THE MISER’S DREAM
The Miser’s Dream, the coin trick par excellence. It is showy, amusing, and astounding and, above all, it is not difficult. The necessary manipulations are well covered by movement from place to place; but, while no special dexterity is required, the feat does call for good showmanship and a ready tongue. It is for this reason that every aspirant for magical honors should include the trick in his studies. Almost without exception every famous magician has featured it at one time or another. Under various titles—such as the Shower of Gold, the Rain of Silver, the Fortune Hunt, the Coin Chase, the Aerial Treasury, Money in the Air, the Aerial Mint, the Miser’s Dream, etc.—it has figured in the programs of the great magicians—the two Herrmanns, Kellar, Devant, et al., while Nelson Downs acquired fame and fortune by his masterly handling of this one feat.
The trick itself is an old one. It was first explained in print by Robert-Houdin and, since he does not claim it as his invention, it was probably an old trick even in his time. Since then the procedure has been expanded in many ways by the application of new sleights and new ideas; however, a brief description of the original method will facilitate a clearer understanding of the later developments.
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