{"product_id":"confusing-card-rise-supreme-magic-ken-de-courcy","title":"Confusing Card Rise - Supreme Magic - Ken de Courcy","description":"\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very Good - some expected wear due to age. Includes original instructions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConfusing Card Rise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (routined by Ken de Courcy and published by the Supreme Magic Company) is a comedy presentation based on the classic Rising Card plot. The magician explains that they are auditioning for a very exclusive magical society, and somewhere in the hall is an anonymous judge sent to evaluate their performance of the Rising Card trick. The performer displays a large instruction book clearly titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The Famous Rising Card Trick\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, reads from it, and has a spectator select and return a card to the deck, which is placed into a glass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe performer uses various comedy props (wands, fans, guns) to command the card to rise from the glass, but nothing happens. Unbeknownst to the performer, every time they try to make the card rise, a large card actually rises up directly from the top of the instruction book! Once the performer finally realizes what has happened, the anonymous judge confirms that they have passed the audition—and the instruction book falls open to reveal a large Certificate of Merit for a triumphant finale!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy Add It to Your Repertoire:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKen de Courcy was renowned in the British magic community for transforming standard magic plots into high-energy, narrative-driven comedy routines. Manufactured during the golden era of Edwin Hooper’s Supreme Magic Company in Bideford, UK, this prop embodies the classic \"packs flat, plays big\" philosophy. The large, screen-printed instruction book prop serves a double purpose: it features a self-contained thumb-rise mechanism on the back cover for the forced duplicate card, and it unfolds into a bold Certificate of Merit climax. Complete with the original printed Supreme instruction manuscript detailing the full emotional arc (from nervous to desperate to exuberant), it is an outstanding addition for comedy magicians, MCs, family entertainers, and collectors of vintage British Supreme Magic props.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"hillcountrymagic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44709507989563,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/7751\/1995\/files\/943B67D0-6963-4B12-B2D3-7E9897076CB5.jpg?v=1792776654","url":"https:\/\/hillcountrymagic.com\/products\/confusing-card-rise-supreme-magic-ken-de-courcy","provider":"hillcountrymagic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}