Routines

61 entries in Ball / "Small" Ball / Routines
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Of the ball, and the manner of legierdemaine therewith, also notable feats with one or diverse balles magic with small balls
 		1584 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXIII) 182
Unknown To make a little ball swell in your hand till it be verie great one or more small balls taken into other hand and become big there, shuttle pass
 		1584 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXIII) 183
Unknown How to rap a wag upon the knuckles sucker gag in which spectator is rapped on hand
Related to 1584 The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXIII) 183
Unknown Another one ball split in two
 		1634 The Art of Legerdemain Discovered 17
Unknown Another ball travels from hand to hand
 		1634 The Art of Legerdemain Discovered 17
Unknown How to rap a Wag on the knuckles sucker gag in which spectator is rapped on knuckles
Related to 1634 The Art of Legerdemain Discovered 20
Unknown The Cone, or Skittle also "La quille", cone with shell changes place with ball under paper cone cover, also with larger cone and orange
 		1876 Modern Magic 360
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, Unknown The Decanter and the Crystal Balls clear glass balls produced and then "molded" into single ball which then changes color, two methods
Related to 1876 Modern Magic 426
Professor Hoffmann The Chameleon Ball small ball changes color multiple times
 		1890 More Magic 274
Professor Hoffmann The Crystal Balls (Improved Method) clear glass balls produced and then "molded" into single ball which then changes color, detailed routine
Related toAlso published here 1911 Later Magic 602
Professor Hoffmann The Crystal Balls (Improved Method) clear glass balls produced and then "molded" into single ball which then changes color, detailed routine
Also published here 1911 Magical Titbits 55
Tom Sellers The Floating Bullet steel ball floats on water
 		1935 Quick Tricks 22
Eddie Joseph Execution production of three balls, opening for cups and balls
 		1936 A Practical Lesson on Cups and Balls 4
Franklin M. Chapman Crystal Gag Hollow Glass Ball, fills with smoke under silk
 		1939 Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 2) 4
Eddie Joseph One Hand Production of Three Single Balls
1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 11
Eddie Joseph One-Hand Production of Two Balls Together
1942 The Last Word on Cups and Balls 11
Jack Blades Balls and Ribbons from the Mouth Routine ping pong balls and ribbon from mouth routine
 		1944 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1944) 28
Earl Morgan The Earl Morgan Floating Ball (Vest Pocket Style)
1945 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945) 18
T.J. Crawford Under the Pan four balls travel from under four plastic pans under one
 		1945 My Best 200
Bruce Elliott The Eternal Cups and Balls three cups, with two in the hand one in the pocket sequence
 		1953 Classic Secrets of Magic 176
Laurie Ireland The Magnetic Ball rubber ball rolls alone to find selection
 		1954 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1954) 14
John Scarne, Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr., Ben Dalgin Spheroid Skulduggery balls appear, split and change into small skull then into bigger skull, two in the hand one in the pocket
Also published here 1956 Top Secrets of Magic 57
Jerry Andrus Twin Pipes routine with two brass tubes and three balls
  • Tube Steal
  • Tube Load
  • False Load
  • Extra Ball Move
  • Lap Vanish
  • Fist Vanish
  • Slow Motion Vanish
  • Ball Vanish
  • Variation of Ball Vanish
  • A Utility Move
  • A Routine for Twin Pipes
Also published here 1957 Up Close with Andrus 1
John Benzais 4-D Ball Trick three balls vanish one by one, reappear
Variations 1967 The Best of Benzais 94
Kirk Stiles Ballabout one-ball routine with small ball, it is pressed flat as climax
 		1969 Epilogue (Issue 5) 35
E. Leslie May Nelson's Column three people choose colored balls, performer knows who has which and has it predicted
 		1969 HEX! 54
J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen Chink-A-Chink Simplified with four small balls
 		1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 118
Kirk Stiles Odd Venusian Family rubber balls appear with weird story line
 		June 1969 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 8) 263
Jerry Andrus Ball and Coin Routine dollar and rubber ball transpose between both hands, both vanish, lapping
 		1973 Five Dollar Trix 12
Jerry Andrus Twin Pipes Routine routine with two brass tubes and three balls
  • Tip Over Move
  • False Load
  • Slow Motion Vanish
  • Twin Pipes Routine
