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=== Other Resources ===
 
=== Other Resources ===
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* '''Bowl Loading Technique''': [[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).
 
* '''Chinese Chow''' ([[Fred Kaps]]): [[Lewis Ganson]], ''[[The Art of Close Up Magic, Vol. 1]]'' (1967, pp. 354-359).
 
** [[Cameron Francis]], ''Chinese Chow'', ''The Aldo Colombini Tribute Series'' (2014, DVD, [[Colombini Magic]]).
 
** [[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).
 
* '''Sometimes''': [[Frank Garcia]], ''[[The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic]]'' (1976, pp. 151-154).
 
** ''The Secrets of Sponge Balls'', ''The World's Greatest Magic by the World's Greatest Magicians'' (2006, DVD, [[L&L Publishing]]).
 
** ''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).
  
 
* '''The Benson Plunger''': [[Mike Caveney]], ''[[Magicomedy]]'' (1981, pp. 45-54).
 
* '''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).
 
** '''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).
  
 
* '''A.G. Bowl Routine''' ([[Albert Goshman]]): [[Patrick Page]] and Albert Goshman, ''[[Magic by Gosh]]'' (1985, pp. 123-128).
 
* '''A.G. Bowl Routine''' ([[Albert Goshman]]): [[Patrick Page]] and Albert Goshman, ''[[Magic by Gosh]]'' (1985, pp. 123-128).
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**  [[Lance Pierce]], ''[[The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius]]'' (2001, pp. 147-153).
 
**  [[Lance Pierce]], ''[[The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius]]'' (2001, pp. 147-153).
  
* '''Benson's Bowl Routine''': [[Johnny Thompson]], ''Commercial Classics of Magic, Vol. 1'' (1999, VHS, L&L Publishing).
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* '''Triple Die-lemma''' ([[Paul Gertner]]): [[Richard Kaufman]], ''[[Paul Gertner's Steel and Silver]]'' (1994, pp. 167-175).
** ''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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* '''The Benson Bowl Routine''': [[Jon Jensen]], ''Professional Sponge Ball Tricks, Vol. 2'' (2000, pp. 30-34).
  
 
* '''The Benson Bowl Revisited''' ([[Ross Bertram]]): ''[[Genii 2003 March|Genii]]'', Vol. 66 No. 3 (March 2003, pp. 56-57).
 
* '''The Benson Bowl Revisited''' ([[Ross Bertram]]): ''[[Genii 2003 March|Genii]]'', Vol. 66 No. 3 (March 2003, pp. 56-57).
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* '''Bowl Routine''': [[John Mendoza]], ''My Best, Vol. 2'' (2007, DVD, [&L Publishing).
 
* '''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).
 
** ''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]]).
  
 
* '''Benson Burner''': [[Tom Stone]], ''[[Vortex]]'' (2010, pp. 195-199).
 
* '''Benson Burner''': [[Tom Stone]], ''[[Vortex]]'' (2010, pp. 195-199).
  
 
* '''BRAVO! A Squeaky Clean Ball and Bowl Routine''': [[Jeff McBride]], ''Squeak Technique'' (2012, DVD, [[McBride Magic]]).
 
* '''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]]

Revision as of 17:04, 24 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 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