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| − | '''The Orben-Genii Poll'' conducted in 1949 and | + | '''The Orben-Genii Poll''' was conducted in 1949 and reported in the [[Genii 1950 February| February, 1950 issue of Genii magazine]]. The article complained about how boring magic had become. "The largest single complaint about magic was its unoriginality." Amateur, semi-professional and professional magicians listed their most used tricks in their repertoire. |
The list consists of 85 tricks, the most popular first, with the total votes following the name of the trick: | The list consists of 85 tricks, the most popular first, with the total votes following the name of the trick: | ||
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* [[Four Ace Trick]] (63) | * [[Four Ace Trick]] (63) | ||
* [[Sucker Silk to Egg]] (62) | * [[Sucker Silk to Egg]] (62) | ||
| − | * | + | * Rabbit Production and Vanish (60) |
* [[Thimble Routine]] (60) | * [[Thimble Routine]] (60) | ||
* [[Milk Pitcher]] (59) | * [[Milk Pitcher]] (59) | ||
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* [[Spirit Slates]] (50) | * [[Spirit Slates]] (50) | ||
* [[Sponge Ball]] Manipulations (50) | * [[Sponge Ball]] Manipulations (50) | ||
| − | * | + | * Silk Productions (45) |
* [[Card Frame]] (45) | * [[Card Frame]] (45) | ||
* [[Tarbell Rope Trick]] (45) | * [[Tarbell Rope Trick]] (45) | ||
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* Production of Flowers (12) | * Production of Flowers (12) | ||
* [[Fire Bowl]] (12) | * [[Fire Bowl]] (12) | ||
| − | * [[Miser 's Dream]] (11) | + | * [[Miser's Dream]] (11) |
* [[Afghan Bands]] (9) | * [[Afghan Bands]] (9) | ||
* [[Card in Cigarette]] (8) | * [[Card in Cigarette]] (8) | ||
Latest revision as of 23:12, 20 April 2012
The Orben-Genii Poll was conducted in 1949 and reported in the February, 1950 issue of Genii magazine. The article complained about how boring magic had become. "The largest single complaint about magic was its unoriginality." Amateur, semi-professional and professional magicians listed their most used tricks in their repertoire.
The list consists of 85 tricks, the most popular first, with the total votes following the name of the trick:
- Linking Rings (287)
- Cut and Restored Rope (246)
- Die Box (141)
- Billiard Balls (137)
- Paper Tear (123)
- Twentieth Century Silks (111)
- Vanishing Cane (107)
- Egg Bag (100)
- Card Manipulations (99)
- Rice Bowls (98)
- Chinese Wands (80)
- Sympathetic Silks (73)
- Rising Cards (72)
- Cards to Pocket (70)
- Soft Soap (68)
- Cups and Balls (65)
- Four Ace Trick (63)
- Sucker Silk to Egg (62)
- Rabbit Production and Vanish (60)
- Thimble Routine (60)
- Milk Pitcher (59)
- Squared Circle (57)
- Six Card Repeat (50)
- Vanishing Wand (50)
- Spirit Slates (50)
- Sponge Ball Manipulations (50)
- Silk Productions (45)
- Card Frame (45)
- Tarbell Rope Trick (45)
- Coin Productions and Manipulations (45)
- Blendo (44)
- Razor Blades (43)
- Cigarette Productions (43)
- Dove Pan (43)
- Fifteen Card Trick (42)
- Torn and Restored Napkin (41)
- Guillotine (39)
- Zombie (38)
- Cut and Restored Tie (38)
- Bill in Lemon (38)
- Wrist Chopper (37 )
- Hats and Pants (36)
- Dyeing Silks (34)
- Production Tube (32)
- Silk Sleights (32)
- Funnel - Foo Can - Ice Pick (32)
- Demon Wonder Box (31)
- Aerial Fishing (31)
- Here, There or Where (30)
- Nest of Boxes (29)
- Snake Basket (29)
- Card in Orange (28)
- Gloves To Bouquet (27)
- Livestock Production (25)
- Card Fans (25)
- Bird Cage (25)
- Passe Passe Bottles (22)
- Tipsy Turvy Bottles (22)
- Levitation (21)
- Panama Rope (20)
- Thumb Tie (20)
- Wine Glass Production (20)
- Blindfold Act (20)
- Egg on Fan (19)
- Serpentine Silk (18)
- Change Bag (18)
- Card Stab (18)
- Dye Box (17)
- Burned and Restored Bill (17)
- Needle Trick (17)
- Blue Phantom (17)
- Disecto (17)
- Cake in Hat (16)
- Walking Through Ribbon (16)
- Out of My Hat (15)
- Artist's Dream (14)
- Card in Balloon (13)
- Flower Bush Growth (13)
- Production Box (13)
- Production of Flowers (12)
- Fire Bowl (12)
- Miser's Dream (11)
- Afghan Bands (9)
- Card in Cigarette (8)
- Sands and Water (7)
