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Your Host For TonightAldo ColombiniFinally, the long awaited ebook on how to MC is here! This is the professional MC’s handbook that teaches you how to be the perfect host for your show. It includes tips, funny bits of business and invaluable information. 30 years of experience all over the world condensed in dozens of pages full of advice. The importance of rehearsal, how to perfectly introduce the acts, know the acts, handle the end of the acts, how to manage... stage managers, sound and lights, don’t get trapped in the curtain, openings, stage standing ovations, intermissions, closing, curtain calls, life-saver lines,... | ★★★★★ $10 to wish list | |
X-JargonWallace Lee | ★★★★★ $4 to wish list | |
Working with MusicBrian T. LeesMusic is an element that can take a simple show and make it fantastic. This text will identify the various uses of music. I will go into detail on a simple "start up" system you can use. Sources for music will be identified as well as editing materials. A system you can control while on stage, using music that has been edited to fit your performance might already be near your fingertips.
1st edition 2016, 22 pages. | ★★★★★ $10 to wish list | |
Who Done It?Jack ShepherdA magical mystery in one act. From the introduction: It will be obvious after reading this manuscript that for the actual magical methods it would be simple to substitute other methods and other apparatus and still keep the basic idea. This is for the reader to decide, but we would suggest that if this is done, the apparatus used should be of a simple nature and not elaborate conjuring properties, as these would divert the attention of the audience from the story and routine to the magical mechanics, and it is the story that counts. The only way to get something really new is by a new... | ★★★★★ $4 to wish list | |
Volunteer GameDave ArchThe next time you select a volunteer for one of your magic routines, why not play a quick game of chance to decide who the volunteer's going to be? Yet . . . do so with total confidence that the person you want to use in your show is always the one who wins the game. Here are two different versions where numbered word cards are selected by various members of the audience and then read aloud in numerical order by the audience members. From experience, it is strongly suggested that you consider using both versions in the same show. Both times you use these cards the audience laughs louder... | $7 to wish list | |
The Magic PlaySam SharpeDid you know that Doug Henning and his Broadway play, "The Magic Show", was not a new idea? Do you know about the hundred or more years of Magic Plays that preceded Doug's triumph? If you truly are a magician, you should know all about the background of your hobby or profession - and here's a very pleasant way to find out about it. Sam Sharpe (M.I.M.C.) has done extensive research to produce this volume, The Magic Play. 150 pages of absorbing reading, all about the use of magic in dramatic plays, what tricks were used, what famous personages used them, where they were used, how they were... | $14.95 to wish listPDF & EPUB | |
The Lightning SketcherGeorge Mackenzie MunroAn attractive rapid sketching act suitable for any entertainment. Easily acquired by means of the guide to presentations, non-technical self-instructor. Includes 30 exclusive lightning, reversible, and plain line sketches. Accompanied with the appropriate and witty patter. Anyone can do it. Little practice required. No preparation necessary.
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The Expert MC Toolkit & Resource ManualTimothy HydeTimothy Hyde, international mentalist and founder of the MagicCoach.com project has a big secret. Over half of his business is actually as an MC at corporate events worldwide. His clients have used him in - South Africa, New Zealand, the USA, and every corner of Australia and he is about to head off to an assignment in Cambodia. Many magicians have crossed over into this exciting and lucrative market, using the skills they already have to create fun and impact at a huge range of events. The market is vast and expanding. Assignments can include - Corporate, Association, Government, Social... | ★★★★★ $30 $20 to wish list | |
The Center Tear PapersTC TahoeThe Center Tear Papers is a collection of graphic, plot lines and scripts to help make the classic center more engaging and meaningful.
