Originally appeared in a set of 2008 Lecture Notes by Duane Laflin (No Longer in Print) I love the routine known as “Duke’s Dye Version” marketed by Abbott’s Magic Company in Colon, Michigan. Some people have a problem with the routine because it involves secretly stealing away a very large dye tube. Here is a
As a bonus, we would like to offer you Chapter 1 of Duane Laflin's book: "Costuming for the Gospel Magician and Assistant" Download the entire book and get the rest of the insightful information that have made Daune and Mary Laflin recognized as specialists in the field of costuming for performers. Common advice is that
The Empty Box This post is one of the many routines from the newly added, downloadable book: "Automatic Gospel Magic" An intriguingly simplistic utility box that can be used to "produce", "vanish" or "change" small items such as handkerchiefs in a most effective and baffling way. Effect: A small open top box is shown to
Routine by Duane Laflin... Originally published in Grand Magic Magazine - January 2013 There are two ways to view this routine. 1. It is perfect for magic shows performed for women’s events such as a Mother-Daughter Banquet or Ladies Luncheon. (Make a note to remember the routine for such a purpose. You may need it
Originally appeared in "Performing for Children in a Magically Delightful Manner" by Duane Laflin (Currently Out-Of-Print) EFFECT: Four ropes, each a different color, are tied together. When wrapped around the magician’s hand, they become one long rope. NEEDED: A commercially avialable product known as "The Red, Yellow, Black and White Rope Trick" PRESENTATION: "Who is
By Duane Laflin Originally published in the August 2013 issue of Grand Magic Magazine Buy the entire issue here During our show season this summer something came up that made me realize how important and how challenging it is to control the chemistry of a show. Over the span of June through July, several magician
Originally appeared in "Laflin Lecture 2004: Lecture Notes" by Duane Laflin (Out of Print) WHAT HAPPENS? A spectator is asked to select one of five boxes. After the box is selected, the magician announces that he will make a handkerchief vanish and invisibly fly through the air and into the chosen box. A handkerchief is
Originally Published in Grand Magic Magazine - July 2013 Buy the entire issue here An “information burst” is a list of ideas, briefly stated, to provide food for thought about an important subject. This month, the subject is.... Planning And Organizing If you use a table backstage, consider putting masking tape on it to outline
Originally published in "Seeing Truth Magazine" This post isn't written to share the secrets to tricks or the setup for routines. Instead the purpose is to offer ideas about effects that can easily be adapted to programs centered around the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. Most of these tricks will be items that
Originally appeared in "Christmas Magic" by Duane Laflin This month we are excited to feature a number of routines that were originally published a a few years ago for a lecture on Christmas routines by Duane Laflin. That publication is now out of print... but we dug into our files and found those routines so