Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-12

When this can be done easily practice II
with the right hand, moving toward the
left. if to place the coin therein. The
left hand should be held open, as If to
the right hand touch the palm of the left
that hand should close, as if to hold the
coin. while the right should remain open,
as If empty, always remembering that the
palm containing the coin should be held
downward or toward the body, so to
be hidden from oflookerS.
It is a good plan to practice the pass
be fore good looking glass first actually
placing the coin in the left hand and then
making the pass as nearly in imitation
of the real movement as possible.
The Mcltfn. Coin.
A good trick in which the beginner may
first apply palming is styled 1.-The melting
ccin." The patter that accompanies it may
be expanded by the young performer, for
big words and involved specifications from
a youngster will always entertain. An
adult. on the contrary, should make as
much haste as he can gracefully. Let the
magician begin thus: Certain metals
only melt at very high temperature. Sill
yer is one Of these; it must be heated to
rearly 1000 degrees centigrade before it
will melt. IT, however, the coin is be-
forehand submitted to certain mesmerc
passes the mere warmth of the flame of
candle Is enough to melt it," Having bor
rOWed coin from one or his hearers he
makes few passes over the coin and pre-
terds to place it in the left hand, really
palming it in the right. Holding the left
hand closed he picks up the candle with
the right, seeming thus to preclude the
possibility of the coins remaining there,
then holding the closed left hand over the
flame moment and contin uing his patter
he opens his hand and shows it empty.
the coin having apparently melted and
passed down into the candle.
Continuing. he says: 80 far we have sue
ceeded very nicely, but L should find some
difficulty in restoring the coin to it's owner,
unless L was also able after having melted
1t, to bring it back again to it's original
condition" Then, pretending to see a
bright spot in the flame, which he claims
to be the end OF the coin, and making a
he holds the fingers with the tips gathered
together, as ii holding something, and asks
the audience If they can see 1t. "You
don't? l will take it in the other hand and
you can see 1t better" Putting down the
candlestick he pretends to take the coin In
the right hand and as that hand passes
over the left to take the imaginary coin,
the real coin drops into the palm of the
left, the fingers being held bent sufficiently
to hide 1T, and In pretending to show the
melted coin he carelessly shows the inside
of the right hand to be empty. He next
feigns to place the melted coin in the palm
OF the left hand, and to rub 1T with the
fingers of the right then turning the left
hand over he left the coin on the tips of
the fingers of the right. Advancing to the
audience, he says: Here it is; take it, sir;
but 1t is still hot, so take care not to burn
yourself. This trick when worked up
with appropriate patter, is one Of the very
best Tor parlor entertainment.
Coins In the Air.
Another effective coin trick is called "the
aerial treasury For it hold in the right
hand half dollar palmed, and on the
table. concealed behind some object, have a
stack OF twenty half dollars tied with a
weak thread. SO they Gan be picked up
easily. Borrow a silk hat and lay it on the
table. with the top of it's crown toward the
audience. Then say: I'm this experiment I
snail be obliged to make use of number
OF half dollars, and as T dislike to borrow
SO large number, l propose to produce
them from the atmosphere in this manner
make catching motion and show coin
at the finger tipSG NowfI will turn up my
sleeves, as they come in for a large share
of suspicion in the minds of some PERSONS"
Lay the coin on the table near hat, and |
roll up the sleeves, leaving the arms bare |
to the elbows. Then pick up the coin with |
the right hand and at the same time get |
hold OF the stack of coins with the left and |
pick up the hat with the same hand with |
fingers inside, thus bringing the coins !
against the leather band inside. A Slight |
sidewise movement will break the thread, |
so that the coins can then be easily drop |
ped into the hat one by one. Make a mo-
llOn as IL 10 put the coin IN the hat, but |
aim it instead. at the same time allowing |
one OF the coins to drop from left hand. |
Then say: Il see the air is full of them,
so 1 shall have no difficulty in getting all
require. See! here is one hanging right
lere.' Repeat the former motions and
continue picking coins out of the air and
off the furniture till all those in the left
hand are exhausted. Then go into the
and while taking up handfuls to
show that they are common, everyday
half dollars, palm three or four, and while
some one looks into the hat slide them off
he top of his head into hat. By the same
means produce others from lady's muff
gentleman's whiskers and all
orts Of odd places. All this must be done
,riskly and the patter kept up throughout.
At the End of Pistol.
Next ask for an assistant to act as treas
lrer and take charge of the coins. Pour
he coins from TIA hat into a plate and ask |