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====== Cone and Ball ====== | ====== Cone and Ball ====== | ||
- | Burling Hull is often credited with publishing the first Cone and Ball sequence | + | Burling Hull is often credited with publishing the first Cone and Ball sequence in a booklet titled // |
- | Ralph W. Hull, in his description of his routining of the Cone and Ball ("The Homing Ball" in Hahne and Hull's //Smart Magic//, 1935, p. 41) says, "Some of the fundamental moves of this little trick were first shown to me more than 25 years ago by my old friend, L. J. McCord (Silent Mora) in the days when we were young and magic was new to both of us." | + | Ralph W. Hull, in his description of his routining of the Cone and Ball, titled |
- | Leslie Guest wrote a short biography of Silent Mora (Louis McCord) in // | + | Leslie Guest wrote a short biography of Silent Mora (Louis McCord) in // |
"Louis McCord was born October 25. 1884 in Allegheny, Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh. He was only ten when he took lessons in magic from John McKissock (who still does magic in Florida). Then he was greatly impressed by the performance of " | "Louis McCord was born October 25. 1884 in Allegheny, Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh. He was only ten when he took lessons in magic from John McKissock (who still does magic in Florida). Then he was greatly impressed by the performance of " | ||
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"In 1907 and 1908, he [McCord] was with a comedy dramatic troupe, which presented a full two hour show entitled, "Not Like Other Girls." | "In 1907 and 1908, he [McCord] was with a comedy dramatic troupe, which presented a full two hour show entitled, "Not Like Other Girls." | ||
- | Another biographical article on McCord, this one by George Corregan, Jr., in // | + | Another biographical article on McCord, this one by George Corregan, Jr., in // |
- | "Mora did not met Maro at that time, but met his assistant, Alonzo Moore, who on their first meeting was practicing magic himself, unknown to Maro. It was Alonzo Moore who taught Mora how to vanish 12 silks at once. He had seen the " | + | "Mora did not meet Maro at that time, but met his assistant, Alonzo Moore, who on their first meeting was practicing magic himself, unknown to Maro. It was Alonzo Moore who taught Mora how to vanish 12 silks at once. He had seen the " |
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As Corregan reports above, McCord, as a young man, was so very impressed by Maro's performance, | As Corregan reports above, McCord, as a young man, was so very impressed by Maro's performance, | ||
- | Inspired by Hull's description of Cone and Ball moves in his 1910 booklet | + | Inspired by Hull's description of Cone and Ball moves in // |
- | Lionel Scott was another who published a variant handling inspired by reading Hull. His handling of the ball vanish he felt easier to do for those with "the average size hand". Scott' | + | Lionel Scott was another who published a variant handling inspired by reading Hull. His handling of the ball vanish he felt easier to do for those with "the average size hand". Scott' |
De Vega's handling, and Silent Mora' | De Vega's handling, and Silent Mora' | ||
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