Magic In The Modern Manner - Orville Meyer (pb)

A revealing book of 36 professionally developed magic effects and routines for mid-level performers, yet professionals and even amateurs will find value here.

No matter if you perform magic or mentalism, there's gold within the pages of this excellent book.

6 card effects, 10 mental miracles, 10 more diverse tricks, 2 tricks for kid shows, the bullet catch (6 methods), linking rings, 2 cups and balls routines, a master system for keeping track of your effects, and closes with one more stunning mental mystery.

Did you know that Meyer invented the bullet catch that was famously used Annemann? And he was the co-creator of Think! Ink! that set the magic world on its ear some years back. He tips both effects in this book.

Meyer also gives you his own linking ring routine, developed after memorizing several others on the market, incorporating a series of moves that make this time-proven effect come to life in a new way. Many professionals called it the best they've ever seen.

CONTENTS

Preface 7
Introduction 9
Chapter I—SKILLFUL CARD MAGIC 11
Cutting the Aces 11
Restless Colors 15
Greatest Four-Ace Trick (William Morton) 22
Correcting a Mistake 28
Do It Again 31
Paul Fox’s Climax for “The New, Torn and Restored Card” 35
Chapter II—MENTAL MYSTERIES 37
Pay Day (Vosburgh-Meyer) 37
A Telephone Trick 41
. . . And Another 44
Seventh Card Mystery 46
Encore (Mosteller-Meyer) 52
Multi-Mentality 58
He Only Thinks (Eddie Clever) 62
Unseen (Eddie Clever) 64
The New “Miracle” Effect 65
The Principle of Majorities 67
Chapter III—NOVEL MAGIC 72
Think! Ink! 72
Passe Passe Ink 78
Magical Strip Tease 79
Bathing Girl Illusion 81
The Cosmic Blue Ray 83
The Chinese Wands 86
Milk Bottle Levitation (Ed Rock) 90
Cokey Joe 91
Oh, Henry!—or: Lux with Him 93
“Do as I Do” Paper Tear 94
The Traveling Salesman (Bert Douglas) 96
Celebrity Telepathy 98
Chapter IV—CHILDREN’S SPECIALS 101
The Egg Bag 101
?? Whereisit ?? (Lohrey-Meyer) 106
Chapter V—CATCHING A BULLET IN THE TEETH 109
Chapter VI—THE CHINESE LINKING RINGS 126
Floyd Brown’s Bounce Link 164
Chapter VII—THE CUPS AND BALLS 167
Routine No. 2 174
Chapter VIII—MAGICAL INDEX KEY 185
Chapter IX—VOCAL VIBRO 190
Afterword 194
About the Author 195

NEW, softcover, 195 pages

NOTE: This is a reprint, published by Magic World Publishers.