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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 Persian (Iranian) magician [[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]]. The Benson Bowl also included a sponge ball vanish technique that is still commonly used.
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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 Persian (Iranian) magician [[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]]. The Benson Bowl also included a sponge ball 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.'''
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[[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.  
 
Also, [[Frank Garcia]] used Benson's routine in his close-up act for years.  
  
 
==Publications==
 
==Publications==
=== The Tomato Trick ===
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===Roy Benson's===
* '''The Tomato Trick''' ([[Rezvani]]): [[Maurice Sardina]], ''[[La Magie du sorcier]]'' (1946).
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** [[Dariel Fitzkee]], tr., ''[[The Magic of Rezvani]]'' (1949).
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** Medjid kan Rezvani, ''Les Coussinets de la Princesse, ou le jeu des tomates par l'image'' (1950)
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*** [[Michael Landes]], tr., ''The Cushions of the Princess, or the Tomato Game'' (ebook, 2013)
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* '''''The Tomato Trick: A Long Forgotten Classic''''': [[Pete Biro]], 2000. 20 pages.
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** Pete Biro, ''BOWLing With the Stars'', ''Pete Biro's Magic, No. 3'' (2009, pp. 6-13).
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=== The Benson Bowl ===
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* '''The Benson Bowl''' ("It's Magic") ([[Roy Benson]]): ''[[The Phoenix]]'', No. 156 (July 30, 1948, pp. 627-629).
 
* '''The Benson Bowl''' ("It's Magic") ([[Roy Benson]]): ''[[The Phoenix]]'', No. 156 (July 30, 1948, pp. 627-629).
** [[Bruce Elliott]], ''[[Classic Secrets of Magic]]'' (1953, pp. 189-198).
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** [[Bruce Elliott]], ''[[Classic Secrets of Magic]]'' (1953, pp. 189-196).
 
** Roy Benson, ''Benson on Magic'' (1972).
 
** Roy Benson, ''Benson on Magic'' (1972).
 
** [[Levent]] and [[Todd Karr]], ''[[Roy Benson by Starlight]]'' (2006, pp. 375-400).
 
** [[Levent]] and [[Todd Karr]], ''[[Roy Benson by Starlight]]'' (2006, pp. 375-400).
 
** [[Pete Biro]], ''BOWLing With the Stars'', ''Pete Biro's Magic, No. 3'' (2009, pp. 14-19).
 
** [[Pete Biro]], ''BOWLing With the Stars'', ''Pete Biro's Magic, No. 3'' (2009, pp. 14-19).
* '''The Benson Bowl Revisited''' ([[Ross Bertram]]): ''[[Genii 2003 March|Genii]]'', Vol. 66 No. 3 (March 2003, pp. 56-57).
 
  
 
=== Don Alan's Bowl Routine ===
 
=== Don Alan's Bowl Routine ===
 
* '''Don Alan Bowl Routine''' ([[Don Alan]]): Marketed item, 1953. [[Martin's Magic Shop]].
 
* '''Don Alan Bowl Routine''' ([[Don Alan]]): Marketed item, 1953. [[Martin's Magic Shop]].
* '''Benson Bowl (Over)''' (Don Alan): [[Jon Racherbaumer]], ''[[In a Class by Himself]]'' (1999, pp. 43-50).
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** [[Bruce Elliott]], ''[[Classic Secrets of Magic]]'' (1953, pp. 196-198).
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** Don Alan, ''[[Don Alan: How to Earn a Living]]'', ''The Greater Magic Video Library, Vol. 28'' (1988, VHS, [[Stevens Magic Emporium]]).
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*** Don Alan, ''[[Don Alan (DVD)|Don Alan]]'', ''The Greater Magic Video Library, Vol. 28'' (2004, DVD, [[Twin Cities Magic]]).
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** [[Jon Racherbaumer]], ''[[In a Class by Himself]]'' (1999, pp. 43-50).
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* '''Bowl or Cup Load''': Don Alan, ''[[Pretty Sneaky]]'' (1956, pp. 42-43).
 
