The Professional Touch by Billy McComb

Details: Billy McComb is one of the world’s top cabaret magicians. He has worked all kinds of venues and performed all kinds of magic and in his book shares some of his many experiences, thoughts and routines and describes how you too can give the professional touch to your act. Being a professional means thinking about your act in a commercial way. Here Billy deals with such points as misdirection, patter, close-up, opening effects, cabaret – in fact a wealth of information gained during his many years as a professional entertainer.

Billy touches on so many varied and interesting subjects connected with show business that it is impossible to list them here. We can promise you that reading about them will be an entertaining and educational experience. In addition to the tricks and routines explained in this book, Billy has also included complete descriptions of three cabaret routines used by him for many years. Every nuance of the performance is explained. Not just how you do it but, more importantly, why you do it.

A study of these three routines and their construction should pay dividends when applied to your own act. This is professional magic by one of our most entertaining professionals. Amongst the routines and effects described you will find The Nap Hand routine, the Ring on Stick and Billy’s Bill in Lemon.

Contents (from book ToC): 

1 William’s Words of Wisdom
5 McComb on Patter
12 McComb on Misdirection

16 The Professional Touch: 
18 The Rice Bowls
21 William’s Torn and Restored Newspaper
23 William’s Presentation Wand
23 William’s Fantastic Fez
25 William’s Hot Book
26 William’s Square Dancing
26 William’s Fizzling Firework
26 The Eggs and Glasses Inertia Trick

30 McComb on Close Up: 
30 Introduction
31 Cigarette Through Handkerchief
33 The Shrinking Napkin
35 Challenge Silk Vanish
37 Oliver MacKenzie’s Drink Trick
38 George Blake’s Recurring Card
38 Thoughts On The Pea Can
41 The End

43 McComb On Crusing

47 McComb on Opening Effects: 
47 Six Card Repeat
48 Golf Ball Through Handkerchief
49 Torn and Restored Airmail Letter
50 Page Page’s Easy Money
50 Leopard Silk
52 Just Chance
52 The Professor’s Nightmare
53 Invisible Card Trick
53 Red and White Ropes
56 McComb on Cabaret
74 The Professional Nap Hand
97 The Professional Ring on Stick
112 The Professional Bill in Lemon

• Publisher: Martin Breese
• Pages: 144
• Location: Brighton, England
• Edited by: Martin Breese
• Dimensions: 6″x9″
• Date: 2003
• Binding: hardbound

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