Displaying 889 to 912 (of 1648 products) ★★★★★ $12 The Magical PitchmanWilliam W. Larsen & B. W. McCarron  ... is just the ticket for corporate shows, keynote speeches, civic groups, women's groups, men's lodges, magic revues ... anywhere that adult audiences gather. Based on a lecture presented by "Doc" Lehar, Larsen and McCarron have expanded the premise, giving new latitude and freedom to the modern- day performer, who will "cash in" with it. Everything needed for the act should fit into an average briefcase or better yet, a "carpetbagger" style satchel.
This revised edition adds a whopping seventeen pages of added material to the original, making it even more of a "must have" for anyone who... $8 Premiere Slate MysteryEdwin A. French Here is French's personal method of making a "spirit answer" appear on a borrowed slate ... while sealed inside an envelope and held by a spectator. The spectator's initials may be written on the frame of the slate to prove that there are no switches of any kind employed. This mind-numbing mystery can be worked solo, as a one-man effect, with an ungimmicked slate. Instead of a slate, black cardboard or artist board can be substituted. Complete routine, with three presentations described, for stage, party or séance. Absolutely no flaps, switches, gimmicked slates or chemicals used. No stooges... ★★★★★ $15 Nelson Enterprises Manuscript Collection 5Robert A. Nelson ... money. (NE Cat. #56)
Clockwise - Syl Reilly's mental-flavored card effect using a borrowed and shuffled pack. Sold for the equivalent of $8 when first released. (NE #119)
Impromptu Mental Magic with Cards - Described when first released as a brand-new principle in magic, ideal for the "one man" psychic performer. Originally offered, with an unprepared deck of cards, for the equivalent of $29. (NE Cat. #81)
Master Mental Divination - Dr. Grote's masterful presentation where a spectator merely thinks of a card. The performer does the same and removes two cards, placed in two side-by-side... ★★★★★ $19 On Stage, OnlineMagic Gareth A handbook on the virtual magic show for family entertainers.
I was working as a successful kids entertainer when Covid-19 hit. Like everyone else I saw all of my live work vanish and my income dwindle. I took my kids show online, and it has been pretty successful. I have now performed over 200 online shows and learned lots along the way. So, I wrote an ebook and now I am talking about it.
Now is the time to get online for the future of family entertainment!
- INTRODUCTION
- PART 1: THE AUDITION
- PART 2: REHEARSALS
- The Initial Setup
- The Backdrop
- Webcam
- Lighting
- The Internet
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★★★★★ $10 10 Best Proposition Bets of America's Bigtime GamblersJohn Scarne A proposition bet is one which appears to give the taker an even chance and at times the best of it, but does just the opposite. Like con men, proposition gamblers pretend to be pleasant, friendly, easy-going, good fellows who would never think of double-crossing anyone. They also usually pretend that their prepared proposition bets are something they just happened to think up on the spot. They take great pleasure in beating seasoned gamblers; money is not the main objective. It's the prestige and self-satisfaction they derive from having outsmarted a top gambler, be he friend or foe.
While... $19.50 Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions including Trick PhotographyAlbert A. Hopkins ... - ...
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- ... Elevator Theater Stage
- Some Remarkable American Stage Inventions
- A Revolving Stage
- The "Asphaleia" Stage
- A Theater With Two Auditoriums
- Curio's Pivoted Theater
- The Olympian Theater Of Palladio At Vicenza
- CHAPTER III. STAGE EFFECTS
- Scene Painting
- Sunrise Effect
- Sun Effect
- Change From Day To Night
- Stars
- Moon Effects
- Rain Effect
- Rainbow Effect
- Wind Effect
- Thunder Effect
- Lightning
- Snow Effect
- Wave Effect
- Crash Effect
- Fire And Smoke Effects
- Gradual Transformations
- Battle Scenes
- Theatrical Firearms
- The Imitation Of Odors
- CHAPTER IV. THEATER SECRETS
★★★★★ $15 Rub the LampJames Breedon
James 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 Out of your PocketMerlyn T. Shute ... to the author, are very personal.
But this book falls out of the ordinary since it was not the author's idea in the first place but resulted from the demands of friends. After the initial suggestions, however, the project unfolded easily and pleasantly and I am content with the result.
