Dai Vernon - Cups and Balls

[@Traveler19491]

I had the extreme pleasure of meeting Dai Vernon at the Magic Castle in Hollywood back in 1974. I was very into magic at the time and the owner of the magic shop I frequented in Washington, DC (the old Al's Magic Shop on Pennsylvania Ave. for those who might remember) knew the owners of the Castle and wrote an introduction for me on his business card. One of the more memorable evenings of my life. I had a blast.

[@Zheugma]

Have you ever seen a magician perform the magic kettle trick with his wife? It was a famous act in the 70s

[@CaraBrimleyRules]

I think this video is even more instructive than a flawless routine. It shows how you can recover and bring the effect to some kind of conclusion. It reminds me of a show I gave in my young teens. I was supposed to vanish a large ball from a glass covered by two cylinders. The ball was on some thread but It missed the servante and it rolled from behind the table into view. I was completely gutted and it messed up the rest of the show. If I'd taken a lesson off Dai I would just carry on.

[@marioblasalegria]

Dai Vernon a master to follow and respect the professor he was and always be a wizard of wizards.

[@thehoser1717]

+vernonclassic i am 15 and study magic I use only books (paid for) and it is great dai Vernon is a great magician so sad u had to be there in the time he died but magic isn't dead it is only wounded we need to reinforce the morals and look of us magicians if we want to ever be taken seriously agian

[@AmazingtristanMagic]

I'm glad I watched to the end! I have the basic Vernon C&B memorized, but he did some little things at the end of this performance I've never seen before, and he had some touches in the middle that I absolutely love.

[@g.host1193]

Some one should restore this in 4K, I never tire of watching Dai do his cups and balls routine.

[@billblaken2699]

You can’t make a low resolution video into a high definition video...😃. You can blow it up larger but not add video

[@Tits_Money]

@Bill Blaken yes you can. This wasn't shot in low resolution it was shot with high resolution cameras from the directors of the show. Whoever uploaded it did in low resolution

[@Utkrisht123]

Yes I think what you are saying is absolutely true. He recovered it in a very good way. And doesn't made us think he did a mistake because he is a very professional magician

[@ericshoff6326]

Good grief , this guy is literally made of sleight of hand in my mind. Can't imagine him at his prime

[@johnholmstrom4212]

It's crazy. I can't even imagine still being able to do magic well at 81 years old, let alone legendary like Dai Vernon.

[@dennismanzi413]

Mr Vernon will be always th.e best.

[@OliveroG]

prove that he's human, loved his recovery anyway. nice to see a master getting out of problems.

[@perryvath7617]

A demonstration of not ‘MIS-direction’ but Direction and Focus.

[@sshaffe4011]

During my high school years ans learning magic he was the acknowledged master(1975) then and had many more years ahead of him. His final load for the last cup while seated with Merv Griffen at the end didn't too well but without a hitch simply went on to another illusion. Salute!

[@magicbar13]

Great clip. I found it invaluable to watch Dai handle the final load anomaly

[@Abalmito]

Great video!! Is very interesing!

[@allenhuang4285]

i love the version that he is doing , i don't get where the un like is comming from, i'm also a big fan a cups and balls, i uploaded my version on my page , even though i took a long time studying cups and balls , Dai Vernon 's cups and balls are still the best.

[@jimisuutari3474]

vernon is my favorite magicians and michael vincent

[@donoffitness2892]

Same I love Micheal Vincent

[@superchef78]

Both of y’all have great taste in magic. My two personal favorites also.

[@Abeljessy]

Vernon also have mistakes...it's human! (wooo). Mi favourite magician and psicology of magic with Tamariz

[@coffmanlove2020]

Beautiful

[@SydneyPiddington1]

His palming is top quality... He's the best sleight of hand magician with slydini and jay scott berry

[@yanikkunitsin1466]

What are you talking about? His switches and awkward palming are obvious to the blind.

[@philrose6226]

@@yanikkunitsin1466 he's in is 80's

[@Zheugma]

we are humans. so was vernon... still, he knew a lot on magic. he was with all the greatest ones from his time. Take a look on GENII, sphinx, the GEN, linking ring, phonex or magigram... if you study the art of magic, since the 40s, his name is very commom among the guys from his time. just like my mentor, they were there at the right time.

[@transtremm]

Awesome, thanks!

[@SamuelVarg]

I would say that it can happen to every body - not just old magicians. Many of my professional friends, my self included, have dropped a load some time under the carrier.

[@enricogabbiadini3387]

Grandissimo. .

[@malekbenchikh1596]

The Man who fooled Houdini. The master of close-up.

[@magesentron]

EVERY magician has that happen. It's simply a pacing error. You recover and make up for it, like the legendary Professor did.

