Roper, David: Award Winning Comedy Magic No. 1 - Comedy Opening Routine ©1980 David Roper, OK Softcover, stapled manuscript, 8.5x11",

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Comments: Cover and most illustrations by Bud Hand. Typewritten manuscript folded in half. This routine won David the "most commercial act" in 1972.

Contents:

0 Diagrams
1 Introduction
2 The Effect: failed Siberian Chain Escape leads into rope magic
2 - Preparation: set up of Siberian Chain Escape
3 - Set-Up
3 - Presentation
5 - Footnotes
6 Opening Rope Routine
6 - Effect: knots, cut & restored rope
6 - Preparation
6 - (1) The Cut and Restored Routine
8 - (2) The Sliding Knot
9 - (3) Opening Gag for the Rope Routine
10 - Routine
12 - Footnotes
13 Running Gag Using a Suitcase
13 - Effect
14 - Preparation
14 - Adaptation