Disappearing tricks : silent film Houdini and the new magic of the twentieth century An anti spiritualist medium : stage magic and the beginnings of cinema The death of magic presentational performance and early film Behind the curtain : Méliès at the Théâtre Robert Houdin Up to date magic : theatrical conjuring and the trick film Houdinis actuality magic : escaping the ghost house with moving pictures Lost in transition : sensational fiction and the limits of narrative integration Epilogue