Over twenty-five new Dayton Tricks, using safety pins, sponge balls, ropes and rings, cards, paper, matches and more. With an emphasis on smaller objects, there is plenty of scope for the magician who likes to build his own props or the 'ready-to-go' performer.
This is the largest collection of magicians' programs ever published, complete with interesting and informative comments concerning the tricks, routines and magicians in the book. Many exciting newspaper ads are also reproduced here.
There are detailed descriptions of 101 magic programs presented by the greats in magic. These include Ah Hing &; Blackstone; John Calvert; Harbin; Channing Pollock; Tenkai & O'Kinu; Virgil; The Great Lester and many more. It is a history of magic acts covering more than 25 years. It is interseting reading and an ideal source of information for routining your own act.
Today's Performers require smart stage illusions that are compact and portable. They should be the type that one, two or three people can handle. You can't always be sure of having a stage with traps, wings and cross-overs. The right illusions and the proper showmanship ensure the maximum impact.
The information in this book comes from more that 40 years of practical experience. You get original presentations with patter and introductions, plus many ideas to help put your show over effectively. For the first time compact illusions have been classified and arranged so that you can quickly determine your requirements.
Again, leading authorities in the world of mentalism have contributed to a collection of mental and psychic effects, all of which have been audience tested and are ready to be included in your program.
There are forty-three original effects, plus Nelson's Notes and biographical sketches on each of the twenty-one writers. Most of the effects are one person presentations and require little special apparatus. Many of the presentations contain full patter, and there are enough sensational effects for several programs. Still More Miracles in Mentalism contains something for everyone, and combined with the first two books, gives the mentalist an incredible number of effects to choose from.