* '''Bowl or Cup Load''': Don Alan, ''[[Pretty Sneaky]]'' (1956, pp. 42-43).
 
** [[Pete Biro]], ''BOWLing With the Stars'', ''Pete Biro's Magic, No. 3'' (2009, p. 19).
 
** [[Pete Biro]], ''BOWLing With the Stars'', ''Pete Biro's Magic, No. 3'' (2009, p. 19).
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* '''Idea for Don Alan Bowl Routine''' ([[Harold Martin]]): ''[[The Linking Ring]]'', Vol. 44 No. 11 (November 1964, p. 80).
 
* '''Idea for Don Alan Bowl Routine''' ([[Harold Martin]]): ''[[The Linking Ring]]'', Vol. 44 No. 11 (November 1964, p. 80).
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=== Other Resources ===
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* '''Bowl Loading Technique''' ([[J. G. Thompson, Jr.]]): ''[[M-U-M]]'', Vol. 46 No. 4 (September 1956, pp. 170-172).
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** J. G. Thompson, Jr., ''[[Top Secrets of Magic, Vol. 1]]'' (1956, pp. 104-107).
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* '''Chinese Chow''' ([[Fred Kaps]]): [[Lewis Ganson]], ''[[The Art of Close Up Magic, Vol. 1]]'' (1967, pp. 354-359).
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** [[Cameron Francis]], ''Chinese Chow'', ''The Aldo Colombini Tribute Series'' (2014, DVD, [[Colombini Magic]]).
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* '''Sometimes''': [[Frank Garcia]], ''[[The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic]]'' (1976, pp. 151-154).
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** ''The Secrets of Sponge Balls'', ''The World's Greatest Magic by the World's Greatest Magicians'' (2006, DVD, [[L&L Publishing]]).
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* '''Tambo Tambo''': [[Patrick Page]], ''[[Patrick's Pages of Magic]]'' (1976, pp. 3-6).
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* '''The Super Bowl''' ([[Patrick Snowden]]): [[Paul Harris]], ''[[Paul Harris Reveals Some of His Most Intimate Secrets]]'' (1976, pp. 55-65).
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* '''Trevor's Benson Bowl Routine''' ([[Trevor Lewis]]): [[Philip Willmarth]], ed., ''[[Trevor Lewis: ESOLC (That's Close Up)]]'' (1981, pp. 51-54).
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* '''The Benson Plunger''': [[Mike Caveney]], ''[[Magicomedy]]'' (1981, pp. 45-54).
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** '''My Favorite Routine: Using a Toilet Plunger''': [[Pete Biro]], ''BOWLing With the Stars'', ''Pete Biro's Magic, No. 3'' (2009, pp. 4-5).
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* '''Benson's Bowl''', [[John Thompson]], ''Polished Polish Prestidigitation'' (1981, pp. 7-11).
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** Johnny Thompson, ''Commercial Classics of Magic, Vol. 1'' (1999, VHS, L&L Publishing).
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** ''The Secrets of Sponge Balls'', ''The World's Greatest Magic by the World's Greatest Magicians'' (2006, DVD, L&L Publishing).
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** [[Pete Biro]], ''BOWLing With the Stars'', ''Pete Biro's Magic, No. 3'' (2009, pp. 20-23).
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* '''A.G. Bowl Routine''' ([[Albert Goshman]]): [[Patrick Page]] and Albert Goshman, ''[[Magic by Gosh]]'' (1985, pp. 123-128).
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** Albert Goshman, ''The Albert Goshman Lecture'' (2005, DVD, [[International Magic]]).
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* '''The Ball, the Bowl, and the Big, Big Cake''' ("The Electrified Cake and Collapsible Daylight Seance") ([[John Cornelius]]): ''[[The Linking Ring]]'', Vol. 73 No. 5 (May 1993, pp. 104-107).
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**  [[Lance Pierce]], ''[[The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius]]'' (2001, pp. 147-153).
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* '''Triple Die-lemma''' ([[Paul Gertner]]): [[Richard Kaufman]], ''[[Paul Gertner's Steel and Silver]]'' (1994, pp. 167-175).
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* '''The Benson Bowl Routine''': [[Jon Jensen]], ''Professional Sponge Ball Tricks, Vol. 2'' (2000, pp. 30-34).
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* '''The Benson Bowl Revisited''' ([[Ross Bertram]]): ''[[Genii 2003 March|Genii]]'', Vol. 66 No. 3 (March 2003, pp. 56-57).
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* '''''The World-Famous Bowl Routine''''': [[Lance Pierce]], 2005. [[Lance Pierce Magic]], 86 pages.
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* '''''Benson Bowl Routine''''': 2005. Ebook, Trickshop.com, 13 pages.
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* '''Bowl Routine''': [[Steve Dacri]], ''The Magic of Steve Dacri: No Filler, Vol. 3'' (2006, DVD, L&L Publishing).
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** Steve Dacri, ''[[Spongeball Toolbox]]'' (2008, DVD, [[Magic by Gosh]]).
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* '''Bowl Routine''': [[John Mendoza]], ''My Best, Vol. 2'' (2007, DVD, [&L Publishing).
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** ''The Secrets of Close-up Magic, Vol. 3'', ''The World's Greatest Magic by the World's Greatest Magicians'' (2008, DVD, L&L Publishing).
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* '''Bill & Bowls''': [[Dan Tong]], ''[[Dan Tong: Finally! 50 Years of Magic, Vol. 1]]'' (DVD, 2007, [[Murphy's Magic Supplies]]).
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* '''Benson Burner''': [[Tom Stone]], ''[[Vortex]]'' (2010, pp. 195-199).
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* '''BRAVO! A Squeaky Clean Ball and Bowl Routine''': [[Jeff McBride]], ''Squeak Technique'' (2012, DVD, [[McBride Magic]]).
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
  
