The William W. Larsen Memorial Library

Parlour Tricks

Author/Editor: Morgan & West (Rhys Jones & Robert Tay)

includes a video of the full Parlous Tricks show with commentary

Foreword (Hector Chadwick)
Introduction
Who Are Morgan & West?
How to Use This Book
The House is Now Open

PART I
The Restarting Bottle
Opening Tricks and the Reworking of a Classic
Magic Boxes and Strange Looking Props
Mirror Mirror
A Moment of Impossibility
Magic Plots and Types of Surprise
The Scripting and Development of a Trick
The Impossible Ring on Ribbon
Removing the Cards from a Card Trick
Intra-Sensory Perception
Humility and Vulnerability in the Performance of Magic
The Instant Costume Chante
Dealing with Children and the Unexpected
Number Writing
Knowing the Unknowable
Book Test and Tricks that Mask Sense
The First Version of the Dictionary Trick

INTERVAL
Theatrical Design for the Modern Magician

PART 2
Explaining Misdirection
Misdirection and the Presentation of Magic as Skill
Setting up the Bag (Part 1)
Thought of Cards Across
The Evolution of a Magic Trick
Nobody Trusts Magicians
Writing the Audience into the Script
Tonal Variety and Pacing in a Magic Show
Setting up the Bag (Part 2)
The Permanent Linking Rings
Unanswered Questions and Permanence in Magic
Setting up the Bag (Part 3)
The 40 Digit Hyperbrain Act
Problematic Predictions and Tricks with No Middle
The Miraculous Escape of Mr. West
Danger and Magic in the Real World

Curtain Call
The Future