The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
COPYRIGHT BY JAMES ELTBRsON
TRICKS.
TRICKS.

s,ncessful conjurer, some special apt
INVI tude, as well as years oil hatu stuu?
are absolutely necessary; but TINS ~
a a great mistake. Of course, the old
nr6verb Practice MAKES perfect"
apples to Iegerdemain as to everything elsS,
but il the youthful amateur adherGs S'rSy aStsyy
g. iha following instructions,he Will hnd, aluS
a few days' work that he will be IN posiI.o.n
to treat his friends 70 neat enterIal"l'eh'
RULES:
Never attempt trick in puDhc, uhIh Sou
have thoroughly mastered 1t IN private
, Have every trick you intend to perform
ready before you commence your enter'an
meni, and placed in the required oruer oruer.;t', pe
h;nG n screen. This latter IS necessity
nmT 4 nothing else is available, a clothes
horse, covered with tabe-cloth' VIII "hs"e'
3 Never allow yourself TO become % neIV0Hs, Gus
Va, NAV ask how you can AVOID thls! we
answer Nv the knowledge that you thorough,
iv understand the tricks that you are ABOUT
to perform. ., ,,,,;,,, oommen-
.orv nNop everything while you are perform
;nr Sou NAV have heard it said that the
nHScl,ness Of the hand deceives the eye; but
This !, nonsence. No hand ever moved quleHT
enongh to deceive a watchful eye. Inc Vlsuai
UrCans are the windows of the mind; but II
the minds of your audience are occupied Dy
your speech, they cannot be looking OUT 10
watch your hands IL. - al.
any mistake during the performance 90 not
announce the fact. Those in front Know
nothing of what you are golng 10 ao, anu III II
you proceed with another trieh, tneyh in a, -
probability may not notice that anything W
The Wand.-Any stick. fifteen or sixteen
inches long, will serve as wand, witho9s
which a coniurer is at disadvantage. lt
is useful, as enabling him to hold in hls hand
coins. OF other small articles, without the TACT
of its being closed exciting suspicion.
The Table.-Professional conJurers use SPe-
cialv constructed tables For the more elab-
crate stage.tricks, these are frequently essen
tial: but for drawing room performances, an
ordinary table. prepared in the following man.
ner, will answer all purposes required
Place a box, six or eight inches high ana ten
or twelve inches long, upon the table, and Gov
cred with the same material. The box must
be on its side, the open part away from the
audience. During the performance you VIII
frequently place articles upon this, and your
audience will naturally conclude you do go
that they may obtain better view but the
box really serves more important purpose
you will require to use. as the entertainment
proceeds.
1. The Candles and Handkerchief.
For this trick, provide the following arti-
cles: Two pieces of colored tlssue-paper, ten
inches square, and one piece OF white, the
same size. Two small handkerchiets, exactly
alike A real candle and an imitation one
the latter made by cutting white paper the
length Of the first, around which it is rolled,
and the edge fastened with gum
paper tube of the same size and shape, and
into this YOU place a piece of candle, about
an inch long and slightly projecting; so that
it will burn for a few minutes, without set
ting fire to the tube.
Roll up one of the handkerch iefs and place
il also in the tube which you then stand IN n
candiestick behind your screen ready Tor use:
The real candle must be wrapped IN one OF
the colCred papers and laid behind the box
on the table, out of sight of your audience.
The other piece of colored paper, the white
paper and the remaining handkerchief you
have lying upon the table, and in VeT.
Hand the colored paper and handkerchief
to some persons in front that they may see
there is no preparation for trickery about
them. Then place the paper upon the box,
and wrap the handkerchief in it taking care
that you make the parcel resemble that be-
hind the box which contains the real candle.
Now allow the paper holding the handker>
chief to fall behind the box as it by aeci-
dent, and at once pick up the parcel having
the candle within it and place this on the
box. -
This, done naturally and without hurry, will
not cause suspicion OF your having effected
Blow out the prepared candle, and taking
care not to squeeze it, remove it from the
candlestick, wrap it in the white paper and
lay it beside the other parcel upon the box;
Call the attention Of your audience TO the
fact that you have wrapped the candle in
white, and the handkerchief in colored paper,
and tell them you, do not intend to hide these
for one instant from their view but that,
with touch of your magic wand; you will
at once cause the articles within the parcels
to change places.
This you do calling upon the candle to take
the place of the handkerchief, and the hand
kerchief TO take the place Of the candle.
Now take the parcel containing the pre-
pared candle and tear it in half, SO as to de
stroy the tube and then show that the hand
kerchief has taken the place of the candle;
AMI upon the coored paper being undOne,
IL is at once apparent that the candle has
taken the place of the handkerchief.
2. The Half-dolar and the Orange.
With n sharp knife cut in the side Of an
orange a slit long and deep enough to admit
half dollar, and place the orange 80 prepared
behind your screen.