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World of Magic Shop, Products by Whit Haydn for sale
Plot: A red-backed card is freely selected from a red-backed deck. The back of the chosen card changes color to blue so that it is easily found. The blue-backed card is placed under a saltshaker, the spectator's finger, or even under the spectator's foot. Another red-backed card is then selected from the deck. The magician, merely by snapping his fingers, changes the face of the blue-backed card to match the face of the second freely chosen card! This 34-page booklet details all the ins and outs, psychology and theory of Whit Haydn's unique and very powerful version of the Chicago Opener or Red Hot Mama card trick-the version used by many of the top close-up workers.
"The Chicago Surprise meets all my criteria for what a superior magic product should be: 1) an audience-tested, professional-caliber routine, 2) well written, 3) both handling and theoretical information (in other words, the how and the why) are included. Many professionals use Whit's routine. I'm sure you're going to want to as well." - Michael Close, MAGIC Magazine
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This beautiful set of knives (perfect for the Whit Haydn routine, The Intricate Web of Distraction) contains three knives including one that is black with a 'stag horn' type finish, and one that is a 'white pearl' smooth finish, and, of course, the gimmicked knife. Manufactured by Joe Mogar, these knives feature the "rough and smooth" textures so essential to Whit's routine.
"Bottom line: If you are looking for a set of terrific black and white color changing knives that look like you bought them at a fine hunting and fishing store (without the novel red/yellow colors), these are the best I've seen in a long, long time." - Danny Orleans, Genii Magazine
Also check out Whit Haydn's Notes and Video on the Intricate Web of Distraction color-changing knife routine.
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This dvd includes a live performance of Whit's award-winning routine, and instruction that includes all the moves, patter, and presentational tips that make it easy to add this masterpiece to your repertoire. Along with an introduction by Earl Nelson, and Billy McComb's interview with Whit, this dvd includes twenty minutes of video clips from Whit's performances over the last twenty years on cruise ships, at the Magic Castle and at Magic Island, and on large theater stages. These clips illustrate how to handle various types of spectator volunteers, and various reactions and comments from the volunteer. This routine, originally developed for Whit's street magic act in the 1960's, is considered by most experts to be the most commercial version of the linking rings available for any venue. Dai Vernon claimed that this routine had "the first completely new comedy premise I have seen in magic in thirty years."
"If you don't have a linking ring routine and you want to add one to your stand-up repertoire, Whit Haydn's Comedy 4 Ring Routine is the place to start. Ring routines don't get much better than this."
--Michael Close
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The companion video to Whit Haydn's and Chef Anton's Notes on the Fast and Loose includes live performances by Chef and Whit and detailed explanations with shots from both the audience's and performer's point of view.
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Over six months in the making, Whit Haydn and Chef Anton have created the perfect shells for any Three Shell Game routine. Including design enhancements and tips from real working pros like Chanin, Eddie Joseph and others, these shells are perfectly weighted and balanced.
The Golden Shells are cast in heavy pewter and then heavily plated in 24 karat gold and includes shot glass, drawstring bag and the perfect peas (both hard and soft rubber).
"This set of shells and peas is going to be for the shell game what the Paul Fox cups were for the cups and balls." -Johnny Thompson
NOTE: The Street Shells set is intended for those who already know a three shell routine and does not include any instructions. Take a look at the Super Shells book, Bob Kohler's Golden Shells video or Phil Cass' video if you'd like to learn a routine.
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This 12-page booklet contains all of the moves and Whit's professional presentation for his routine with the color-changing knives, generously photo-illustrated for clarity.
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Whit Haydn is one of the best minds in magic when it comes to routining classic magic. Routines such as Whit Haydn's Four Ring Routine, the Mongolian Pop-Knot, the Teleportation Device, Chicago Surprise, Fast & Loose, and many others have become standards in the arsenals of many top-flight professionals.
The "Color-Changing Knives" is a wonderful close-up item, but until now, it has had several weaknesses in method and presentation. With Whit Haydn's "The Intricate Web of Distraction," these weaknesses are overcome.
This routine is both practical for the working magician and powerful in performance. The patter is entertaining and funny, and yet, because the humor is based on the situation, it easily adapts to the individual style of the performer.
Whit has performed this routine thousands of times in front of audiences at the Magic Castle, Caesars Magical Empire, trade shows, hospitality suites, and cocktail parties. It never fails to enthrall his audience as he wraps them in a web of intelligent humor and amazing prestidigitation.
The DVD shows a live performance of the routine and then every detail of technique and performance is carefully and thoroughly explained. Watching this DVD is like having a personal lesson in magic from one of the best and most entertaining magicians around today.
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The Mongolian Pop Knot
by Whit Haydn
Effect
Whit Haydn s comedy cut and restored rope routine, The Mongolian Pop-Knot, was developed on the street corners of NewYork in the late 1960 s. Like his famous comedy routine with the linking rings, this routine of Whit s has become a standard. The routine flows from section to section, with each new part of the routine justified perfectly by the patter line. The magician purports to teach the audience how to cut and restore a rope using the secret knot magicians have known about for hundreds of years--The Mongolian Pop-Knot. The more the magician tries to explain the more mystifying everything becomes. The rope is cut in two and then tied together with the secret knot--the knot then pops off the rope into the audience. The rope is then cut into three even-length pieces. These fall apart into three different lengths and are magically stretched back into three ropes the same length. These three are tied together, and then the two knots are popped off and thrown into the audience, and the rope is displayed whole once again.Every move is worked out so that the routine seems natural, effortless and magical. The three knots are tossed into the audience for souvenirs. The book explains the patter, presentation, and psychology of the routine, and uses many photos to clearly explain each move.This routine is a regular part of Whit s professional performances at trade and industrial shows, as well as on stage in nightclubs, theaters and cruise ships. It plays big and packs small, and it fools the smart ones really, really bad. Whit has performed this routine for as many as eight thousand people when opening for Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. It will play on the biggest stage, yet can be performed close-up and surrounded. The patter makes sense, is very funny, and it is easy to present. It is designed to hold the attention of the most difficult and distracted crowds--the audiences that a street performer has to face daily.This routine and Whit s Comedy 4 Ring Routine are the backbone of the act which has won him two awards at the Magic Castle. If you are primarily a close-up worker who is looking for practical magic to use in the difficult standup situations that sometimes crop up when you are working in the real world, you can not do any better than these two routines.
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The 44-page booklet that Darwin Ortiz has stated as "the definitive work" on the endless chain scam. A must-have for anyone interested in performing this classic swindle, Chef Anton and Whit Haydn detail the history, psychology and applications to magic in this fully-illustrated booklet. |
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Whit Haydn and Chef Anton's Notes on Three Card Monte is by far the most comprehensive book ever written on the history, psychology and sleights on this classic swindle. Whit and Chef also explore the games application to magic and include the School for Scoundrels complete three-card monte routine-Three-Card Gold. We also feature some of the most clever endings ever devised and are proud to introduce Bob Kohler's Knifed and Gazzo's Creased Lightning, and many other ruses which have never previously appeared in print.
160 pages, includes many authentic photographs and illustrations Includes Bob Kohler's Knifed and Gazzo's Creased Lightning Related Items by Whit Haydn and Chef Anton: Books
Notes on the Fast and Loose
The Intricate Web of Distraction
Gazzo On The Cups and Balls
Street Magic
Pool Hustler's Handbook
Videos
The Intricate Web of Distraction
Fast and Loose
Magical Menu of Pool Ball Wizardry
Tricks and Props
Fast and Loose Chain
Knot for the Fast and Loose Chain
The Sure Thing
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