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The BookbearerMystic AlexandreA presentation for any book test that uses the flashback method. Have you heard of the Bookbearer? This is a storytelling, bizarre presentation to be used with any book with the "flashback" principle. If you own such a book, you could use this. I see many performers using such books, some presentations are good, but most are not as they merely riffle the pages, tell the subject to stop them and remember the first word on the page, and then reveal it. Bah. Here you will tell the brief story of the Bookbearer, and in the end, either subtly suggest you're the actual Bookbearer. Or that you're... | $5 to wish list | |
The Amazing Wonder MouseStan Kramien... or the Wonder Mouse Pitch. One of the greatest pitch items of all time has always been the magic wonder mouse. I'm sure that most of you at one time or another have seen a wonderful pitchman at a fair with a baffling little mouse running all over the back of his hand. At the end of his demonstration of course you are allowed to purchase one and take home this mystery to baffle your friends. The wonder mouse can be sold at the end of your performance, or if you do a full evening show, it can be sold during the intermission. Or wonder mouse can be sold on its own at any number of venues... | ★★★★★ $14 to wish list | |
TC Tahoe Re-Thinks Vol. 6: MCingTC TahoeRe-Thinks is a new series of eBooks from TC Tahoe. Learning to Host a show, I mean to do it properly, lead to so many improvements in TC's own show, that to this day he still hosts shows whenever he can. Learning to MC will not only improve your act, it will make you stronger and more confident on stage, oh and of course it will open up new avenues of work too.
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Talk: palaver and patterVarious AuthorsThis ebook is a "Panorama of Professional Prose Palaver and Polished Poetical Patter". It is a collection of six previous Abbott publications:
PDF 127 pages | $8 to wish list | |
Tag-LinesRobert OrbenOnce a script writer for Jack Paar's show (1962-63) and Red Skelton's show (1964-70), has also written for Dick Gregory (six years), and was a speechwriter for President Gerald Ford in 1973-77. One-liners, flip lines, gags and patter. Many of these one-lines are still good today. Others just need some updating but still very funny stuff. The real benefit of having this material available in digital form is to be able to search for particular words and phrases which related to your performance, occasion or venue. This makes it much easier to find suitable comedy lines. 1st edition 1954,... | ★★★★★ $3 to wish list | |
Storytelling for MagiciansCara HamiltonThis PDF encapsulates Cara's practise on storytelling and how to turn a trick into a piece of theatre. It encompasses setting, attitude, sound, crafting a tale, inspiration, hints, tips, getting the most from your verbal presentation and much much more. It also includes essays by professional storytellers revealing facets of their art. This is not a work for someone looking for tricks. It is however a work that will take your Magic to the next level. Chapters include:
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Spellbinding ChucklesWolfgang Riebe175 one-liner jokes for magicians. This unique joke ebook is a treasure trove of 175 politically correct one-liners designed exclusively for magicians. Crafted with thoughtful consideration for diverse audiences, "Harmonious Humor" ensures that every joke remains inclusive, respectful, and delightful for all. From apprentices mastering their first tricks to seasoned illusionists, each page sparkles with humour that's sure to charm any audience. Within these pages, readers will discover an enchanting array of jokes specifically crafted to tickle the funny bones of magic enthusiasts. Packed... | ★★★★★ $3.99 to wish list | |
Sometimes the jokes are just for meMaster PayneA manuscript of meaningless meanderings on the subject of meaningful magic. Above all this is fun to read. Master Payne has an engaging and fun way to write. His intention with this ebook is to impart on you the skills to be able to create a theme specific show from the knowledge of performing character driven magic. He calls it Thematic Thaumaturgy. Master Payne teaches primarily by example. He takes an effect that he adopted for one of his themed shows and he explains how, why and what he changed. The first such example is What’s Next?, the classic spot card trick from Tenyo. In his... | ★★★★★ $20 to wish list | |
Something Old, Something NewMagusThis ebook contains lots of comedy for any age group with new patter and routines with apparatus, which you may already own. Entertaining children is generally known, to be one of the most lucrative branches of magic - and this contains plenty of kid stuff. Also contained herein are Gospel Lessons, Mental Effects and Escape Ideas. Everything with a novel setting for some of our most popular standard effects - such as: The Milk Pitcher, Egg Bag, Dove Pan, Vanishing Canes, Liquid Appear, Bang Gun, Six Card Repeat and more. All audience tested.
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Some Card Effects and Magical TalksGeo DeLawrenceThis is quite an interesting booklet with very nice ideas for patter, as well as some card effects. Particularly noteworthy is a hilarious burlesque mind reading act. You have to check this one out! 1st edition, 1919, F. G. Thayer, Los Angeles; 45 pages.
