the Clark Center show.
	www.theadobepress.com /articles/2005/09/26/news/news07.txt (821 words)

	Temporarily Unavailable Magic
		The 'Houdini Metamorphosis' is covered in detail in this volume by John Novak, along with variations and a complete treatise on the most modern form of police restraint - The Flex Cuffs.
		Dozens of tricks can be performed by using these coins separately or you can put them all together and do the mind-boggling Hopping Half routine.
		There are also instructions for performing 44 stage tricks, including the coin and glass, the Indian needle trick, and other standards.
	www.magiclegends.com /unavail.html (11964 words)

	Dean Cardasis - Projects - The James Rose Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It would be "a metamorphosis," Rose wrote, "such as we find commonly in nature."
		But it remains consistent with its origins as an important modern work and serves the same larger purpose it always had for Rose—to pose for us elemental questions about the nature of design.
		The metamorphosis is seen minute by minute, season by season, year by year.
	www-unix.oit.umass.edu /~cardasis/content/projects/rosecenter (543 words)

	Harry Houdini - Biography
		His mother claimed that as a child he learned to open locked cabinets to get at pies and sweets she had baked, but the story may be more legend than fact.
		While casually chatting with friends, he would perform card and coin tricks without looking at his hands, or tie and untie knots in pieces of rope with his feet.
		In his act, Houdini demonstrated many of the tricks used by spiritualists and wrote a best-selling book, A Magician Among the Spirits, which detailed their deceptions.
	www.apl.org /history/houdini/biography.html (2765 words)

	RelishNow \| Penn &Teller Off the Deep End
		But they had to wait until now to pull off such a performance - not because of the difficult magic tricks, but because the equipment such as underwater cameras and scuba gear that would be needed was too bulky and expensive.
		We do Houdini's great 'Metamorphosis' trick, where someone is locked in a box, another person stands on top, and they do an instantaneous exchange - but we had to do it with a cage underwater so you could enjoy it from the outside.
		Their solution was to put a sardonic spin on magic, with comedic performances that are as much about the showmanship as about the magic tricks themselves.
	www.journalnow.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_RelishArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128768091294 (717 words)

	Out N About - Bob Lowe
		The decision by the Outagamie Museum in downtown Appleton to reveal the secret behind Harry Houdini’s legendary escape trick, "Metamorphosis," has created a controversy that’s been covered on CNN, NBC’s "The Today Show," The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC’s "Countdown" With Keith Olbermann and even the BBC in London in the past week.
		Magicians, led by Appleton performer Ron Lindberg ("Rondini"), are upset because the museum will be featuring an interactive display detailing the secrets behind "Metamorphosis." The act involves a magician switching places with an assistant after escaping from a locked trunk.
		She said it is only part of a larger educational display about the famous magician.
	aroundnew.com /OutNAbout/033004.asp (396 words)

	HOUDINI, HARRY - Page 2
		With Dash, an act billed as "The Brothers Houdini" featured a box trick which was originally credited to the English illusionist John Nevil Maskelyne, which they called "Metamorphosis".
		The box trick which Maskelyne took credit for, was really a very clever invention of the spirit medium team called "The Davenport Brothers".
		When Houdini and Dash performed it, one brother would be bound and locked in the box, and within a matter of seconds, the two somehow switched places.
	www.magicandillusion.com /libr/whos/HH/hou-h01/hou-h02.html (1208 words)

	THE CONTROVERSY OF HOUDINI'S MARRIAGE
		Kellock claims that while Houdini was performing at a high school, he accidentally let a few drops of acid (used during his "Ink to Water" trick) splash on an article of clothing worn by Bess.
		In the article, "Hunyadi" (a misspelled Houdini) takes on a heckler named "Risey", who claims "The Brothers Hunyadi" box trick (Metamorphosis) is a fake.
		The announcement stated: "The Brothers Houdini, who for years have mystified the world by their mysterious box mystery, known as Metamorphosis, are no more and the team will hereafter be known as The Houdinis.
	www.magicandillusion.com /libr/whos/HH/hou-h01/hou-mar.html (1043 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Arts \| Houdini exhibit enrages magicians
		The exhibit at the Outagamie Museum in Appleton, Wisconsin shows how Houdini performed his "Metamorphosis" trick.
		Teller, one half of magical duo Penn and Teller, said people who see the Houdini exhibition would still be baffled if they watched a similar trick being performed at a show.
		The Metamorphosis trick uses a device known as the substitution trunk, which has a secret panel that allows its occupant to sneak out.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/arts/3776275.stm (424 words)

	atlanta.jewish.com - Magic Man
		She was a petite brunette who caught his eye while performing as part of the Floral Sisters, a song-and-dance act.
		The show included some of Houdini’s most famous tricks, including the Water Torture Cell, when he escapes after being chained and immersed upsidedown in a tank of water.
		First performed in 1918 at the Hippodrome in New York, it featured a massive elephant which was there one minute and gone the next (all without the help of sophisticated camera work available to many of today’s magicians).
	www.atljewishtimes.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=849 (1356 words)

	alexmag2page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Houdini’s first trick preformed on a professional stage was generally known as the “Substitution Trunk” though he preferred to call it Metamorphosis.
		Some other tricks were his illusions such as making an elephant disappear in a theatre or his popular trick of Metamorphosis.
		Houdini was a man with a great obsession with de4ath and beyond which made his tricks so death defying.
	www.louisville.edu /~jkalex01/alexmag2page.html (292 words)

	Teen magician fools folks up close - May 4, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		While perfecting a trick, Matt first tests it out on his brother, Ben, then his parents, and finally the public.
		Coin magic is especially difficult because it involves sleight of hand work and the magician’s skill rather than gimmicked tricks.
		If all goes as planned, he hoped to have this trick perfected and ready to perform at his high school post-prom, held May 3.
	www.dailyitem.com /archive/2003/0504/fea/stories/10fea.htm (819 words)

	Harry Houdini
		Houdini initially focussed on card tricks and other traditional magic acts.
		He explained some of his tricks in books written in the 1920s.
		Controversy surrounds the decision by the Outagamie Museum in Appleton, Wisconsin to reveal the details of how Houdini performed his Metamorphosis trick.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/harry_houdini (1071 words)

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