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The 13th of February. 1973,
Fronk and | take this opportunity of expressing our appreciation for your
continued confidence by sending for ‘THE LECTURE NOTES OF FRED KAPS!,
We hope you will enjoy the contents for they provide much food for
thought and, in so doing, will add much to your magical pleasures,
Six doys ago, Fred Kaps left us following o three day visit, A great
three days of sheer brilliance by @ man whom, in my opinion, is the Finest
ail round magical entertainer in the world today, Famed English professional,
Tommy Cooper, shared a few hours with us and was man enough te say ~ "The
man wants to make you turn i ia!" An opinion which, if | did aot love my
work so much, I would endorse 100%,
Lecture notes are not complete books in themselves, You will only get
the benefit of them by close study. We have added a page which deseribes
the making of @ trick that perhaps prompted you to send your order. To make
the trick is simple enough and, | know well that the effect has been ond is
still being sold by others. Make end perform it THE KAPS WAY and you have
@ close up miracle indeed.
Finn Jon is with us for twelve months. | asked Fred to perform the trick
for Finn who roved over the effect, speed and simplicity and almost fell out
of the chair in which he sot,
Today, | do not get time te enjoy reading about magic as | once used
to do. For en hour or two, it is my sincere wish that you will endorse what
I think cbout Fred Kops, | only wish it had been possible to invite you all
to see this great performer working.
Yours faithfully,
chir~ Be
Ken Brooke FRED_KAPS LECTURE ab
SOME THINGS TO THINK A3OUT
Do you want to Mystify ? Or Entertain ? Or both?
Base for magic is os for music, the classics. (Cups & Balls. Linking Rings.
Billiard Balls, Torn & Restored Paper, etc.) Classics are the easiest in principle (method)
cond best in effect,
Effect should come first, Methed second.
Because your audience sees you os & magician, they will not think yeu are cetually
Using a silk with a slit in it to push « cigarette through, so, might os well use one !
When doing Card Colour Change, have « lit cigarette between th
right hand.
Use @ bulldog clip when handling bills out for counting as in Short Change Trick.
(Hornswoggled. My Best. Page 189.)
Good books to reed - Erdnase. Expert Card Technique. Great
Coins, Stars of Magic. The Mario Books, Dai Vernon Books. SI;
Books. Fitzkee Trilogy.
‘Mental train your effects.
When building routine, osk yourself first, what next, then WHY ! If you feel
you do a certain movement naturally, find a sleight that suits this natural movement,
Even when you have ¢ beautiful move that does not suit your natural movement ~ Throw
Certain sleights are not restricted to what they were made for.
Magic. Bobo on
ini Books, Buckley
‘Only very few sleights are not in the books, so read them !
Lear to read your books properly by eliminating all you cannot use.
Fool your audience any way you like, buf fool them, Remember - METHOD COMES
SECOND ! a
A layman does not think that four billiard balls, four thimbles, four cigarettes or
four coins between the Fingers are different tricks. He sees only the same effect with
different objects,
The greatest strength of a performer doing a private party is his behar
private person.
Walter Brown Gibson, Ric Estrada - Walter Gibson's Big Book of Magic For All Ages - With Over 150 Easy-To-Perform Tricks Using Everyday Objects-Doubleday & Company, Inc. (1980) PDF
