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Lawrence O Inner circle French Riviera 6811 Posts |
In MAHATMA - THE ONLY PAPER IN THE UNITED STATES DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OP MAGICIANS, SPIRITUALISTS, MESMERISTS, ETC. Vol 1 No VII NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER,1895 p 3
THE ACE MARTIN DECEPTIVE COIN RAP. Performer pulls up left sleeve and places coin from right hand into left hand which he partly closes keeping back of that hand towards audience; performer now takes wand a"d taps coin to further convince them that it is there, when lo! it has actually vanished, left hand front and back being shown with finger spread—it has flown. Explanation.—Take borrowed half dollar marked or palming coin by tips of second and ring fingers and thumb of right hand—throw it into left hand two or three times then suddenly palm the coin by placing it in right hand by considerable force, ring finger of right hand doing the most work, grasp coin in hollow of hand—by"the two fleshy portions, all the time moving right hand toward the left which is partly opened to receive supposed coin, make a very slight sucking noise with the tongue well moistened on roof of mouth, at the same time make a very slight sound with left thumb similar to snapping thumb but less perceptible. The above both sounds should coincide and audience will at once think they heard coin slap palm of left hand. Now take your wand which should have metal ends from beneath left armpit with handle pointing downwards so that audience may not see that you have palmed a coin in right hand, and now for the mysterious part of this sleight, take the wand with one end not across palm, but just within it, so that if the index and second finger and thumb of right hand act as a fulcrum, you can make metal end of wand strike coin in right hand and audience although they cannot see coin in left hand, yet they are fully satisfied that it is there because of its sound. Remember that the wand in the striking act does not touch left hand at all but is checked by other end of wand striking coin; also remember that the left hand is roofed over by its fingers, look sternly and seriously at its center then close left hand, look worried and imagine that it contains a cracker and crumble at it with drawing hand away from side of body, open hand slowly spreading your fingers as far as possible but keep index and second fingers of left hand in contact and show palm of hand boldly—somebody will think "their on" and then slowly spread your fingers apart and show front and back and produce coin from tie, moustache or hat.
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
Is that the first appearance of the strategies of :
Palming on the way in Making a fake sound of a coin hitting the hand on the way in Using a wand (or knife) to make the sound of coin hit ??? *not in favor of the first two toss then givebacks to set up the action, rather have attempts with the "wrong coin" then go from there
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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Curtis Kam V.I.P. same as you, plus 3 and enough to make 3498 Posts |
Interesting, if IRC, Richard Kaufman said in "Williamson's Wonders" that the sound illusion goes back to Scott's Discoverie, although not with a coin. This might be the first published application to a coin vanish. Other than that, it raises many questions:
-who is this "Ace Martin" and why is he stealing my material? -Where's the coin while you're pulling up the left sleeve? In the right hand? That's a bit of an expose, holding the coin in the working hand. In the left hand? Then you are taking the coin out of the left hand, only to toss it back in, taking it out, tossing it back in, etc. Seems more like a guessing game than a magic trick. Is this the first published mention of the idea that magic is all about forcing people to watch you do moves? Is this what magic was like before Dai Vernon invented naturalness?
Is THAT a PALMS OF STEEL 5 Banner I see? YARRRRGH! Please visit The Magic Bakery
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Wes65 Inner circle I've said very little in 1219 Posts |
Quote:
-Where's the coin while you're pulling up the left sleeve? Perhaps he had yet to borrow it.
Wes
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