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''Apparatus and sleight of hand, alike, are valuable aids to the performer - just that and nothing more. To bring them into prominence, is to substitute the commonplace for the romantic.'' | |||
== Contents == | == Contents == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:45, 28 August 2011
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| Author | Charles Waller |
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| Publisher | Thayer |
| Publication Date | 1923 |
| Language | English |
Quotes
Apparatus and sleight of hand, alike, are valuable aids to the performer - just that and nothing more. To bring them into prominence, is to substitute the commonplace for the romantic.
Contents
- Part I. Patter, Plot and Presentation
- Chapter 1. What Magic Is.
- Chapter 2. Presentation:
- Apparatus and Sleights.
- Dress and Environment.
- Silence or Speech.
- Music.
- Programme Material.
- Chapter 3. Presentation (continued)
- Magical Dressings.
- Chapter 4. Patter:
- General Remarks.
- Purposes of Patter.
- Plot.
- The Dramatic and the Humorous.
- The Magic Sketch.
- Chapter 5. Magical Introductions.
- Part II. Patter for Standard Problems
- Chapter 6. Paper Magic
- The Afghan Bands.
- The Tale of an Elephant.
- The Coin Fold.
- The Princess Card Trick.
- Kismet.
- Manipulation with Cards.
- Chapter 7. Miscellaneous.
- The Filtering Ink.
- The Chinese Rice Bowls.
- The Magic Numbered Bricks.
- The Wine and Water Trick.
- The Man in the Moon.
- The Growth of Flowers.
- The Phantom Die.
- The Little Match Girl.
- Chapter 8. Stolen Jam.
- The Chinese Rings.
- Chapter 9. The Hindoo Lota.
- The Scientific Milkman.
- In Dumb Show.
- The Water of the Ganges.
- The Bricklayer's Nightmare.
- Chapter 10. A Paradoxical Perplexity.
- The Orange, Skittle and Drawer Box.
- Chapter 6. Paper Magic
- Part III. Original Efects in Magic
- Pop!
- My Lady's Fan
- a. The Productive Fan.
- b. The Easy Money Fan.
- c. An Attractive Fan.
- d. Rising Card Fan.
- e. Some Smiles and a Fan.
- The Elongated Donkey
- The Aerial Knot
- Throw a Six
- Wedding Bells
- The Elfin Torches
- The Top That Tours
- "An Empty Bottle of Beer"
- Percolation Phenomenal
- "Any Bites?"
- A Vase of Flowers
- Stringing the Ring
- Magic Broth
- The Girl Behind the Pen
- "Oranges and Lemons"
- The Harlequin Cigarettes
- Mirage
- The Wide, Wide World.