Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-02

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Two piles of half dollars twenty-five
coins in each. are necessary for this trick,
ing thread under the pile, up the sides,
crossing it on the top. carrying down the
opposite sides and tying firmly. Place one
of these piles under the waistband of the
vest on the right SIDE, and the other be-
hind some large objection the table. After
making one or two passes with the Dor
rowed coin, hold 1t in the left hand and pre-
tend to take it in the right. but by the
French drop" leave tit in the left. Look
at the right hand fon a moment and then
suddenly ssy, "Pass!" open the right hand
and show it empty, reach down and take
the coin apparently from the bend of the
are watching the left hand, take the pile
of coins from the vest with the right, and
palm them by holding between the tips
and lower joints of the second and third
fingers. Then bring the hand up in front,
take the borrowed coin between forefinger
and thumb and rub it p moment, then take
in the left hand and throw it on the table.
Continue the rubbing motion, which will
break the thread holding the COINS and
produce another coin. and SO till only
one is left. While rubbing that get The pile
from the table in the left hand and palm
as before. Transfer the last coin from the
right hand to the left and continue till the
coins are exhausted.
A Brilliant Finish.
Ordinarily the trick would end here, but
a brilliant finish may be added thus: After
returning the borrowed coin go back to
the table, and, standing behind it, pretend
to sweep all the coins off the table with
the right hand, catching them in the left,
which is held just out of sight behind the
table In reality you allow nearly all the
say, half a dozen. Cover the left hand
with the right, holding the hands if
full of coins, and come forward jinSling
them between the hand saying: There is
only one trouble with money produced in
this manner. It's case of easy come,
easy CO., and you can see that already
the large number of coins has almost en-
tirely vanished" While speaking YOU
gradually bring the palms nearer together,
that when you hnish the right is lying
nearly fiat on the left. You then raise the
right hand and show that only few
coins remain. Then return to your table,
and, standing behind it as before, trans
fer the coins to the right hand and drop
them into a bowl which stands on the
table. Pick up the bowl and come for
ward. saying: Il have no further use for
these coins, so you may keep them as
souvenirs of this mystic occasion" At
the same time make motion as If to toss
the coins from the bowl toward the audi
ence, when it will be seen that the bowl is
perfectly empty.
The disappearance of the coins is effected
by having on the shelf at back of table
bowl like the one used. Holding the coins
in the palm of the left hand well back
toward the wrist, make a motion as If to
throw them into the right, but as the
hands come close together, slightly bend
the fingers of the left hand. and the coins
will thus be caught by them instead Of
passing into the right hand. The result
ing chink and the immediate closing of the
right hand make the illusion perfect, but
considerable practice is required before the
movement will appear natural Hold the
closed right hand just at the top of the
bowl, with the back of the hand toward
the audience, bending the body forward a
little; this will bring the left hand which
still holds the coins just above the bowl
on the shelf and out of sight Of the audi
ence. Open both hands at once, and the
sound of the coins dropping in the bowl
will be supposed to come from the one on
the table. Then, without moments
pause, pick up the bowl in such a way
that both hands will be seen to be empty,
and finish as above. &. :,