Mardo, Senor: The Act ©1967 Senor Mardo, Magic, Inc., Chicago, IL Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 36 pages

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Comments: "In this book, we have tried to show you haow an act is constructed and to suggest a number of them." Assumes basic knowledge of how the tricks function. The routines are outlined with basic steps, but not all the details.

Contents (from book):

3 The Act: introduction
4 - Suggested Opening Tricks: a list of openers
5 - Accessories: list of magic props and items needed for your act

6 Act "A": with Cane, silks, liquid suspension, vanishing liquid, production, etc.
6 Paraphernalia: items needed
6 Set-Up
7 Routine: and illustrations
8 Note: on how to shorten the act
8 Trick Names: if you are to purchase them

9 Act "B": Handkerchief production, dyeing the silks, flower production, laundry ticket, billiard ball routine, blendo, dove production
9 Paraphernalia
9 Se-Up
10 Routine: and illustrations

12 Act "C": Cane vanish, gloves to silks, liquid effects, blendo, dove
12 Paraphernalia
12 Set-Up
13 Routine: with note on possible substitution

14 Act "D" Sleight of Hand: cigarette pipe magic
14 Paraphernalia
14 Set-Up
15 Routine

16 Act "E": Silk and Blendo routine
16 Paraphernalia
16 Set-Up: how to set up the pull
17 Routine

18 Note: Advice on routining; the following acts list the effects to be performed and the paraphernalia needed, but routining is not provided

19 Act "F": silk, billiard balls, thimbles
20 Act "G": vanishing milk, flower production, torn and restored newspaper, cigarettes
21 Act "H": Paper Hat, egg on the fan, dyeing silks, ropes
22 - The Maze Rope: cut and restored rope fully described and illustrated
25 Act "I": Hoppity Hop Rabbits, Liquid Tricks, Silks, Square Circle with Dove production
26 Act "J": Dyeing Silks, Milk tricks, Blendo, production

27 Act "K": Card routine
27 - Paraphernalia & Setup

29 Act "L": Rice Bowls, paper tricks, productions

30 Act "M": Torn & Restored Newspaper, productions, egg on fan, mutilated parasol, dove
30 - Paraphernalia & Setup
31 - Routine
32 - Notes: further suggestions for the routine

34 Act "N": Cords of Fantasia, Rope Trick sequence
34 - Paraphernalia
34 - Set-Up
35 - Routine

36 Act "O": Illusions