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The
Red, White & Blue Three Ball Trick
by Jim Gerrish

The Three Ball Trick is
very old. Some history: The Chinese Marble Trick (or
Three Ball Trick or Balls in Net) is an
ancient trick that was used for centuries (we guess) by
Chinese conjurers as a follow-up to cups and balls, in
which balls magically cross from one hand to the other.
It pre-dates the innovation of sponge balls for magic,
and was first performed with solid hard balls
of ivory, glass (marbles), cork or rubber.
One of the first modern
descriptions of the effect was by Edwin T. Sachs in Sleight
of Hand (1877). Silent Mora was first to perform it
upon a net held by spectators (c.1934). The use of
different color balls was pioneered by Dr. Daley's Chromo-Spheres
in 1939.
I'm taking the old trick
a few steps further using current technology. In the
e-Book we will take a journey through magic history,
showing the transformation of this centuries old trick
into a brand new trick for 21st century audiences. If
your national flag is red, white and blue, you are all
set, but any three colors can be used whatever your flag
or preferences.

All of the
"stuff" (except the music stand) that you see
in the photo came from Dollar Tree, so it isn't expensive
to make.
My original routine
contains five phases:
Phase One: Spectator
hands you tissues from a box. Roll up three of the
tissues into white paper balls. Two balls suddenly change
colors to Red and Blue.
Phase Two: Red, White, and Blue balls apparently jump
from left fist to right fist. Feel free to add more such
jumps from the other Three Ball Trick routines
found in this e-Book, including Ball to Pocket
jumps.
Phase Three: Color balls apparently jump from your fist
to the mouth-down Uncle Sam Hat or other container on
your table.

Phase Four: The White
Ball develops a red star, and when the ball
is opened up, it turns into a patriotic party napkin with
many red, white, and blue stars and designs.
Phase Five: From the little patriotic top hat I have been
using as a container (or any other container you may wish
to substitute) is produced a long, flashy, mylar party
garland with the red, white and blue stars on it.
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