Aerial suspension
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The aerial suspension, ethereal suspension or broomstick illusion is an illusion in which the performer appears to be suspended in mid-air for some minutes, with either inadequate support or no appare
Sheshal performing aerial suspension illusion
Robert-Houdin's ethereal suspension
Modern street performers in Prague, 2013
P. C. Sorcar
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Protul Chandra Sorcar was an Indian magician. He performed internationally throughout the 1950s and 1960s. He is also known also as P.C. Sorcar Senior, since his son, P.C. Sorcar Jr. also performs und
Aerial suspension
…In the 1870s and 1880s, Alexander Herrmann (1844–1896) and his wife Adelaide performed an adaptation of aerial suspension which they called Trilby. P. C. Sorcar (1913–1971) performed a Floating Lady routine featuring aerial suspension in 1964. Project Gutenberg collection List of links to images from Robert-Houdin…
P. C. Sorcar
Sorcar on a 2010 stamp of India