Wild Card Routine (Boden).....$6.00
This routine is very commercial and combines several gag and
serious card effects. While it utilizes several well known ideas, the
beauty of the effect is that it permits the various gimmicked cards to
be switched in and out of use very easily under cover of moving on to
the next phase of the routine.
The routine commences with a couple of gag effects. These help get
the audience into a good frame of mind and produce at the very least
a few chuckles. In addition they get the audience to pay attention,
and so, later the "real magic" will not be missed. Last but not least,
the opening effects require no skill except presentation ability on the
part of the performer.
Thus during the first few critical moments of the performance, the
magician can concentrate on presentation only and can establish
himself with the audience, and can relax without fear of messing up a
secret move at the start of the performance. The few minutes the gag
effects provide helps get rid of any butterflies. Then when the actual
performance of sleight of hand begins, the performer can feel more
at ease, and should have no trouble executing the necessary sleights.
The psychology of the Boden routine is quite good, the switch of the
"Wild Card" set into and out of the action is well thought out and will
go unnoticed. At the conclusion of the routine, the cards on the table
can be examined by the spectators if you so wish.
This routine is very commercial and combines several gag and
serious card effects. While it utilizes several well known ideas, the
beauty of the effect is that it permits the various gimmicked cards to
be switched in and out of use very easily under cover of moving on to
the next phase of the routine.
The routine commences with a couple of gag effects. These help get
the audience into a good frame of mind and produce at the very least
a few chuckles. In addition they get the audience to pay attention,
and so, later the "real magic" will not be missed. Last but not least,
the opening effects require no skill except presentation ability on the
part of the performer.
Thus during the first few critical moments of the performance, the
magician can concentrate on presentation only and can establish
himself with the audience, and can relax without fear of messing up a
secret move at the start of the performance. The few minutes the gag
effects provide helps get rid of any butterflies. Then when the actual
performance of sleight of hand begins, the performer can feel more
at ease, and should have no trouble executing the necessary sleights.
The psychology of the Boden routine is quite good, the switch of the
"Wild Card" set into and out of the action is well thought out and will
go unnoticed. At the conclusion of the routine, the cards on the table
can be examined by the spectators if you so wish.
