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The Milky WayDevin Knight & Ulysses Frederick GrantAn extremely rare and little-known U. F. Grant manuscript that is nearly impossible to find nowadays. Devin Knight has taken the original text, revised it and updated it with various annotations for today's performers. He explains and deals with issues that Grant failed to mention in the original release. This e-book teaches you three great U. F. Grant tricks with a glass of milk! The methods are typical of Grant's thinking. 1-Here & There: A homing milk effect. Show a glass of real milk, cover it with a paper tube. Pour the milk back into a pitcher. When the tube is removed, the glass... | ★★★★★ $6 to wish list | |
How To Produce A RabbitDevin Knight & Ulysses Frederick GrantNo one can really call himself a magician, unless he can pull a rabbit out of a hat. It is the most expected trick in magic today. Even though few magicians do it; you always have kids asking, "Are you going to pull a rabbit out of a hat?" Potential clients calling about birthday parties, often ask if you can pull a rabbit out of a hat. Some magician's try to pacify the mothers or children using a mirror box production of a rabbit. Good try, but it is not the same. People want to see a rabbit produced from an empty top hat, or even a borrowed hat. If you can do this; you have a big advantage... | ★★★★★ $4 to wish list | |
Hallo Mr. PunchEdwin HooperFrom the Foreword by Ian Adair: Being once a professional Punch and Judy man, before he became a dealer in magic, Edwin has presented literally thousands of shows, on the sea-shores, at fetes, in Marquees, in the open, at Children's parties and such like, learning his art the hard way, by trial and error. Now you, dear reader, can learn the EASY way by studying this book, backed by the author's vast experience on this subject. Having seen his Punch show and having watched the laughing faces of the children during it I must say no better person could write such a worthwhile publication. | $12 to wish list | |
Puppet Shows to MakeEric HawkesworthIn this ebook Eric Hawkesworth deals with the whole art of entertaining with puppets. He gives detailed instructions on how to make many different kinds of puppets, and the stages for them to perform on - everything from a Punch and Judy booth to a model theatre. Construction methods are simple and clearly illustrated by the author's diagrams, and the materials are inexpensive. Each section of the ebook describes a complete act using a particular form of puppet - glove, 'living' marionette (in which the performer's head appears as the head of the miniature puppet), finger, shadow, rod, and string.... | ★★★★★ $10 to wish list | |
Rag Picture ShowsEric HawkesworthThis is the first ebook to offer a complete course of instruction in preparing and performing rag picture shows, which make a highly entertaining act for the amateur - and professional - conjuror. Rag pictures are composed of shapes cut out of felt, foam plastic, or any other suitable material and placed on a display board covered with black velvet or any other stuff with a surface pile to which the shapes will adhere. A few basic shapes can be used in a remarkable variety of ways; for instance, the handbag which Cinderella takes to the Ball later becomes the skirt of her wedding dress, while... | $10 to wish list | |
A Magic Variety ShowEric HawkesworthThis ebook describes a number of new variety acts for the amateur entertainer that will enable him to present up-to- date versions of Chapeaugraphy (making many hats from one brim), Mind Reading, Chinese Paper Folding, Magic Spelling, Paper Tearing, Lightning Cartoons, Shadowgraphs and Magic. Practically all the materials used to construct the simple props can be found in the home or bought in local stores, and great use is made of ordinary newspaper. It is vital that talk and action should be practised together, so a detailed script with full patter and performing notes is given with... | ★★★★★ $10 to wish list | |
How To Be A Magic ClownErnie KernsA fine side line for the magician, especially a kid performer. This ebook can help put you in the business, increase your income, and insure you a lot of fun. Mr. Kern, who is a magician and clown, has covered every question about becoming a clown whether you do it for fun or for profit. Contents include: Make up, the 'come in,' two man gags, circuses and parades, clown names, wardrobe, short bits, gags, costume gags, working for children etc. It contains many photographs of working clowns so you can see how the pros make up and dress. 1st edition 1960, 1st digital edition 2013, 44 pages.... | $9.95 to wish listPDF & EPUB | |
Kid Stuff FiveFrances MarshallKid Stuff Five is aimed at the school show magician, and was compiled with the help of many magicians actually working in this field. The ebook contains hundreds of pages, with dozens of tricks, routines, ideas, etc.
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Kid StuffFrances MarshallFrances 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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Conjuror's PartyGeoffrey BuckhurstThis is a silent film of a magic show for children performed by Geoffrey Buckhurst probably from the early 1950s. Among the tricks he performs is the Zombie, Egg bag, Torn and Restored Rope, Diminishing Cards, and many other bits and pieces to entertain the kids. This is performance only, no explanations of the tricks are provided. An interesting window into magic for children during the 1950s. 1st edition ~1950s; video length 11 min 42 s. | $6 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Tips on "Soft Soap"Gordon MacDonaldMagicians who use the well-known Soft Soap effect will treasure this collection of more than twenty tricks, ideas, patter themes and presentations for use with this trick. Among the contributors are Milbourne Christopher, Hen Fetsch, Arnold Furst, Karrell Fox, Ken Allen and many others. Compiled by Gordon Macdonald.
