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The Magic of Paul Potassy
Title: The Magic of Paul Potassy
Author: Uwe Schenk and Michael Sondermeyer
ISBN: 978-0-9727938-7-2
Publisher
: H & R Magic Books
Publication Date: 2005
Hardcover
Book Size: 6 ¼ X 9 ¼
Pages: 220 pages
Edition: First Edition
Book Condition: New-SEALED!
Dust Jacket Condition:
New-SEALED!
This book is New & Sealed-Photos are from my personal copy!
The Magic of Paul Potassy covers the act of World Class Magician Paul Potassy.
Written by Uwe Schenk and Michael Sondermeyer.
The Magic of Paul Potassy or "How to live like a millionaire with just six scarves, thirty razor blades, and a great haircut!” includes his entire show, with all the performance details and script meticulously described. His sympathetic silks, razorblades from mouth, pickpocket sequences, newspaper tear, book test and encore card stab are all included, along with much more. This is not merely a record of a remarkable performer's repertoire, but a template for other commercially minded performers.
Paul Potassy was one of the most successful cabaret magicians of the last 50 years. He worked in every major European capital, in large hotels and nightclubs, and has performed for important political figures and royalty. This material is the real thing: Complete, commercial, real world proven routines that have been honed in thousands of performances. There is an inherent elegance and beauty in these routines due to the amount of thought and attention to detail that goes into them. The book also includes a biography of the performer, and a complete bibliography on the effects he performs.
Included among several other great routines are:
SYMPATHETIC SILKS – One of Potassy’s signature effects and the one he always uses to open his show. Two sets of scarves mysteriously tie and untie under increasingly humorous conditions. For the finish, all the scarves instantly tie themselves together!
THE RAZOR BLADES – An amazing updating to a classic effect of magic. The performer apparently swallows a large number of sharp razor blades and a length of thread. When the thread is pulled from the mouth, the razor blades are seen tied to it.
PICKPOCKET – Under the guise of helping with a card trick, two spectators find themselves in a hilarious situation as the performer repeatedly produces cards from their jackets and pockets. The performer then begins to produce personal items that he apparently lifted from the spectators, ending with an amazing wristwatch steal.
NEWSPAPER TEAR – A section of newspaper is torn into pieces and then restored. The performer offers to explain how it’s done but the explanation leaves the audience even more amazed and baffled!
BILL IN POTATO – A borrowed bill is
initialed,
the serial number noted and then subsequently vanished. It is miraculously found to be in the middle of a potato freely chosen by a member of the audience!
SING-SING – A chosen card, signed by two spectators, is shuffled back into the deck only to be found not just in the performer’s wallet but between two metal plates that are completely sealed with rubber bands in both directions!
THE CARDS IN THE BUCKET – A card is selected and shuffled back into the deck and the cards are then cascaded into a champagne bucket. The performer lowers a length of rope into the bucket and when he pulls it back up, the selected card is found to have been lassoed.
THE ENCORE CARD STAB – A card is chosen and after it’s lost back into the deck, the cards are spread face down on a table. The performer is blindfolded yet manages to find the card by impaling it on the tip of a knife.
BILLFOLDING – An astounding and extremely visual bill change with no gimmicks that can be performed surrounded. This is Paul Potassy’s favorite close-up effect!
CLASSIC FORCE – Paul Potassy is a master of this elusive sleight and provides not only his handling but subtle tips that will enable you to add this powerful weapon to your own card magic arsenal. You’ll even learn how to accurately and reliably use the Classic Force behind your back!
THINK A CARD – A miracle of card magic. The cards are spread at a spectator’s eye level as he invites the onlooker to just “think a card.” Though the card is never removed from the pack, the performer is able to name it. Potassy has refined this to the point where it can be repeated several times, making it all the more baffling.
POTASSY BRAINWAVE – A spectator, chosen by the roll of a die, calls out a card that is found to be the only card reversed in an openly-displayed deck. This is repeated again with the same inexplicable result. THE CARDS ACROSS – A small packet of cards is divided among two spectators and the performer magically passes cards between them while the spectators are holding onto, and even sitting on, the cards. Learn how to make this classic trick play even for a large audience.
THE CARD IN THE CIGARETTE – Another reputation maker! A chosen card is torn into pieces. One piece is held by a spectator while the others are vanished. The card is miraculously found rolled up in a borrowed cigarette which was segregated in a drinking glass even before the card was selected. And, yes . . . the piece is fitted to the card for verification!
John Fisher, well-known English magic producer, calls Potassy, "...arguably Europe's most successful cabaret magician of the last fifty years ...an international entertainer of the finest caliber ...This outstanding book about this outstanding man tells you why."
"Read this amazing book and learn the secrets on how to create stunning theatrical impact with the simplest props. This book is filled with tried and life-tested routines from a grand master of our art." – Jeff McBride
This book is New & Sealed-Photos are from my personal copy!
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This book is New & Sealed-Photos are from my personal copy!
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