Magic Tricks

As Dan says, modernizing silk magic can be a challenge, and yet he pulls through and delivers on this lesson. As with all the Tarbell videos the production quality is high, and Dan does his very best to update the original lesson. He has taken some classic effects like, the Soup Plate and Handkerchiefs and the Twentieth Century Silks and breathes new life into them. He gives a complete explanation of the Handkerchief Ball and explains how you can make one at home. In reading the text I personally found the Elusive Rainbow (an effect similar to the 20th century silk, but done with a rainbow silk) to be a trick with little core logic or practicability. Dan transformed that trick, using his comedy and heart, into a bit of magic about togetherness and unity, I loved it. However, even with the Harlan touch, I don’t see a few of these routines going into my working repertoire, but that’s just me. Dan’s take on using socks for the Twentieth Century Silks was great and I’m working on that routine myself. The lesson was a hard one but my final rating is 4.5 starts and if you do not have a subscription to these videos, please get one, it’s well worth it.