Gags, Routines and Patter by Sid Lorraine

 Some entries include just patter ideas for commercial products, and the actual working of the effect or secret is not provided. Other entries provide a full routine with description of how to make up the effect along with patter and presentation. The last section includes almost 200 one-liners and gags.

Contents:

7 Foreword: on the proper use of patter
9 Atomic Candle: patter ideas for the vanishing candle
9 A Grown Up A B C: full routine and explanation provided - magician picks letter cards that spell selected word
13 The Vanishing Wand: routine using the vanishing wand gimmick with some productions and humorous patter
14 Milk In Light Bulb: full routine and patter for this commercial item
16 Temple Screen: general patter and ideas for the Grant production screen
17 Card In Balloon: patter can be used for any card in balloon apparatus
19 The Professor's Nightmare: alternative patter for this rope routine; details of trick not provided
20 Rising Cards: patter lines for most any rising cards trick
21 Anti-Gravity Glasses: patter for this commercial effect, secret not divulged
23 Words, Words, Words: Word gag using either the word Starling or Tryout
26 Tissues to Paper Hat: patter ideas
27 One Upon a Diamond: full description and patter for a gimmicked Jumbo card trick
31 Cut and Restored Rope: general patter, trick not described
32 Bill in Orange: full bill in Orange routine
35 Fir-Tree and Ladder: patter for these well known paper tears - tears are not described
37 Handkerchief Frame: patter for the commercial effect where a borrowed handkerchief in a wooden frame is penetrated unharmed
38 Comedy Mindreading Act: a comedy act for two
42 Diminishing Cards: routine and patter for most any version
43 Spelling Bee: a game where the children get easy words to spell and the adults get difficult ones; fully described
49 Cards to Pocket: fully described with patter
50 A Card Story Walk-Off: Jumbo card closing item fully described
53 Gag Bag: almost 200 gag lines and stories under various categories
54 - Age
54 - Appearance
54 - Astrology
54 - Bald
54 - Boy
54 - Cane
54 - Cards
54 - Chinese
55 - Clothes
55 - Confused
55 - Cruise
55 - Date
55 - Double Talk
55 - Drink
56 - Eggs
56 - Farm
56 - Feather