This short but sneaky version of the Cups and Balls is a good way to get acquainted with the essential handling and presenting of this classic of magic.

Although the following is designed as an introduction to Cups and Balls for the student of magic, it is a complete and audience tested performance piece as well. Ron Bauer has used this act since the very beginning of his magic career, and it is as amusing to the public now as it was back then. You can use it sitting or standing. With the main version of the trick, you never go to your pockets. And, that's just one of the reasons the angles used are so safe.

Although this technique takes more than a dozen pages to explain, this entire presentation runs fewer than two minutes. It's slick and quick. You'll have a lot of fun performing it.   And, your audiences will, too.

Cups and Balls Principles Covered:

	Secretly Substituting a Duplicate
	Keeping a ball hidden in a cup as you place it mouth down onto the table
	Applying a rhythmic pattern for style
	Occupying the holdout hand to avoid suspicion
	Surreptitiously making the final load (Innovative Approach)

  

This is a comprehensive depiction of Don Alan's theories, handling, and presentation of the Chop Cup. It's his way of doing it, not merely a replication of a single performance. THE REAL WORK on how Don loaded, got the laughs and set up for doing his classic routine. This is the first time all the subtle work has been published.  The 28 pages, with fabulous photos and drawings of "The Complete Don Alan Chop Cup" is all you could ask for and MORE.
 

For The Entertainer II now PDF and Bonus Material on DVD $30

revised and expanded edition for 2010 USA and UK  tour

  

Newly revised lecture notes with more graphics and photos and almost 90 minutes recorded of in depth explanations on DVD so these notes are stand alone, not just lecture notes. The lecture has been received worldwide.  Included is Craig's Ultimate Card control, which has fooled some of the best, and is easy to master.  The real work on the card rise with Craig's horizontal tabled addition that has to be seen , and finally an easy way to tie the loops, with illustrations you can understand. The memorized deck for the forgetful, any card called for .  New section on PK effects, including a spinning knife that defies the methodology.  Some ground breaking work with Corner Shorts, and a killer version of the Rising Cards including how to tie the loops. All this and more.

 

 

Ron Bauer Teach In Series

If you want to be a better performer, read this.

Ron Bauer has created something everyone who is serious about magic and performance needs to study and own.  This is truly the 21 Century Tarbell Course in Magic and Performance. Each unit is a complete treatise on effect, performance and staging.  Reading them all will only make you a better performer.  Fully illustrated in color.  A wonderful series you should not pass up. Some great effects to add to your arsenal, but even more importantly, skills and tips you should not pass up.

	Gadabout Coins Revisited by Ron Bauer		Sudden Death Gypsy Curse by Ron Bauer
	Feminine Side by Ron Bauer		Butch, Ringo and The Sheep by Ron Bauer
	Horn Swoggled Again by Ron Bauer		Owed to Poker Dan by Ron Bauer
	Dixie by Ron Bauer		The Cursed Ring by Ron Bauer
	Fair and Sloppy by Ron Bauer		Left Handed Deck by Ron Bauer
	Mechanical Deck by Ron Bauer		Bar Bill Stunt by Ron Bauer
	Cut Up Card Trick by Ron Bauer		Four Squares and A Knot by Ron Bauer
	Siamese Goose Egg Bag by Ron Bauer		Time Machine by Ron Bauer
	Second Finger Top Deal by Ron Bauer		Xerox Money by Ron Bauer
	Think of a Card by Ron Bauer		That's The Spirit by Ron Bauer
	Finally Aces by Ron Bauer		Hat Trick by Ron Bauer
	Worn Out Deck by Ron Bauer		Sneaky Nudist Rides Again by Ron Bauer