THE MAGIC OF FRED ROBINSON HOW TO

Making the shells and the peas The basic move and steals a 4 phase routine and a few additional moves with the shells and pea described.ħ1 Gambler’s Luck: Cards are cut into piles, the four kings appear on top. Also found in Elliott’s Last Legacy, Hugard’s More Card Manipulations Part I, and Norman’s Basic Card Technique.Ħ2 The Bottom Deal: uses a more natural method of holding the deckĦ5 The Walnut Shells and Pea: Ganson’s Three Shell Game routine. Includes moves and suggestions for routinesĦ1 Fred Robinson explains the Invisible Riffle Pass and the Bottom Deal.Ħ1 The Invisible Riffle Pass: top and bottom of deck is transposed during what appears to be a riffle. Includes types of cards to use, preparing the packs, colour changing fan, splitting the fans, the circle of cards, and moreĥ4 Multiplying Lighted Candles: Uses a commercial product as sold by the Unique Magic Studio of London, may be adaptable to others. Uses a tabloid size paper and needs a metal strip.Ĥ1 Fan finale: Preparation and performance of card fan flourishes. An original Svengali deck routined updated for rough & smooth.ģ6 Koran Torn and Restored Newspaper: a newspaper is clearly ripped into small pieces, given a shake, and found to be whole again. The card stopped at proves to be the spectator’s card. The pack is shuffled, and the cards dealt slowly onto the table. If it’s not already in your library, buy your copy today!ĥ Presentation of Manipulation: Essay introductionĦ The Performer: personality, dress & appearance, care and use of the hands, speech, behavior, make-upġ1 His Outside Aids: Stage setting, lighting, music, apparatusġ6 The Production of Lighted Cigarettes: introductionġ6 Requirements and Preparation: cigarette droppers, cigarettes, hollow pipe & cigar, lighted match from shoeġ7 Manipulations: thumb-palm, to switch a cigarette, aquitment with a lighted cigarette, another production, a vanish & recovery, triple production, through the knees, and multiple production taughtĢ9 How Right You Are: a card is selected from a pack and returned. Contributions were made by Fred Robinson and Al Koran among others.ĭon’t hesitate on this one.

THE MAGIC OF FRED ROBINSON HOW TO

There are even sections on how to present manipulation for an audience.

Whether working close-up or onstage, this text examines a huge breadth of material, including cards, coins, cups and balls, productions, disappearances, and so much more.

There are pages of detailed drawings and photographs and the book pays tribute to one of the greatest sleight-of-hand magicians the world has ever known.Routined Manipulation may be one of the best magic books ever produced on manipulation. It has been written by Peter Duffie who has skilfully described all of Fred's sleights and effects in the greatest of detail. The Magic of Fred Robinson documents and describes every effect that Fred performed. He was the editor of Pabular magazine and inspired contributions from the finest magicians of his time. He could be found at the Magic Circle on Monday evenings and many well-known names from around the world paid homage to Fred and traveled countless miles to witness for themselves his legendary skills. Many magicians have contributed to this book and believe that it will be the most significant magic book of this decade.įred Robinson was a private man but his skill at sleight-of-hand with cards and coins was legendary. GORDON BRUCE The Magic of Fred Robinson may well be the most anxiously-awaited book amongst magicians the world over. 'Always with a twinkle in his eye, Fred would fool you consistently.' 'Your journey with Fred is about to begin thanks to Peter Duffie and Martin Breese.

Meeting Fred was a highlight of my life.' 'Card magic and techniques of card-handling have fascinated me for most of my life. 'I state without fear of exaggerating that Fred was one of the all-time greats especially with cards.' Here are just a few of the comments from those who have written lengthy tributes to Fred and his contribution to magic. The reviewers in Genii and MAGIC gave the book the best reviews I have ever had for any book I have ever published. Nearly 20 years in the making but now printed.

The magic of fred robinson