General Comments

111 entries in Cup / Cups & Balls / General Comments
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Professor Hoffmann Chapter XIII. The Cups and Balls introduction
 		1876
Modern Magic
271
Professor Hoffmann General Comments on structure and presentation
 		1876
Modern Magic
278
Eddie Joseph The Cups on the cups used
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
1
Eddie Joseph The Balls on how to make the balls from cork
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
1
Eddie Joseph The Palm on the flat palm of a ball and bringing ball to other position
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
1
Eddie Joseph The Setting
1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
4
Eddie Joseph Suggestions using dice and shaker, tea cups etc
 		1936
A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls
6
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 1 of ongoing series
 		Aug. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 35)
235
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 2, discussing props, servante, misdirection
 		Sep. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 36)
241
Ellis Stanyon The Stanyon Lessons for the Cups and Balls part 3, palming methods
 		Oct. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 37)
248
Cups and Balls Routine With Bills crumpled up bills instead of balls
 		1937
Money Magic
29
John Northern Hilliard The Cups and Balls The Wand
The Balls
The Cups
 		1938
Greater Magic
658
Eddie Joseph The Appealing Force of "Cups and Balls"
1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
7
Eddie Joseph Connecting the Terminals motivating the climax
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
51
Eddie Joseph Part Three - Routines intro
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
51
Milbourne Christopher* Flash Bill Idea flash paper idea when doing chop cup / cups and balls with rolled up bills
 		Feb. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 9)
293
Jack Miltour Parlons muscades on making balls for cups and balls, followed by german translation "Etwas über die Kügelchen"
 		Mar. 1947
La Baguette Magique (Issue 14)
6
Victor Farelli Introduction - History of the Cups and Balls
1948
John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls
10
Victor Farelli Bibliography of the Cups and Balls
1948
John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls
91
Dick Lee Covered Glasses for the Cups and Balls using paper bag to cover glasses, tip
Related to
 Sep. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 4)
581
Jean Hugard The Cups and Balls - An Historical Note
Oct. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 5)
588
Milbourne Christopher* Cups and Balls Load using rubber cement
 		Jan. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 8)
626
Bob Tucker Sequin Balls designing balls for final loads with sequins
 		1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
40
... und wieder "Blitzpapier" idea for using flash paper in combination with cups and balls
 		1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 6)
883
Charlie Miller, Max Malini Cups and Balls tip
Also published here
 1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
74
Max Malini Malini's Cups and Balls short comment
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
74
Max Malini, Charlie Miller Chicks chicks from Cups & Balls, chicks from eggs
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
74
Charlie Miller Cups and Balls tips, ideas and theory
 		1967
Charlie Miller Lecture Notes
9
Peter Alexis* Cup & Ball Techniques
Oct. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 12)
367
Karl Fulves* Cup & Ball Technique
Sep. 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 11)
791
Tony "Doc" Shiels The Summer Cups personal anecdotes
 		July 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 11)
127
Bill Tarr Cups and Balls
1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
152
Aldo Colombini The Cups and Balls
  • The Colombini Presentation
  • Requirements
  • Set-Up
  • Getting Ready
  • Performance
 		1977
Colombini's Cups and Balls
7
Karl Fulves* (E) Cup Gaff thin cup shell, posed as problem
 		1978
Interlocutor (Issue 24)
94
Frank Garcia The Oldest Deception comments
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
15
Frank Garcia Further Ideas and Reflections
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
103
Frank Garcia, Max Malini Magical Odd Facts About the Cups and Balls, Ideas and Further "Reflections" about Malini's Cups and Balls
 		1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
114
Francis Carlyle Francis Carlyle's Patter Introduction to Cups and Balls
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
116
John Northern Hilliard Some Great Quotes by the Late John Northern Hilliard who wrote "Greater Magic"
1979
The Very Best of Cups and Balls
119
Mark Wilson The Cup
1979
The Chop Cup Book
3
Karl Fulves*, Tony Slydini Notes Slydini on Okito box magic, Cups & Balls and card tricks
 		1979
The Chronicles (Issue 18)
1238
Jim Ryan Jim Ryan's Classic Cups and Balls Routine three cups, three final loads, with purse frame and sponge balls
Related to
 1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine
1
Jim Ryan Cups for the Jim Ryan Routine
1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: The Famous Cups & Balls Routine
20
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Das Kugel- und Becherspiel on the cups and balls and the changes over the centuries
 		1981
Joro's Becherspiele
3
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Herstellung der Filzbälle für die Schlussproduktion how to make balls for final load of cups and balls, template
Related to
 1981
Joro's Becherspiele
32
Robert Albo Cups and Balls
1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
131
Ross Bertram Cups and Balls board to perform on
 		1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
253
Jeff Busby Foreword
1983
Tommy Wonder Entertains
vii
Gene Matsuura Introduction
1983
Tommy Wonder Entertains
15
Eric Mason The Cuffs paper cover design to perform cups & balls with glasses
 		1985 ca.
Stuff
126
Karrell Fox "Cups and Balls Apron"
1986
For My Next Trick...
