The Stein and Day Handbook of MagicTHIS BOOK PUTS THE FUNDAMENTALS OF SHOWMANSHIP AND EXPAINS THE INDIVIDUAL SKILLS OF PERFORMING, ONE BY ONE, AND GIVES SUGGESTIONS FOR PRACTICE AND FURTHER STUDY. |
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 11 |
The Penetrating | 40 |
The Floating Pencil | 46 |
Copyright | |
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asks assistant audience member audience's attention Basic Illusion bottom card boys and girls Bullet Catch called card magic Chapter chosen card climax cloth coin COIN FLIP color concealed confederate conjurer Count Emkay deck of cards drop effect entertainer envelope equipment face fail-safe FALSE CUT false shuffle fingers flip folded hand handkerchief holds jacket joker key card knot Looks loop magic act Magic Coin magic show magic trick magic word magician shows Melville mental Misdirection mnemonic movement moves onstage pack palm paper Parlor magic patter pencil performer performer's person picks play pocket position prediction props pulls ring routine secret selected card setup showmanship shuffle side silk simple sleight slip knot spectator stage tell tempo theater Theodore Annemann thumb Tips for Presentation top card upstage vanish volunteer wrist