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So Much MoreWesley JamesAmong the most essential but least addressed subjects in Magic's vast literature is how to make you, as a performer, and your magic performances stronger, better appreciated, and more memorable. Far too little has been offered to the magic community beyond largely narrative patter and lame gags, too often juvenile and sadly insulting. Apart from Make Me Care (2003) and Remarkable Ruses & Ruminations (2007), in 2014, Wesley released So Much More (2014). Building on his two earlier books, the original text explained some of what magical performers could do to improve their performances. However, in that 20-page book he could not address... | ★★★★★ $30 to wish list | |
Skit BuilderJesse LewisWant to make your show different? Can't figure out how? We all do some of the same basic skits in our hypnosis shows and it is time to stop. It is time to take control of your show and make it DIFFERENT! In this skit building workshop you will discover the secrets of making your show Unique and creating a show that uses classic skits but in a different way than everyone else. Price is Just $7 You cannot go wrong! [You will receive a PDF workbook and an MP3 audio file. Download both from your digital shelf.] workbook 10 pages, audio length 18 minutes. | $7 to wish listPDF & MP3 | |
Sid Lorraine's Scrap BookSid Lorraine"Sid Lorraine has always been an idol of mine. Oh, I've been through fads like: Ed Marlo, Leo Behnke, Bro. Hamman, Tom Palmer, Don Alan ... even Jay Marshall! But, I always come back to Sid Lorraine. Whenever I've needed an idea or inspiration, my library of Sid Lorraine books or my files of his tricks and variations have provided both and more." - Ron BauerSid Lorraine made his reputation as a writer and performer with a keen eye for the commercial. Sid's material, honed over a lifetime of performing, could be counted on show after show, year after year, to entertain his audiences. That's what magic is all about. This... | ★★★★★ $9.95 to wish list | |
Scripted #9: Serendipity DeckLarry BrodahlImagine being able to control coincidence. Where the time and location of two events determines the outcome of the events. This script and full instructions explains how. Imagine being able to control coincidence. Where the time and location of two events determines the outcome of the events. Now you can! The magician removes a BLUE backed card from his pocket as he talks about coincidence, and how coincidence is decided by two factors: physical proximity and time. He has someone sit on the card. He then removes a RED backed deck from his pocket, and spreads the cards out front and back... | $8 to wish list | |
Scripted #8: Counting on LotharLarry BrodahlThis is a complete script and revised handling for the COUNTING ON LOTHAR trick, perhaps one of the strangest and mystifying card tricks around. It allows the magician to predict the past, the present, and even the future. One of the more difficult tasks facing magicians is coming up with scripts – of any sort. Especially a script that has to account for dealing and counting processes, unusual display processes, and a trick that has no climax. This is a complete script and revised handling for the COUNTING ON LOTHAR trick, perhaps one of the strangest and mystifying card tricks around.... | $8 to wish list | |
Scripted #7: Solution 6Larry BrodahlA reworking of the 6 Card Repeat like none other. Using no gimmicked cards, the trick has a funny and visual plot, and for once a true climax. Are you looking for a methodology and script for the 6 Card Repeat that steps outside the usual plot of "I saw a guy count 1,2,3,4,5,6 cards, throw away 1,2,3 and he still had 6 cards"? Because let's face it, the story is silly, doesn't have any spectator 'hook' nor does it have a recognizable climax beyond the weak ending of "And I still don't know how he did it." Well, the author of How To Write A Script shows you how he used his methodology to adapt a script... | ★★★★★ $8 to wish list | |
