Sequences

151 entries in Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Sequences
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Unknown Cups & Balls Sequences phases and sequences with balls and cups or candle holders, saltseller covers, ...
 		1584 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXIII) 182
Unknown Cups and Balls Routine Pass I. Having Placed a Ball under each Cup, to draw it out again without Lifting the Cup
Pass II. To make a Ball Travel invisibly from Cup to Cup
Pass III. Having placed a Ball under each of the end Cups, to make them pass successively under the Middle Cup
Pass IV. Having placed two Balls under the Middle Cup, to make them pass under the two Outer Ones
Pass V. To pass three Balls in succession under One Cup
Pass VI. To place three Balls one after the other upon the top of one of the Cups, and to make them fall through the Cup on to the Table
Pass VII. To pass three Balls in succession upwards through the Table into one of the Cups
Pass VIII. To pass two Balls in succession from one Cup to another without touching them
Pass IX. To make three Balls in succession pass under the Middle Cup
Pass X. The "Multiplication" Pass
Pass XI. To Transform the Small Balls to Larger Ones
Pass XII. To again Transform the Balls to still Larger Ones
 		1876 Modern Magic 279
Martignoni Der schwarze Wollball compressible pompom ball load, starting out under arm or on thread, advantages of sponge balls listed
 		Apr. 1898 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 4) 58
Eddie Joseph Showing One Ball When Holding Two
1936 A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls 3
Eddie Joseph 1st. Finale number is named, repeat production of a ball, handling for final loads
 		1936 A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls 4
Eddie Joseph 2nd. Finale two cups placed mouth on mouth, smoke from cigarette appears inside
 		1936 A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls 5
Eddie Joseph 3rd. Finale liquid produced from cup, gaffed cup
 		1936 A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls 5
Eddie Joseph 4th. Finale production of three filled glasses under cups, using Percy Abbott's "Keene" holder
 		1936 A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls 5
Eddie Joseph Additional Moves a. spectator holds cup on palm, ball appears under it
b. borrowed hank vanishes and appears under cup
 		1936 A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls 6
Laurie Ireland No-Sleight Sponge Ball Method
1938 Greater Magic 663
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 7
 		1938 The Jinx (Issue 41) 282
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 8
 		1938 The Jinx (Issue 42) 288
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 9
 		1938 The Jinx (Issue 43) 293
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 10
 		1938 The Jinx (Issue 44) 302
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 11
 		1938 The Jinx (Issue 45) 308
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 12, including
- The Travelling Sugar
- Four Paper Balls and Plates
- The Walnut Shells and Pea
- Thimble Rigging
- Chinese Marbles
 		1938 The Jinx (Issue 46) 314
R. M. Jamison Illusive Cups-Balls Opening
1939 The Jinx (Issue 55) 392
Unknown Sleight for the Cups and Balls cup on spectator's hand, ball travels underneath
 		1939 The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939 73
Charlie Miller Penetration of Cup with Ball
1940 Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 12) 3
Eddie Joseph The "Jam" Vanish
1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 20
Eddie Joseph The Elevator Pass ball passes upwards through stack of cups
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 21
Eddie Joseph Through Passage ball penetrates cup when dropped into it, multiple phases
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 22
Eddie Joseph The Spidora three balls dropped into three cups, they all assemble in one
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 23
Eddie Joseph Real Ice Cream Cone from Cup with dry ice in cup to keep it cold
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 30
Eddie Joseph Chinese Lantern from Cup
1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 33
Eddie Joseph Large Stack of Coins from Cup
1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 34
Eddie Joseph The Rainbow Streamers
1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 35
Eddie Joseph The Shower of Cards cards produced from cup
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 36
Eddie Joseph The Bird Nest live canary hidden in cup throughout routine
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 36
Eddie Joseph Another Canary Production from gaffed cup
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 38
Eddie Joseph The Reptile in the Cup spring snake from gaffed cup
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 39
Eddie Joseph The Water Fountain small water fountain comes out of mouth-side-up cup
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 40
Eddie Joseph The Fire Cracker from cup, "This will wake up the sleeping ones."
