Kort,
Milton: Kort
is Now in
Session ©1962, Ireland Magic Company Softcover, comb-bound, 6x9", 64 pages |
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Comments: Illustrations by Steranko. Good little book of
close-up magic by Milt Kort.
Contents:
4 B&W Photo of Milt Kort
5 Foreword: Milt Kort
7 Exhibit One - Kortially Yours: Multiple spectators hold packets
of
cards and perform a "do as I do" with the magician. When the
packets
are spread, each has a face up card that matches that spectator's
selection.
10 Exhibit Two - The Homing Pigeon: reveal a card by throwing a
joker
in boomerang fashion and catching it with the deck.
13 Exhibit Three - The You Got Nothin Poker Deal: Poker hands are
dealt, but when turned over, the magician has only a pair of
threes.
However, the spectator's hands consist of all blank cards.
15 Exhibit Four - Cup-Hola:: a hole is poked in the bottom of a
paper
cup and the cup is placed on the spectator's hand. A coin (larger
than
the hole) is placed over the hole, and a handkerchief placed over
the
mouth of the cup. The coin penetrates the hole. (uses a folder)
17 Exhibit Five - Sheer Brute Strength: A borrowed penny is bent
in the
performer's hands (switch)
21 Exhibit Six - Half from One: a dollar is folded and a half
dollar is
produced from the folds. Hands are shown empty at the start, and
the
dollar can be borrowed.
25 Exhibit Seven - Misers Dream In Reverse: An explanation of the
Miser's Dream is that the coins are hidden in "air pockets" for
later
retrieval. Magician demonstrates by vanishes several coins into
these
pockets (uses back clip)
31 Exhibit Eight - The Kort Star: The Coin Star flourish in Milt
Kort
style, with drawings & B&W photos
37 Exhibit Nine - Gone, Again, Again and Again: Four coin vanishes
under a handkerchief (each different)
41 Exhibit Ten - Cups and Balls in Miniature: Cups and Balls
routine
designed for the inexpensive plastic sets. Teaches the Fake Load,
the
Turn Over Load, the One Hand Cup Turnover, and the Two Hand Cup
Turnover. At the end, the balls vanish and a balled up dollar bill
is
found.......
53 Exhibit Eleven -Chromo Cups and Balls: utilizes three cups of
different colors, and five balls (three of color A, one color B,
and
one color C)
57 Exhibit Twelve -Dice / Dice / Dice: combines ball move from
John
Scarne, coin effect of Dai Vernon, and Chink-A-Chink from William
Larsen into a lengthy dice routine. Uses 5 red dice (about 5/8"),
a
similarly sized green die, and a double sized die.
63 About the Author: short biography of Milt Kort