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The Strolling Magician

In The Strolling Magician, Mark Leveridge puts over 25 years of professional close-up magic experience literally at your fingertips. In fact, over 8 of the 26 chapters are dedicated to "real world" advice on all aspects of the commercial close-up magic field. This is information that will help you to tackle virtually any performance venue or working situation that you may encounter; from restaurant and banquet work to corporate close-up and hospitality suites. Even casual performers will discover a treasure trove of useful ideas and tips applicable to "impromptu" performances.

Real World Advice
from a Working Pro
Chapters include: Is Strolling Magic Right For You?, First Things First - The Approach, Table Manners, Nuts And Bolts, Special Events/Venues, The Tricks, The Pro Magician and The Final Word. Mark has gone into incredible detail about the many aspects of the strolling magic "job" which he defines as any one, where the performer is "mobile." This means table hopping to walkaround. Most important of all, everything Mark Leveridge says comes directly from his own experiences. To quote him directly, "It may not be the only way, but it works very well for me and I hope it will for you too."

Plus, Get 18 Strolling Routines
Interspersed amongst this goldmine of advice are 18 strolling routines to add to your repertoire: Spin Out, A Bite To Eat, Intuition, The Hypnotised Coin, My Card Sir, Badgered, The Department Store, Paper Money, The Magic Ring, Beer Money, A "Groan" Man, Aces Under Control, Name Dropper, Copy Ring, The Caught Card, The Acrobatic Coin, Credit Scare, Simplex Hopping Halves. Every single routine is fully described and well-suited to this type of work. 26 chapters, 70 illustrations, 18 strolling routines.

More About the Book
from Mark Leveridge
"The Strolling Magician is based on and now supersedes the highly successful Art Of Hopping Tables. All the advice chapters have been completely re-written from scratch and the magic itself collects together many of my strongest and most practical commercial routines. I believe this book will provide all readers with a rich vein of advice and information and will be a worthy addition to any magic bookshelf."

Category: Mark Leveridge Magic

GENERAL FILE SPECIFICATIONS
PC/Mac Compatible
Requires: Free Acrobat Reader (5.x or later)
File size: 1.9 MB
Pages to print: 121
Format: Outputs to both US 8.5 x 11
and European A4 desktop printers

Reviews

"I have never read a book quite like The Strolling Magician. Mark Leveridge has expanded his publication The Art Of Hopping Tables and fashioned it into the current volume, an unromantic nuts and bolts approach to working real-world venues for money. This book strikes me as a uniquely beneficial offering. I recommend this book not only to readers who are considering entering this line of work, but also those who are currently engaged in it. The volume is filled with useful information about the business as well as a variety of clear, simple effects that Mr. Leveridge has come to value, and with good reason … But this is not a book of tricks, it's a book of secrets, and is one I'd encourage any person to read before leaping into a part-time or full-time career of magic. Mark Leveridge has written an admirable guide here … one that will help many safely across the minefield."

- Mr David Regal, Genii Magazine

“Don't let anybody kid you; strolling magic is tough. Sometimes the conditions are so adverse that you'll think that the only way to make the job more challenging would be to set fire to yourself. Forwarned is forearmed, and one of the best ways to be prepared is to pick up a copy of The Strolling Magician. Mark Leveridge has done a terrific job in pointing out the landmines and offering ways to diffuse them. If you have any interest in performing close up magic in the real world, spend some time with The Strolling Magician first. You'll be glad you did.”

- Mr Mike Close, Magic Magazine