For Magicians Only

For Magicians Only
Author	Charles Waller
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.
• 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.

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