The Blurb
This simple but fabulous mentalism effect in an impromptu format can be performed in many different ways.
The magician takes a notepad and writes a cross with a pen dividing the first page into 4 boxes. A spectator is asked if he knows the four Beatles’ names and you explain that in those boxes you will write their names. The spectator mentions their names ones by one, and you write them on the pad one at a time.
After writing 3 names, the magician explains that it will be impossible to write the fourth Beatle’s name because the first page has the lower right corner missing.
Astonishingly, he produces from his pocket the missing corner and this one has the image of the Beatle who was not mentioned, drawn on it. He gives it to the spectator as a souvenir. The spectator checks that the little piece matches the torn page perfectly!
Easy to do.
No forces.
The spectator mentions where to write each name.
Give everything as a souvenir.
Perform it with the four Aces, the four seasons, the four elements, products for the company you are working for, etc.
Includes replacement and a file to print your own pages.
For the complete and expanded version of my comments, click here.
Jheff's Guide
WHAT IT IS:
Effect with Props
HOW ACCURATE OR COMPLETE THE BLURB IS:
The line “The spectator mentions where to write each name” is a bit misleading. As the performer points to each square, the participant has a free choice in deciding what is written there. So, technically, the statement is true, but the participant is not choosing the order of which name in which square. The last square (lower right) must be last. Other than that, everything is accurate including that everything can be examined at the end and given away as a souvenir.
SET-UP AND RE-SET:
The set-up does take a few minutes to prepare and it cannot be done immediately again unless several memopads are set-up in advance.
SUITABLE VENUES:
Close-up, Parlor (if you adapt this to a larger pad)
JHEFF’S JUDGMENT:
This is a quite impressive effect using a combination of principles that I’ve not seen before. Despite the re-set consideration, this very clever versatile idea (you don’t have to use the Beatles theme) is fairly priced and well worth investing it as, even if you do this only once, it will be worth it.