Scripted #6: Lie Detector with 4 ObjectsLarry BrodahlImagine a self working trick that uses 4 objects and only three questions that allows you to determine which object or objects the spectator(s) are thinking of. Now add fun, misdirection, and a performance video. One of the more difficult tasks facing magicians is coming up with scripts - of any sort. Especially a routine where you have 1 or more audience members mentally select any of 4 objects and then answer 3 questions with either lies or the truth. And you identify the truthtellers -vs- the liars, and you discern which object they were thinking of. How do you explain to an audience,... | ★★★★★ $8 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
Scripted #5: Lie DetectorLarry BrodahlNick Trost's Automatic Lie Speller turned into two different scripts complete with by-play, jokes, and mystery. One of the more difficult tasks facing magicians is coming up with scripts - of any sort. How do you explain to an audience in a reasonable manner how and why a deck of cards can detect and correct lies? Well, the author of How To Write a Script shows you how he used his methodology to write a script that successfully explains the power of Nick Trost's Automatic Lie Speller. There are actually two scripts given. One is for groups where you want to involve more than one person, and whispering would... | $8 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
Scripted #4: The 21 Card TrickLarry BrodahlA free e-Manuscript that illustrates how scripting, routining and analysis can turn even the oldest and most well known trick into a true performance piece. Who doesn't know the 21 card trick? Nobody, that's who. And that unfortunately includes many laymen. So, the author of "HOW TO WRITE A SCRIPT" decided to tackle this trick - in it's classical format - as a challenge to create a script and handling that disguises the mathematical method while entertaining the onlookers. This ebook supplies the script and simple moves that resulted from that challenge. The script has audience involvement,... | ★★★★★ $0 to wish list | |
Scripted #37: Jumbo Blue B'WaveLarry Brodahl | $10 to wish list | |
Scripted #36: Save Me MagiLarry BrodahlIf you do any type of an "instant-stooge" trick using cards (for example Karrel Fox's "Gift of the Magi"), you know there's a chance that the volunteer will name the wrong card. This is an "out" for that situation. There are no real gimmicks, no difficult handling, and it almost instantly resets. The out is a non-R/S version of the Brainwave Deck based on an idea by Martin Peirce. NOTE: This can be used as a standalone effect also. 1st edition 2022, 13 pages. | $10 to wish list | |
Scripted #35: Picto TranspoLarry BrodahlThe trick PictoTranspo by Gene Anderson is a wonderful reframing of a Roy Johnson trick. In the trick, two large pictures - one drawn by the volunteer - swap places, even though the pictures are marked on the back with the volunteer's and magician's names. A logical and funny script is included that covers why the trick is being done, and even allows you to pick any volunteer. Note: This trick is not fully explained. You must own the trick to be able to perform it. 1st edition 2021, 17 pages. | $8 to wish list | |
Scripted #34: Thumb Thing FunLarry BrodahlAn age old penetration of your own thumb using a string or chain has been revisited and reworked into a clever and deceptive trick. Simple. Easy to perform. Surrounded. No gimmicks, no gaffs. A classic of magic we all learned early on and never do, as it's not a very good trick. Until now. The trick has been transformed into a very cute and clever brain teaser with nothing more than a little modified handling and some clever scripting. 1st edition 2021, PDF 24 pages, video 1 min 48 s. | $10 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
Scripted #33: Ring and RopeLarry BrodahlA multi-phase ring and rope routine using only a regular rope and ring. Most ring and rope routines don't really look like magic. They look like the rope is looped and threaded and re-threaded, and otherwise fiddled with to account for the "magic". Not this routine. Simple. Easy to perform. Almost surrounded. No gimmicks, no gaffs. Everything's examinable, and nothing is added or taken away. A rope - and a ring. And a killer script. The author of How To Write A Script reveals his 'Ring and Rope' routine, which he has used to close his act, and is nothing but visual, clean magic. This ebook gives you every... | ★★★★★ $10 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
Scripted #32: TeddyLarry BrodahlA parlor/small stage version of the Gypsy Thread that does not rely on florescent thread, but instead uses yarn. It comes complete with a offbeat and funny script.
