Vito Lupo, Max Maven, Jeff McBride, Robert Neale, Andy Nyman, Bob Read. Im almost done with reading it (650 pages)and will do a review at that time. You get all the major writtings of Houdin with notes from Todd.
"Un prestidigitateur n’est point un jongleur c’est un acteur jouant un rôle de magicien."Īnd the whole chapter is devoted to defining what Robert-Houdin called "magie simulee"-"simulated magic" for entertainment purposes as opposed to "real magic" or "sorcery. The Silence of Chung Ling Soo, Essential Robert-Houdin, and Cardini: The. Ahhh For those who dont read French they have just released, from Todd Karr, The Essential Robert-Houdin. Finally back in print All the classic works of the great master of magic, Robert-Houdin, under one cover, lavishly illustrated with hundreds of beautiful prints, engravings, and photos. "A conjuror is not a juggler he is an actor playing the part of a magician." It is in _The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic_ that we find Robert-Houdin's famous (and oft misunderstood and misquoted) statement that (as Professor Hoffman translated it): Given that Robert-Houdin is regarded as the Father of Modern Magic, I feel that the first two books are must-read titles for any student of magic. It is basically these books collected in one title: The Father of Modern Magic, Jean Eugne Robert-Houdin, would not only be. Revisiting this post to ask ThSecret if he ever purchased and read _The Essential Robert-Houdin and if so, his thoughts about the book. You see, I was familiar with the basic premise of most bullet catches and the.
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