Magical Apparatus

Outline of the Routine

Props:

5 word cards

1 marker board or piece of poster board for the spectator 1 felt tip marker for the spectator 1 large envelope or portfolio for the word cards and the marker board 1 bell with handle, preferably a glass bell 1 trick blindfold

1. Ask a spectator to come on stage with you and blindfold you. Then step into the audience.

2. Have the spectator take the cards out of the envelope and discard two of them. Have him make a three digit number out of the three remaining cards.

3. Have him take the card which contains his number, and instruct him to look at the word next to that number.

4. During this time, you steal a quick glimpse at the number of the card containing the word the spectator has chosen.

5. The spectator writes his word on the piece of poster board and shows it to the audience.

6. Now he places everything back into the envelope.

7. Take off the blindfold, go back on stage, and send the spectator back to his seat with the bell. Since you know the chosen word group, you can concentrate completely on presentation.

Because of my great visual problems it is no longer possible for me to write my books at one sitting and then proofread them myself, as I used to. Fortunately, my student, Florian Faust (that is his real name!) has been so kind as to organize my confused and barely readable notes and my taped comments. He has expanded upon certain segments and has managed to organize everything into the logical production you have before you. Without him, this booklet would not have been possible. A "thank you" is the least I can offer him.

NOTE:

In the following five "Word Cards", on the back of each is a number that corresponds to the group. These numbers have been taken from the original "Word Cards" that are supplied with the original booklet. The group names and page numbers have been removed so that the "gaff cannot be tipped."12

We include a set of the following five cards which duplicate the next five pages. You can obtain duplicate sets of these cards by ordering them as indicated. However, it is much better if you develop your own lists of words. BP and CMSjr

12 For the record the Group Names are: Group 1 = Underwater (100 = Auto), Group 2 = Desert (200 = Omnibus), Group 3 = Robbery (300 = Eric), Group 4 = Camp (400 = Homeless) and Group 5 = Football (500 = Regulation). CMSJr

