Post by Chris Martin on Aug 13, 2005 14:37:20 GMT -5
ADD ON ACES
By Doug Edwards
This Ace Assembly was used by Richard Cardini in his close up performances. It has now become a classic handling and probably one of the first effects utilizing the Fred Braue Add On Move. Fred himself referred to this maneuver as his 'Braue Addition.' Everything transpires openly and directly and is done with a regular deck of cards. In the interest of good theatre, suspense is built as each ace vanishes from its respective packet.
Ace Display & Setup
Openly remove the four Aces from the deck and display them, spread apart in the left hand. The right hand holds the deck, backs up.
As you display the Aces, the right thumb pushes across the top of the deck, spreading the top three cards to the left, just enough to secure a break below the third card using the fourth finger tip.
The thumb and fingers pull in the three cards above the break to square the deck. This is done in a fraction of a second as the right hand moves slightly back and forth and the attention is on the Aces in the left hand.
Add On & Flip Over
Place the Aces face up on top of the deck. Square the deck and immediately pick up all seven cards above the break. (The four face up Aces with three indifferent face down backs below them.)
Holding the seven card stock squared in the left hand between the thumb and second finger tips, bring the stock over to the deck so the right thumb can be placed on the top card and pull it to the right off the stock and onto the top of the deck. When the face up card is about two thirds of the way off the stock and on to the top of the deck, the left hand raises the stock up flipping the pulled out Ace over so it lands face down to top of the deck.
This pull off and flip over action is repeated with the second Ace and the third Ace. The remainder of the stock in the left hand, which now consists of a face up Ace with three indifferent cards under it is simply and neatly placed on top of the deck. Now the right thumb pushes the top Ace slightly off the deck, the left fingers come up and flip the Ace over so it is now face down on top of the deck.
Deal Off & Display
Deal the four top cards on to the table, left to right.
Take three cards openly off the top of the deck and place them in a pile on top of the stage left card. Take the next three cards from the top of the deck and place them on the second face down card. Deal three cards onto each of the two remaining face down cards. In dealing the last three you can tilt them towards the spectators to give them a flash of the indifferent cards. Table the deck.
The Aces Vanish From The First Three Piles
Once you've delt out the four piles and tabled the deck, pick up the first pile of cards to the right (stage right), snap your fingers, and deal the four cards face up showing the Ace is gone.
Do the same for the pile next to it, again showing they are four indifferent cards, another Ace has vanished.
Pick up the third pile. Show the third Ace has vanished by dealing the top three cards face up onto the table. Then turn the right hand over and with your thumb on the top edge of the card push this indifferent card through the loosely closed fist. The third Ace has vanished.
The Aces Assemble
Turn the final pile on the left over and spread the cards. The Aces have assembled together by magic.
The effect created that you're making the Aces disappear one at a time. So after an Ace has vanished from each of the first three piles, it is more of a surprise that the last Ace doesn't vanish, but instead the other three Aces have joined it.
By Doug Edwards
This Ace Assembly was used by Richard Cardini in his close up performances. It has now become a classic handling and probably one of the first effects utilizing the Fred Braue Add On Move. Fred himself referred to this maneuver as his 'Braue Addition.' Everything transpires openly and directly and is done with a regular deck of cards. In the interest of good theatre, suspense is built as each ace vanishes from its respective packet.
Ace Display & Setup
Openly remove the four Aces from the deck and display them, spread apart in the left hand. The right hand holds the deck, backs up.
As you display the Aces, the right thumb pushes across the top of the deck, spreading the top three cards to the left, just enough to secure a break below the third card using the fourth finger tip.
The thumb and fingers pull in the three cards above the break to square the deck. This is done in a fraction of a second as the right hand moves slightly back and forth and the attention is on the Aces in the left hand.
Add On & Flip Over
Place the Aces face up on top of the deck. Square the deck and immediately pick up all seven cards above the break. (The four face up Aces with three indifferent face down backs below them.)
Holding the seven card stock squared in the left hand between the thumb and second finger tips, bring the stock over to the deck so the right thumb can be placed on the top card and pull it to the right off the stock and onto the top of the deck. When the face up card is about two thirds of the way off the stock and on to the top of the deck, the left hand raises the stock up flipping the pulled out Ace over so it lands face down to top of the deck.
This pull off and flip over action is repeated with the second Ace and the third Ace. The remainder of the stock in the left hand, which now consists of a face up Ace with three indifferent cards under it is simply and neatly placed on top of the deck. Now the right thumb pushes the top Ace slightly off the deck, the left fingers come up and flip the Ace over so it is now face down on top of the deck.
Deal Off & Display
Deal the four top cards on to the table, left to right.
Take three cards openly off the top of the deck and place them in a pile on top of the stage left card. Take the next three cards from the top of the deck and place them on the second face down card. Deal three cards onto each of the two remaining face down cards. In dealing the last three you can tilt them towards the spectators to give them a flash of the indifferent cards. Table the deck.
The Aces Vanish From The First Three Piles
Once you've delt out the four piles and tabled the deck, pick up the first pile of cards to the right (stage right), snap your fingers, and deal the four cards face up showing the Ace is gone.
Do the same for the pile next to it, again showing they are four indifferent cards, another Ace has vanished.
Pick up the third pile. Show the third Ace has vanished by dealing the top three cards face up onto the table. Then turn the right hand over and with your thumb on the top edge of the card push this indifferent card through the loosely closed fist. The third Ace has vanished.
The Aces Assemble
Turn the final pile on the left over and spread the cards. The Aces have assembled together by magic.
The effect created that you're making the Aces disappear one at a time. So after an Ace has vanished from each of the first three piles, it is more of a surprise that the last Ace doesn't vanish, but instead the other three Aces have joined it.