172
Rafael Benatar In-Transit Actions and the Cups and Balls
1989
Transit Cups and Balls
1
Charlie Miller Some Tips for Rehearsal
1989
Transit Cups and Balls
19
Gary Kurtz* The Principal Elements
  • Example: The Four Ace Trick
  • Example: The Vanishing Bowl of Water
  • Example: The Cups and Balls
 		1989
Misdirection and Direction
18
John Bannon The Big Loads - A Few Words On Timing
1990
Impossibilia
86
Gary Kurtz* The G.K. Cups and Balls balls change color, seven final loads
  • Phase One - Introducing the Props
  • Phase Two - Countering Expectations
  • Phase Three - Variation on Vernon's Travelling Sequences
  • Phase Four (All Three Balls Appear under the Centre Cup)
  • Part Five: The Final Loading Sequences (Part One)
  • Phase Six: Producing Three Oranges (and Reloading)
  • Phase Seven: The Final Stretch
Related to
 1991
The Cups and Balls
1
Someeran Cups & Balls (Western)
1993
Cups & Balls (Western)
1
Someeran Additional References
1993
Cups & Balls (Western)
13
Tommy Wonder Cups and Balls: A Private History
  • A Two-Cup Routine with Three Cups
  • Loads
  • Loading Techniques
 		1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 2
91
Christian Scherer Historisches: Zum Becherspiel (1) historical notes on the cups and balls, Poppe
Related to
 1996
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 58 No. 4 & 5)
117
Christian Scherer Historisches: Zum Becherspiel (2) historical notes on the cups and balls, Poppe
Related to
 1996
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 58 No. 6)
149
On Thimble Climaxes jumbo thimble, metal jumbo thimble for cups & balls transition
 		1997
Digital Effects
98
Christian Scherer Historisches: Zum Becherspiel (3) historical notes on the cups and balls, Poppe
Related to
 1997
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 59 No. 1)
18
Bob Farmer Notes
  • Bizarre Ending
  • Armpit Stash
  • Structural Parallels
  • Vanishing Big Balls
  • Right and Left Hand Use
 		1998
Cyclops
6
Harry Riser Vernon Routine Credit Information
Also published here
  • MUM, July 1997
 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
308
Max Malini, Charlie Miller Cups and Balls "From Letters Written by Charlie Miller to Faucett Ross", Nov. 23, 1936
tip
Also published here
 Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
31
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Die idealen Becher on the best design for cups
 		1999
Kleines Becherspiel Kompendium
14
Leo Polacek, Willi Seidl Die Herstellung eines Becherspiels - Handarbeit mit Tradition how Willi Seidl produces a set of cups, with pictures
 		1999
Kleines Becherspiel Kompendium
16
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Einige Becherspiel aus Joros Sammlung pictures of various cups and balls sets
 		1999
Kleines Becherspiel Kompendium
23
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Herstellung der Filzbälle für die Schlussproduktion how to make balls for final load of cups and balls, template
Related to
 1999
Kleines Becherspiel Kompendium
68
Gabe Fajuri Bob Read: An Eternal Quest for Cups & Balls Art
July 2003
MAGIC (Vol. 12 No. 11)
68
Gazzo Macee* In The Beginning About how Gazzo got interested in Cups and Balls
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
10
Gazzo Macee* To Copy or Not to Copy About whether to copy or create your own routine
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
14
Gazzo Macee* Environment About performing environments for Cups and Balls and how to control it
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
17
Gazzo Macee* Animal Farm Story of using chicks as final loads
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
19
Gazzo Macee* Timing
2004
Street Cups and Balls
21
Gazzo Macee* Hats - A Fair Exchange Getting tips
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
29
Gazzo Macee* Simplicity
2004
Street Cups and Balls
31
Gazzo Macee* Lines Patter for cups and balls
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
31
Gazzo Macee* Props What props Gazzo uses for his routine (Cups, Balls, Pouch, Table, Wand, Fruit, Hat)
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
39
Gazzo Macee* The Moves Talking about the sleights in Cups and Balls
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
43
Gazzo Macee* The False Transfer How should a false transfer look?
