Copperfield performs Walking Through A Steel Wall
Grandinetti Michael A
In a show review from The Washington Post from 1985, it sayd that David
Copperfield performed a "very impressive illusion where he seemed to melt
through a welded steel wall".
I have never seen him perform this illusion on tour or in any of his
television specials. It is, however, mentioned in his 1988 tour
program.
Has anyone ever seen this illusion? I would appreciate it if you could
mail me any information, preferable a description of the effect, style of
performance and music, etc. at:
or post a reply on this newsgroup
MagiRev
>In a show review from The Washington Post from 1985, it sayd that David
>Copperfield performed a "very impressive illusion where he seemed to melt
>through a welded steel wall".
>
>I have never seen him perform this illusion on tour or in any of his
>television specials. It is, however, mentioned in his 1988 tour
>program.
>
>Has anyone ever seen this illusion? I would appreciate it if you could
>mail me any information, preferable a description of the effect, style of
>performance and music, etc. at:
I saw Copperfield perform this several years ago in Jackson,
Mississippi...probably around '88 although I don't remember exactly. It was
performed EXACTLY like the walking through the Great Wall of China illusion
including the music, heart monitor, etc. It was actually VERY impressive.
Corey Black
kbrawn
Grandinetti Michael A wrote:
>
> In a show review from The Washington Post from 1985, it sayd that David
> Copperfield performed a "very impressive illusion where he seemed to melt
> through a welded steel wall".
I saw him do this in Rochester, NY years ago. If you saw the Great Wall
special, it was the same effect. Lights, stairs, heart monitor, the
works. It looked great. He had people in the audience check the wall
for openings, trap doors, etc. beforehand.
Ken
David Mark
Michael Grandinetti wrote...
"In a show review from The Washington Post from 1985, it sayd that David
Copperfield performed a "very impressive illusion where he seemed to melt
through a welded steel wall".
I have never seen him perform this illusion on tour or in any of his
television specials. It is, however, mentioned in his 1988 tour
program.
Has anyone ever seen this illusion?"
Michael, this must be a stage adaptation of his Walking Through
The Great Wall of China, which he did perform on TV. It's also
a modernized adaptation of an illusion Houdini used to perform,
in which several men from the audience would construct a brick
wall on stage during the course of the show. When it was built,
Houdini would "walk through the wall."
--
(DAVID MARK) dg...@cleveland.freenet.edu
kbrawn
David Mark wrote:
> Michael, this must be a stage adaptation of his Walking Through
> The Great Wall of China, which he did perform on TV. It's also
> a modernized adaptation of an illusion Houdini used to perform,
> in which several men from the audience would construct a brick
> wall on stage during the course of the show. When it was built,
> Houdini would "walk through the wall."
Yes, it was the Great Wall effect. Houdini's routine was similar, but
performed differently. His brick wall was built on a small enclosed
platform with a small curtain on each side, allowing him to go under the
wall. DC's wall was on an open platform where you could see all around
it. The method he used was the same as the Great Wall.
Ken
takeuchi
I saw David Copperfield perform the steel wall illusion on his tour in
the year that his Walking through the Great Wall was televised. That
was the same show where he performed the Crazy Man's Handcuffs as an
impromptu trick for some Chinese children.
The steel wall illusion uses a completely different principle than what
was used in Houdini's Walking through a Brick Wall. However the
principle used is similar to what David is using on his current tour
where he disappears into a giant fan. The shadow box used in the giant
fan illusion is the same as the one used in his steel wall illusion. In
fact, if you were to imagine the giant fan as a steel wall, you would
get a good idea on how that illusion looked like except with the giant
fan he disappears, while with the wall he is seen coming through the
wall into another shadow box placed on the other side.
David Mark wrote:
> Michael Grandinetti wrote...
>
> "In a show review from The Washington Post from 1985, it sayd that
> David
> Copperfield performed a "very impressive illusion where he seemed to
> melt
> through a welded steel wall".
>
> I have never seen him perform this illusion on tour or in any of his
> television specials. It is, however, mentioned in his 1988 tour
> program.
>
> Has anyone ever seen this illusion?"
>
> Michael, this must be a stage adaptation of his Walking Through
> The Great Wall of China, which he did perform on TV. It's also
> a modernized adaptation of an illusion Houdini used to perform,
> in which several men from the audience would construct a brick
> wall on stage during the course of the show. When it was built,
> Houdini would "walk through the wall."
>
> --
> (DAVID MARK) dg...@cleveland.freenet.edu
magicb...@yahoo.com
> I saw David Copperfield perform the steel wall illusion on his tour in
> the year that his Walking through the Great Wall was televised. That
>
> The steel wall illusion uses a completely different principle than what
> where he disappears into a giant fan. The shadow box used in the giant
> fan illusion is the same as the one used in his steel wall illusion. In
> fact, if you were to imagine the giant fan as a steel wall, you would
> get a good idea on how that illusion looked like except with the giant
> fan he disappears, while with the wall he is seen coming through the
> wall into another shadow box placed on the other side.
