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Abbott's Magic for Magicians

Occidental and Oriental Mysteries

PERCY

ABBOTT

(OF AUSTRALIA)

ABBOTT'S MAGIC FOR MAGICIANS

Secrets of Occidental and Oriental MYSTERIES

Written by

PERCY ABBOTT

Price Two Dollars

Copyright 1934

Printed at Colon, Michigan, U. S. A.

FOREWORD

We have known Percy Abbott for ten years intimately. He has been in our home and he has played in the American Egyptian Fall, and by the way, he gave a mighty fine entertainment too.

Percy is an Austrailian and he has traveled all over the world, particularly in the Orient where he has searched out all the maic of the East. His head is full of the wonderful things that the Chinese, Japanese, East Indians and all those wonderful people of the East do.

We have had the opportunity to see and look through some of the Chinese books on magic and while we can't read a word of it, yet the illustrations show some most ingenious devices and gimicks and it is these things in which Abbott excells.

This new book runs the whole gamut of magic, whetner it be with coins, cards, thimbles, balls, bowls of water, lighted lumps or whatnot, here you will find something new that will add to your knowledge of our wonderful art.

I am pleased to say these few words for my good frie.nd Abbott.

W. W. Durbin, President International Brotherhood of Magicians.

A FEW WORDS FROM THE AUTHOR There really isn't any excuse for "Magic for Magicians." It has been written in all sincerity, with the hope that the material herein will be of some value to my brother magicians. The title was to have been "Tried and Tested Magic," as I have performed every trick described, but I am of the opinion that the present title is more appropriate. I have strived to explain everything thoroughly, without going into details of standard sleights, explained fully in many works of magic. To the minds of some, it might seem that too much space has been taken up in doing this, but I know that the majority will appreciate this, for after all is said and done, "It's the dressing" and what you put into a trick that counts. I have traveled extensively and have had big shows and one-man shows and magic has been a wonderful friend to me. To write this book has been a task, but an enjoyable one, as I feel that my humble efforts will be appreciated by all lovers of the Art. I thank you, Yours devoted to magic, Percy Abbott

CONTENTS Page Finger Tip Card Production It Hasn't Started Yet

- 9

Mental

10

Masterpiece

Double-Over Card Steal

.

Testing Strength

_18 - ...

14

The Game of Thirty-one

15

Thirty Cards

17

Twitching

19

Muscle.—

Two to Four Ball Move

20

Novel Four Ball Production

20

Mouth Ball Move

21

The Last Ball Move

21

Closed Fist Ball Move

2?

Four Thimble Vanish

22

Passing

23

Thimbles

Body Load—-

28

Disappearing and Reappearing Coin Stand

24

The Hairy Match

25

Comedy Penetration

26

The Repeat Candle.—

26

Vanish of Grains of Rice

.27

An Egg Bag Move...

28

Flashy Pagodas

28

The Lung-Tester

3U

Dry Wine

38

CONTENTS

Page A Novel Load

39

Wine and Water

40

Clink Coins „

40

Double Effect Silk Transposition

41

Flash Cigarette

42

Handkerchief Box

42

The Haunted House Strait-Jacket

Pake

The A. B. C. of Ventriloquism Chapeaugraphy

_43 45 45 ._. 46

Chinese Double Bowl Production and Five Trays

46

Chinese Rice Bowls

49

Water Effect

50

Seed

Bowl

50

Frog to Fish Bowl

50

Egg to Frog Bowl

51

Colored Powders

51

Single Chinese Bowl Production

52

Seed Vase Vanish

52

Double Lighted Lamp Production

53

Chinese Release

53

Chinese Stack of Bowls

53

Large Fish Bowl and Plate Production

55

Suspended Vase

55

Chinese Plate Spinning

56

In Magic As in Life It's Not What You Do But How You Do It.