PDF 25 pages | ★★★★★ $4 to wish list | |
Inside the CageGraham HeyFunny stuff to make kids roar. I always think it's a good idea not only to entertain the youngsters, but to entertain their parents too! Here is a collection of visual gags and jokes that will help put fun into your children's shows and hopefully leave everyone with a smile on their face! I have also included a few contributions from some friends of mine who are established and experienced kid's entertainers.
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Balloon ShowsGreg McMahanA full stage balloon show adds another options for booking, and can really set you apart from the competition! Here are just some of the benefits you can offer your clients with a full-stage balloon show...
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Kids Think It's FunnyGreg McMahanRoutines and ideas to add plenty of laughs and fun to any children's show. Chapters include... One Hundred Balloons an Hour, a technique developed over thirty years of making balloon animals. Using this technique, you can do about 100 balloons an hour and still keep everybody entertained... without them waiting in a line! Balloonology Seminar, a balloon twisting class that also works very well as part of a birthday party show or other children's event. In the Days of Yore revives the old Monkey Bar trick, known far and wide as a sucker gag, into the centerpiece of a storytelling... | ★★★★★ $20 to wish list | |
Rocky WorkshopGreg McMahanSpring Animal puppets are a powerful addition to any children's show and these notes will really improve your routines. If you use a spring animal or puppet in your show (or plan to), this ebook is for you. Turn your ordinary spring animal puppet into a real character in your show...
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Super Session #14: The Return of the Ball and the Big Fat WandGregg WebbGregg Webb teaches a routine for causing a ball to appear in his hand and vanish multiple times, using an oversize magic wand. The routine uses one ball, and a simple-to-make wand: this is a great family-oriented trick for children's shows. 1st edition 2021, PDF 4 pages hand lettered text with illustrations. | ★★★★★ $4.95 to wish listPDF_facsimile | |
Magic for MinorsHugh Miller
1st edition 1967, 87 pages; 1st digital edition... | $10 to wish list | |
Bobo Magic ShowJ. B. BoboWhile you probably know Bobo from his classic Modern Coin Magic, he also was America's most famous school show performer and he was extremely successful in this field. In this ebook, he includes effects and presentations by the dozen. Loaded with photographs and drawings.
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Clowning Around for ChildrenJack Collins | $10 to wish list | |
Balloon Animals and how to make themJames A. PayneFrom the preface: This book has been written with the idea of presenting some different types of balloon items and to give some ideas to the walk-around clown. All of them have been audience-tested. In the past I have read where one must be able to turn out a set number of balloon animals per hour or they will be in trouble. Nothing could be further from the truth. For years I have clowned at Shopping Centers and Picnics and, although I don't turn out more than sixty balloon animals per hour at my fastest pace, I still please the crowds at the places I appear and worked at one shopping... | $12 to wish list | |
Rub the LampJames BreedonJames Breedon, or as the kiddies affectionately call him, Uncle Jim, was one of the busiest children's entertainers on the South Coast, and author of this delightful book in which, with meticulous care, and in detail, he describes the effects and routines developed over the many years he has been entertaining Children. In the pages of this book, the student will find the recipe for handling youngsters, and the development of the skills required; humour, tolerance, patience and inventiveness. The art of encouraging the shy, and of coping firmly with the over boisterous, without loss of temper.... | ★★★★★ $15 to wish list | |
Magic Around the WorldJim KleefeldThis complete show is Jim's geography-themed program performed for libraries all over Ohio and is aimed at children. It uses several standard props, some commercial tricks no longer made, but which may be available on used lists, and a couple of original effects especially created. The goal in this show was to give audiences a wide range of surprising magic routines that each involved a separate country and culture. Jim deliberately chose old and new tricks, and intermixed them with old and new cultures to give some sense of current world situations as well as some historical perspective. ... | ★★★★★ $20 to wish list | |
Bug MagicJim KleefeldAn exciting collection of kidshow magic that focuses on bugs and books - including tricks, routines, ideas and resources to help you make your next magic show one with a theme that really appeals to kids.
1st edition 2017, 68 pages. | $40 to wish list | |
Today's ToolsJim KleefeldWith these instructions and the included artwork, you can quickly make up a fascinating magic trick to perform in children's shows about building, construction or tools. You show a folder with over 20 different tools and have a child choose just one to think of. The child never says the name of her tool out loud, but you will magically know which one she chose. Next you show seven cards that each have a picture of a toolbox. Each toolbox is filled with different tools. You set aside some toolboxes where the child sees her tool. Then you automatically know which tool the child has chosen. ... | $25 to wish list |