Synopses & Reviews
Move objects with your mind, pass coins through tables, escape police restraints, and reveal other people's thoughts! Diamond Jim Tyler shows how to transform an ordinary act into a truly entertaining show. Learn 29 routines that include several original tricks as well as many tried-and-true crowd pleasers.
Written for beginners and used by pros, this guide is designed for illusionists performing in small venues bars, restaurants, and other places where audiences will be watching from close range. Its tricks for every type of magician include a variety of routines involving cards, money, fire, mind-reading, and comedy. Diamond Jim offers tips on patter and a helpful glossary of magic jargon. More than 300 photographs illustrate his easy-to-follow instructions.
Synopsis
A professional performer presents material for every skill level of magician, but especially novices. Intended to be perfromed in bars, restaurants, and other close-up venues, these 29 routines include several original tricks as well as many tried-and-true crowd pleasers. Over 300 photographs illustrate the clear instructions, which include tips on how to transform an ordinary act into a truly entertaining show.
Synopsis
A professional presents material for every skill level of magician, but especially novices. Designed for intimate venues, these 29 routines include original tricks as well as tried-and-true crowd pleasers. Over 300 photographs illustrate clear instructions.
Synopsis
A professional presents tricks for magicians at every level of skill, especially novices. Intended for performances in bars, restaurants, and other close-up venues, these 29 routines include original illusions and traditional crowd pleasers.
Synopsis
A professional presents tricks for magicians at every level of skill, especially novices. Intended for performances in bars, restaurants, and other close-up venues, these 29 routines include original illusions and traditional crowd pleasers.
Synopsis
A professional presents tricks for magicians at every level of skill, especially novices. Intended for performances in bars, restaurants, and other close-up venues, these 29 routines include original illusions and traditional crowd pleasers.
About the Author
A professional magician since the age of 16, Dallas-based Diamond Jim Tyler performs, gives private lessons and group lectures, invents routines, and markets magic effects all over the world.
Table of Contents
Introduction by Jeff Davis Foreword by Jon Racherbaumer A Night in the Life of Diamond Jim 1. The Gunslinger 2. New Age Spellbound 3. One-Armed Aces 4. The Hitchhiker 5. Baseball Diamond 6. The FBI Trick 7. Paperweight 8. Finger Ring and String 9. Soaring Straw 10. Comedy Shuffling Routine 11. Invisible Thumbscrews 12. Cat and Mouse 13. Fireball 14. Mathemagic 15. The Animated Cardbox 16. Three Burnt Matches 17. Burning Impression 18. Trapdoor Coins 19. Diamond Back 20. Reel Fun 21. Frog Hair 22. Sacring of Wicca 23. The Smoking Spoon 24. Diamond's Dazzler 25. Nimble Corks 26. Wise Guys Can't Count 27. Whatever It Takes 28. Pieces of Eight 29. The Birthday Bill Glossary About the Author