Tips on how to make money with magic and in particular kid shows. He addresses topics such as name, costume, publicity, booking, fee charged, tricks and props, etc. Includes a funny and at the same time revealing introduction by his wife.
Frances Marshall's Kid Stuff series is considered by many experts to be essential reading for anyone interested in performing magic for children. These ebooks contain full scripts, new routines, and advice for both show and business.
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kid Stuff
The Puppet Rabbit Routine
The Laurie Ireland Routine With The Egg And Bag Trick
This was the showstopper of Laurie Ireland's school show. This illusion is big and flashy while still lightweight, easy to handle, packs flat, is self-contained, requires no special stage conditions, and only requires one assistant. This ebook explains everything you need to construct, perform, and present this fantastic illusion.
Effect: An assistant enters a cabinet just big enough to accommodate her. Panels open to show head and feet. The magician then pushes five metal rods clear through the center of the box and right thru the ribs of the victim. Two more rods are then shoved through...
A revised and enlarged version of his previous work on this subject. Four dice are tossed on the table, a dice cup put over the first one, and with quick movements, the dice cup is slid over each of the others in turn. Then the cup is lifted, and all four dice are stacked one on top of the other. It is a beautiful close-up trick, easy to learn with the help of this ebook. Many illustrations and dotted here and there with typical Crandall funnies.
This comedy routine on 'Holes' is right out of Billy McComb's commercial material. You are furnished with the designs for a pattern so you can quickly make up the props (all in paper) for stage or close-up use. You will have ten minutes of laughs from a pros act. You will find many uses for this excellent material. It can be as up-to-date as today's newspaper with current comedy talk.
A great book of card tricks, written by magic technician and noted theologian Warren Wiersbe. The accent is on simplicity, quick results, minimum of skill, and audience appeal. Forward by Ed Marlo.
In the past few years I have written several books on general magic, all of which have been very favorably received by the magical group. For the first time I have now written a book on two specialized types of magic. Having practiced card tricks since infancy, and having a personal liking for good coin tricks, I am setting forth herein some of the fruits of my studies on these two subjects.
This was Laurie Ireland's first Year Book. Many more would follow. From the introduction:
One of the greatest delights of a magician-mechanic is the invention of a new trick, or a new gimmick, or a new move. On the ensuing pages are the results of hours and hours of experimental work. Everything herein described has been actually built and proved to be practical.
Écrit en français par Jean Fare. Publié en souvenir de la Convention de Paris de 1973 de la Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques. Ce livre contient des astuces de gros plan brillantes de la plupart des meilleurs magiciens de gros plan des cent dernières années.
