After Dinner Technique

1980
Written by Ken De Courcy
Work of Ken De Courcy
62 pages (Stapled), published by The Supreme Magic Company
Illustrated with drawings by Ken De Courcy
Language: English
25 entries
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Ken De Courcy Preface and Acknowledgement content first appeared in Abracadabra as serial in 1953
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Ken De Courcy Foreword - Be Natural
  • What About Style?
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Ken De Courcy Chapter 2 - What About Dress? outfit
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Ken De Courcy Chapter 3 - What About Conditions?
  • Should I Compere?
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Ken De Courcy Chapter 4 - Now, About Audiences...
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Ken De Courcy Chapter Five - What About Volunteers?
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Ken De Courcy Chapter Six - A Word About Your Table
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Ken De Courcy Chapter Seven - Choosing the Tricks
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Ken De Courcy Chapter Eight - Now, About the Acts...
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Ken De Courcy Chapter Nine - More About the Acts
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Ken De Courcy Chapter Ten - The Sorcerer's Apprentice on working with assistants
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Ken De Courcy Chapter Eleven - Music, Maestro, Please
  • The Signature Tune
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Ken De Courcy Chapter Twelve - How Music Helps
  • Applause Cues
  • Stage-Waits
  • Pointing
  • Comedy
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Ken De Courcy Chapter Thirteen - Getting Your Clients Registered
  • Tying the Loose Ends
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Ken De Courcy Part Two - Trick Section
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Ken De Courcy First Guest: Ali (The Thief of Bad-Gags) short intro
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Ali Routine for the Six Card Repeat after every phase a mug of beer is emptied by performer
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Ken De Courcy Second Guest: George Blake short intro
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George Blake "Flash!" reading funny things from newspaper, it vanishes in a flash, then cigarette vanishes in handkerchief, with more elaborate version for magicians
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Ken De Courcy Third Guest: Tan Hock Chuan short intro
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Tan Hock Chuan Discatorial four different-colored discs, colors divined by performer behind back, then order of four colors predicted
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Ken De Courcy Fourth Guest: Jimmy Revill short intro
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Jimmy Revill Block and Frame block penetrates ribbon in frame apparatus
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Ken De Courcy Finale intro
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Ken De Courcy Money to Burn bill burned, reappears in cigarette, fake metal tube cigarette
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Data entered by Denis Behr, February 2021.