Biography of Bev Taylor and history of his company and the many tricks and routines they brought to market. Vintage entertainment! Includes over 60 tricks and routines, the very best of the Town House Magic line, some with full construction plans, and all with the marvelous Town House Routines Contents: 5 Foreword11 Chapter 1: HOW IT ALL STARTED25 Chapter 2: IDLE CHATTER27 For real entertainment why not hire a magician?28 Its not so much what you do, but more how you do it!29 It pays to advertise!30 Keep a record!33 Chapter 3: STAGE STUFF35 Deluxe Visible Block Penetration48 Tipsy Turvey Bottles and Pea Can54 Drop Dead58 Forgetful Freddie60 Double Load Chick Pan63 Baking a Cake65 New Sliding Knot67 The Improved Blendo72 Rol-Along Table78 Rice Bowls82 The Magician and his Mother-in-Law84 Chinese Rice Crop and Flood85 A Pipe Dream86 A Chinese Breakfast86 Let the Assistant Try It!86 Why Just Rice?87 Improved Fooled and FooledAgain91 T.H Television Silk Tubes101 The Phantom Tube103 Mutilated Parasol103 Town House Guillotine107 Sword Thru Neck110 The Improved Westgate BowlProduction115 The Wolf Pack119 Sucker Bunny Box129 Chapter 4: CARD CORNER131 Town House Routine for theStandard Flap Card Box133 Tea With The Queen135 Three Cards Across137 A New Routine for Miko139 The Cat and Mouse142 Salesmans Night Out149 The Florida Fan Deck151 The Jumping Jack155 Svengali Deck Routine159 Card in Cigarette163 Chapter 5: JUST FOR LAUGHS165 Was My Face Red173 Comedy Routine with Signs175 Town House Advertising Bills177 Bouncing Putty180 Genius at Work Jerk at Work183 Thompsons Impossibilities of 1950186 Good Nite191 Chapter 6: WAND-ERFUL MAGIC192 Crooked Wand194 Town House Rising Wand195 Allegro Wand200 The Dilly Wand Set201 The Coat and Rope Effect203 Chapter 7: TAYLORED CLOSE-UP205 Dizzy Dial208 Miracle Hickory Pipe211 Those Confuzin Rabbits212 Routine #1216 Routine #2217 Routine #3221 The Goof Ball224 Spear-It Knife Supplement227 Color Change Sponge Ball229 Town House Sponge Ball Routine231 Chapter 8: LIQUIDS ANYONE?233 Stage Sized Pea Can236 The Foo Ling Cup238 The Foo Ling Cup Routine240 Town House All Plastic Foo Can242 The Town House Lota Bowl242 Its Raining242 The Horticulturist243 The Birthday Present245 Improved Milk Pitcher247 You Name It Routine250 Comedy Milk In Hat Glass251 A Foo-lish Milk in Hat Routine252 More-Yet257 Chapter 9: MENTALISM259 Jet Thought262 Miracle Gimmick Suggestions264 Mr. Lucky Tray266 Premonition Outdone268 Top Start273 Chapter 10: JOSEPH SILK GUN278 Rising Wand Silk Sword279 A Quickie! (Silk on Table Leg)280 Flash Silk on Ribbon280 Crystal Chest281 20th Century Silks281 20th Century Snake Can Routine281 Snake Can Surprise282 Invisible 20th Century282 Single 20th Century282 Silk at Fingertips283 Drumhead Tube283 Silk in Lemon284 Bevs 20th Century Silk Gun Routine286 Bevs Firecracker and Silk Gun Routine288 CONCLUDING COMMENTS Publisher: Town House Pages: 288 Location: Hermann, MI, USA Edited by: Bruce Hetzler Dimensions: 9×11 Date: 1993 Binding: hardbound