The Gene Anderson DVD

A review by Joe Malkiewicz. (Further description and my comments will follow)

5 Stars. Outstanding! The Penultimate in Paper Magic! At some early-on point, every magician wants to learn to do a good torn and restored newspaper routine. At that moment, the name Gene Anderson enters your world. Older magicians tell you, "Gene's the best." So you buy his book. It's great. Then, if you're lucky, as I was, you get to see him in person. You see Gene's remarkable performing ability as an emcee and as a magician. Finally, you get this DVD. You see why Gene Anderson is so highly respected. Here is an accomplished artist whose entire act is carefully structured and thought out. He is clearly the master of newspaper magic and this DVD makes that available.

But more than that, you will get to see him do a clever routine with a die box, a delightful picture transposition, and a series of charming newspaper cut outs and hats. You'll also get to see the secret to making the paper fir tree take on its enormous length.

As I watched this tutorial, I couldn't help thinking "chicken soup." The quality and consistency of old-fashioned, dependable, good-for-you chicken soup! There's something wonderful about knowing that the Gene Anderson I saw in person retained the same level of performing integrity as the one I saw on the DVD. That sort of long term quality can only come from someone who has put his heart and soul into his art. Gene Anderson has, and this DVD will reward the viewer. (Reprinted by permission of Joe Malkiewicz and Elmwood Magic.)

Gene's comments: Running time two hours. Contents include the Part-Time Pro lecture plus a live performance and explanation of the Newspaper Act including the Torn and Restored Newspaper, the "preacher" Die Box routine, Picto Transpo, and Son of Morning match vanish. Originally filmed by Stevens Magic Emporium in 1990 as Volume 37 of The Greater Magic Video Library, this was one of the first four tapes selected for conversion to DVD by Twin Cities Magic who licensed the reproduction rights.

Two of the routines (Torn and Restored Newspaper and Die Box routine) were also released as separate tapes by Stevens Magic and as DVDs by Twin Cities Magic. These are extractions from the original master tape and have no additional content, so only the original complete DVD is offered here.

The Torn and Restored Newspaper is also explained in the "Newspaper Magic" book (14 pages with drawings and photos). Picto Transpo, Son of Morning and the Part-Time Pro lecture are in the printed lecture notes.

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