"He did not need to write this book, he wanted to do it and the desire to share this material with others shines through on every page." - Bob Ostin, professional magician/inventor.
The Midas Touch is a series of tried and tested original routines for entertaining children. These routines incorporate the likes of puppetry, magic acts and plain old conversational pieces in order to both engage and bedazzle a younger audience.
It serves as both a manual of tricks for any budding entertainer to add to their arsenal and a series of guidelines as to how to act when starting your career. It is brimming with anecdotes from the storied career of Colin Ceekay Spencer and also features a number of humorous illustrations from the man.
Each timeless act is described in detail with accompanying hand-drawn instructions if and when required, as well as practical advice on how to best execute the performance.
Colin Spencer hopes that this volume, in some small way, will start you thinking about entertaining children.
The Midas Touch is a series of tried and tested original routines for entertaining children. These routines incorporate the likes of puppetry, magic acts and plain old conversational pieces in order to both engage and bedazzle a younger audience.
It serves as both a manual of tricks for any budding entertainer to add to their arsenal and a series of guidelines as to how to act when starting your career. It is brimming with anecdotes from the storied career of Colin Ceekay Spencer and also features a number of humorous illustrations from the man.
Each timeless act is described in detail with accompanying hand-drawn instructions if and when required, as well as practical advice on how to best execute the performance.
Colin Spencer hopes that this volume, in some small way, will start you thinking about entertaining children.
