It was proper for the time. They're supposed to be held in a state of awe during that part, with it all culminating to the vertex with an appropriate release of applause.
Take it from a man who has made his living doing magic for over a quarter of a century - OH MY F'ING GOD!! This man is superhuman. First, he hit the genetic lottery big-time, in terms of appearance. Second, he was a brilliant innovator (most of the great dove stuff in this 5 minutes he INVENTED AND PERFECTED). Third, his exhibition of great skill at presenting manipulative magic is limited to doves and cards - no bs. Fourth, he separates himself beautifully from those he has followed. Do you notice how he separates himself from greats like Cardini by, after he begins some lovely card manipulation, suddenly producing a dove? - incongruous, and perfect. As he gives the dove to his assistant, the cards magically reappear. Then, he uses the rapid production of cards, and the music, to lead to the most incredible finish ever in a cabaret act. Others have done it but, I'm sorry, good luck matching the impact of this.
It was indeed a great act BUT lol he did not invent the majority of what he did here... and he did NOT put up this act. Sorry... it was made for HIm. I do know inside information on this but I do not wish to disclose much since the man has his beautiful act made in his own right (in a certain way), but being a magician, collector and historian of magic, one needs to be fair about some points... ye, it was a beautiful act and Channing did a wonderful job. There was simply more to it than what lay people know... some friends of mine were friends with Channing back in the 60s and a lot Of things, don’t come in the books :) but what matters is that he did a very great job performing this act. All best wishes
It is a good idea, but you'd need a strong reason to pick up the deck and put the aces on top of it after the original effect is done. I can't think of one. Also, you must put a few hours of practice on your Elmsley count and also on the break preparation after picking the deck up.
Incredible act. You can see who influenced him and whom he influenced. Amazing to glimpse an act in this era. I was fortunate enough to talk with Channing Pollock on a couple of occasions. He was generous with his knowledge.
that was the gayest dove act ive ever seen....more like a card manipulation act...but i must say the card manipulation was AMAZING (Y) ! must admit....perhaps the best or 2 nd best card manipulation act ive ever seen..... !
Was that really an Elmsley? Not in my book.I would never actually post a presentation thats clearly not ready to be seen. Can we, as magicians (or wannabes), at least try to keep the most important aspect in magic alive? Performance! I hate to see it dying a slow death because of youtube uploads.
@shiftDOT, You maintain a "break" above the chosen card and then get it to the top of the deck using small cuts, with the final cut being at the "break", where I also performed a false cut which is optional. Sorry I have no idea where the full version of the song is.
amazingly done! 2 questions though.. 1: how did you move the chosen card to the top of the deck [0:27 - 0:37]? what's this technique called? 2: is there a way to get the full version of the song in the background? searched around at music shake and couldn't find it :(
Perhaps you could end with just laying the aces on top of the deck sort of like you are just framing your effect. Then as an after thought you just pick the aces up again and say something like "Hmm, I wonder...nah...it'd never work." Then you get the spectators to beg you to finish your thought. Hehehe...
