By Jan Torrell in cooperation with Sonny Fontana. This is a wonderful audience participation routine. The performer invites an
adult or child onstage and dresses him in a magician’s costume. The spectator
stands with his hands behind his back and the performer puts his arms
through the costume and performs some magic. It looks as if the spectator is
doing the magic. The performer verbally cues the spectator how to react and
the illusion is perfect and very funny. This great idea allows you to reclaim
some of that old material in your magical junk drawer. This version also has
a feature where you begin by showing a small, black bag. You put some
magical items into the bag (cards, rope, handkerchief, etc.) then you turn the
bag inside out and it transforms into the magician’s costume with all the
items in the pocket ready to use. This used to be a favorite routine of Lance
Burton. Excellent entertainment.
