Ginn, David: Magic That Moves Me
©1971 Michael P. Hades, Canada
Softcover, comb-bound, 8.5x11", 77 Pages

1996 Second Printing
Ginn: Magic That Moves Me
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David Ginn: Magic That Moves Me

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Contents (from book, updated Feb 2018):

7 Chapter One: Good Morning
7 Motivation for Performing

11 Chapter Two: "The Opener Had Better Be Good!"
11 Triple Cloth Production
12 Twin Appearing Canes
13 One Hand Dove in Balloon

15 Chapter Three: School Show Magic
16 Triple Load Phantom Tube
17 A Musical Opening
18 Raising Hands Gag
18 From a Pair of Gloves: billiard ball and silk appearance
20 Keeping Kids Off Stage
20 The Basket: a utility for the stage
22 Carrying Equipment: tips
22 Twentieth Century and Water: magic and comedy routine with full kidshow patter

David Ginn: Magic That Moves Me

30 Chapter Four: Always Ready
30 A Dissolving Knot Complicated: vanishing knot in rope
32 Coin in the Leaf: impromptu coin vanish and reappearance - outdoors
33 Emergency Rope and Scissors: always be prepared idea
34 The Summer Silk: a 36" silk appears at the end of a neck scarf

36 Chapter Five - Fooled and Fooled and Fooled Again
36 Fraidy-Cat Rabbit: full presentation and patter for this commercial effect
39 White Dirt: David's presentation for Soft Soap
Double Hippity-Hop Rabbits (With Abb Dickson): two performers using two sets of Hippity Hop Rabbits

44 Chapter Six Just for Laughs
44 Just for Laughs: book idea
46 The Snap Coin Vanish (Abb Dickson): a coin vanish joke
47 The Snap Peanut Vanish - in the car: an impromptu use of the snap vanish
47 Stretching the Sleeve: comedy idea
48 Every Card!: gag for a card trick
48 Ridiculous Wrist Watch Production: a not-so-clever production
50 David Ginn’s Original Fantastic Bare Hand Live Elephant Production: tongue-in-cheek

52 Chapter Seven: Getting the Show on the Road
52 Packing
52 Bags
53 Silks
53 Shoes
53 Look Big, Pack Small
54 In Your Pockets
54 The Accessory Kit
54 Electricity

56 Chapter Eight The Ring, Rope, and Appearing Cane
56 A Television Routine: a performance on Buddy Farnan's Funtime TV show
57 Canes Theme: with canes, a rope, and ring

62 Chapter Nine The Three O'Clock Train
62 Introduction: a two person comedy and magic act with triple character substitution
64 Part One - The Comedy Sketch: with full script
68 Part Two - The Ghost Appears: using a Doll House Illusion style appearance
70 Part Three - Triple Substitution
74 Final Notes

76 Chapter Ten - Good Night: a conversation with the hotel operator



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