Okay, so I was lying in bed, awake (f***ing insomnia
), when I thought of an excellent stage illusion. Mind you, I'm not big into stage effects, but I know how some of them are done and have thought about creating one for the longest time. Okay, so here it is: The Disjointed Gentleman Illusion. Here's what happens. The magician walks on stage in a full coat and tails, I'm talking the works: top hat, gloves, tails, waistcoat, everything. His assistant then roll out a box around seven feet tall that looks like a phone booth but has a screen for a front. The magician lifts the screen of the phone booth to reveal inside the box are several lights lined along the walls. The magician then gets in and demonstrates that the lights are real and the walls are secure. He then steps into the "phone booth" and his assistants lower the screen. The lights can then be seen illuminating the magican's shadow in the box. The moves around a little and the screen is lifted halfway up to show that the magician really is still there and then the screen is closed again. After being isolated in the phone booth again, the magican lifts his hand up to his top hat and takes it off. Incredibly, his head, stops at the brim making his head look completely flat! Moving on, the magican then holds up one gloved hand and slowly removes the glove. As his hand is revealed it can be seen that his fingers are separated from his hands! He then takes off the other glove and moves to take off his coat. After taking off his coat revealing his vest and sleeves, he removes the sleeves showing that there is a large gap in each of his forearms and biceps! Taking off his vest, it is shown that at the middle, he has no stomach but ratherHe has a chest, a large space where his stomach should be and then the lower half of his body. Removing his shoes and pants, the magician also shows gaps in his legs. Being completely nude ( 
), the magician does a small, elegant dance in the booth despite the fact that he is missing several parts of his body. The magician then slowly puts his clothes back on and the screen springs up revealing the magician whole again.
So that's my idea for an effect. I think it's pretty good, but I would like to know what you think. Please tell me if a trick like this already exists! I would also like to point out that despite what you may think, the box is actually not gimmicked. It is just a regular box with lights in it. I won't give too much away about how this works because I want to fully explore the capacity of this trick. Leave comments, please!
