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61magic Special user Sacramento California 775 Posts |
I'm in the process of adding an escape sequence to my show. I do a segment where I talk about the history of magic and some of the key players, as you may guess Houdini is an obvious choice.
The escape I'm considering is Cannon's Sweat Box for this segment, do any of you have any experience with construction, performance, or quality of the important parts? Any first hand knowledge would be helpful. Joe
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Cliffg37 Inner circle Long Beach, CA 2491 Posts |
If you have the money to build your own, for a few dollars more you could buy it from mark and sheila cannon. That will take the guess work out of it. Talk to Mark Cannon about the other stuff either way, he knows it well.
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61magic Special user Sacramento California 775 Posts |
It would appear by the lack of responses this is not in the regular routines of any Café members.
I'm now wondering if this is an untapped miracle or a dud...
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Chance Inner circle 1385 Posts |
So build/buy it and let us know!
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61magic Special user Sacramento California 775 Posts |
With a price tag of over $500 for the lock and plans I can't afford to experiment in this economy...
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houdinisghost Loyal user 287 Posts |
I have seen, on three occasions, Mark Cannon kill with this particular escape. The audiences didn't know Mark and Sheila from Adam.
The prop is very good, the escape appears somewhat dangerous. It is performed in full view. The most important thing is: Mark sells it. I have watched the Cannons develop over the years, and all the performances, the audiences have taught them--and are still teaching them. Mark is the most creative guy in the escape field. I puzzled for forty years over a way to have handcuffs seem to melt through the wrists. Mark came up with a method using a mirror that knocked me out. That's many years ago, and I became a fan that night. The Sweat Box is just more of his creativity. You know, awhile back, some amateur paid John Gaughan quite amount of money for some escape and magic props--the big item being a Spirit Cabinet. Gaughan pulled strings and got the guy booked in the Palace of Mystery at the Magic Castle. It was the worst performance I ever saw at the Castle in forty years as a member. The props were absolutely great and this guy performed with them--clumsily. But he didn't have a clue how to "sell" it. Learning to sell escapes takes time. You have to get out there and do it. But, where does one develop today? You need work, audiences--and for an escape artist, jobs and audiences can be hard to come by. What I'm trying to say is that the Sweat Box is just as great as the performer is able to make it. The prop itself has no limitations in terms of it's potential to entertain. |
Roslyn Inner circle UK 3405 Posts |
If this is your first dip in to the world of escapes I would suggest starting out with something you are 100% sure of using. Pick something that has a dead easy method so you can play with it and learn, as Houdinisghost says, how to sell an escape.
One thing you should consider, selling a performance where the audience can't see you is harder than selling one where they can. You might want to think about something like Mark's Steel Box or Interogation Cell escapes. Both are box type effects but have an advantage of the audience being able to see you. Just something you might like to ponder on before making a decision
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On 2010-10-17 14:04, houdinisghost wrote: Wait--Mark does the SWEAT BOX, the wooden box with the Folger-Adam jail-door lock, in FULL VIEW? I know it can be done that way, but... To go back and address the original poster: This escape uses a real, ungimmicked jail door lock on the OUTSIDE of the 'cell,' and the 'cell' has no trapdoors or sliding panels. It is one of the most subtly and ingeniously-conceived escapes I have ever seen. I plan to one day add it to my own routines.
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DavidKim New user 45 Posts |
Me too, But I now into adding the steel cage into my routine because of the texture. But with a hefty price on the line, I got to earn enough to cover the shipping also.
Mark's product are always very good, I got a few locks from them, and the audience have no idea how the gimmick works, even when I give them the lock to examine. |
TBeamanJr New user Raleigh, NC 55 Posts |
I had planned to purchase one of the Sweat Box escapes to add to my show, but unfortunately had not developed my skills or presenetations for escapes to spend the money when they were open. If they were only available now!
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Steve_Mollett Inner circle Eh, so I've made 3006 Posts |
I obtained a Sargent-Greenleaf jail lock awhile back, and got Mark's okay to build a similar sweat box.
Maybe one day soon...
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