This little book contains all the necessary patter and proper handlings needed to sell the Svengali deck of cards. With it you can turn a seemingly ordinary deck of 52 pasteboards into profit for your pockets.
Eddie St. John's complete patter and routine is described here. What to say and what to do with the cards, from the opening flourish to the final sale.
With the knowledge contained in this book, you can locate hidden objects, duplicate written numbers and present many fantastic feats of mind reading without the aid of any information gathering devices.
This is a practical working manual on contact mind reading for the practicing magician and mentalist. All the mystery and mystique has been stripped away to give you the bare bones of the ancient art of muscle reading. It provides you with progressive learning experiments and includes a selection of non-contact and pseudo-scientific experiments for completeness.
Val Andrews has practiced the art of ventriloquism throughout his adult life and his years of experience are the basis for this practical guide to ventriloquism. The book investigates the history, psychology and practice of this ancient art.
You'll meet the greats of stage, screen, television and radio, and the 'golden' age of ventriloquism.. In addition to technique, it discusses background, characterizations and dialogue.
There is information on publicity, the construction of the vent doll and the technique of building an act.
Magic performed with everyday items leaves a lasting impression on the audience. The author prvides you with two dozen carefully detailed methods using basic household materials. This is a giant collection of tricks featuring printed materials such as newspapers, books, money, writing paper, etc.
Effects are suitable for mentalists, magicians, close-up and children's shows. They involve the audience in mind twisting puzzles, paper restorations, card vanishes and changes, and there are complete children's routines with surprise endings which will keep them guessing to the end.
