stage presentation\ntips on stage presentation, discussing:
- stage entrance
- settings
- the opening illusion
- the follow on
- patter
- balance
- assistants
- audience work
- routining
- apparatus
- working to magicians
- the climax
- résumé\ndavid "fu manchu" bamberg
1938
greater magic David "Fu Manchu" Bamberg
Stage Presentation
tips on stage presentation, discussing:
- Stage Entrance
- Settings
- The Opening Illusion
- The Follow On
- Patter
- Balance
- Assistants
- Audience Work
- Routining
- Apparatus
- Working to Magicians
- The Climax
- Résumé
the brain illusion\nspectator looks through the flame of a candle and apparently sees his own brain, optical illusion\normond mcgill
1951
psychic magic - vol. 6 Ormond McGill
The Brain Illusion
spectator looks through the flame of a candle and apparently sees his own brain, optical illusion
game-playing machines\narticle about simple computer programs applied to (card) games
- banker and broker (cutting the high card)
- the tic-tac-toe machine
- computer at the card table
- the machine as innovator\nsteve shimm\nsuper sentences\nkarl fulves
1969
epilogue Steve Shimm
Game-Playing Machines
article about simple computer programs applied to (card) games
- Banker And Broker (cutting the high card)
- The Tic-Tac-Toe Machine
- Computer At The Card Table
- The Machine As Innovator
number force\nlimited pool of numbers, spectator's hold up hands with outstretched fingers, two-digit number is created\npaul siegel
1972
doorway to delusion Paul Siegel
Number Force
limited pool of numbers, spectator's hold up hands with outstretched fingers, two-digit number is created
finger force\nway to form a two digit number by holding up fingers, limited outcome, force\nphilip t. goldstein\n"it's in the book" (ray hyman, linking ring, oct. 1953, p. 65)
1977
para-sight Philip T. Goldstein
Finger Force
way to form a two digit number by holding up fingers, limited outcome, force
Related to
"It's in the Book" (Ray Hyman, Linking Ring, Oct. 1953, p. 65)
fumdubulators\n- producing false teeth and a skull
- floating crisp
- producing a potato from a crisp bag (arthur day)
- irish key ring, key ring on false end of a key, gag (arthur day)
- bar bet with matchbox (fred snooks)\nal smith\narthur day\nfred snooks
1980
pabular Al Smith, Arthur Day, Fred Snooks
Fumdubulators
- producing false teeth and a skull
- floating crisp
- producing a potato from a crisp bag (Arthur day)
- Irish Key Ring, key ring on false end of a key, gag (Arthur Day)
- bar bet with matchbox (Fred Snooks)
espectrum\nthought-of colors divined, binary sorting\nphilip t. goldstein\ninspectrum\nphilip t. goldstein\noct-see, more on\nphilip t. goldstein
1984
thequal Philip T. Goldstein
shot glass strategy\nidea for working surface in walk-around situations\njamy ian swiss\nthe shot glass strategy in action\njamy ian swiss
1987
magical arts journal Jamy Ian Swiss
Shot Glass Strategy
idea for working surface in walk-around situations
the touch of mysterious fingers\nfingers are felt below the table even though all hands are above the table\n unknown
1993
tarbell course in magic - volume 8
Unknown
The Touch of Mysterious Fingers
fingers are felt below the table even though all hands are above the table
the three-ball test\nthree imaginary colored balls are distributed by spectator, performer knows which color is where\njim steinmeyer
2015
devilish impuzzibilities Jim Steinmeyer
The Three-Ball Test
three imaginary colored balls are distributed by spectator, performer knows which color is where
背叛\n(betrayal) spectator imagines three different coins, places one in pocket, the other two in each hand. magician divines the specific positions of all three imaginary coins while also detecting if spectator is lying or telling the truth (propless)\n殷欣 (sion)
2017
暧昧 殷欣 (Sion)
背叛
(Betrayal) Spectator imagines three different coins, places one in pocket, the other two in each hand. Magician divines the specific positions of all three imaginary coins while also detecting if spectator is lying or telling the truth (propless)
殷果\nmagician correctly divines the fruit the spectator is thinking of, propless\n殷欣 (sion)\nopposite pockets\nbrother john hamman\n殷果儿\n殷欣 (sion)
2017
暧昧 殷欣 (Sion)
殷果
Magician correctly divines the fruit the spectator is thinking of, propless
stigmata\nspectator squeezes arm of magician, the red markings rearrange to form the shape of a number the spectator is thinking of (value of card selected)\nwayne houchin
2019
houchin: counterfeit & stigmata Wayne Houchin
Stigmata
Spectator squeezes arm of magician, the red markings rearrange to form the shape of a number the spectator is thinking of (value of card selected)