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 41
Eddie Joseph The Three Glasses loading liquids under cups, using "Squeeze-It" props
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 41
Eddie Joseph The Fire Fountain small firework from cup
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 42
Eddie Joseph Firing the Cup fire from cups
Related to
  • "The Flaming Cups" (earlier Eddie Joseph book on Cups and Balls)
 1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 43
Eddie Joseph Spontaneous Combustion palmed fire gimmick to produce fireworks from cup
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 43
Eddie Joseph The Repeat Production producing nested articles
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 44
Eddie Joseph Masterpiece Glass of Liquid Production from cup
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 44
Eddie Joseph The "Phantom" Load fruit stuck in cup to handle cups freely
  • First Method
  • Second Method
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 45
Eddie Joseph The Cotton Mill long cotton thread produced from cup
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 47
Eddie Joseph The Inexhaustible Stream
1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 48
Eddie Joseph The "Blooming" Roses spring flowers from cup
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 48
Eddie Joseph Brimful of Wine wine production from cup
 		1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 49
Tom Sellers Cups and Balls Notion water finale for cups and balls
 		1943 Magical Mixture 7
Unknown The Finger-Grip palm of a ball
 		Oct. 1943 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 5) 17
Unknown To Load a Bill under a Cup
Oct. 1943 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 5) 17
Senor Charles Mardo Mardo’s Cups and Balls Routine
1945 Routined Magic 13
M. E. Faber Triple Climax to Cups & Balls red sponge balls and golf balls with shell
 		1947 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947) 23
John Ramsay Secret Introduction of a Large Ball Under Left Cup
1948 John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls 58
John Ramsay Secret Introduction of a Tomato under that Cup
1948 John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls 63
U. F. Grant Cups and Balls Finale small cups, one filled with drink
 		Jan. 1949 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4) 14
Al Baker Miscellaneous Hair Tricks
  • cup moves on the table
  • animated bill
  • remote haunted deck
  • rising coin/card from glass
  • throwing a loose deck of cards to a spectator over some distance
  • balancing cane/umbrella
Also published here 1951 Pet Secrets 22
Unknown Penetration of Cup with Ball
Also published here 1953 Classic Secrets of Magic 196
Edward Marlo Marlo's Move with sponge balls, sequence
 		1954 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 318) 78
Eddie Joseph "The 'E.J.' Extended Routine" three surprise climaxes, matches, handkerchief and bills
  • The Pseudo-Explanation
  • Invisible Passage
  • From Hand to Hand
  • "The Three Surprise Climaxes"
  • Suggestions for Varying the Climaxes
 		1956 The Hindu Cups 26
Charlie Miller Charles Miller's "Cups and Balls Move" penetration of cup with ball
Also published here 1957 The Dai Vernon Book of Magic 188
Bob Lewis Cups and Balls Idea
1957 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 347) 215
Frank Sauer Loads of Fun loading technique, seated
 		1962 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962) 44
Eugene Gloye Fan-Ta-Cups cups to make balls appear during the routine
Related to 1962 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 365) 287
Edward Marlo Jam It short cups and balls routine, small ball jammed into top of cup
 		1962 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 366) 291
Eugene Gloye Further Routines with Fan-Ta-Cups
  • A Novel Routine with Fan-Ta-Cups
Related to 1962 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 367) 296
David Berglas, Alex Elmsley The Cups and Balls billiard balls as final loads
 		1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 192
Frank Pongrac Tips various ideas
  • Snkae Drawer Box
  • Blooming Stooge, German Sealed Milk Glass & Baker Shaker combination
  • Multiplying Billiard Balls & Cups and Balls combination
  • idea for Allerton's Aspirin Box
Inspired by 1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 137
Unknown Galloping Post sequence with cups and ball
Related to
  • Modern Magic Manual (Jean Hugard)
 Oct. 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 12) 369
Karl Fulves Cup & Ball Technique
  • Cup & Ball Opener
three balls placed under three cups gather under one cup, no extra ball
 		July 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 9) 641
Karl Fulves Cup & Ball Technique
  • Three To Go
 		Aug. 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 10) 646
Karl Fulves Cup & Ball Technique
  • The Close Out
four phases, cup penetrates table as finale
 		Sep. 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 11) 657
Karl Fulves Speedball featuring hand-to-hand transfer of ball with cup
 		Sep. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 11) 791
Scotty York, Larry Jennings Center of the Mat Cup Load Jennings' loading sequence without the handkerchief
Related to 1975 Cups & Balls 12
David Berglas Cups and Balls using sleeving
 		1976 David Berglas Lecture 9
Aldo Colombini The Tilt Move tilting the cup from another cup, stealing a ball
 		1977 Colombini's Cups and Balls 12
Aldo Colombini The Flying Catch ball is dropped from cup and caught under it, hiding other balls
 		1977 Colombini's Cups and Balls 14
Aldo Colombini The Travelling Balls
1977 Colombini's Cups and Balls 15
Aldo Colombini Ball Through Table, Hand and Cups
1977 Colombini's Cups and Balls 16
Charlie Miller Miller's Penetration
1977 Colombini's Cups and Balls 18
Aldo Colombini The Balls Penetrate Two Cups
1977 Colombini's Cups and Balls 19
Aldo Colombini The Ultimate Vanish ball vanishes by hitting two cups against it
 		1977 Colombini's Cups and Balls 20
Aldo Colombini The Final Load
1977 Colombini's Cups and Balls 22
Aldo Colombini The Climax three large balls appear
 		1977 Colombini's Cups and Balls 25
Charlie Miller Miller's Drop Through Move
1979 The Very Best of Cups and Balls 51
Old Pop Kreiger Shower of Balls
1979 The Very Best of Cups and Balls 65
Sam Leo Horowitz Coin Through Cup
1979 The Very Best of Cups and Balls 106
Frank Garcia Additional Sequence
1979 The Very Best of Cups and Balls 117
John F. Mendoza "Big Load" Technique for chop cup, dice stacking, ...
