Whatever stage show you see this effect is present about one time out of twenty but I believe it is a real killer.I wanted to know what the name of the effect was at 3:10 in the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2fREeNlK......1r-52-HM

Its the The Lean.
http://www.malloymodernmagic.com/the_lean.htm
If you do a search here on the Café you will find a bunch of information about it!
Also welcome to the Café!

Michael

It's called "The Lean". It is actually an old Vaudeville bit, but it has been modernized for today's performances.

Here's a Magic Café discussion of it with Doug Malloy from 2003:

http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......art=0#17

CLICK HERE to go to Malloy Modern Magic and "The Lean"

Cheers
Frank

Thanks for all your help.But it seems a little pricey for what appears to the audience a trick rather than a full blown illusion.

The lean seems depending on how you use it would be used to enhance an illusion or joke in the act. It is a bit pricey as well

For the old vaudevillians who knew how to make it, it wasn't pricey at all. A couple of e******s, a couple of s****s, and a good strong pair of s***s. Ya know what I mean?

A great magician, Bert Easley, made this a highlight of his act back in the 40's and 50's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmjGczWzW8U

I do the Malloy version in my demo off the edge of the stage with a chicken in my hands, it gets very strong reactions.