1. Show a deck of playing cards to your audience, and invite a spectator to freely select one card. Place that card face-up onto the deck. 2. Magically, the card slowly floats upward! You can even remove the card below the floating card, and the selected card remains suspended in mid-air. 3. The selected card slowly returns to the deck. You can immediately spread the deck to show the faces of all the cards.
Jimmy Nuzzo and Edward Marlo Collaborated on card magic that is visual and confounding because of sophisticated sleight of hand. It is these secrets that have formulated some of the most fooling magic ever created.“Any pulse-checking, hard-core cardmen in the late 60s, knew about Jimmy Nuzzo. If they didn’t get to see him in person, they were familiar with the select ideas he published—ideas that probably seemed celestial at the time but were nevertheless interesting and enticing.” - fr...
Sponge balls magically appear from a purse frame, and then take on a life of their own! The balls disappear, multiply, and jump into a spectator's tightly closed fist. For a huge final three balls transform into one jumbo ball.Ever since its creation in the 1920s, "Sponge Balls" has undoubtedly become the most popular close-up magic trick. Professional and amateur magicians around the world have added the Sponge Balls to their repertoire, and have developed many handlings. We at Tenyo are proud ...
The book contains 93 pages and takes virtually every Al Koran effect as performed on TV. It analysis the effect and the method, then provides the exact words of patter as used by Al Koran.There is a listing of all the books in Al Koran's library by Terry Seabrooke and Jack Avis contributes material on Al Koran. Al Koran is introduced by Goodliffe and Billy McComb also provides a comprehensive article on Al and his lifetime.
1. Show a deck of playing cards to your audience, and invite a spectator to freely select one card. Place that card face-up onto the deck.2. Magically, the card slowly floats upward! You can even remove the card below the floating card, and the selected card remains suspended in mid-air.3. The selected card slowly returns to the deck. You can immediately spread the deck to show the faces of all the cards.
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.
Description: First published in 1961 and written with the assistance of renowned magic author Jean Hugard, this book is a masterclass in thoughtful, structured card technique designed specifically for real-world performance.Green’s approach is refined and intelligent—focused on natural handling, subtlety, and logical construction. Every effect is built for strength and clarity, with the underlying philosophy being that magic should be simple in appearance but deeply deceptive in execution. ...