Torn-Ado
See if
you like the following easy approach to the
classic Torn and Restored Card. To be honest
with you I usually don't like to tear cards,
but I felt that the effect of the restored card
on the audience is so incredible that it's worth
a few torn cards. It uses a manipulation very
seldom seen that I think is really strong and
allows the performer a lot of versatility.
Effect
A card is selected, torn into four pieces and
magically restored!
Requirements
Besides a regular deck, have a cigarette lighter
in the right pocket of the jacket (or trousers.)
Performance
Bring to the top of the deck two cards having
values one number apart that can easily be confused
with each other by covering the corner (because
the placement of the pips at the top of the
card are matching, as with the 7 and the 6 or
a 4 and a 5 and so on). You'll understand the
purpose as the routine goes along. Say that
you have the 6 of Hearts on top followed by
the 7 of Hearts. Cut the deck and complete the
cut keeping a little finger break. Riffle Force
at the break, cut and complete the cut.
Perform
a Double Turnover showing the 7 of Hearts. Repeat
the Double Turnover and take the top card with
the right hand. Table the deck face down in
front of you.
|
Tear
up (or down?) the card into four pieces
(back to the audience of course),
placing the non-index corner in front.
Leave the pieces face up, more or
less squared, in the right hand fingers
showing them as in figure 1. The card
will be taken for the 7 of Hearts,
but really it is the non-index corner
of the 6 of Hearts. It is this deception
that sells the idea (any two card
combination of this sort will do). |
Apparently
drop the four pieces of the card into the left
hand. Really keep them palmed in the right hand,
finger palm position. Close the left hand as
if you retained the pieces there. The right
hand moves to the pocket, leaves the pieces
and brings out the lighter.
Give
the lighter to a spectator. Ask him to light
it and to pass the flame underneath your closed
left hand. Act as if he has burned you. The
right hand takes the top quarter of the deck
and one-hand fans the cards, back to the audience.
Fan the left hand with the right hand cards
as if cooling it off from the heat.
At the
same time perform the Fan Reverse by Dan Tong
as follows. Move the right finger to the position
shown in figure 2 where it can press down on
the corner of the selected card, and press it
down. The result is that the corner of the card
is clipped between the third and little fingers.
By continuing the pressure of the little finger,
the card will turn over underneath the fan (figure
3 shown from below). At the same time the fan
is brought over the left hand and pointed toward
the body as in figure 4. Open the left hand
under cover of the fan and drop the reversed
card onto the left palm. Immediately remove
the fan and show the face down, apparently restored,
card in the left hand.
Place
the fan aside on top of the talon and then turn
over the card revealing the selected card restored.
NOTE:
You may have the 7 of Hearts signed by the spectator
(be sure they sign in the MIDDLE of the face
of the card.) With the signature, the revelation
becomes even more exciting!
