Take sixteen road-tested, audience-proven routines from one of the funniest magicians on stage today, combine with nine essays, hundreds of stylized color photos, fresh & original art, and a worker's perspective on the way to make your work your own, and what do you get?Offbeat.
Written by male model/master magician Handsome Jack (with footnotes by John Lovick), this treatise is a rarity in the magic world: it's as funny (and attractive) as it is instructive. Handsome Jack, etc. details twenty stand-up (and close-up) routines with complete scripts, histories, and commentary on their development and performance.In addition to Jack's urbane descriptions, Lovick provides two essential essays on the subjects of scripting and persona.
Show two cups to be empty. Suddenly, one cup becomes full of salt. You display the salt by pouring it from cup to cup. All of the salt vanishes without a trace, and changes into a white silk handkerchief. Real salt magically appears from an empty cup. The salt then vanishes completely and transforms into a bright white handkerchief, making this the perfect trick to perform at a party or for large groups. Background Most props used in magic illusions capitalize on making maximum use of a secret s...
In this best selling book Paul's reveals his most admired routines including his award winning FISM act featuring The Ring on the Hourglass and The Cups and Steel Balls. Written by Richard Kaufmann and Illustrated by Ton Onosaka with 48 original routines this book teaches you the magic that Paul has made a living with in the corporate market for the past 30 years.Pages 213 - Hardbound
Your audience will enjoy this Dr. Sawa creation. Expertly crafted by Ton Onosaka’s Magic Land.The magician brings out a silver bag, from which he dumps two decks of cards, one red, one blue. A card is selected from the blue deck. this card is placed inside the otherwise empty card box. The same is repeated with the red deck and a different card. Now the fun starts……The blue box is tossed into the bag. The performer points out that there is a large blue arrow on the side of the bag, pointin...