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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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The
whole
art
of
cup-and-ball
conjuring
resolves
itself
into
two
elements--(1),
the
exhibition
of
a
ball
under
a
cup
where
a
moment
previously
there
was
nothing;
and
(2)
the
disappearance
of
a
ball
from
beneath
a
cup
under
which
the
audience
have
just
seen
it
(or
believe
that
they
have
seen
it)
placed.
The
routine
is
as
follows:--A
cup
is
lifted,
to
show
that
there
is
nothing
beneath
it,
and
again
replaced,
mouth
downwards,
on
the
table.
A
ball
is
taken
in
the
right
hand,
transferred
to
the
left,
and
thence
ordered
to
pass
under
the
cup.
The
hand
is
opened,
the
ball
has
vanished,
and,
on
the
cup
being
lifted,
is
found
beneath
it.
Again,
the
ball,
first
exhibited
in
the
right
hand,
is
thence
openly
transferred,
either
directly
under
the
cup,
or
first
to
the
left
hand,
and
thence
to
the
cup.
All
having
seen
it
placed
beneath
the
cup,
it
is
now
commanded
to
depart,
and
on
again
lifting
the
cup,
it
is
found
to
have
vanished.
It
will
hardly
be
believed,
until
proved
by
experiment,
of
what
numerous
and
surprising
combinations
these
simple
elements
are
capable.
The
sleight-of-hand
requisite
for
the
cups
and
balls
is
technically
divisible
into
four
different
acts
or
movements,
viz.--1.
To
“palm”
the
ball.
2.
To
reproduce
the
palmed
ball
at
the
end
of
the
fingers.
3.
To
secretly
introduce
the
palmed
ball
under
the
cup.
4.
To
simulate
the
action
of
placing
the
ball
under
the
cup.
The
modes
of
effecting
these
objects
will
be
discussed
in
due
order.
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