Houdini's easy-to-follow directions, many of them accompanied by illustrations, are accessible to readers of all ages and skill levels.
The master sleight-of-hand artist explains how to use the simplest of props ― sheets of paper ― to completely captivate audiences. Other items include the Ring and Program (a masterpiece of Verbeck,) the Traveling Paper alls, Torn and Restored Paper String (as originated by Ching Ling Foo), Harry Moore's variation on the Paper Ladder and other material of interest.Īfter being preserved for generations on library shelves, aspiring illusionists can now learn from one of the world's greatest magicians with this facsimile of a 1922 book by Harry Houdini. Another effect used by Henning is also explained - The Japanese Butterflies which flit around the stage when fanned by the performer. Several methods for performing the torn and restored cigarette paper are explained, including a method similar to that used by Doug Henning in one of his TV specials. As a result one of the Reiss billet reading techniques is included. Houdini's interest in spiritualistic and psychic frauds led him to have a seance with Reiss. A complete description of this effect is one of the highlights of the book. He mentions that Houdini was particularly interested in Francis Werner's Torn and Restored Bill Trick and delighted in watching him do it. This edition contains a foreword by the eminent Houdini scholar, E. Over 190 pages, covering both close up and stage magic as performed with paper.
This book belongs in your library if only because it was written by one of the most important men in our profession - but you will also find much usable material in it.
0 kommentar(er)