Also published here 1974 Special Magic 8
Slydini Third Routine ball vanishes, appears, repeat
 		1976 The Best of Slydini ...and More 46
Punx Indisches Märchen pearl necklace is cut and restored, pearls travel to hand and necklace enlarge
 		1977 Setzt Euch zu meinen Füssen... 25
Tan Hock Chuan Magical Separation Red and black beads mixed in tumbler, they magically separate
 		1977 The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan 19
Tan Hock Chuan Simplicity Divination Magician divines color of ball placed in envelope
 		1977 The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan 40
Lewis Ganson Solid Dust appearance of some small balls
 		1979 Two in the Hand and One in the Pocket 15
Derek Dingle Roll Your Own cigarette produced, broken in three parts, they change into three balls, back to single cigarette
Inspired by
  • routine from Coe Norton lecture, ca. 1968
 1979 The Chronicles (Issue 19) 1245
Bill Wisch Transit Spheres - Plus four marbles travel from one hand to the other, one then changes into larger crystal ball
 		1979 Wisches 11
Paul Harris Biological Vanish small rubber ball transforms into finger tip
Variations 1980 Close-up Fantasies — Book I 69
Ken Brooke Something from Nothing routine
Also published here 1980 Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years 59
Jack Hughes Die Ball box attached to wall, ball inside vanishes, changes color etc. with sucker element
 		1981 Jack Hughes World of Magic — Volume One 174
Unknown The Flying Spheres balls travel from one box to another, brief
 		1982 Further Classic Magic With Apparatus 166
Stephen Tucker Escalier steel ball changes into marble and silver coin
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 21) 407
Karrell Fox Comedy "Ball N' Rope" ping pong ball balanced on short rope, then it is seen that it is stuck to it, gag
 		1986 For My Next Trick... 77
Daryl Martinez The Bell of the Ball steel ball and bell are fused together to create a hollow ball that rings
 		1988 Daryl does Den Haag 2
Daryl Martinez The Effect-Less Method after rubber ball is bounced on the floor it turns into steel
 		1988 Daryl does Den Haag 24
René Lavand ... And I Still Have Three Little Balls breadcrumbs routine, balls placed aside always end up inside cup
Also published here 1988 Slow Motion Magic 114
John Bannon Single Bullet Theory large steel bearing from paper bag after routine with small steel bearing and bag
 		1989 Without 9
Michael Weber Hour Glass color changing ball
 		1990 La Magie de Michael Weber 5
Gary Ouellet The Mystery of the Crystal Chamber small ball vanishes and appears in transparent plastic box
 		1990 Close Up Illusions 21
Ken Brooke Bälle aus dem Nichts routine
Also published here Oct. 1990 Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 4&5) 132
John Bannon Single Bullet Theory large steel bearing from paper bag after routine with small steel bearing and bag
 		1991 Smoke and Mirrors 79
René Lavand Three Bread Cumbs breadcrumbs routine, balls placed aside always end up inside cup
Also published here 1993 Magic From The Soul 216
Bob King Three Ball Production
Inspired by
  • Ed Marlo One-Man Parade, Linking Ring 1960s
Related to 		1999 Private Notes 14
John Cornelius The Jawbreakers three balls vanish one by one, reappear
Inspired by 2001 The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius 123
Christian Scherer Der angehende Zauberkünstler oder der kleine weisse Ball routine with purse frame and little ball, ball appears from frame and vanishes under handkerchief, reproduced from frame again, wand appears and eventually ball and frame disappear
Variations 2002 Kreative Magie 12
Christian Scherer Small Ball Production from Purse Frame
2002 Kreative Magie 13
David (Foote) Drake The Steel Balls three steel balls diminish in number but increase in size, large ball remains
 		2012 The F.F.F.F. Book 71
Christian Scherer Magisches Minigolf three golf balls vanish and appear under a bowl with a hole, then they appear in the box they were extracted in the beginning, with collapsible golf club as magic wand, crazy golf presentation
 		2014 Schlaglichter 376
Unknown A Prank Wherein You Swallow a Ball and Pull It Out Your Ear
  • Dan Sherer (additional comments)
Also published here
  • Hōkasen, 1764
 May 2016 Genii (Vol. 79 No. 5) 84
Christian Scherer Die Vierte Dimension portal presentation for three ball routine / balls and net, with two in the hands elements
 		2018 Die Vierte Dimension 4
Christian Scherer Stahlhartes Déjà-Vu three steel balls are removed from a box, penetrate a transparent silk one by one and then they vanish just to be found in the box again
Inspired by
  • Lou Serrano's "Steel Ball Routine"
 2019 Stahlhartes Déjà-Vu 3