THE VANISHES
These are very numerous and are divided into various classes. Only the best and most practical will be explained.
It is necessary, at the outset, that the distinction between the real vanish and the apparent vanish be understood thoroughly. The real vanish takes place when the ball (or any other small object) is secretly palmed in one hand; the apparent vanish is when the other hand is shown to be empty. Of the first the spectators should have no suspicion whatever; their whole attention must be directed to the second. Suppose, for example, you have pretended to take a ball from the left hand with the right.
Turn the left hand over, hiding the palmed ball; point to the right hand as it moves away; and follow that hand with your eyes, at the same time turning the body toward the right. As soon as the right hand is closed, puffed out as if it held the ball, begin to work the fingers on the palm as if crumbling the ball away. Then close the fingers tightly and open them one by one, beginning with the little finger, to prove that the ball has vanished. These movements are fundamental, and whenever the vanish is mentioned it must be understood that they are to be made.
Again, it is a good plan to make what is called a feint before the vanish is made; that is to say, you really take the ball in the first place, then return it to the other hand. Take it again, execute the palm and the vanish, copying exactly the moves made in the feint. This process also will be taken for granted in describing the other vanishes.
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