I'm compiling a list of classic Parlor Magic for a project and was interested in seeing how many we can list without naming specific makers, etc.

In your own opinion, what would you consider to be "stereotypical" classic livingroom or parlor magic?

Here's What I can think of thus far:
*ABC Blocks
*Stratosphere
*DieBox
*Square Circle
*Card Frame
*Card to Balloon
*Needle Through Balloon
*Silk Cabinet (Silk Cabby)
*Nest of Boxes
*Arm Chopper
*Dove Pan
*Where Do The Ducks Go?
*Card Duck
*Snake Basket
*Orange Box
*Orange, Checkers, and Rice Vase
*Change Bag
*Confusing Crayons
*Hippy Hop Rabbits
*Fraidy Cat
*Deans Box
*Dove Tray
*Mini-Lions Bride
*Wringer Box
*Take-Apart/Tear-Apart Vanish
*Doves to Rabbit
*Multiplying Bottles
*Passe Passe Bottles
*Crystal Silk Cylinder
*Blendo Silk
*Linking Rings

Do not come into my living room and perform "Where do the ducks go." I think you need a stage or a barnyard for that. "Where do the DOVES go?" might be more appropriate. I just don't like stepping in duck doo on my carpet.

Oh-yah! Good call... "Where did my mind go?"

-Bryan

Square Circle
Vanishing Bandana
Egg Can

Yoiks!!!

A complete list would require another storage drive when we get beyond common availabilities......

When you start putting in silk magic, mini-illusions, and box props on a list a second drive could be needed.

Blendos
Phantom Tube
Geni Tube
Demon Box
Diminishing Silks
Self Tying Silks/Untying
Silk/Milk to lightbulb
20th Century Silks
The Ever popular Silks to Bra or Shorts
Silks to Flowers
Story Silks

Linking Coathangers
Chinese Flame Clock
Various Drawer Routines
Rice Bowls
Lota Bowls
Wiz-Kote
Sword thru Neck
Nest of Boxes
Death Trap
Losander Table
FloatingGlasses
Card Sword
Bill in Lemon


Etc. Etc.

Sorry for any duplicates -- I cannot seem to have the original list in front of me as I make mine....

Cups and Balls!!!

Please include these:
The Three Shell Game
Chop Cup

Egg Bag
Balls In The Net
Chinese Sticks
Most rope routines
Many card routines

Silk to egg
Knots-Off Silk
McCombical Deck
Card Rise box
Any Blendo

Bob Sanders
Magic By Sander

Torn and Restored Newspaper any version.

Coin assembly/Matrix, Benson Bowl routine.

Sympathetic Silks
Blendo
Hydrostatic Glass
Crystal Tube
Cords of Phantasia

Stiff Rope
Russian Rings
Rope on a Ring
Silk Pedestal

Crystal silk cylinder

Thimble Manip.
Mult. Bill. Balls

Rope

Dancing Cane
Levitation
Dark Museum
Precious Metal
Book Test


These are a few more worth noting (I don't think they were mentioned yet).
There are many others but what's been posted so far is a pretty good list.
What you got to do is put together a "performance" that will suit your audience.
Whether a younger group or a little older group, more sophisticated bunch or a group that migiht be more interested in highly visual. These are considerations to consider when choosing effects along with putting them together and creating your show.
Good luck and let us know what you plan to do if you are indeed working on creating a living room type of program.

GlenD

Since receiving Dean's Triangle this week, I can't imagine doing a parlor show anymore without Dean's Box (already mentioned by Bryan), and now his Triangle. You may well have to go out and get a second job to afford his masterpieces, but it'd be worth it.