Product Description
Looking for a trick that big on laughs? You've got it with this stage sized version of the Comedy Sliding Card Box
Sometimes called the 'Sucker Card Vanish Box', this is an affordable version of the much-loved Die Box effect, a favourite with generations of children's magicians. What's the secret of its popularity? It such fun to perform! Audiences love it when they hear the card sliding from one side of the box to another as the magician tries to convince them that it's disappeared. The comedy is baked into the effect!
This is the large version, designed so everyone in the audience and congregation can see the effect and enjoy the magic.
The first time you use this, you'll be surprised at how enthusiastic and loud kids can be at a magic show! Highly recommended for children's entertainers and church workers.
EFFECT
Both doors of the box are opened, showing that there is nothing inside. No elephants or assistants! The card goes into the left-hand side of the box, and both doors are closed. 'I will now make the card disappear' you say, and you casually tip the box to the right before opening the left-hand door. 'The card has vanished! Tah Dah!' Except everyone has seen the card slide past the window in the centre of the box, and heard the CLUNK as it arrived at the other side.
'It's behind the other door,' some wag in the audience shouts out. 'Oh no it isn't,' you reply. 'Oh YES IT IS!' the audience shouts back. 'OK, I'll prove it.' The box is tipped to the left, there's a CLUNK' and the right-hand door is opened. 'See, the card isn't on this side either.' I saw the card slide to the other side,' an annoying child in the front row shouts out.
You press on, ignoring all objections as you provide 'undeniable proof' that the card has vanished. 'Not on the left...CLUNK...and not on the right.' Just before the audience riots, both doors are flung open to reveal that the card really has vanished! Both sides of the box are EMPTY!
And to prove your magical chops, the missing card is discovered stuck to the base of an audience member's seat. A double whammy of magic!
GOSPEL IDEAS
Illustrate any biblical story, where something or someone is lost and then found. For example, the parable of the Lost Coin, the Lost Sheep and the Prodigal Son.
Celebrate the resurrection with some Easter fun. The box becomes the tomb, the King of Clubs is Jesus as you illustrate how the tomb was found empty on that first Easter morning. 'But some people said the disciples had hidden his body' as you tip the box and open a door. 'And even some of his disciples doubted that he had risen,' as you tip the box and open the another door.
'All these questions and doubts seemed reasonable except for the fact that his body has really disappeared,' and you reveal that the card, like Jesus, is no longer there. 'He was raised from the dead and appeared to the disciples many times'. Now you produce the card from the pages of a church bible.
PRESENTATION IDEAS
Swap out the playing card for a picture of an animal, such as a magician's rabbit or an elephant. The box is now a rabbit hutch as you spin a tail of your mischievous pet that never does what it's told. And use the box to recreate one of Houdini's most famous effects, vanishing an elephant.
- Guaranteed to get a great audience reaction
- A hard-wearing prop that's easy to use and carry
- Illustrate dozens of different biblical messages
Discover the magical fun you can have with the stage sized version of the Comedy Sliding Card Box.
Comes complete with: Stage sized Comedy Sliding Card Box made from wood (12x9x2 inches), a selection of large playing cards and detailed instructions.