One thing that pushed it along was a concensus that today's youth must develop their magic in a vastly different world of entertainment than in time past. The supply of entertainment is much greater today and, since there is a limit to the amount of money that is available to spend on entertainment... $12 Sam's Scrapbook 4Sam Dalal ... never seen before.
When I got out of college in 1968, magic was for me a hobby, and a source of income to pay some of the bills. I was unaware of most magic shops and dealers, and magic magazines. As a performer, (in addition to a routine desk job) I used to perform in a Cabaret at Trincas (one of the "in" spots for the younger crowd then) besides the usual gamut of party and birthday shows. I created a sizable volume of the material I used and made many of the props myself. The additional income permitted me to indulge in magic magazine subscriptions, and these sparked additional ideas,... $9.50 Tricks that MystifyWill Goldston Excerpt from the introduction:
In this book I deal with the latest and best small tricks. The majority of the professional conjurers to-day are presenting small tricks in their programmes. I have been asked by subscribers not to include illusions requiring stage traps, but to confine myself to secrets of tricks that can be done by the average performer, and the apparatus not to be costly.
I have taken care to meet with the wishes of all subscribers to this book. I have omitted complicated tricks and combinations likely to fog an audience. The magician to-day understands that he must be... $6 Life Staked at CardsHenry Meyer A sketch of the life of Henry Meyer a converted gambler.
Henry Meyer was by his own account a very successful gambler who would play predominantly in Europe. One day he played against a young man and won all his money. Subsequently, that young man took his own life. At that point, Meyer realized that the young man was his younger brother. This charring experience made him give up gambling completely.
While I don't doubt that Meyer was a professional gambler who would later reform and give up gambling, the story with his brother rings a bit too fantastic. It is hard to believe that he and... $12 ShenanigansLiam Montier ... - Darren McQuade
You demonstrate why some pens are known as 'Magic Markers' by writing your name in capital letters on the back of a random card. You then have the front of the card signed by a spectator, who you have just met.
With a wave of your hand, you visually squish all of the ink together into one bundle, ala Jay Sankey. But that's just the beginning - you then demonstrate that you can un-squish the ink into any form you like, and with no displacements or extra moves, you visually un-squish the inky mess into your spectator's name.
Real time method. Easy handling. Fast Reset. BOOF!
... $8 Prestidigitation or Magic Made Easyunknown ... water, this may be just the book for you. The author only identifies himself as 'An Old Conjuror'.
Excerpt from the publisher's preface:
The following pages are not intended to make the reader either a cheat or trickster. In the long winter's evening, at Merry Christmas time, or on a wet day in the country, the young folks are often at a loss how to amuse themselves. To furnish the ingenious with the means to enable them to provide entertainment, to qualify the hero of his little circle to divert and astonish his friends, and to inform, without being dryly scientific, are the principal... $29.99 The Art of Cold Calling: Cold Emails for Creative MindsChristian Lavey ... what cold emailing is, how it differs from spam, and provide a detailed guide on setting up a service that will send emails for you and automatically follow up.
If you buy this book and implement the strategies, you will get more shows. Guaranteed! It's inevitable. And even if you only get one show from this book, you will have already recouped your investment. And you will.
Discover the potential of cold emailing and transform your entertainment career today.
- Foreword
- What is Cold Email?
- Features of Cold Emails
- Goals of Cold Emails
- Challenges and Best Practices
- What...
$63 Nostradum WalletUnknown Mentalist Peek, predict, switch, index.
This intro price will go up to $63 from July 15, 2024.
"200 releases is an incredible amount of material, congratulations! Well done on producing such a phenomenal amount of material, very impressive!" - Marc Paul
"I am happy for your success and I wish you a lot more!" - Luca Volpe
This is my 200th release to the magic community. A big thank you to each and every one of you for making this happen. I am humbled and overwhelmed by your patronage, support, love, friendship, and enthusiastic interactions.
Now about the Nostradum Wallet (NoW):
A special toolbox of physical... ★★★★★ $6 Enigmas and IllusionsSam Dalal ... of your calling card or publicity folder or even your admission tickets. They can also be used as memorable "give-aways" for your assisting spectators, or as "good-luck" mojos.
This manuscript is devoted to Illusions and Enigmas that magicians can put to some use, as a talking point leading to one of their effects, or by itself as an intriguing or interesting demonstration or to add a touch of mystery to their promotions.
