The feature of the show was Dave Bamberg's colored movies of hia travels, superb costumes, and of his father, Okito, in action. Jacob Daley had a riotous affair at his home with about 30 present for dinner and embellishments. The trickis greatest feature is that you apparently never handle the keys or envelopes, everything being left to the spectator.Īgical festivities were numerous during the past month. You then find the envelope with the bead and the rest is up to your showmanship. All that need be done now is have spectator mix the envelopes after sealing the remainder himself. YOU HAVE PERFORMED THE TRICK RIGHT UNEER THEIR VERSST EYES. What you really do, suiting your actions to your directions, is reach into the hat and produce the palmed key, place this key into the top envelope which contains the bead, and seal it. Tell spectator with envelopes that you want him to seal the keys one at a time. At this point let the key in right sleeve drop into hand.
Hand spectator the envelopes, and then step back and fasten the lock in the other person's buttonhole. No one ever dreams of an exchanged lock, all action being with the keys and envelopes. All eyes are on the mixing of the keys, and you only have to do it naturally. Don't hurry this move, or try to be clever about it. You switch the lock for the other, and left hand comes out with the envelopes. You have taken the lock from him with left hand while he does this, and as he shakes you reach into pocket and get the envelopes. At this point have the spectator mix the keys in a borrowed hat. The key that fits this lock is up your right coat sleeve. The other lock (spectators only know about one) is in your inside coat pocket along with the envelopes. Pass out the keys and have a spectator find the only one that will open the lock. Also have a stack of envelopes with a small bead in the corner of the top envelope. You will require 2 locks, a key to open each7 and 8 or 9 other keys that will not open either of the locks. And there is nothing wrong to be found with the keys or lock. Tearing open the envelope he dumps out the key, and successfully opens the lock. The performer may be blindfolded if desired, and reaching into the hat picks out an envelope at a time, tossing each aside until he comes to one he "feels" is the key. They are placed in the hat and again shaken up. This person takes a bunch of small drug envelopes and drops a key into each and seals. The performer locks the opened lock into the lapel buttonhole of the spectator, and the keys are mixed in a borrowed hat by anyone. Several keys and a lock are handed a spectator for examination. As it stands now, the effect can be followed easily and the method allows of conditions heretofore impossible.
In the method given here, the latter version undergoes a prunning and the gimic is eliminated, as well as the effect and working being revamped into more practical form for professional use. More recently has been placed on the market the John Snyder version, doing away with a change bag. Hen, in 1931, the Annemann version of Seven Keys to Baldpate made its appearance, there were quite a number of club magicians who lraniedlately put this novel effect in their programs.