The Silent Treatment by Jon Allen

Jon Allen - The Silent Treatment

Jon Allen on stage without saying a word , take a small book , and the audience communicate with the card . He asked an audience to remember a card at random , then the magic humorous climax stage effects , he should know the audience of card! Is it the power of thought ? I do not know why he did not talk? Because from his mouth spit out a card ! My god ! It is free to think of the audience goes on ! Super amazing results.

Video Demo:

http://media3.penguinmagic.com/demos/1504a.wmv
http://www.magic.org/store/demo/SILENTTREAT_univ-VIDEO1.wmv

This routine simply killed me! You perform the thing totally silent and yet you get laughs AND the ending in which the mentally selected card ends up in your mouth ... well, it nailed me three times in a row.

I bought the trick and reviewed the entire thing from watching the superb instructional DVD right down to playing with the card packet, etc. If you are looking for a GREAT opening magic effect ... consider Jon Allen's The Silent Treatment. You will NOT be disappointed.

Oh ....... the method is NOT difficult. There is a little bit of sleight-of-hand at one point, but the move is so well covered .... do not sweat it!

Here's what some people have been saying about it:

"Jon Allen has put together a professional-caliber routine - a perfect opener -. That combines novelty, charm, humor and magic As an added bonus, it is cannily idiot-proof." - David Regal

"A stunning piece of magic and theatre, brilliantly constructed from beginning to end." - Richard Sanders

"The Silent Treatment is a great opener It is novel, clever, funny and a fooler It's hard to beat a combination like that..!" - Gene Anderson

"The Silent Treatment left me speechless Another brilliant idea from the devious mind of my favourite English magician!!" - Boris Wild

"This trick is just too good One of the best openers I ever saw in magic.." - Mathieu Bich

"The Silent treatment is a real winner A great opener that draws the spectators into an unusual scenario that develops into an incredible magic effect.." - Shawn Farquhar

"This routine offers atmosphere, expectation, comedy, fun and is topped of by a truly magical finale." - Nicholas Einhorn

"This is one of those killer tricks you wish you had thought of Great concept Great method What more can you ask for I highly recommend this lovely piece of magic.!!?." - Angelo Carbone

"Silent Treatment is a real attention-grabber I can not be silent about this any longer Read my words ....." It's grrrrrreat "-! Scott Wells

Effect:

Without saying a word, you bring out a set of boards. Each one has something written on it which you show instead of talking. Someone is asked to think of a playing card. After some entertaining yet silent by-play, you reveal one of the most startling conclusions ...

Employing a rarely used premise in magic, The Silent Treatment is an extraordinary routine that will intrigue and draw in your audience right from the very first moment, then leave them gasping at one of the most surprising and stunning revelations in magic.

The Silent Treatment can be carried in a jacket pocket, is fully self-contained and can be performed at a moment's notice. Ideal for close-up, table magic, walk around and stand-up presentations, The Silent Treatment is unlike any other routine you may perform. Easy to do, easy to understand and yet it delivers a truly magical and mind-boggling finale ... all without saying a word!

The Silent Treatment is made from high quality, hard wearing materials to ensure that you will be performing this for a long time to come ...