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Street Magic is a downloadable thirty-six page .pdf booklet containing fascinating accounts of Whit Haydn's street-performing career in the 1960's and 70's.
Including stories from the streets of New York, Washington, DC, London, and Paris, Whit explains how his philosophy of magic changed through his experiences.
He gives the first in-depth description of the history and psychology of his routine
The Impromptu Card Routine/A Routine for the Blind, and includes the ESP Survey, a routine for making good money working the streets when it is too cold to perform or the police won't let you draw a crowd.
Working for just one or two people at a time, you can make as or more an hour doing just one simple effect.
He discusses the various methods for developing confidence, calling and holding a crowd, and enlarging the take.
He talks about what can be learned from working the streets that can be applied to all magic venues.
This booklet is a re-working and enlargement of the previously published notes from an August 1997 lecture at the Magic Castle.
Including stories from the streets of New York, Washington, DC, London, and Paris, Whit explains how his philosophy of magic changed through his experiences.
He gives the first in-depth description of the history and psychology of his routine
The Impromptu Card Routine/A Routine for the Blind, and includes the ESP Survey, a routine for making good money working the streets when it is too cold to perform or the police won't let you draw a crowd.
Working for just one or two people at a time, you can make as or more an hour doing just one simple effect.
He discusses the various methods for developing confidence, calling and holding a crowd, and enlarging the take.
He talks about what can be learned from working the streets that can be applied to all magic venues.
This booklet is a re-working and enlargement of the previously published notes from an August 1997 lecture at the Magic Castle.
