|
|
|
|||
| Go to page [Previous] 1~2 | ||||||||||
Sock Puppet Monkey Loyal user 235 Posts 
|
Quote:
On 2009-04-24 17:41, jlevey wrote: Jonathan, thanks for the reminder about Chaplin in Limelight. I'm off to check out YouTube. |
|||||||||
dennfox Inner circle 1680 Posts
|
Joe Pon at Misdirections Magic sold me a copy of the Tom Palmer book almost a year ago. He does mail order and his shop is in San Francisco.
Posted: Nov 21, 2010 10:01pm Just spoke with Joe Pon of Misdirections Magic and he said Flea Circus Book by Tom Palmer is out of print and he sold his last copy several months ago. Posted: Dec 6, 2010 1:59pm So now who are the performers out there who are doing a flea circus? Daniel Cros comes to mind! |
|||||||||
Parson Smith Inner circle 1939 Posts
|
Me!
Here kitty, kitty,kitty.
+++a posse ad esse+++ |
|||||||||
Paul Budd Veteran user It's a shame he's only made 373 Posts
|
If someone said this already, I apologize: I think it may be critical to point out......that through history, there HAS BEEN a small cohort of performers who used REAL fleas in their shows! That's important (or so I think it is) in this discussion.
When seeking answers to this question......one has to differentiate: REAL fleas or (ahem) FAUX fleas??
His face isn't really this long in-person!
___________________________________________ Once Upon A Magician blog |
|||||||||
Payne Inner circle Seattle 4572 Posts
|
My Circus starts out with a Mime Flea
"America's Foremost Satirical Magician" -- Jeff McBride.
|
|||||||||
Martin Duffy New user 89 Posts
|
Quote:
Posted: Dec 6, 2010 1:59pm At Svensons we supply Flea Circuses around the world - currently we have a 7 month waiting list! Some of our customers: Marco Assman from Germany was the subject of a documentary focusing on his Flea Circus See an excerpt here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFCEg7wGlAk Jay Ryan from Ireland performed 108 (yes - one hundred and eight!) Flea Circus shows as part of the Galway Arts Festival See a news piece here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy9diHU7hi4 John Pulson from the UK http://www.professorpulson.co.uk/html/events_.html Other famous owners and performers of Svensons Flea Circuses are Charlie Frye, Paul Romhany and Tim Trono Admirers include David Blaine, Paul Daniels, John Archer, Kevin James and Mac King Steve Legg also from the UK sold his Flea Circus from another manufacturer to buy one of ours! Regards Martin http://www.yourfleacircus.com |
|||||||||
|
Martin Duffy New user 89 Posts
|
We have been selling Flea Circuses now at http://www.yourfleacircus.com for just over 3 years and have orders up to October now. I want to give the subscribers to this group notice that I will be advertising in MAGIC magazine soon and expect a few orders from that.
If you want a Cigar Box or Mossman Flea Circus I would advise you to contact me now to order. Every week I get an email asking if we have any in stock and I have to advise they are all made to order. If you want one ready for next Summer’s shows then don’t delay – just think…if I only get 9 orders from the advert then you wouldn’t get one in time! Email me direct at martin@martinduffy.com for the latest newsletter and pictures of recent Flea Circuses |
|||||||||
|
Jeff Christensen Regular user 181 Posts
|
My favorite circus is by Chance Wolf. While not strictly a flea circus it also incorporates all of the best components of Jumbo Sidekick.
|
|||||||||
|
Potty the Pirate Inner circle 4622 Posts
|
Quote:
On 2011-10-16 19:38, Jeff Christensen wrote: Wolf's Flea Circus is certainly not a traditional one. But I think it most definitely is a Flea Circus - there are several animations included, although the high wire and dive board don't do anything. This is no problem with my presentation, as I simply state that the kids can choose whether my flea will do the high dive, high wire, or World's Greatest Card Trick. Funny, they always end up eliminating all but the card trick 
I also use the Haunted Matchbox, Magic Milk pitcher, and all the tradtional nonsense with the Flea jumping off into the audience, etc. A great, great prop! Potty |
|||||||||
|
keeblem Inner circle Essex, UK 1167 Posts
|
Quote:
On 2010-11-20 23:01, Sock Puppet Monkey wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAI6BEtxv1A :) |
|||||||||
|
keeblem Inner circle Essex, UK 1167 Posts
|
Love the Giant Flea, Doug. I'm putting that on my wish list!
Mark |
|||||||||
|
remote guy Special user Maryland 539 Posts
|
Here is a R/C Flea Circus I just completed. http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......rum=26&4
Nick |
|||||||||
MrGreggy Loyal user 213 Posts
|
These are all great ideas for a flea circus, very imaginative! I got to thinking, many of these effects could be scaled up and used with a Rocky Raccoon spring animal puppet, then I realized that combining Rocky with a flea circus makes perfect sense... the fleas travel on Rocky.
|
|||||||||
|
wally Inner circle 1754 Posts
|
This is getting me interested, How do I start, is there any books or a dvd that will give me a better idea, although I am in England, would a flee circus be a good idea as a add on to my magic shows, for all ages, magicwalsh@gmail.com
|
|||||||||
jimgerrish Inner circle East Orange, NJ 3209 Posts
|
You might start with my "Lunchbox Flea Circus" e-Book in The Wizards' Journal #35. It all fits in a small lunchbox so you can begin up close and then adapt it to a larger stage size flea circus as you collect more fleas (and their various acts).
Jim Gerrish
magicnook@yahoo.com https://www.magicnook.com Home of The Wizards' Journals: https://magicnook.com/wizardsTOC.htm |
|||||||||
0wen New user 26 Posts
|
Resurrecting instead of starting a new one....
I pitch mice off of my flea circus but adding (casually) a Svengali deck to my BOR and wanted to use my circus as it's the main show I do in a family setting with a lot of kids (magic show and such is geared older..). Not terribly innovative, but it's here for the using if someone wants it. For around $3 at hobby lobby you can get a miniature deck of cards (not really a deck, they're all either Qhearts or Aspades, but a lot of them and they look okay... Anyway, they can be sp**t like a normal playing card which allows them to be shimmed (heat up a steel sewing needle with a lighter until orange - hammer it flat). In similar fashion to your other likely working fleas, they can do a prediction with the same mechanism... |
|||||||||
|
hypnoman1 New user 71 Posts
|
Quote:
On Jan 7, 2011, Paul Budd wrote: Yes, they did use real fleas and those shows were amazing if you search youtube you can find a few videos and documentaries on it.
For those who believe, no explanation is necessary; for those who do not believe, no explanation will suffice.
Joseph Dunninger |
|||||||||
| The Magic Cafe Forum Index » » The little darlings » » A List of Flea Circus Acts... (3 Likes) | ||||||||||
| Go to page [Previous] 1~2 | ||||||||||
Posted: Nov 20, 2010 10:01 pm 
| [ Top of Page ] |
|
All content & postings Copyright © 2001-2021 Steve Brooks. All Rights Reserved. This page was created in 0.19 seconds requiring 5 database queries. |
|
The views and comments expressed on The Magic Café are not necessarily those of The Magic Café, Steve Brooks, or Steve Brooks Magic. > Privacy Statement < 
|