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'''Paper Hat Tear''' (or Paper Hat Trick or Hat Tear) is a routine in which colored pieces of paper are torn to create a hat. | '''Paper Hat Tear''' (or Paper Hat Trick or Hat Tear) is a routine in which colored pieces of paper are torn to create a hat. | ||
A follow-up involves having the paper restored into a pair of panties and known as '''Hat' and Pants'''. | |||
The paper tear was created by [[Cecil Lyle]] in the 1920s as part of his "Magical Milliner" act.<ref>Encyclopedic Dictionary of Magic by Bart Whaley</ref> | |||
Other magicians who regularly performed this effect: | Other magicians who regularly performed this effect: | ||
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== Variations == | == Variations == | ||
* [[William Stickland]] created a gasmask from the torn pieces (1939). | * [[William Stickland]] created a gasmask version from the torn pieces (1939). | ||
* A version in which the torn papers become a pair of ladies panties was being sold in the 1940s. | * A version in which the torn papers become a pair of ladies panties was being sold in the 1940s. | ||
Revision as of 17:35, 22 April 2012
Paper Hat Tear (or Paper Hat Trick or Hat Tear) is a routine in which colored pieces of paper are torn to create a hat.
A follow-up involves having the paper restored into a pair of panties and known as Hat' and Pants.
The paper tear was created by Cecil Lyle in the 1920s as part of his "Magical Milliner" act.[1]
Other magicians who regularly performed this effect:
- Glen Pope (1937)
Variations
- William Stickland created a gasmask version from the torn pieces (1939).
- A version in which the torn papers become a pair of ladies panties was being sold in the 1940s.
References
- ↑ Encyclopedic Dictionary of Magic by Bart Whaley