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Magic or conjuring is the art of entertaining an audience by performing illusions that baffle and amaze, often by giving the impression that something impossible has been achieved, almost as if the performer had magic or supernatural powers. Yet, this illusion of magic is created entirely by natural means. The practitioners of this mystery art are called Magicians, Conjurors or Illusionists.
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What It Takes To Be A Magician
By Harlan Tarbell
CONFIDENCE AND ENTHUSIASMYou must have CONFIDENCE in yourself, first of all, to present a program properly. Review the preceding Nine Lessons. It will do you a world of good to Read more...
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Making An Impression
By Harlan Tarbell
How to Make Your Appearance.
The first impression which your audience forms of you is very important in your future success. You
must, of course, be very careful of your magical properties. They must be kept in good condition so that they
will be attractive and convey the impression that you have high standards in your work.
As to your personal appearance, I believe it is unnecessary for me to reiterate that you must be neat and
careful about your clothes, your hands, your hair.
When you enter, walk in briskly. Do not shuffle along unless you are doing a comedy act and do it for
effect. Walk directly to the center of the stage without looking at your audience. Do not bow and scrape and
nod as you come in. Do not notice people until you are at the center of the stage. Then turn and face your
audience and direct your attention to them. If you are to perform at a dinner or some other special occasion, do
not get the attention of the guests until the time for your performance arrives. Only at this psychological
moment must you make the audience notice you and keep their attention focused on you until you are through.
Always study your opening very carefully, for remember, you will sell yourself or harm yourself at the
first moment of your performance.
Excercise Magnetism on Your Audience.
Keep your eyes! on your audience most of the time. Talk directly to them. Now and then for effect you
may pick out one or more spectators and direct your attention to them. Talk convincingly to them and impress
them, and you will find that this is a means of impressing everyone in that audience.
Talk distinctly and convincingly.
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Talk loud enough for every one to hear you and give enough force to
your words to send them straight to the mark. Be careful of your language. Use judgment in what you say, and
above all, speak correctly. Put expression into your voice and face -- avoid a monotone and a blank look. Put
LIFE into your performance.
Create Interest in Your Spectators.
Your problem is to arouse and to hold the interest of your audience. Be snappy in your work and your
audience will be interested in watching you. If you give a slow, long-drawn out program your spectators will
fall asleep -- and that spells tragedy. You must not, of course, go to the opposite extreme and work so fast that
your audience cannot follow you.
The next factor in creating and holding interest is attention to what the public demand is — what they
want you to give them. The wise magician, just like the wise merchant, studies the trend of the times and the
kind of things people are clamoring for. He then capitalizes on this. He presents to the people the things they
want and are willing to pay for and presents them in attractive packages, that is, in a pleasing form.
Study your program from the standpoint of the particular occasion and the particular audience. Try in your
effects and in your "Patter" to come within the experiences of your spectators. Do not do things and say things
that are absolutely foreign to their own lives and that they will not understand. Enter into their own lives and
their own knowledge a little and they will give you their understanding and appreciation. You will then have
their interest and the success of your performance is assured. Harlan Tarbell was the mentor of many gnerations of magicians through his famous correspondance course The Original Tarbell Course In Magic
Angle Of Visibility
By Harlan Tarbell
This principle plays one of the most important parts in Magic. You must know how much the audience cansee when you are in front of them or when they surround you. By practicing before a large Read more...
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Making An Impression
By Harlan Tarbell
How to Make Your Appearance.The first impression which your audience forms of you is very important in your future success. Youmust, of course, be very careful of your magical Read more...
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7 Magic Trick Tips Using Invisible Thread
By Dion Semeniuk
SEVEN MAGIC TRICK TIPS USING INVISIBLE THREADHave you ever been to a magic show, sitting there mesmerized asyou asked yourself, “How did they do that?” As you know, magicis more an Read more...
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Making Money With Magic
By Harlan Tarbell
Whether you use Magic as a Profession, as a Semi-Profession, or just as a Hobby, you can make it payyou well.The world is hungry for entertainment and is eager to pay for it. Amusement Read more...
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