 		1979 Close-up Presentations 23
John F. Mendoza The Cup Switch solid cup finale
 		1980 John: Verse Two 93
Unknown The Tip-Off Move
1980 The Two Goblets 14
Unknown The Put-Down Move
1980 The Two Goblets 15
Gary Ouellet The Shameful Lapping final load move
 		1980 The Two Goblets 20
Gary Ouellet The Throw-Back Technique final load move, seated
 		1980 The Two Goblets 20
Bob Fitch Productions - Steals - Loads stealing from the topit, with applications
  • XII-A. Direct Steal
    • 1) Egg on fan
    • 2) Invisible deck
    • 3) Cups & Balls
    • 4) Dye Tube
    • 5) Produce scissors
    • 6) Balloon to Dove
    • 7) Flames from Hands
    • 8) Fishbowl production
    • 9) Fountain of Silks
  • XII-B. Indirect Steal
    • 1) Rabbit and Tray
    • 2) Molding a Rabbit
 		1980 Topit Again & Again 5
Shigeo Takagi Lapping Move small ball, solid cup
 		1980 Shigeo Takagi's New One Cup Routine 2
Jim Ryan The Little Finger Steal
1981 Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine 1
Jim Ryan Slide Steal
1981 Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine 2
Jim Ryan Phase One - Production of Balls, Display of Cups
1981 Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine 4
Jim Ryan Phase Two - Two Balls Penetrate the Center Cup
1981 Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine 6
Jim Ryan Phase Three - A Ball Moves around & Penetrates Upwards
1981 Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine 7
Jim Ryan Phase Four - In the Spectator's Hand
1981 Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine 9
Jim Ryan Phase Five - Too Many Balls
1981 Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine 13
Jim Ryan Phase Six - The Great Finale
1981 Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine 15
Peter Kane One-Two-One Load for the Cups and Balls loading sequence
 		Oct. 1982 Epoptica (Issue 2) 118
George Schindler Great Loads using Rubik's cubes as final loads in cups & balls
 		1982 The Magic of the Cube 31
Tom Gagnon A Ball Penetration ball on top vanishes and appear under it
Also published here
  • "A Ball Penetration" in "The Blueprint"
 1982 Fork Full of Appetizers 56
Max Malini, Charlie Miller, Frederick Braue A Deceptive Palm for the Cups and Balls false transfer, detailed, "It should be again stressed that the sleight must be performed very slowly, very casually"
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3) 8
Mark Vincent Take and Leave Load Move taking ball under cup while loading another ball
 		1986 Gimmick (Issue 3) 15
Dan Fleshman Two C
Sep. 1987 Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 9) 1396
John Ramsay The Ramsay Ball Vanish
1987 The Magic of Steve Draun 41
Steve Draun Shell Load
1987 The Magic of Steve Draun 41
Gary Kurtz Countering Expectations beginning of a cups and balls routine, balls change color
 		1988 Continuations ... Departures 2 7
Gary Kurtz Countering Expectations cups and balls sequence
Related to 1988 Continuations ... Departures 1 & 2 18
Gary Kurtz Countering Expectations beginning of a cups and balls routine, balls change color
 		1989 Continuations and Departures 16
Charlie Miller Alternative Ending sponge rabbit and carrots as final load
 		1989 Transit Cups and Balls 18
Aldo Colombini Laser Cups
Aug. 1991 Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 8) 1961
Alex Elmsley Sleeve Loading for the Cups and Balls
1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 202
Roberto Giobbi Ouvertüre für ein Becherspiel opening sequence in which balls appear
 		1993 Persönliche Notizen zum Seminar 14
Dan Tong Other Ideas A. bottomless cup
B. cup with salt or liquid
 		1994 Close-Up File 125
Fred Kaps Cup Load ball drop in cup
Related to 1995 Fred Kaps' Cups and Balls 9
Tommy Wonder, Peter Kane A Three-Cup Load loading sequence
 		1996 The Books of Wonder — Volume 2 98
Unknown The Loading Sequence
1998 Cyclops 2
Al Baker Miscellaneous Hair Tricks
  • cup moves on the table
  • animated bill
  • remote haunted deck
  • rising coin/card from glass
  • throwing a loose deck of cards to a spectator over some distance
  • balancing cane/umbrella
Also published here 2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets) 371
