Dai Vernon - A Chinese Classic

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1、CHAPTERTHREEACHINESECLASSICThiswasoneofthefirsttricksthatIhadthepleasureofseeingDaiVernonperform.SeatedinLondon'sVictoriaHallamongsttwohundredmagicianswhohadcomefromallpartsoftheBritishIslestoseeandhearalecture-demonstrationbytheProfessor,wewatchedcarefullyforthosebeautifulmoves

2、overwhichmagiciansenthuse-wesawnone!Hedidexactlywhathetoldushewasgoingtodo-madethreecoinspassthroughasolidtable-top;whatismore,herepeatedthepenetrationandstillgavenoclueastohowitwasaccomplished.Thevolumeofspontaneousapplausefromhisaudienceindicatedtheirappreciationofhisskillinma

3、kinghistrickeryappeartoberealmagic.Everygesturehemadewasperfectlynatural;heemphasizedthefairnessofhisactionsandinvitedourclosestscrutiny,butstilltherewasnoapparentexplanation.ThemajorityofthemembersofhisaudiencewerefamiliarwiththefineHanPingChieneffect;manyofushadperformeditours

4、elvesandknewofcertainvariations,butherewassomethingthatonlyafewofthemagicianspresenthadexperiencedpreviously-wewerehavingtheprivilegeofwitnessingTHEVERNONTOUCH.DuringhisstayinthiscountryIwatchedhimperformthisroutineonseveraloccasionsbeforemagiciansandlayaudiences.Theapplausehere

5、ceivedwasalwaysprecededbyagenuinegaspofastonishment-musictotheearsofamagician.Athislecturesheexplainedanddemonstratedhispresentationmostcarefully.Hewassincereinhiswishthatthemagicianswhohadjourneyedfromnearandfarshouldbenefitbyknowingandappreciatingeverysmalldetail.Inpreparingth

6、ematerialforthisbookhehasdemonstratedthemovesoverandoveragaininorderthatthereshouldbenodoubtastotheEXACTactionsnecessaryforduplicatingtheeffectheobtains.Toenablethereadertovisualizetheeffect,itisproposedtogiveatrueanddetaileddescriptionofthesequenceofactionsasseenbytheaudienceth

7、en,sothatthemethodcanbelearntthoroughly,toexplaintheroutinestagebystage.WHATTHEAUDIENCESEES.Theperformerisseatedatatableuponwhichheplacessixhalfcrownsandaring.Thehalfcrownsareplacedintworows(threeineach),onerowtotheleftandtheothertotheright.Therowsareaboutafootapartandextendaway

8、fromtheperformer.Theringisplacedbetweenthetworo