Description
First edition, Copyright 1921. Originally sold with forty pages but there are some pages missing, pages 19-22 and pages 27-30 are missing, soft covers, staple bound. Some crayon and pencil marks on a few pages.
The patter in this volume has been arranged in paragraph form, this style has many advantages, as most magicians very seldom use a ready made routine of words. They pick out certain paragraphs and apply them to various effects. This is a good idea as it does away with similarity, doing things differently adds variety to any program.
There are two styles of patter, serious and humorous. The former is employed in effects where a mystifying impression is desired, while the latter is used as additional amusement. There is a greater demand for humorous patter, for several reasons, it adds more snap and pep, mirth and merriment to any trick. Wit and Wonderment is a winning combination. Words are like clothes, they dress up your effects. If you can find a new suit of patter for some old tricks you have been doing for years among these pages, this volume will have accomplished its object.
Contents as is:
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Opening Paragraphs
The Vanishing Gloves
The Perfection Flag Trick
The Mysterious Bowl of Fire
The Multiplying Thimbles
The Diminishing Pack of Cards
Flowers From A Paper Cone
Twentieth Century Handkerchief Trick
Handkerchiefs Dyed by Magic
The Sliding Die Box
Marvelous Pigeon Catching
Closing Paragraphs
