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[[Benson Bowl]] Routine is a variation of the [[Cups and Balls]] using a single brass bowl, a wooden wand, and three sponge balls developed by [[Roy Benson]]. It was Benson's interpretation of [[Rezvani]]'s "The Cushions of the Princess," which became known as '''The Tomato Trick'''. Whereas Rezvani used small pincushions that looked like tomatoes, Benson adapted the trick using [[sponge balls]].
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[[Benson Bowl]] Routine is a variation of the [[Cups and Balls]] using a single brass bowl, a wooden wand, and three sponge balls developed by [[Roy Benson]]. It was probably inspired by[[Rezvani]]'s "The Cushions of the Princess," which became known as '''The Tomato Trick'''. Whereas Rezvani used small pincushions that looked like tomatoes, Benson adapted the trick using [[sponge balls]]. He also added a vanish technique that is still commonly used.
  
Bruce Elliot published the effect in ''[[The Phoenix]]'' #156 in 1948. It was made famous by [[Don Alan]], and [[Frank Garcia]] used the routine in his close-up act for years.
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[[Don Alan]] is often connected to the trick; he became well known for his '''Don Alan Bowl Routine.'''
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Also, [[Frank Garcia]] used Benson's routine in his close-up act for years.
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==Publications==
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* '''Benson Bowl''': ''[[The Phoenix]]'' #156 in 1948
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** [[Bruce Elliott]]'s ''[[Classic Secrets of Magic]]''
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** ''[[Roy Benson by Starlight]]'' by [[Levent]] and [[Todd Karr]]
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* '''[[Don Alan]] Bowl Routine''' in [[Jon Racherbaumer]]'s ''[[In a Class by Himself: the Legacy of Don Alan]]''
  
The '''Benson Bowl''' routine can be found in several books:
 
* [[Bruce Elliott]]'s ''[[Classic Secrets of Magic]]''
 
* [[Don Alan]]'s routine in [[Jon Racherbaumer]]'s ''[[In a Class by Himself: the Legacy of Don Alan]]''
 
* ''[[Roy Benson by Starlight]]'' by [[Levent]] and [[Todd Karr]]
 
  
 
[[Category:Cups and Balls]]
 
[[Category:Cups and Balls]]

Revision as of 08:58, 23 January 2015

Benson Bowl Routine is a variation of the Cups and Balls using a single brass bowl, a wooden wand, and three sponge balls developed by Roy Benson. It was probably inspired byRezvani's "The Cushions of the Princess," which became known as The Tomato Trick. Whereas Rezvani used small pincushions that looked like tomatoes, Benson adapted the trick using sponge balls. He also added a vanish technique that is still commonly used.

Don Alan is often connected to the trick; he became well known for his Don Alan Bowl Routine.

Also, Frank Garcia used Benson's routine in his close-up act for years.

Publications