>
> David Mark wrote:
>
> >
> > "In a show review from The Washington Post from 1985, it sayd that
> > David
> > Copperfield performed a "very impressive illusion where he seemed to
> > melt
> > through a welded steel wall".
> >
> > I have never seen him perform this illusion on tour or in any of his
> > television specials. It is, however, mentioned in his 1988 tour
> > program.
> >
> > Has anyone ever seen this illusion?"
> >
> > Michael, this must be a stage adaptation of his Walking Through
> > The Great Wall of China, which he did perform on TV. It's also
> > a modernized adaptation of an illusion Houdini used to perform,
> > in which several men from the audience would construct a brick
> > wall on stage during the course of the show. When it was built,
> > Houdini would "walk through the wall."
> >
> > --
> > (DAVID MARK) dg...@cleveland.freenet.edu
ps i didn hit the post button yep why dioes it do it automattlicall when im not finished typing talking? ps like i tryied to talk type my older cool nephew eugene smith went with us he had cool fun too:) inChrist allways fat billpage illusionist magician in fun:) your friendly neighborhood spiderman ps cory heart i wear my sun glasses at nite song on stage every year untill 19990s on up he used his cool appearnce in his crystal box illusion then in 1990s on up his illusion called 0-60 in a blink of an eye shadow box motorcycle idea to pet shop boys song called give me one more chance ps in china tv special for CCBS he used cool china music for his cool magical appewrancxe illusionin crystal box idea alkatraze idea slighly differnt on stage too:)
magicb...@yahoo.com
> > Michael, this must be a stage adaptation of his Walking Through
> > The Great Wall of China, which he did perform on TV. It's also
> > a modernized adaptation of an illusion Houdini used to perform,
> > in which several men from the audience would construct a brick
> > wall on stage during the course of the show. When it was built,
> > Houdini would "walk through the wall."
>
> platform with a small curtain on each side, allowing him to go under the
>
> Ken
magicb...@yahoo.com
> On Friday, September 12, 1997 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, takeuchi wrote:
> > the year that his Walking through the Great Wall was televised. That
> > was the same show where he performed the Crazy Man's Handcuffs as an
> > impromptu trick for some Chinese children.
> >
> > The steel wall illusion uses a completely different principle than what
> > was used in Houdini's Walking through a Brick Wall. However the
> > principle used is similar to what David is using on his current tour
> > where he disappears into a giant fan. The shadow box used in the giant
> > fan illusion is the same as the one used in his steel wall illusion. In
> > fact, if you were to imagine the giant fan as a steel wall, you would
> > get a good idea on how that illusion looked like except with the giant
> > fan he disappears, while with the wall he is seen coming through the
> > wall into another shadow box placed on the other side.
> >
> > David Mark wrote:
> >
> > > Michael Grandinetti wrote...
> > >
> > > "In a show review from The Washington Post from 1985, it sayd that
> > > David
> > > Copperfield performed a "very impressive illusion where he seemed to
> > > melt
> > > through a welded steel wall".
> > >
> > > I have never seen him perform this illusion on tour or in any of his
> > > television specials. It is, however, mentioned in his 1988 tour
> > > program.
> > >
> > > Has anyone ever seen this illusion?"
> > >
> > > Michael, this must be a stage adaptation of his Walking Through
> > > The Great Wall of China, which he did perform on TV. It's also
> > > a modernized adaptation of an illusion Houdini used to perform,
> > > in which several men from the audience would construct a brick
> > > wall on stage during the course of the show. When it was built,
> > > Houdini would "walk through the wall."
> > >
> > > --
> > > (DAVID MARK) dg...@cleveland.freenet.edu
> ps i didn hit the post button yep why dioes it do it automattlicall when im not finished typing talking? ps like i tryied to talk type my older cool nephew eugene smith went with us he had cool fun too:) inChrist allways fat billpage illusionist magician in fun:) your friendly neighborhood spiderman ps cory heart i wear my sun glasses at nite song on stage every year untill 19990s on up he used his cool appearnce in his crystal box illusion then in 1990s on up his illusion called 0-60 in a blink of an eye shadow box motorcycle idea to pet shop boys song called give me one more chance ps in china tv special for CCBS he used cool china music for his cool magical appewrancxe illusionin crystal box idea alkatraze idea slighly differnt on stage too:)
magicb...@yahoo.com
> In a show review from The Washington Post from 1985, it sayd that David
> Copperfield performed a "very impressive illusion where he seemed to melt
>
>
> Has anyone ever seen this illusion? I would appreciate it if you could
> mail me any information, preferable a description of the effect, style of
> performance and music, etc. at:
>