Looking for a source explaining wide-ranging magic effects? You've found it here! Eric Hawkesworth's A Magic Variety Show is a great book dedicated to creating an act containing multiple styles of traditional magic. These styles include Close-up magic, Stage Magic, Illusions, and Predictions. Also covered are magic's "fringe" arts: Paper Tearing, Drawing Ambiguous Images, Shadowgraph, etc. This book doesn't stop there -- Showmanship and Presentation are also covered. Of course, this book contains standard magic with Cards, Coins, and effects utilizing all the traditional Magicians' accoutrements. Contents include:

• Chapeaugraphy

• Making and Forming the Chapeau Brim

• Famous People in History

• The Great Computo

• Card into Crystal

• A Sweet Prediction

• Name of the Game

• Chinese Paper Folding

• Making the Pleated Paper Fold and Forming the Figures

• Legend of the Willow Pattern

• Magic Spelling

• Making and Lettering the Paper Strip

• A Poem of Thanks

• Paper Tearing

• Preparing the Paper Folds

• Voyage of the 'Saucy Sue'

• How to Make the Drawing Board

• The 3D Parrot

• Mr. Equation

• A Magic Production

• A Stage Shadowgraph Show

• Screen and Projection Lamp and Making Hand Shadowgraphs

• The Adventures of Sam Shadow

• It's Magic!

• Coins A-Plenty

• Power of the Press

• Snow White Wash

• Showmanship and Presentation

• Staging the Acts with Extra Props, Costumes, Lighting, Music, and Stage Settings

• Act Nameboards and Programmes