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magicstudent8416 Regular user 172 Posts |
You know that old classic which is a stereotype of the magician's tricks. The silks just keep on flowing from a pocket. Kind of like the silk version of miser's dream . Perhaps the allergy sufferer's dream?
What is the official name of the trick? |
JNeal Inner circle I used to have 999 posts, now I have 1623 Posts |
If I had to give it a title, I'd call it "The Scriptwriter's Fantasy"... because there really is no trick that matches the description.
What is so magical about pulling handkerchiefs from your pocket? It is something writer's come up with because it might be funny if acted well. But it isn't magical or amazing... so magicians don't really do it. But you may have seen it in a sitcom or movie. Sometimes the scarves are an endless chain of fabric that comes out of the sleeve... as if the magician has screwed up something... but I no of no magician who does that for effect.
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jimgerrish Inner circle East Orange, NJ 3209 Posts |
The least magical versions of this are called the "Kleenex" effect, in which one silk is twisted to another so they pop out of your pocket like... Kleenex! The more magical version of this is one in which you pull a silk from your pocket (usually breast pocket). Shortly afterwards, another silk (of a different color) rises up from your pocket and takes its place as your pocket handkerchief until you pull it out...long pause... and another one appears, and so on. What makes it magical is the timing- a long pause, and then another silk slowly rises up from your pocket seemingly on its own. Each silk is a different color, which adds to the beauty. It needs to be used within a routine so that you have a reason for getting each different color silk one by one and using it in some effect, and then, at the end, do a blendo or produce a dove or something from the collection of silks. So by itself, it is just like a running magic gag or interlude that only makes sense in context of a routine. I call it "Pocket Pop-Up Silk." You can't buy it, you have to make it yourself.
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
Red Skeleton as Klem Kadiddlehopper may have done it back when he had his television show back in the 1950's. As stated there is no name for it. It has been done mostly with small silks tied together corner to corner.
I guess the best name is a "Silk Production", it is used in magic, but mostly more secretly as a steal as part of a smaller silk production, to make it look like a gigantic quantity of silk hankies coming from a production prop. Pulling scarves from the breast pocket one at a time, can be use with tricks like the Color Changing Hand Fan. Making the fan change to the color hanky pulled from the pocket. |
hugmagic Inner circle 7665 Posts |
I do a pop up silk production from a phantom tube. Simply twist the end of the silks together and it will putt the next with it. By using facial expressions, you can sell the effect but it is more a comedic effect than a mystery.
Eric Lewis had a breast pocket hanky that kept appearing in his breast pocket in his "Miracles" series.
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magicstudent8416 Regular user 172 Posts |
Well that gives me a little more background.
I guess it is more of a gag than a magical effect but no harm in that |
Donald Dunphy Inner circle Victoria, BC, Canada 7565 Posts |
Or, are you talking about the gag where the performer pulls a continuous string of silks out of their sleeve or jacket pocket? The silks are all tied end to end, and seem unending. Sometimes a multicolour streamer is used instead, but most of the time it's a string of silks.
- Donald
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magicstudent8416 Regular user 172 Posts |
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On Apr 7, 2016, Donald Dunphy wrote: Yes I was referring to that effect. |
Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
It was shown on the promo for The Late Show with Steven Colbert, he will perform the silks from hand production during his show at 11:35 PM Eastern time.
What a coincidence that this would come up during a discussion. |
markofmagic Elite user 480 Posts |
I made a gimmick out of a large silk pull in which I pull about 8 different silks out of it plus a string of silk flags. It looks like I am pulling them from my bare hand.
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thomasR Inner circle 1189 Posts |
Paul Romhany performs a continual silk from pocket in his Chaplin routine. I had forgotten about it, but it's a really great effect. Obviously the Chaplin character can react well to the continous silk and get a lot of laughs and fun moments.
The silk is one long red "streamer" that completely fills the stage. It has to be 12' long or so. |
Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
For many years, I've used a production of small silks from a Demon Wonder Box, as a pad when looking for the vanished "20th Century" rainbow silk. First, two 15" silks, and a 24" streamer are produced from the Box, then, a 15 foot string of 12" silks are produced by the small boy helper, after he has examined the Box.
I describe the routine in detail, in my book, "DICK OSLUND, Road Scholar". It's a TOTALLY DIFFERENT PRESENTATION OF FRANK DUCROT'S CENTURY OLD 20TH CENTURY SILKS. My presentation FILLS THE STAGE with COLOR! The pad gets extra laughs before the finish, and, then I get a BIG LAUGH, and MITT, AT THE "REAL" FINISH! THE 20th CENTURY IS "NEXT TO CLOSING" FOR MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM! (It adds an extra 75 seconds to my 4 minute set up for the 45 minute show, (here comes the "BUT"!) But, IT'S WORTH THAT 75 seconds!!!
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emanuele New user London 49 Posts |
I also think Slydini's silk production routine is pretty magical. Start from one silk and end up producing a multitude of silks in a fountain-like fashion and end with a big one/flag. All from your hands! Can be done no sleeves or with sleeves rolled up.
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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
Franklin M.Chapman's "Fountain Of Silk"(Barehand Silk Production Act) in J.G. Thompson's "My Best" (copyright 1945 - pub. Charles H. Hopkins & Co. Philadelphia)is a very practical routine.
Lewis Ganson's "Magic With Faucett Ross" (printed, published and copyright by Supreme Magic Co. UK - no date, but probably ca 1980s) has some suggested updates & improvements in the steals, and, a "box" which helps in preparing the small silks for production. Ross had done the routine hundreds of times. Like my 20th Century Silk routine above, the barehand production is not exactly what the OP mentions, but, may help provide information. It's the barehand production of "a whole bunch" of 18" silks, climaxed with a six foot silk. I have always liked Chapman's concept, but, the loading time needed made it impractical for my show.
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ProfessorMagicJMG Loyal user 257 Posts |
I use a 30' rainbow streamer in my kid shows and it's a lot of fun. Most kids these days have never seen it.
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