Ross Bertram The Cups and Balls ball under hand on table, ball on hand and cup covers it and slides it apparently down on the table
 		Mar. 2003 Genii (Vol. 66 No. 3) 59
Unknown The Hat Load Melon
 		2004 Street Cups and Balls 51
Gazzo Macee Revealing the Melon Presentational idea for revealing melon under hat
 		2004 Street Cups and Balls 51
Karl Fulves Up Cup two cups nested, wand pushed in from below, it seems to penetrate lower cup and lift upper cup
 		2004 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9) 361
Alexander de Cova Cups & Balls Loading Technique topit tunnel used to get final load into other hand without going into pocket
Also published here 2004 Treasures 13
Alexander de Cova Load Setup non-pocket final loading idea
 		2004 Treasures 14
Alexander de Cova Another Idea for the Load lemon net appears under one cup first
 		2004 Treasures 16
Arthur Trace The Crimped Cup phase with white plastic ring over a cup to make it easier to follow, two more rings appear around the others
 		Apr. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 4) 70
Sam Leo Horowitz Three-Cup Interlude with sponge rubber cubes
 		2008 Prolix (Issue 5) 310
Alexander de Cova Cups & Balls Loading topit tunnel used to get final load into other hand without going into pocket
Also published here 2008 Out of my Sporran 11
Charlie Miller, Gabi Pareras Pase de Charlie Miller Charlie Miller move, ball through chop cup
 		2008 ca. El Chop-cup 23
Gabi Pareras Torniquete y desaparición seated vanish of ball, à la Slydini one coin
 		2008 ca. El Chop-cup 24
Roberto Giobbi Dai Vernon's Cups and Balls Routine - An Alternative Final Stage
  • The Genii Session
Related to May 2009 Genii (Vol. 72 No. 5) 40
Tom Stone Loading Strategies methods for obtaining loads without body loading
 		2010 Vortex 9
Dai Vernon, Charlie Miller Cups-and-Balls Pendulum Loading
2010 Secret Agenda (Issue June 17) 180
Alexander de Cova Cups & Balls Loading topit tunnel used to get final load into other hand without going into pocket
Also published here 2010 Better Than Hartz 4 22
Alexander de Cova Geheime Taschenladung final loads handling, using topit
 		2011 Seminar-Leviten 11
Tom Stone Wonders of a Fragmented Vision
  • Lodestones
more on change blindness and related things, cups and balls sequence as example
Related to July 2011 Genii (Vol. 74 No. 7) 44
Roberto Giobbi Overture for Cups and Balls cup moves, three balls appear, travel under cups
 		2012 Confidences 119
Christian Scherer Dumm gelaufen water monte with three cups, then water turns into confetti, improved method
Related to 2014 Schlaglichter 237
Alexander de Cova Becherspiel Load topit tunnel used to get final load into other hand without going into pocket
Also published here 2015 Burners — Vol. 3 266
Tom Stone The Pocket Problem
  • Lodestones
on different type of alternative pockets and servantes, mostly for female performers
  • Out in the Wilderness
  • Suburb Satchel
  • Osmosis (shoulder bag with opening to load cups or other things)
  • A Germain Observation (servante in cloth)
  • Chasing Tail
  • Share the Wealth
 		Apr. 2016 Genii (Vol. 79 No. 4) 52
Tom Stone Cups and Balls Express! balls visually vanish from top of all three cups
 		July 2017 Genii (Vol. 80 No. 7) 50
Charlie Miller Miller Cups and Balls with black balls
  • Opening Sequence
  • Phase 1
  • Phase 2: The Miller Penetration
  • Phase 3: The Multiplication of Balls
 		2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1) 293
Max Malini, Johnny Thompson Max Malini Phase
2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2) 20
Edmé-Gilles Guyot, Johnny Thompson Pop Krieger Phase
2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2) 25
Bartolomeo Bosco, Dai Vernon Dai Vernon Phase
2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2) 28
Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss Final Load Sequence
2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2) 29
Dr. Jacob Daley Jacob Daley Finale
2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2) 34
Max Malini Filled Glasses as Final Loads body-loaded without covers
 		2022 Max Malini 152
Max Malini Cups and Balls Opening Sequence
2022 Max Malini 154