1st edition 2020, PDF 21 pages. | $10 to wish list | |
Scripted #31: ClippoLarry BrodahlA script and methodology for doing the classic Clippo trick that will make you and your audience appreciate the beauty and mystery of a small, easy to carry trick. Clippo is a trick that is wonderful on paper, and useless in reality. For such a clever trick, there never seems to be an appropriate reaction. And frankly, the trick has no ending and occasionally fails. In this manuscript, you'll learn:
1st... | $12 to wish list | |
Scripted #3: Sympathetic SilksLarry BrodahlA fairly forgotten classic turned into a beautiful performance piece for any group. Includes the script, full instructions, and a performance video. One of the more difficult tasks facing magicians is coming up with scripts - of any sort. How do you explain to an audience in a reasonable manner how and why this fabulous magic is happening? Well, the author of How To Write A Script shows you how he used his methodology to write a script that successfully explains...in a bare minimum of script...the Sympathetic Silks. Part of the scripts' charm is that the audience sees a trick performed in just FOUR words. ... | $8 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
Scripted #28: Lassoing a CardLarry BrodahlHow to lasso a chosen card. Complete methodology as well as script and performance video included. Full performance rights allowed. It is a version that makes sense. The magician explains that as a child at summer vacation, he learned how to lasso mosquitoes, and he got so good at it, that he learned to actually snap the knot for the lasso onto the rope mid-air. And he thought he'd turn that skill into a trick. The magician has a card selected. This card is returned to the deck and shuffled by the spectator. After some byplay, the magician drops the cards into a paper bag, puts one end... | $12 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
Scripted #27: TriumphLarry BrodahlTwo complete scripts and very simple handling for the Triumph effect, which not only fools people, but entertains them immensely. No difficult sleights, no gaffs, no problems. Many versions of Triumph are either complicated and hard to follow, or gaffed, or even a knuckle buster. Well, the author of How To Write A Script shows how he used his methodology to write 2 different scripts that explains and entertains with the Triumph effect, while technically putting it well within the reach of every magician. This ebook gives you every line, joke, piece of timing, setup and nuance of the routine. The ebook... | $12 to wish list | |
Scripted #26: Four BeansLarry BrodahlAmusing and entertaining script on the classic 4 Bean routine. Full performance rights included. The 4 Bean trick is a classic, but the moves and the motivation are odd and unexplained. Well, the author of How To Write A Script shows how he used his methodology to write a funny script where you know why the trick is being done and why the handling looks the way it does. And the handling ends up being pretty simple. This ebook gives you every line, joke, piece of timing, setup and nuance of the routine. The ebook also takes you through an overview of some of the steps of script writing and routine design... | ★★★★★ $10 to wish list | |
Scripted #24: Seeing cards with the FingertipsLarry BrodahlScript(s) and full handling on a routine for finding cards with your fingertips. Plays for duos, or solo performers in parlor, stage, or even closeup. Performance video included. Effect: The magician has 3 cards selected from a red deck. A spectator has also shuffled a blue deck. From that blue deck, the magician finds the exact same cards selected from the red deck using just his sensitive fingers. A trick and variations on the script for:
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Scripted #23: vanishing wand (shell)Larry BrodahlAn breakdown in script format and full handling on making real magic with the Vanishing Wand using the Shell. Full construction details on making your own shells included. Performance video included. Anyone that's ever read Tarbell has run into the Shell Wand. An exact duplicate of a wand made from paper. But, you probably have questions.
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Scripted #22: vanishing figure 8 knotLarry BrodahlHow to tie a vanishing figure 8 knot and a script that makes the process more enjoyable and entertaining. Everyone probably knows how to vanish an overhand knot, or even a Chefalo knot. But how many know how to vanish a figure 8 knot? How to tie a true figure 8 knot as well as the false figure 8 knot are both shown and are virtually identical. The script provided shows how it can stand on it's own, but it would also fit nicely into a routine with knots. An audience member can even help you tie the knot, and they'll be none the wiser. Best of all, it's free. 1st edition 2018, 20 pages.... | ★★★★★ $0 to wish list | |
Scripted #21: Add a NumberLarry BrodahlA routine and script that (with an assist from Mel Mellers), transforms a rather dry piece of mentalism into a fun and entertaining piece of magic. The plot of the Add-A-Number effect doesn't lend itself to the magical performer, as the audience knows that they're watching tricks, not psychic phenomenon, which means that the presentation of "seeing the future" isn't as effective as it could be. Plus, the method is closely tied to the revelation. How could you predict a number unless you somehow knew what everyone would write or you switched the numbers? This script - with a huge... | $12 to wish list |