JUGGLING TIPS

When using fire-torches on a casual date soak and wrap the fire ends in regular kitchen aluminum way you do not have to carry any fuel and they are readyto go.  This makes for a big savings in time and trouble.

It has been said that a mixture of half alcohol and half lighter fluid as the gas for your fire torches will create less odor than using straight gasoline.

Some jugglers use magnesium carbonate on their hands to help prevent perspiration from effecting their juggling. However,

Some jugglers use magnesium carbonate on their hands tohelp prevent perspiration from effecting their juggling.  However, other  jugglers prefer the natural oils on their hands and therefore do not wash their hands before a show. And, still others wash their hands so they are very clean before they go on. Therefore, I guess you have to try different methods and find the one that works best for you.

If you spin rings on your arms or legs, you can the outside of the ring to get a nice visual effect.

For those of you who ride unicycles and do childrens shows, a good idea is to put on a blindfold. (ED - Use a fake blindfold available from most magic dealers) Then as you ride around the stage, have the children tell you when you are getting close to the front or sides of the stage.

Theme your juggling act. For instance be "the juggling chef", "the juggling school teacher", "the juggling jeweler", etc.

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Cecil Mac Kinnon - New York, N.Y.

FROM LARRY WEEKS

As to my personal activities I had a very busy December and did 47 one-man Christmas show club dates. I am now in my 4th season with the N.Y. City Opera Company appearing at the New York State Theatre in Lincoln Center every time they do "FAUST" as I appear as the juggler in Act.l Scene 2, The Kermesse...lots of fun doing these costume character parts.

I am in the seventh year of producing the LARRY WEEKS ALL DAY MAGIC CONVENTIONS which are held four times a year and always in the midtown Manhattan area. These are always held on a Sunday and we generally draw an average of about 250 people per convention. We run movies, kid shows, dealer demonstration shows, auctions, and all star shows during the one day...and we usually have one of the booths where equipment is for sale ...featuring juggling equipment etc. Juggler Francisco Alvarez has helped me out in running the juggling booth and we always try to have jugglers on the kid shows and evening all-star shows. Some of the jugglers that have appeared during the past 26 of these conventions are Lou Meyers, The Sparrows, Jay Green, Hovey Burgess and Judy, Adrian Sullivan, Larry Weeks, and others.

LARRY WEEKS' ALL DAY MAGIC CONVENTION NO. 27 will be held at the Hotel Diplomat, West 43rd St. between 6th Ave. and Broadway on March 4th (Sunday). Doors open at 11 A.M. Ivor Price as Taffy the Juggling Clown will be one of the acts on the 2 P.M. kiddie show. And we will probably have The Sparrows for a return engagement with their juggling act. as we will be using the Grand Ballroon which can accommodate 800 people for the All Star nite show starting at 8:00 P.M.  If you're in the area come on over as no advance registration is required and $4 pays for everything for the entire day.  I.J.A. members are always welcome.