 		2004
Street Cups and Balls
44
The French Drop
2004
Street Cups and Balls
47
Teller Bob Read and the Cups and Balls
Inspired by
  • Penn & Teller's How to Play in Traffic, 1997
 Jan. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 1)
14
Roxy Discoveries credit information on:
  • The Bottom Deal
  • Cups and Balls
  • Tossed Out Deck
 		June 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 16 No. 10)
74
Roberto Giobbi Thoughts on Cups-and-Balls Loads
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue June 16)
179
Dai Vernon, Charlie Miller Cups-and-Balls Pendulum Loading
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue June 17)
180
Al Schneider Cup and Ball Moves comments on the props
 		2011
Al Schneider Magic
118
Al Schneider Rest Positions while palming a ball
 		2011
Al Schneider Magic
120
Karl Fulves* Progressive Assembly credit information, also with cups & balls, coins
 		2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
611
Christian Scherer Das Becherspiel als Salonkunststück general remarks on the Cups and Balls
  • Der Handlungsablauf beim Becherspiel
  • Die Struktur (structure)
  • Der Vortrag (patter)
  • Die Becher (cups)
  • Die Kugeln (balls)
  • Der Zauberstab (wand)
  • Der Tisch (table)
  • Die Tischoberfläche (table surface)
  • Die Handhabung der Becher (handling of the cups)
  • Die falsche Übergabe (false transfer of a ball)
  • Die Ladung (loads)
  • Das Platzieren der Ladungen (placement of loads in pockets)
  • Die Ladetechnik (loading technique)
  • Die Ladung vor den Blicken der Zuschauer verbergen (hiding the loads)
  • Indirektes Laden (indirect loads)
  • Das Abstellen der geladenen Becher (putting cups with loads on the table)
Also published here
 2014
Schlaglichter
175
Alexander de Cova Kurt Freitags Becherspiel on Kurt Freitag's cups and balls routine
 		May 2014
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 18)
573
Alexander de Cova Über diese Routine more on Kurt Freitag's cups and balls routine
 		May 2014
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 18)
575
Alexander de Cova Das Zubehör
  • Die Seidl Becher
  • Die Abschlußladungen
  • Techniken
 		May 2014
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 18)
576
The Cups and Balls multi-phase routine with compressible balls à la production balls
  • Dan Sherer (additional comments)
  • Max Maven (additional comments and credit information)
Also published here
  • Hōkasen, 1764
 May 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 5)
70
Alexander de Cova Becherspiel cups and balls, comments on Fred Kaps's performance
 		2016
Burners — Vol. 5
171
Johnny Thompson On Vernon's Pseudo-Exposure Phase
Related to
 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
35
Johnny Thompson Dai Vernon's Magic Castle Act from late Sixties
  • The Cups and Balls
  • Han Ping Chien
  • Winged Silver
  • Copper/Silver
  • Matching the Cards
  • Ambitious Card
  • Color-Changing Deck
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
81
Johnny Thompson The Opener using cups and balls as opener for trade show
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
271
Jonathan Pendragon Anvil and Hammer
  • Panmagium
 		Feb. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 2)
42
Jamy Ian Swiss The Cups and Balls and Me
  • The Masterclass Liner Notes
 		2018
A Visit to England
30
Alexander de Cova Gertners Becherspiel comment on Paul Gertner's Steel Cups & Balls
Related to
 2018
Burners — Vol. 6
102
Alexander de Cova Die Becher des Kolumbus on Christopher Columbus themed cups and balls
Inspired by
  • Punx Cups & Balls presentation (early Genii, Magische Welt)
 2018
Burners — Vol. 6
212
John Carney Caffeinated Cups and Balls with coffee cups and (plastic) grapes
  • Originality, and Creating Your Routine
  • Practice + Quality Thought + Courage
  • Exploring the Possibilities
  • The Props
  • The Final Loads
 		2020
Sleights & Insights
254
Ricardo Rodriguez La cobertura "Desde el punto de vista de la construcción", on the chop cup
 		2021
Magia de altura y más
11
Steve Cohen Cups and Balls introductory comments on Max Malini and the Cups & Balls, historical information, Louis Pop Krieger
 		2022
Max Malini
150
Dai Vernon Cups & Balls routine, from private lecture notes by Gene Matsuura
  • Cups Deeper on the Inside Than the Outside
  • Cup Through Cup
  • Spectator's Choice
  • All Balls Under Center Cup
  • Climax Ball Loading
  • General Comments
 		2022
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
93
Guy Hollingworth The Rationale
2022
Slow Motion Cups & Balls
1
Guy Hollingworth The Props
  • Cups
  • Balls
  • Final loads
  • Optional pre-final load
 		2022
Slow Motion Cups & Balls
4
Christian Scherer Essay on the Cups and Balls general remarks on the Cups and Balls
  • Plot
  • Structure
  • Patter
  • The Cups
    • Shape
    • Size
    • Weight
    • Sound
    • Visual appearance
  • Balls
    • Size
    • Color
    • Material
  • The Magic Wand
  • The Table
  • The Table Surface
  • Handling of the Cups
  • False Transfers
  • Loads
  • Placement of the Loads in pockets
  • Loading Technique
  • Hiding the Load from the Audience
  • Delayed Loading
  • Putting Down Loaded Cups
  • Presenting the Loads
Also published here
 2024
Mosaic
181
Tim Conover Trade-Show Scripts
  • The Thought Of Cards
  • The Salt and Pepper Shakers
  • The Folded Signed Card in the Can (Color Changing Deck)
  • The Dollar Bill Trick
  • Locking Key Box with Five Keys
  • The Coins and Cylinder
  • The Cards in the Wallet
  • The Cups and Balls
  • The Linking Finger Rings
  • The 11 Bill Trick
  • The Torn and Restored Newspaper
followed by script variations of some of the same effects
 		2025
Conover — Volume 4: Selections from the Tim Conover Notebooks
171