Amazing Jonathan's Stage Prediction: EXPLAINED
Mitchell Leary
book, GEMS OF MENTAL MAGIC. A book, by the way, which contains some of
the most incredible mental magic ever to see print. When I am consulted
and asked where the really 'good stuff' is, GEMS is always at the top of
the list.
Effect:
Hanging in the middle of the stage, about 8 feet up is a large manila
envelope. It was there before the show and remains there until the
trick is performed. The word "PREDICTION" is written across the front of
the envelope. During the show an audience member is asked to predict a
number, select a card, or call out some kind of prediction. I would
advise writting the information on a large blackboard so everybody
remembers the information. This can be done with several audience
members and is completly random.
After the information is gathered and written on the board, the magician
yells "Jeff, Jeff, bring me the chair." to the side of the stage. Jeff,
the trusty assistant brings out the chair. The magician stands on the
chair in order to reach up and retrieve the envelope containing the
PREDICTION.
He gets off the chair and opens the envelope. A folded piece of white
paper is removed from the envelope and handed to an audience member to
read. She reads aloud and amazingly every one of the random predictions
are written on the paper. NO SWITCHES, DUPLICATES OR STOOGES are used.
All of the information is gathers in a completely random manner.
Method:
The assistant Jeff does all the work from back stage. The envelope is
empty the whole time. From back stage all of the information is written
on the paper as it is called out. Then the piece of paper is folded and
loaded onto the back of the chair.
After the magician plucks the envelope from above he leans down, and in
the act of climbing off of the chair he places his hand (the one with
the envelope in it) on the top of the back of the chair. This is where
he steals the folded piece of paper with his fingers and hides it behind
the envelope. All that is left is to open the envelope and in the act
of pulling out the paper from inside, it really comes from the back of
the envelope. Pulling the paper out is done RAPIDLY to help hide where
it really came from.
Another option would be to cut a slit on one side of the enelope. This
way you really could reach inside it then retrieve the folded prediction
through the slit.
There are so many variations to this trick that I can't begin to descrbe
them all. Your only limited by your imagination. I perform HEADLINE
PREDICTIONS by varying the handling slightly. Hint: Try to stay away
from national or natural disasters. People will come up to you after
the show and accuse you of being able to prevent things like airline
crashes and really puts you in a bad light.
-Leary-
William Page
YOUR WAY IS MUCH MUCH BETTER WOW!:) i did it by switchind the blank
paper in enolpoe to a duplicte in back of chair in pocket it didn't go
very well the switch was not very accrate but the children loved the
rutine any way. :)
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