100 - Auto 133

101 - Coffee 134

102 - Typewriter 135

103 - Book 136

104 - Heat 137

105 - Garage 138

106 - Home 139

107 - Wall 140

108 - Forest 141

109 - Waterfall 142 110-Magician 143

111 - Machine 144

112 - Flower 145

113 - Fence 146 114-Stitch 147

115 - Climate 148

116 - Anger 149

117 - Middle 150

118 - Slope 151

120 - Hindrance 153

121 - Past 154

122 - President 155

123 - Galleon 156

124 - Treasure 157

125 - Cannons 158

126 - Garter 159

127 - Profile 160

129 - Fork 162

130 - Future 163

131 - Thread 164

132 - Skull 165

Bell

Masts

Seaweed

Sponge

Windowsill

River

Umbrella

Avenue

Asphalt

Banner

Chain

Whetstone

Barnacles

Buckle

Florida

Diploma

Pacifier

Container

Beer

Cannonballs Hook Anchor Cash

Tenderness

Locomotive

Streetcar

Ghost

Protector

Stag

Mail

Vesuvius

Lava

Sicily

166 - Martyr

167 - Epidemic

168 - Feeling

169 - Steamship

170 - Captain

171 - Valve

172 - Propane

173 - Grapevine

174 - Darling

175 - Office

176 - Traffic

177 - Craving

178 - Hunt

179 - Regent

180 - Critic

181 - Newspaper

182 - Abdication

183 - Pope

184 - Cathedral

185 - Belgium

186 - Uniform

187 - Sense

188 - Meadow

189 - Pudding

191 - Headline

192 - Ladle

193 - Clouds

194 - Snow

195 - Diesel

196 - Stream

197 - Satan

198 - Portion

199 - Halftime

200 - Omnibus 233

201 - Satchel 234

202 - Fist 235

204 - Pillbox 237

205 - Paintbrush 238

206 - Lathe 239

207 - Touch 240

208 - Carlsbad 241

209 - Calligraphy 242

210 - Supermarket 243

211 - Preference 244

212 - Beginning 245

213 - Camel 246

214 - Musket 247

215 - Skeleton 248

216 - Delegation 249

217 - Mechanic 250

218 - Dispenser 251

219 - Flap 252

220 - Honey 253

221 - Class 254

222 - Inflation 255

223 - Hull 256

224 - Spirits 257

225 - Plagiarism 258

226 - Notebook 259

227 - Assignment 260

228 - Emergency 261

229 - Signal 262

230 - Foundation 263

231 - Turban 264

232 - Slit 265

Forty

Oasis

Scimitar

Security

Primer

Doormat

Superman

Frame

Palm

Transistor

Burnoose

Prime

Canteen

Keyring

Fluorine

Robin

Orange

Zero

Mirage

Speedboat

Dromedary

Caravan

Hilt

Eyelid

Compote

Dresden

Date

Blue

Regulator Encounter Madam Consolation

266 - Amplitude

267 - Detail

268 - Stroke

269 - Freeway

270 - Normal

271 - Green

272 - Candidate

273 - Sweden

274 - Augsburg

275 - Sign

276 - Hatchet

277 - Humor

280 - Owner

281 - Honesty

283 - Webster's

284 - Syllable

285 - Rule

286 - Cellar

287 - Guitar

288 - Waffle

289 - Carpet

290 - Birdhouse

291 - Ruler

292 - Jetstream

293 - Knowledge

294 - Proof

295 - Growth

296 - Politics

297 - Parlor

298 - Relatives

299 - Horse

300 - Eric 333

301 - Heir 334

302 - Agent 335

303 - Hero 336

304 - Midwife 337

305 - Choir 338

306 - Casanova 339

307 - Axle 340

308 - Nobility 341

309 - Example 342

310 - Slogan 343

311 - Cover 344

312 - Bank 345

313 - Sentence 346

314 - Handcuffs 347

315 - Shot 348

316 - Apollo 349

317 - Ankle 350

318 - Valet 351

319 - Departure 352

320 - Farm 353

321 - Siren 354

322 - Pythagoras 355

323 - George 356

324 - Teller 357

325 - Policemen 358

326 - Ostrich 359

327 - Alms 360

329 - Metal 362

330 - Discharge 363

331 - Usage 364

332 - Stipend 365

Door Ivy

Puzzle

Forester

Value

Throw

Letter

Poet

Robber

Money

Tango

Union

Pistols

Mother

Roses

Protoplasm

Toothbrush

Droplet

Mask

Vault

Sniffles

Alarm

Marion

Sociologist

Sunday

Wildness

Jurist

Trail

Marmalade

Nose

Horn

Skit

366 - Conference

367 - Tachometer

368 - Speculator

369 - Spider

370 - Pint

371 - Addition

372 - Gourmet

374 - Warmth

375 - Globe

376 - Cherry

377 - Salt

378 - Goulash

379 - Change

380 - Movie

381 - Formula

382 - Disbelief

383 - Flounder

385 - Clown

386 - Camille

387 - Timbers

388 - Twilight

389 - Defect

390 - Callous

391 - Budget

392 - Enjoyment

393 - Certificate

394 - Pronunciation

395 - Decoration

396 - Germany

397 - Dietrich

398 - Export

399 - Magnet

400 - Homeless 433

401 - Crosstalk 434

402 - School 435

403 - Madrid 436

404 - Countenance 437

405 - Cramp 438

406 - Commandos 439

407 - India 440

408 - Paprika 441

409 - Powder 442

410 - Piece 443

411 -Terror 444

412 - Wagon 445

413 - Tambourine 446

414 - Bridge 447

415 - Crystal 448

416 - Leningrad 449

417 - Nerve 450

418 - Paste 451

419 - Cardinal 452

421 - Tarot 454

422 - Pancakes 455

423 - Tent 456

424 - Sandbar 457

425 - Violin 458

426 - Sylvester 459

427 - Pills 460

428 - Implication 461

429 - Bouquet 462

430 - Sparrow 463

431 - Flamenco 464 . 432 - Psychic 465

Texas

Accusative

Tambourine

Transvestite

Injustice

Eggcup

Illness

Caribou

Moment

Tumbler

Plate

Parade

Serpentine

Wolf

Torture

Resume

Square

Flint

Castanets

Kettle

Palmist

Present

Kentucky

Seconds

Raps

Crete

Funeral

Quarterdeck

Album

Educator

Spree

Cookies

Cook

466 - Slam

467 - Comptroller

468 - Nostril

469 - Houston

471 - Swarm

472 - Pudginess

473 - Quality

474 - Quantity

475 - Yacht

476 - Sailor

477 - Combustion

478 - Coyote

479 - Bread

480 - Need

481 - Vanish

482 - Marine

483 - Omnivore

484 - Turandot

485 - Delinquent

486 - Aura

487 - Author

488 - Payment

489 - Child

490 - Mistake

491 - Dream

492 - Telegram

493 - Message

494 - Sorrow

495 - Wheelbarrow

496 - Title

497 - Drizzle

498 - Steps

499 - Tristan

5UO - Regulation 533

501 - Broom 534

502 - Noise 535

503 - Scepter 536

504 - Hanger 537

505 - Bomb 538

506 - Flight 539

507 - Grenadier 540

508 - October 541

509 - Wheel 542

510 - Afterlife 543

511 - Psychology 544

512 - Stadium 545

513 - Penalty 546

514 - Floodlight 547

516 - Tapioca 549

517 - Milk 550

518 - Faucet 551

519 - Eagle 552

520 - Cooler 553

521 - Goal 554

523 - Referee 556

524 - Football 557

525 - Loudspeaker 558

526 - Blade 559

527 - Royalty 560

528 - Adhesive 561

530 - Number 563

531 - Offsides 564

532 - Field 565

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■ Blessedness

- Ganges

- Rapids

- Nobility

- Depression

- Pyramids

566 - Wastebasket

567 - Crate

568 - Packing

569 - Trousers

570 - Seal

571 - Bootlace

572 - Vision

573 - Pocketbook

574 - Moss

575 - Roland

576 - Generosity

577 - Fallout

578 - Boredom

579 - Blow

580 - Belly

581 - Sole

582 - Splint

583 - Brewer

584 - Donor

585 - Cake

586 - Plus

587 - Massage

588 - Donkey

589 - Flirt

590 - Illusion

591 - Skyscraper

592 - Squint

593 - Camera

594 - Load

595 - Flaw

596 - Dagger

598 - Mass

599 - Laziness

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