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Milbourne Christopher

This document provides instructions for Milbourne Christopher's rope stretching illusion. It describes preparing two pieces of rope - a 3 foot piece and a 20 foot piece with a knot at one end. The 20 foot rope is folded accordion-style and placed in the performer's right hip pocket with the knotted end outside. The other end is run up the performer's sleeve. The illusion is performed by secretly switching the short rope for the long coiled rope, making it appear that the rope stretches from 3 to over 20 feet in the hands of the performer. Detailed photographs illustrate the setup and performance of the trick.

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Milbourne Christopher

This document provides instructions for Milbourne Christopher's rope stretching illusion. It describes preparing two pieces of rope - a 3 foot piece and a 20 foot piece with a knot at one end. The 20 foot rope is folded accordion-style and placed in the performer's right hip pocket with the knotted end outside. The other end is run up the performer's sleeve. The illusion is performed by secretly switching the short rope for the long coiled rope, making it appear that the rope stretches from 3 to over 20 feet in the hands of the performer. Detailed photographs illustrate the setup and performance of the trick.

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MILBOURNE CHRISTO

•The forces of magic are made very visible when three feet of rope

are s t.r.e..t..c...h...c d into TWENTY-TIIREE in full view of your

audience. At no time is any part of the rope concealed beyond the

natural width of the hand holding it. After a certain point has been

reached, the rope may be held between thumbs and first finger tips of

both hands, all other fingers being spread wide apart, while hands arc

exhibited freely palm and back. On concluding the effect, rope may

be thrown out for examination.

Instructions that follow give full details of the one and only

complete routine invented, perfected and popularized by that master

of finished presentations, Mr. Milbourne Christopher. The facsimile

of Ills signature herewith is your guarantee that you are getting Mr.

Christopher's genuine official approval as published herewith.

Two methods will be presented, the "Philadelphia" and the simplified

"Lancaster." In our opinion, the former is to be much preferred

over the latter. However, in line with our fixed policy to give

our patrons the most complete information available, the second

method is given not only for the sake of completeness, but also for

those who like to "do things differently."

Rope used for either method should be of soft braided cotton,


the type usually recommended for other cut-and-restored effects. Since it is
either imported or made only on special order in this country, you will save time
by going directly to your magic dealer for it.

Illustrations, by Bill Hanna, give you close-ups of what Milbourne


Christopher's hands look like while doing this trick. Also, a number
of the pictures give the spectators' viewpoint.
Philadelphia Method
You start with two pieces of rope, prepared and disposed of as
follows: A short piece, about 3 feet in length, has its ends trimmed
free of ravels. If you wish, these ends may be served or bound with
white cotton thread. The second piece of rope is 20 feet long. One
- end is neatly trimmed or bound with thread, as above; in the other
end you tie a single, tight knot. Make this knot as near the end as
possible, cutting away all but what is needed to keep the knot from
coming undone. Fig. 1 shows these two pieces and indicates their
relative lengths.
Fig. 2 shows how the long piece is folded or pleated between
8 inch centers. Note carefully that the rope is NOT coiled, but is
arranged in a zig-zag manner—the reason for which will be clear in
just a moment.
Fig. 3 A is how you arrange the long piece of rope in your right
hip pocket. Note that the bundle is put in so that the knotted end is
left outside of the pocket. This is so that the rope will feed out freely
later on.
The other end of the rope is carried up under your coat, as in
Fig. 3 B, into the right armhole and down that sleeve to just inside the
cuff. A rubber band around the wrist will keep the end within easy
reach until wanted.
Fig. 4 gives the simple, but secure, manner in which the free end
of the long rope is held in the right thumb crotch—until time for the
switch move of Fig. 9. The only caution about this hold is that the
end does not stick out where it may be seen.
Fig. 5 is what the spectators see as you start the trick. Starm
with your right side turned towards them. Keep the right elbow well
in towards the body, especially if any people are on a line or in back of you.

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