And now, the dramatic conclusion to the show of Douglas Lyle!And this . . . is the Box of Danger. Beautiful hand-carved mahogany.
For my next demonstration, I need a volunteer with nerves of steel. Anyone?
Talus: I will volunteer.
Excellent! A man of courage! What is your name?
Talus: Talus of the Trolls.
Talus of the Trolls, please, step inside my box.
Talus: Very well.
And now--the swords!
Marielle: Swords?!
Insert them ever so carefully . . .
Aha!
Now, I shall remove the swords and open the door, and we shall find out whether our friend Talus has survived the adventure!
Marielle:
(whimpers)Worry not, lass, as you can see, he has emerged perfectly whole.
Talus: I am all right, Marielle. Do not fret.
Marielle: Oh, I was so worried! I would have stopped you if I'd known he was going to stick swords in you!
Talus
(muffled): As I said before, I have sustained no damage.
Marielle: I'm just glad you lived. I would never have forgiven myself.
Talus Confession CamI suppose I could have told her about how the trick works to set her mind at ease, but I simply lack the heart to ruin the magic for her.
(very quietly) And for myself, as well.
I have one more demonstration involving my Box of Danger to show you. Is there another volunteer?
(beat) Dominic: Are you...going to stick swords in this volunteer too?
No.
Dominic: All right. Then--I'll do it. I volunteer.
Good man. Go on, step into the box.
Dominic: ...Oh...kay...
Sim sim salabim!
And he is vanished!
Now we close, and open it again . . .
And he is returned!
Dominic: I survived!
Dominic: Don't worry, everyone, I'm fine!
Dominic
(muttering): No, please don't get upset, I'm fine, really.
That's my show, lady and gentlemen. Thank you, and good night.
(bows and disappears in a puff of smoke)Leopold Confession CamThe young female magician was as charming as her name suggests. Her magic was interesting and well executed. I would be interested in seeing more of her magic in time. Douglas Lyle seemed a practised and clever artisan. His smooth delivery covered his tried and true acts that were around even in my time, but they were brilliantly staged. I would like to come back here and learn more. This has been a splendid evening’s entertainment.
Now what does Marielle have up her long red sleeve? Jump to Part VII: Mini Update to find out!