De Courcy, Ken

1980
Written by Ken De Courcy
Work of Ken De Courcy

62 pages (Stapled), published by The Supreme Magic Company
Illustrated with drawings by Ken De Courcy
Language: English

25 entries

Creators	Title	Comments & References	Page	Categories
Ken De Courcy	Preface and Acknowledgement	content first appeared in Abracadabra as serial in 1953	3	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Ken De Courcy	Foreword - Be Natural	What About Style?	5	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Forehead Articles / Articles
Ken De Courcy	Chapter 2 - What About Dress?	outfit	8	Articles / Articles
Ken De Courcy	Chapter 3 - What About Conditions?	Should I Compere?	11	Articles / Articles
Ken De Courcy	Chapter 4 - Now, About Audiences...		14	Articles / Articles
Ken De Courcy	Chapter Five - What About Volunteers?		17	Articles / Articles
Ken De Courcy	Chapter Six - A Word About Your Table		20	Table & Servante
Ken De Courcy	Chapter Seven - Choosing the Tricks		23	Articles / Articles
Ken De Courcy	Chapter Eight - Now, About the Acts...		28	Articles / Articles
Ken De Courcy	Chapter Nine - More About the Acts		31	Articles / Articles
Ken De Courcy	Chapter Ten - The Sorcerer's Apprentice	on working with assistants	34	Articles / Anecdotes Articles / Articles
Ken De Courcy	Chapter Eleven - Music, Maestro, Please	The Signature Tune	37	Articles / Articles
Ken De Courcy	Chapter Twelve - How Music Helps	Applause Cues Stage-Waits Pointing Comedy	40	Articles / Articles
Ken De Courcy	Chapter Thirteen - Getting Your Clients Registered	Tying the Loose Ends	43	Articles / Business and Publicity
Ken De Courcy	Part Two - Trick Section		46	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Ken De Courcy	First Guest: Ali (The Thief of Bad-Gags)	short intro	46	Articles / Biographical
Ali	Routine for the Six Card Repeat	after every phase a mug of beer is emptied by performer	47	Liquid / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Six Card Repeat & Co. Liquid / Milk Pitcher
Ken De Courcy	Second Guest: George Blake	short intro	49	Articles / Biographical
George Blake	"Flash!"	reading funny things from newspaper, it vanishes in a flash, then cigarette vanishes in handkerchief, with more elaborate version for magicians	49	Newspaper / Miscellaneous Cigarette/Cigar / Vanish Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material MC / Compere Bits of Business Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Ken De Courcy	Third Guest: Tan Hock Chuan	short intro	54	Articles / Biographical
Tan Hock Chuan	Discatorial	four different-colored discs, colors divined by performer behind back, then order of four colors predicted	54	Mental Magic / Effects / Special Powers Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Ken De Courcy	Fourth Guest: Jimmy Revill	short intro	57	Articles / Biographical
Jimmy Revill	Block and Frame	block penetrates ribbon in frame apparatus	57	Silk & Handkerchief / Ribbon / Penetration Dice (large) & Blocks / Penetration
Ken De Courcy	Finale	intro	59	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Ken De Courcy	Money to Burn	bill burned, reappears in cigarette, fake metal tube cigarette	59	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Cigarette/Cigar

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