[@ringostarzz2409]

Robert Charles i dont mind it in fact it shows us all thats ok to mess up sometimes

[@magesentron]

I'm thankful for every time I've messed up my cups routine in front of someone, as it never ruins the routine and teaches to think quickly and improvise. No magician, or person, for that matter, is perfect, so to use mistakes as a tool is the way to go, they can be invaluable.

[@BenWandert]

he is great

[@luisreyes6315]

not his best but hes done the trick more than 1000 times im sure wish we still had masters like this without looking like the freak magicians we have today

[@CopyCat1995]

@superchef78 if you understand the basics of the cups and balls, you'll know how he did it, if you were a magician, i can tell you a general secret that every magician knows, but you're not, so... I respect the Professor more than any magician in the world, so very dexterous, and amazing, at his age, tho he have passed, i believe he lives on in every magician.

[@Katalyzt]

Interesting...

[@cainebarrettduggan5337]

I couldn’t find a tutorial for this so I spent days watching this video to find out how he did it

[@GoodyearBandit]

damn he had little trouble reaching for one of the balls. you could see it. anyways dai vernon is a BEAST :D

[@har9020]

When I learned this trick I learned how to do it using invisible balls.

[@saraha180]

ChooseReason do you imagine that the Dean of Harvard College was born at Harvard College? To call someone _Dean of American Magicians_ does not actually imply that they're American. However, I also don't find it inaccurate at all to call him _American_. Dai Vernon moved to America in his 20s and lived in New York or LA for essentially his entire career. He renounced his Canadian citizenship in the 1950s. Similarly, Nabokov is considered one of the great American writers not because he was born in America but because he was an American citizen who wrote books set in America, in American English, for a primarily American audience-and he published them first in America.

[@magicbetweenus]

many words man , injoy realy magick ;)

[@ixnay66]

Holy crap! That suit Merv is wearing reminds me of a gaudy set of curtains.

[@punkoffunk]

Genius

[@SeeminglyOdd]

Just goes to show, it's not that you do the trick, but how you present the trick.

[@cherylmontebon]

Damn...

[@magictwister76]

Viva the Professor!

[@アイン-e4r]

いろんなパターンがあるマジックですね。素晴らしい\(//∇//)\

[@deelo2281]

Did mess up at the end not getting the last cue ball under the cup?

[@lilgogeta2]

the spinning wand transfer got me hooked

[@Jh-bx7vo]

He messed up, but good save.

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

He’s done the trick 1000s of times, he knew everything that could possibly occur and prepared accordingly

[@RickBurton559]

He always mentions his age

[@careylowell]

Merv.... that suit..

[@videos4mydad]

@heelfan1234 With your permission I would like to copy this comment and answer every single person who says, 'knowing the trick ruins it!! why do you ruin tricks!??'. This is a great polite response. Your comment begain with 'I feel Liam that you are a good person, well intended, but perhaps a little misguided as to ...'

[@619chrisoriginal]

You can see his age on this video. His hands are a little shaky and he forgets the routine a little. I'm not sure but did he mess up on the pentration part?

[@DETERMINOLOGY]

Still one of the greats ....Dai will always be remembered as one of the top end professional magicians. Ive looked past the mistakes and still enjoyed it for what he does

[@KingstonCzajkowski]

Yeah, he did mess up the penetration too, but covered it so well (as opposed to the large ball mistake which was uncoverable to some extent) that most commenters here didn't even notice!

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

Late reply I know…yes, he did stumble on some parts Dai was never a regular performer - he preferred teaching and refining tricks and sleights - and his health was in decline here However I never noticed until I rewatched the clip today!

[@supremekarate1]

Vernon was the Master but even the Master makes mistakes?

[@GoodyearBandit]

he did not drop it all what happened he went freestyle and lost the count.

[@ChristopherFranko]

Canada is in North America.. unless you forgot that.

[@ryanwitmer6240]

crazy old man

[@tournaibinche]

J'aime bien ! Magicalement, Hervé (www.pausemagie.be)

[@iec7587]

he would have fooled P&T

[@bito269]

He messed up at the end

[@danielgallagher8713]

Everyone messes up now and then. It's part of being a presenter.

[@crystal.machinery]

He looks like the KFC man

[@tjp1451]

Did he say "North America"? No. America does not equal North America. Unless you forgot that...

[@Doctor180185]

I think it was the loud mouth host that threw him off. Shame

[@Morio1976]

ダイバーノンでもルーティンをミスるんだなぁ…

[@richardharris9708]

当時81歳だったし、ミスしても上手く立ち直れたのもさすがだな。

[@tjp1451]

"...the Dean of American magicians". Of course, he was Canadian. Seriously, do all of you Yankees think everybody who does anything noteworthy is American?

[@johnirwin7979]

Apparently Dai did, he moved to the US and never went back.