"The moment John showed me this I knew it was comedy GOLD. What makes it a winner in my eyes is that it can be performed under any condition and is easy to do. A wonderful routine for the kids magician to parlor and stage performer." Michael Finney For the first time John Taylor shares an original effect of his that he has kept secret for over 25 years, and Paul Romhany is proud to present as part of his Pro-Series books and offer it to the magic community. John Taylor's original "WATCH DOG" routine is a blow away effect that can be performed Close-Up, on Stage or TV It is one of those rare routines that plays just as well for kids as it does for adults. If you want to create a seemingly impossible miracle for your audience that hits them rightbetween the eyes... then this is it Get ready as John Taylor shares with you one of his magic secrets that can be used by every Close-Up or Comedy Magician, Pickpocket Act, Illusionist, Clown, Street Performer, and evenJuggler on the planet A Reputation Making effect is now in the palm of your hands A spectator's watch goes missing from their wrist and ends up inside the stomach of a balloon dog ... It's TIME to enjoy John Taylor's "Watch Dog"

The Briefcase Illusion presented by Paul Romhany Designed by Wayne Rogers. Book by Paul Romhany The Briefcase Illusion has been the opening for Paul Romhany's World Class Act for the past twenty years An illusion that is designed to set up in less than five minutes, and pack flat in less than two The possibilities are endless Use it as an appearance or vanish. Basic Performance: The MC walks on stage with a briefcase, no magician, just the case. He then places it on top of a writing desk. The lid of the case opens and the magicians makes his appearance out of the briefcase. Basic Vanish: The magician places the case on top of the writing desk, and a girl is pushed inside. The magician then picks up the case and walks off stage. Variations: Use this for other productions with or without the briefcase. In Romhany's routine the briefcase lid opens up and an eight foot ladder appears from it, then Romhany makes his appearance out of the briefcase as though he is climbing up the ladder. At FISM it was used to vanish TWO people. The briefcase was placed on the floor in front of the writing desk and a girl was pushed down inside. The magician then picked up the case and placed it on the table and another assistant was put inside the case. The case was then picked up and the magician walked off stage. Puppetry: This was also used for a puppeteer who was concealed inside the writing desk and able to operate a puppet while the performer interacted with the puppet. Mentalism routine: Perform the ULTIMATE Prediction routine. By concealing a person inside this unique table, you could perform incredibly strong mentalism type routines. The possibilities with this unique design are endless. In the DVD Paul Romhany shares other ideas he has used this for, including performing it almost surrounded, performing it at FISM, how to make it pack flat and set up in minutes. This book includes Full plans - 3D + 2D plans Set-up Instructional Book with step-by-step photographs Link to live Performance footage - see Romhany use this in a live show Video link of Romhany setting up the illusion so you can see it being set up LIVE and hear Paul talking about it. Extras - Romhany shares extras on lighting, staging and other concepts with this unique illusion.

This is a book test especially designed for magicians to be able to do what is known as a book test

THE REAL DEAL - Survival Guide For Magicians by Paul Romhany This book has been in the making for over 25 YEARS 451 pages and 53 contributors from all over the world. "Anyone who want's to be a pro worker and learn from one of the best, this is the bible and you won't get better.Paul has covered everything in detail from A to Z. This is one of the finest books of its kind.Wish this was out when I started as a performer. Highly recommended a must in everyone's library get it before they run out." Neal Scryer "A book EVERY SINGLE magician should own, this contains the REAL secrets to making a living as a magician" Andrew Gerard "A practical, comprehensive book on how to be prepared and deal with all the mishaps and disasters that all entertainers experience. A book I couldn't put down." Richard Webster For the past 25 years Paul Romhany has been traveling the world working every gig you can imagine. From a headline act on cruise ships, television to trade-shows and close-up in restaurants. This book contains the REAL SECRETS to making a living from performing magic. It is FILLED with hints, tips and stories on every subject you can imagine. It also contains antidotes from some of his travels that have happened to him during his amazing and illustrious career. During the very early part of his career Paul was fortunate enough to tour with some legends of magic who shared advice that has remained with Paul since. From these experiences to his present day travels where in the first three months of 2012 he flew over 200 hours to perform around the world, Paul reveals the REAL DEAL when it comes to making a living as a magician. This is a book that contains information that is worth more than ANY book you'll buy on tricks. An essential book for every entertainer. If you study this book you'll be prepared for any eventuality.

The magician shows hanging from a stand is a gift box, wrapped with ribbon. He talks about coincidences, asking if anybody in the audience has experienced any lately. He mentions the gift is for his niece's birthday, and he will present it to her next time he sees her, but for now wants to try and experiment. He throws out a beach ball in to the audience and has somebody catch it, and call out any color. He asks what color they would like, let's say BLUE, and he says that is a coincidence because that is his niece's favorite color. The all is thrown again and another person catches it. This time he asks another person to call out any number between 5 and 100 - let's say they call out $25. he says what a coincidence because that's exatly how much he spent on his nieces' gift. One more time the ball is thrown until a lady catches it. Asking her name, the magician says, what a coincidence, that is my niece's name. The lady is invited on stage and asked to look at a long selection of gifts he could have bought for his niece. The lady chooses one, which the magician replies is a coincidence because that's what he bought. To prove that these were really coincidences the gift box is lowered, open up and inside is the matching color gift (a blue teddy bear) with a price tag of the same amount called out AND a birthday card addressed to his niece with the same name as the spectator. Included in this book are several bonus routines which Paul performs in his act using Teddy Bears. These have been taken from his shows on cruise ships, corporate entertainment and private house parties.

A books for magicians based on the Mental Epic Board and non-use of a gimmick board. This is a compilation of routines and ideas by some of the greatest thinkers in magic. Includes close-up routines, stage routines and parlor routines.