BOOKS
NEW CINDERELLA ACT by DOCC HILFORD
If you have ever performed in front of a teenage audience, you know that it can be incredibly difficult. This manuscript explains a mentalism act that Docc Hilford created specifically for the female teenage crowd! This truly comprehensive manuscript contains everything you need to know to perform and sell a full mentalism act for Sweet Sixteen Parties, Bat mitzvahs, Quince Anos and other teenage gatherings.
ITEM # BK1193 PRICE $45.00
ADVENTURES OF 51 MAGICIANS AND A FAKIR by ANGEL IDIGORAS
Did the magician Cazeneuve and the Queen of Madagascar have an affair? Was there a ghost living in the house of the Fox Sisters? Did he pay his rent on time? Why do magicians pull a rabbit out of a hat instead of a raccoon? Who was buried at The Great Lafayette's funeral if it wasn't The Great Lafayette? Who killed Chung Ling Soo? What magician invented the pay toilet?
This book, which also functions like a deck of cards, deals with the history of magic, but with an original focus. It does it through the caricatures and biographies of fifty two of the most important magicians of all time.
It is a work filled with history, humor and adventure, but, above all, it is a book about magic and how to do magic. This deck-like book is so filled with magicians that it has ended up taking on magic powers.
With the book and a deck of cards you can guess what is written on any page that has been chosen at random by a spectator; the caricature of a magician selected by a playing card disappears; the page which a spectator chooses matches the only red card in a blue backed deck; a line of text appears rotated when a spectator turns over the corresponding card. This book will allow you to invent a multitude of new tricks.
This book contains more than one hundred magnificent caricatures drawn by Angel Idígoras, a magician and artist, along with the life, stories and miracles of each and every one of these celebrities. From the first prestidigitators to the most famous contemporary magicians: Houdini, Maskelyne, Hofzinser, Saint John Bosco, Dai Vernon, Slydini, Annemann, Cardini, Okito, Lavand, Tamariz, Ascanio and Copperfield.
The first deck-like book that is an illustrated history of magic.
ITEM # BK1175 PRICE $40.00
Put your audience in a mild trance and they'll actually see what you
describe!
At last, a handling of the classic Ball & Tube trick that will leave
spectators gasping. In this routine, you'll be able to: change a steel ball
bearing into a crystal ball without any switches, make the ball shrink without
falling through the tube (and without using the gimmick!) and the effect will
even happen under close observation and in the spectator's own hands!
A truly magical effect, and that's not even the best part-after you have demonstrated the antics of the ball & tube, your audience will be in a mild form of trance, making them ready accept to such suggestions as: "you will be able to FEEL the coin leave your hand," "you will actually SEE the card change before your eyes," etc. and the amazing thing is that they will experience what you're simply suggesting!
A hit of Docc's lectures for over 15 years, and now all the details are available in this staple bound, 23-page booklet.
ITEM # BK1176 PRICE $20.00
BAND OF THE HAND by DOCC HILFORD
Murderous Mentalism That Will Kill Your Audience! This bizarre booklet contains five of Docc's strongest effects, straight from his personal arsenal. These are tricks he's performed for live audiences for years.
Band of the Hand is a murderous group of five incredibly different and original mental effects, far removed from the "I know what you're thinking" type of mental tricks.
Contains
"The Nightmare Coins routine has found a permanent place in my close-up show." - Allen Zingg-Editor of Vibrations
"I can't perform Murder by Mail anymore-it's just too strong!" - Jim Magus
"Docc, Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper, take people to the edge of danger and bring them back safely!" - Tony Andruzzi
ITEM # BK0105 PRICE $25.00
The Magician approaches an unknowing spectator and asks, "Do you have a quarter on you today, Ma'am?" The spectator proceeds to look for change in her pocket. The Magician then prompts, "Could you please sign the coin for me before I take it from you." (The coin does not need to be signed, but it adds to the effect's finale.)
At this point, the Magician takes the coin, holding it in view of the spec, and says, "I'm going to try something here ... You know what? You may be able to do the same as I do. Do you have another quarter?" The spectator reaches into her pocket and retrieves another coin. The Magician, hold the signed, borrowed coin at the fingertips, and begins to rub the coin, saying, "Rub your coin like me. Can you see mine starting to bend?" The Magician finished showing the bent coin, and immediately gives the coin to the spec as a souvenir. The coin can now be fully examined.
ITEM # BK0531 PRICE $40.00
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