Roy Benson by Starlight by Levent, Todd Karr

Roy Benson was a legendary performer: a brilliant magician whose ingenious techniques baffled his peers, a superb manipulator, and a daring comedy magician considered far ahead of his time. In Roy Benson by Starlight, you can finally learn his most sought-after secrets. The book includes over fifty incredible effects and sleights, including the famous Benson Bowl Routine, Long Salt Pour, Billiard Balls, Linking Rings, Miser’s Dream, card moves, coin effects, stage magic, close-up, and comedic routines. You’ll also learn from Benson’s essays on presentation and showmanship and the complete text of Benson’s lost book The Second Oldest Profession and his scarce Benson on Magic booklet Roy Benson by Starlight also features a complete biography of Roy Benson and an entire section on Benson’s teacher, Nate Leipzig, with twenty Leipzig effects, Leipzig’s autobiography, and dozens of rare Leipzig photos.