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Chris Bruce Loyal user Canada 213 Posts |
The Test of the Tiber is a very clever stand-up divination created by the late, great, Theo Annemann. Originally, it was a very clean book test that Annemann used to divine a name from a page in a phone book. The spectator, alone on stage, would open the book, and then look at any name on the page. While standing in the audience, the performer would reveal information about the other names on the page; producing a string of hits; and then finally the thought of name would be revealed. The clarity and psychology make for a very strong effect with stringent conditions.
This effect, along with Annemann’s method, were concepts that very much interested the late David Alexander, who, before his passing in 2010, complied all of the published information on it. Mr. Alexander also compiled his own thoughts and ideas on how to perform this. Additionally, through his research, David discovered a squeaky clean billet switch that Annemann tipped to Al Baker which remained unpublished. This switch was not included in the original - Annemann wanted to keep this for himself. This work would have been lost into history until David’s widow, Cassidy, gave David’s notes on the routine to his good friend Thomas Baxter, performer and author of several fine books on mentalism. Tom is releasing the work in a 22-page ebook entitled The Test of the Tiber – Revisited. Included: everything published on the effect from Annemann onward, David Alexander’s thoughts & tips, the Baker billet switch, and the handling that Tom uses in his shows. Colour photos. $20 US by PayPal from Thomas Baxter. Tom can be reached at: tomebaxter@icloud.com |
Chris Bruce Loyal user Canada 213 Posts |
Just heard from Tom and there is one correction to the above: the Billet switch was devised by Al Baker and tipped to Annemann, not the other way around as I had stated above.
Chris |
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