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Passe-Passe Bottles
Passe-Passe Bottles is a classic illusion in which a whiskey bottle, and a glass or tumbler, magically and inexplicably exchange places under cover of two cylindrical tubes at the hands of the performer.[1]
A marvelous, classic illusion when performed well in a swiftly placed manner, with an entertaining patter.[2] the effect was commonly used by performers at least by 1876.[1]
Around 1919, an extension of the effect usually credited as having been created by Arthur P. Felsman in Chicago added an extra bottle for comedy effect.[3]
In the 1920's, a further extension of the effect became the modern Multiplying Bottles,[4][5][6] which has been criticized by some as tending towards giving away the secret working of the simpler, classic Passe-Passe effect by virtue of repeating essentially the same effect multiple times, violating the old maxim of never repeating a trick.[2]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Passe-Passe Trick", in Modern Magic, by Professor Hoffmann (1876).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gingles, J. - "My Secret Hobby & Favorite Escapes (Puns Intended)", from Accidents of Luck - A Personal Memoir, Washington, DC, 2007.
- ↑ In Felsman's Magical Review, Vol. 1, No. 2, November 1919, Felsman advertises the Passe Passe Trick with an extra bottle for comedy effect. He stated: "Supplied only by us and taking one week's time as we make this trick "to order only".
- ↑ Jack Potter, Abracadabra (page 16. Vol. 63, 1976)
- ↑ Lloyd E. Jones in Genii 1978 July, Vol. 42, No. 7, page 424
- ↑ Genii Forums - "Origin of Multiplying Bottles".
