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Last Word On Three Card Monte - 3 DVDs WGM
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Date Entered: 08/05/10Last Word On Three Card Monte DVDs Games of chance have a rich and colorful history but the most famous - and notorious - of them all is the simple three-in-one proposition game known alternatively as Find the Lady, Tossing the Broads, and most popularly, Three-Card Monte. While written descriptions of early versionsof this classic con game date back to at least the 16th century, Three-Card Monte hustlers are on the streets of the world's largest cities to this day, still able to draw the unsuspecting into wagering their hard-earned cash, a testimony to the lure and intrigue of this game. The entertainment potential of this simple hustle didn't escape the notice of magicians, either, with Professor Hoffman being just the first of many conjurors to adapt the basic premise of this con game for the amusement of their audiences. |
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Volume 1
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Volume 1
In Volume
1, you'll discover a variety of different artists with their own unique
interpretations of Three Card Monte. Dai Vernon leads off with a routine that
has its roots deeply in the game's traditions. With just three ungaffed cards,
Vernon first bewilders a lay audience and then discusses the fine handling
points with Michael Ammar, Gary Ouellet, and Steve Freeman. Fernando Keops is
next, offering his version, and many additional fine handling points, of
Vernon's routine. Chicago card expert Steve Draun manages to still keep the
audience from finding the money card even when it has a paper clip attached to
it while David Regal turns the game into a fine example of card conjuring where
the money card vanishes and reappears elsewhere. Scotty York conjures images of
card hustlers of the past as he presents his version of Martin Lewis' routine
while John Guastaferro uses the game to set up a sensational transposition
between two selected cards. Gregory Wilson takes to the streets in true Monte
style, winning personal possessions from passers-by in the process while,
finally, Henry Evans eliminates a card to play a stunning version of Two-Card
Monte, yet the spectators still cannot win.
Running Time: Approximately 2hr 4mins
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Volume 3
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Volume 3
In Volume 3, you'll see five skilled magicians each with a singular perspective
on Three Card Monte as entertainment. Jon Armstrong is first with a very
commercial routine that has the spectator trying to find the one card they
signed among blank cards. John Mendoza takes his audience back to an encounter
with a carnival swindler while Darwin Ortiz displays the skills that have made
him a world-class gambling consultant. Doc Eason teaches the ins and outs of
what makes Three Card Monte such a great piece of card magic (along with
super-practice sessions to help ensure mastery) and Dan Harlan brings the
swindle to a real-world environment. Finally, as a bonus, Patrick Page gives up
the real work on the legendary Three Card Trick - Patrick Page's handling of
what has been called the Dutch Looper, the Kitson Miracle and, finally, just
The Three Card Trick, is arguably one of the great effects in magic. It was the
trick that he always carried with him and it became one of this legendary
magician's signature effects. A completely in-the-hands monte effect, a Queen
and two indifferent cards are shown. No matter how fairly the cards are fanned,
the spectator is unable to find the Queen. What's more, the Queen seems to
vanish and reappear repeatedly, all at the performer's whim. For the startling
finale, the cards are laid on the table one at a time to show that the Queen
has vanished for good. No extra cards - nothing to add or take away - just one
very diabolical secret.
Running Time: Approximately 1hr 42mins
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