- Items like Tile Deal, Adair's Crystal Clear Image, and Adair's Boomerangs are stand-alone close-up winners.
- Items like Ghost Coin are great as a lead in to a coin...
★★★★★ $15 The Psychic Reader's ToolboxRichard Webster
The Psychic Reader's Toolbox is for people who already have some experience at giving readings, and are ready to progress and become better at the art.
It includes:
- How to give instant readings to strangers by analyzing their temperaments and body language.
- How to improve your readings skills by including validation, baggage release, love and relationships, pronoia, the labyrinth, pendulum, crystals, and even a blessing.
- How to tell people what day of the week their birthday is on.
- How to increase your income by offering dream interpretations and Akashic Record readings to your clients.
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$3 Arithmetical ProdigiesE. W. Scripture Arithmetical Prodigies by E.W. Scripture is a remarkable paper about remarkable people. Published in 1891, it gives the first comprehensive account of those individuals who have displayed an astonishing capacity for mental calculation. The numerous and fascinating biographies alone make this work a 'must read' for anyone with a taste for the curious and sensational. The paper can also lay claim to being one of the first works of popular psychology. Its style - essentially that of a treatise that reads like a novel - has been replicated right through to the present day. In short, Scripture's...  ... Con Games; and has made numerous television appearances in the United States, Europe and Japan, including U.S. appearances on CBS 48 Hours, PBS Nova and the PBS documentary The Art of Magic, Comedy Central, and repeat appearances on The Today Show. He is the creator of Card Clinic, an intensive 3- day seminar on sleight-of-hand card
magic, and has also taught at McBride Magic School and at the Sylvan Academy in Italy. According to Penn and Teller, 'Jamy Ian Swiss makes one understand what a terrifying art form pure sleight of hand can be. He is James Bond with a deck of cards for a pistol!' ★★★★★ $12 New Era Card TricksAugust Roterberg ... the excellent works by Robert-Houdin, Hoffmann and Sachs - issued by mainstream publishers targeting a general (and often juvenile) audience. Roterberg’s books were published by a magic dealer specifically for sale in magical depots, rather than for wide distribution to the general public. When one considers that most serious magic books today are issued by specialty publishers to be distributed primarily through magic dealers, one recognizes in Roterberg the source of this publishing model in the English speaking marketplace....
Table of Contents
SLEIGHTS.
- The Double Handed Pass
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$20 The Contract BookJim Kleefeld Unless you are exclusively performing for friends and family, you should have a contract for each engagement. Of course, the best is to have a lawyer in your home state write up a contract specifically tailored to your needs and circumstances. But before you contact your lawyer you should sit down... ★★★★★ $9 The Trick BrainDariel Fitzkee This is book two from Fitzkee's trilogy and is unlike any other book ever written on magic. It was the first book (and to my knowledge the only book) to attack magic methods from a scientific standpoint. Fitzkee develops here a classification of effects, from appearances to vanishes, and then describes a system to invent or develop new trick plots. This is an invention system. I would say it is one way to invent new trick plots. But even if you are not of the scientific sort, the classification and discussion of magic effects and methods is a tremendous resource to expand your horizon and think... ★★★★★ $5 Fake Card TricksLeo Behnke ... begin in an easy manner with simple props and a minimum of skill. Slowly they grow in stature until someday they can hold their own with any other card magician in the world.
This booklet, small as it is, is the Open Sesame for people who want to learn to do card magic. It is to be used with one or two of the Magic Castle decks of playing cards, as well as the very special Fake Deck. With these simple props the beginner can start learning and performing card tricks with unusual and baffling effects.
They're easy to do, and will open up a world of secrets, wonder, and appreciation.
... ★★★★★ $10 The 8th British Close Up Magic SymposiumMark Leveridge This is the ebook released to coincide with the 8th Symposium which took place in April 2003 at Bath University and it features the magic of those taking part on the day. Here is a breakdown of the contents:
- Richard Pinner offers a novel color changing penknife idea. (The Opening Colour Change)
- Lee Davis explains a clever way to reproduce two drawings made entirely at random by two spectators. (Roving Duplicates)
- Sean Carpenter gives the lowdown on his behind-the-back card stab. (IBM Card Stab)
- Roger Curzon provides no less than three items, two strong card effects and a well thought out...
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