The Great European Ghost Mystery. Something New Under the Sun! – Antique Print
![The Great European Ghost Mystery. Something New Under the Sun!, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic image](https://images.jameslantos.com/halloween/img/e6/e65edbec7330-L.webp)
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A window into the past: The Great European Ghost Mystery. Something New Under the Sun!, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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The poster promises "Something New Under the Sun!" in the form of a ghost show, and its caption card links it to the magicians Devant, Laurent, and Semon. The illusion it advertises belongs to a long theatrical tradition. Victorian audiences were fascinated by Pepper's Ghost, a stage effect that used angled glass to make an actor or object seem to float in the air or vanish. Ghost acts like this were staged in theaters and music halls across Europe and America, and they offered a thrill that suited the season of spirits and shivers. The card does not give a date, so the exact year of this show is unknown, but the poster's style and subject place it firmly in that era of stage illusion.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Notes | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Advertisements; Magic; B.I.- Devant, Laurent, & Semon. |
| Original scan | 514 × 1,536 px · prints to 2 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 3b18237_TheGreatEuropeanGhostMysterySo |
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