 
[[Category:Cups and Balls]]
 
[[Category:Cups and Balls]]

Latest revision as of 23:53, 10 March 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 by Persian (Iranian) magician 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. The Benson Bowl also included a sponge ball 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

Roy Benson's

Don Alan's Bowl Routine

  • Bowl or Cup Load: Don Alan, Pretty Sneaky (1956, pp. 42-43).
    • Pete Biro, BOWLing With the Stars, Pete Biro's Magic, No. 3 (2009, p. 19).

Other Resources

  • The Benson Plunger: Mike Caveney, Magicomedy (1981, pp. 45-54).
    • My Favorite Routine: Using a Toilet Plunger: Pete Biro, BOWLing With the Stars, Pete Biro's Magic, No. 3 (2009, pp. 4-5).
  • Benson's Bowl, John Thompson, Polished Polish Prestidigitation (1981, pp. 7-11).
    • Johnny Thompson, Commercial Classics of Magic, Vol. 1 (1999, VHS, L&L Publishing).
    • The Secrets of Sponge Balls, The World's Greatest Magic by the World's Greatest Magicians (2006, DVD, L&L Publishing).
    • Pete Biro, BOWLing With the Stars, Pete Biro's Magic, No. 3 (2009, pp. 20-23).
  • The Benson Bowl Routine: Jon Jensen, Professional Sponge Ball Tricks, Vol. 2 (2000, pp. 30-34).
  • The Benson Bowl Revisited (Ross Bertram): Genii, Vol. 66 No. 3 (March 2003, pp. 56-57).
  • Benson Bowl Routine: 2005. Ebook, Trickshop.com, 13 pages.
  • Bowl Routine: John Mendoza, My Best, Vol. 2 (2007, DVD, [&L Publishing).
    • The Secrets of Close-up Magic, Vol. 3, The World's Greatest Magic by the World's Greatest Magicians (2008, DVD, L&L Publishing).


References