5 out of 5 Now for the truth about magic and entertainment …"Magic, as exhibited by the majority, is the indulgence in a hobby which rarely instructs, seldom amuses and almost never entertains." Dariel Fitzkee, Showmanship for Magicians, 1944. If you want to take the warm fuzzy feeling away from what many magicians, both professional …
_EF This is a very scientific approach to inventing, designing, and understanding what magic is all about. Contents include 34 chapters on Classification of effects, fundamentals, appearances of magic, vanishes, transpositions, transformations, penetrations, restorations, animation, antigravity, attraction, sympathetic reactions, invulnerability, physical anomaly, spectator failure, control, identification, thought reading, thought transference, predictions, ESP, pseudo-skill, inventing new …
_EF The most popular title of the Fitzkee Trilogy! 25 chapters on music, rhythm, sex appeal, personality, color, harmony, romance, timing, surprise, unity, character, costuming, grooming, make-up, confidence, rehearsal, pacing, punch, comedy, holding interest, routining, ideas for acts, putting an act together, what type of act sells, staying modern, smiles, your final bows, etc. etc. …
_EF The third (and final) book of the Fitzkee Trilogy of magic theory on the presentation of magic. The others are Showmanship for Magicians (1st) and The Trick Brain (2nd). Contents (Jan 2017 update – only the main chapter page numbers are accurate): 21 Introduction 21 Which is the cart and which is the horse 22 Exposing the …
4 out of 5 A Modern Day Fitzkee?I love it when intelligent, gifted magicians take time out to really analyze our industry and art. Jamy Ian Swiss, like the greatly respected Trilogy of Dariel Fitzkee, holds no punches and makes some very thought provoking observations on magic, magicians, and mentalism. In my book anything that …
_EF A book of magic book reviews by Paul Fleming. Second of three volumes. First volume published 1944, and the third not until 1978. Information from Magicpedia Contents (list of books reviewed, numbers are not page numbers): 1 The Art of Illusion by John Mulholland 2 Celestial Agent by Charles J. Maly 3 Patent Pending by …
_EF The Best Tricks from the best brains in magic. A great book! Includes 193 contributions from over 115 magicians including Annemann, Bobo, Booth, Curry, Fitzkee, Gardner, Gibson, Hugard, Kaplan, Lorraine, Osborne, Tarbell, Warlock, Windsor, and many, many more. I really like Mr. Thompson’s style. Contents: iv Preface: J.G. Thompson, Jr. Pennsylvania 1945 vi Introduction: …
_EF Appraisals of Works on Sleight-of-Hand, Magic-Reading, Pseudo-Spiritualism, Stage Illusions and Kindred Subjects. Contents (courtesy Genii’s Magicpedia, numbers are not page numbers): 1 Miracle Methods No. 1 – The Stripper Deck (Jean Hugard and Fred Braue) 2 Magical Ways and Means (Al Baker) 3 Tarbell Course in Magic: Volume I (Harlan Tarbell) 4 The World’s Best Book …
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