Emerson,
Arthur J., Jr.: The
Second Evening At the Magic Circle ©1988 (circa) Arthur J. Emerson Jr. Softcover, stapled manuscript, 8.5x11", 22 pages |
Comments (Stewart Tame): Arthur is best-known to most as
one
half of Emerson & West, publishers of fine packet tricks
including
the never-to-be-sufficiently-praised Color Monte. He's a
consummate
performer with an act well-worth checking out. No date on these
lecture
notes but I bought them in 1988 or so, so they must date from that
year
or earlier.
Contents:
2 This Is Magic!: Magician displays four sides of two 5" x 7"
blank
cards, when one of the cards uncovers the other, the words "This
is
Magic" are revealed, the printed card then uncovers the other
which has
"More?" printed on it, magician leans against demonstration case
and
rests "This is Magic" against the right corner of case and "More?"
against the left, magician delivers a few more lines and flips
cards
around simultaneously to reveal first name on one, last name on
the
other.
5 Coin-cidental: The Coin-Card Compromise: Spectator chooses coin
and
initials label on it, deck of cards fanned for second spectator
who
chooses a card and initials label on it, card returned to deck
which is
left on table, initialed coin vanished using paper cone, deck cut
to
show marked coin directly above marked card.
7 Insight: One to three spectators choose cards which they keep,
fourth
spectator sits facing others and concentrates on circle design
drawn on
magician's business card, names chosen cards.
8 Match Weight: Magician places four books of matches on the bar,
magician weighs each in hand "memorizing" the weight, magician
leaves,
spectator tears match out of one book, magician comes back and
identifies which book weighs less, spectator handed one book, told
to
feel weight, magician takes back book and tears out single match,
placed in spectator's hand it feels lighter, opened to reveal all
matches gone.
13 Affinity or The His and Hers Card Trick: Deck of cards
shuffled,
fanned, male spectator selects one and returns it to the deck,
female
spectator then selects card, same card chosen by other spectator.
15 Murder Most Foul: Two business cards produced, each from its
own
envelope, silhouette of man on back of one, woman on the other,
gender
appropriate card selected and other returned to envelope,
silhouette
placed in transparent envelope which is initialed by spectator and
retained face down in front of them, magician asks spectators to
call
out different forms of murder which are written on the back of
another
business card, one of the suggestions chosen and a ring drawn
around
it, card face down on table and initialled by spectator, magician
recaps, card turned over to reveal ring still on card but word has
disappeared from within, silhouette turned over to reveal murdered
in
fashion suggested by chosen method.
18 Three of a Kind: Prediction card in sealed envelope placed on
talbe,
miniature deck of cards fanned, spectator chooses one, red-backed
bridge size deck on table in front of different spectator, deck
cut,
magician places envelope into deck to mark cut, magician turns
red-backed deck face up and fans until envelope reached, first
spectator reveals miniature card, card next to envelope in
red-backed
deck matches, turned over to reveal blue back, prediction envelope
opened to reveal red-backed card.
20 One-Nip-Manship: Five different miniature liquor bottles on
table,
"...full, of course.", spectator covers bottles with five cloth
covers
and sets cards numbered 1 through 5 in front of them, magician
turns
back, spectator selects one bottle, spectator turns back, magician
mixes bottles, spectator then moves bottles as instructed by
magician
until only one is left, which proves to be the selection.