Theatrical Close-Up

1984
Written by Peter Samelson
Work of Peter Samelson
89 pages (Paperback), published by Magical Publications
Illustrated with drawings by Joseph Wierzbicki
Language: English
22 entries
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Jamy Ian Swiss Introduction
7
Peter Samelson Foreword
11
Peter Samelson In The Hand-Off
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 15
Peter Samelson Cigarette and Thimble chapter intro
 		20
Peter Samelson The Mat Opening thimble appears with help of close-up mat
Also published here 20
Peter Samelson Mat and Thimble thimble vanish and reproduction routine
 		22
Peter Samelson Thimble Imp Pass table edge transfer with thimble
Inspired byRelated to 23
Peter Samelson Cigarette and Thimble Dance close-up manipulation routine with a thimble and cigarette
Related to 25
Peter Samelson Smoke-less tobacco vanishes, leaving behind only empty cigarette paper tube
 		31
Peter Samelson Peter's Parable No. 1 - The Story of the Shouting Postman
34
Sponge Ball Snacks
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Peter Samelson Samelson's Sensational Sponge Ball Surprise cigarette paper changes to sponge ball in flash of fire,
 		35
Peter Samelson The Samelson Split clean handling for splitting of ball into two on the table
 		37
Peter Samelson The Drop Ploy subtlety for sponge-to-spectator's hand
Also published here 40
Peter Samelson "The Peter Production" final production of some item like lime
 		42
Peter Samelson Mimetic Slo-Mo Show'n Vanish slow-motion coin vanish and reproduction, using back thumb clip
Variations 45
Peter Samelson Ring of Truth multi-phase routine
 		58
Peter Samelson Peter's Parable No. 1 - Pablo Picasso's Bicycle
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Peter Samelson New York Transpo signed card is only odd-backed card, transposes with card signed on back, then they merge into one card
Inspired by 73
Dai Vernon Optical Monte Move
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Peter Samelson "The Invasion Of The Body Snatchers" with story presentation
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Peter Samelson Afterword
89
Data entered by Denis Behr, April 2020.