Effect
Catching Cigarettes in the Air
Harlan Tarbell · The Tarbell Course, 1926
- Time
- 4 min read + 10 min practice
- Materials
- In the library
- Prerequisites
- None
Take care. Working with these objects and effects is inherently dangerous; anyone who attempts them does so at their own risk. Anybody under 18 is advised to undertake them only with a parent's permission and supervision.
Performer borrows a hat, shows it empty, and then proceeds to catch a number of cigarettes in the air and tosses them into the hat. His hands are shown empty all the time and the productions are most mysterious.
How it is done
The method, 8 drawings and all it needs, inside the library.
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