NS, doing 3 separate vanishing in one show might disclose how the magic is done, to me that would be like repeating an effect to the same audience over and over again, I try and perform a different show if I believe there are folks that have seen one of my shows before.

If you were to do it as a vanish then doing it a few times is too repetitive. But if the vanishing part is accompanied with a transformation, the audience would be seeing a totally different effect.

Examples are candle to silk, candle to cane, candle to confetti, candle to dove, etc.

For the record, Fantasio used to supply a 3 candle set complete with candleabra and a silk handkerchief with a hole to permit one candle to be vanished while lit and covered with the handkerchief. The prop (plastic) candelabra looked like silver and came apart to pack flat for packing purposes.

I also remember a handling whereby two candles were covered in the above manner at one time and vanished simultaneously.

It's all in the Presentation.

Julie

Very true. Julie's advice hit it right on the nail. Presentation and showmanship makes the difference.