Osborne, Tom: The Shower of Sweets ©1945 Thomas Osborne, Philadelphia, PA Softcover, saddle-stitched, 6x9", 17 pages |
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Comments: The third in Tom's Classics of Magic series. The
others were - Volume One: Coin Tricks, Two: Napkin
Folding, and Four: Poker Demonstration.
This routine is the production of candy in a bowl.
Contents (based on TheLearnedPig eBook edition, numbers are not page numbers):
i Dedication
1 The History of The Shower of Sweets (John Braun)
2 Contents
3 The Effect: a dish is covered with a napkin, the napkin shaken,
and a shower of sweets pours into the disk
4 A Story About a Magician - It Could Be You: a sample
presentation at the dinner table
5 The Impromptu Bag: making it on the spot
6 The Prepared Bag
7 - The Single Bag
8 - The Double Bag
9 - The Triple Bag
10 1st Routine: performed while seated at the table
11 2nd Routine: standing close to the audience
12 3rd Routine: night club or stage performance
13 The Steal for the Two Loads of Oranges From the Back of the
Tables
14 The Panties Bag: an inappropriate gag