Bank Night Plus
More
fun at an Abbot "Get-Together" when the snake
refuses to rise from the basket.
RECIL BORDNER is called for to repair it, which
de does...WITH A HAMMER!
This trick has been sold under
many different titles, "Bank Night", "Just Chance",
"The Lucky Magician", etc. This simple effect
is that you show four pay size envelopes. Three
of these are selected by members of the audience
and one is left for you. They can switch envelopes
all they want, with each other or with you.
After all the switching is over, each of the
spectators open their envelopes only to find
a piece of folded blank paper, your envelope
however, contains a FOLDED $20.00 BILL!
Before we get to my simple
method, I want to tell you about a little addition
I've made to the presentation that really makes
it more entertaining. When the spectators open
their envelopes, they still just get a slip
of paper but, each one has something written
on it and each spectator reads their message
out loud to the audience. Write or type the
following message, one on each slip:
- I am a loser, but, I am a good sport.
Notice how I smile.
- If I would not have exchanged envelopes
that last time, I would be $20 richer.
- Since I did not win the $20, I will
always think that this magician is a cheat!
- I did not win the $20 but, it does
not bother me as I am independently wealthy!
Fold each slip and place it
inside a small manila pay envelope. The other
prop you will need is ANY ORDINARY MAGAZINE.
Take a nice, crisp, $20 and fold it in half
twice the long way and once the other way. Slip
this folded bill part way into the magazine.
Put in about the middle of the magazine and
back toward the binding as in illustration.
(Figure 1) Allow the bill to
stick out of the magazine about half an inch.
Lay the magazine on your table (bill to the
back) and place the four envelopes on top of
the magazine. You're ready!
Get three volunteers on stage
to help. Pick up the four envelopes, show them
and explain the game-one contains $20 and the
one who gets it, keeps it. Toss the envelopes
back onto the magazine and pick up the magazine
holding it like a tray. Your right hand covers
the protruding bill so it cannot be seen.
Each spectator selects an envelope.
One is left on the magazine for you. They exchange
all they want until each ends up with one and
one is left on the magazine for you. Slide the
envelope left for you over to the edge of the
magazine so that the envelope covers the protruding
bill. Right thumb and fingers remove the envelope
from the magazine and at the same time pull
away the folded bill so that it is hidden behind
the envelope. Casually toss the magazine back
onto the table.
Have each of the three spectators
open their envelopes, unfold the papers and
read them aloud, then holding envelope with
bill concealed behind it still in right hand
(Figure 2), the left hand tears the top off
of your envelope. Your left first, and second
fingers enter the envelope and as they are withdrawn,
the thumb holding the bill comes right along
with them. (Figure 3).
The illusion that the bill
came from the envelope is perfect. Crush the
envelope (and the slip of paper still inside
it) into a ball and toss it on your table. Unfold
the bill. Remark: "It's nice to be lucky" and
take several bows.
And
now for the famous "Cards Across", but somehow
or other "Real Smoke" seems to get into the
act, to the alarm of Roy Kissel!
