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- | The now-common face-down Rub-A-Dub Vanish was described by Paul Stadleman (under the pen name " | + | The now-common face-down Rub-A-Dub Vanish was described by Paul Stadleman (under the pen name " |
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+ | However, Jean Hugard reported that the first performer he saw do the vanish on his thigh was Paul LePaul. This attribution was made by Hugard in a typescript for an unpublished book title " | ||
The technique gained its now common title from its inclusion in Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue' | The technique gained its now common title from its inclusion in Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue' | ||
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Ed Marlo is often erroneously cited as the creator, due to his inclusion of the technique in // | Ed Marlo is often erroneously cited as the creator, due to his inclusion of the technique in // | ||
- | During his lecture on Charlie Miller at the 2007 MAGIC Live! convention in Las Vegas, Johnny Thompson made the claim that Miller was the originator of the vanish. This claim appears doubtful in light of the evidence above, because Miller was only fifteen years old when Stadleman published the sleight. | + | During his lecture on Charlie Miller at the 2007 MAGIC Live! convention in Las Vegas, Johnny Thompson made the claim that Miller was the originator of the vanish. This claim appears doubtful in light of the evidence above, because Miller was only fifteen years old when Stadleman published the sleight, eighteen when LePaul was reported to be executing it on his leg, and Miller had to wait a year to be born when Louine published his face-up handling. |
===== Face-Up Variants ===== | ===== Face-Up Variants ===== |