Stand-Up Mentalism With Playing Cards by Mark Strivings - Book

For those of you who perform full mentalism programs, think for a minute about the venues that you work the most. Now, mind you I'm not talking about close up guys who do magic and mentalism in strolling or table hopping venues, or even necessarily magicians who do the occasional mentalism piece in their magic shows. Although what we are discussing here might very well be of intense interest to you if you fall into that last category.I'm talking primarily about full mentalism shows, with an audience seated before you in some fashion. There will be some who perform in large theaters for hundreds if not thousands of people at a time. But I would guess that those performances are in the minority in this discussion. Certainly I've done those shows, but they are by no means the norm for me. I would guess the same for you.The vast majority of my mentalism shows happen for groups of anywhere from 30-100 people and as such would qualify as parlor shows. My educated guess is that the majority o