Here is a card trick which should prove to be a good comedy
closeup routine for you.

This Trick is based on the Excellent "Joker Spelling
Routine created by R.W. Hull.

The requirements for this excellent card effect are thus:

A. Two BLANK Playing Cards both having the word
"DUMMY" printed on the face of the cards.

B. Cards are prearranged in the following order:
Q, 7, 10, A, 5, DUMMY, J, 2, 9, 6, DUMMY, 4, 8, 3
(any suit desired may be used)

C. The KING is placed BACK OUTWARD in the
Shirt or Jacket Pocket.

With this setup, you are ready to perform a miracle!

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Tell a spectator that you want him/her to try an
experiment, and ask if they are a Good Speller?

To show the spectator what you want done, you
proceed to show them. I.E. - Spell out A-C-E
putting one card from the top to the bottom of the
packet for each letter. Turn Up the next Card and it
will be the ACE!

Table the Ace to the side.

Continue with Two and Three by
spelling T-W-O as before placing a card from the top
to the bottom of the packet for each letter and finally
turning over the next card which is the 2.

Table the 2 to the side and continue with the 3.
Counting cards from top to bottom as you spell
T-H-R-E-E.

Table the 3 to the side.

Now hand the packet to the spectator and ask them to 
spell F-O-U-R just as you did...

However when the spectator turns over their card
expecting the 4, they get a DUMMY Card!

Take the packet back and place the DUMMY card on
the bottom of the packet.

You explain that the spectator must not have been
paying close attention. You now spell F-O-U-R and
when the next card turns up it is indeed the 4.

You say... let's do it again...

You spell F-I-V-E... Turn up the 5 and table the 5
to the side.

Now for the 6.

Suit actions to words and spell S-I-X. Turn up the 6,
table it to the side and tell the spectator, that you'll
give them one last chance to try thier hand at spelling.

The spectator spells S-E-V-E-N. Turns up the next card
and to his astonishment, it is once again the
DUMMY card!

Take back the packet, place the DUMMY card on the
bottom of the packet and You spell S-E-V-E-N.
This time the correct card appears and you table it to
the side once more. Now continue with the E-I-G-H-T
and the N-I-N-E.

Let the spectator try once again this time going for
the T-E-N. Wooops... The spectator gets the
DUMMY Card again!
 
Take back the packet.

Place the Dummy card on the bottom of the Packet
and proceed to spell the T-E-N. The proper card
appears and is of course tabled to the side.

Now give the remaining packet to the spectator again,
and have them attempt the J-A-C-K.

Hoover Dam... They get the DUMMY Card
again!

Place the DUMMY Card on the bottom as you take
the packet back and say:

Since the DUMMY card has caused him so much trouble,
we'll just have you spell D-U-M-M-Y!

This will ostensibly get rid of the DUMMY Card!
 
He does so and amazing as it seems... this time he is
right! The DUMMY Card appears just when it is supposed
to. At this point take his DUMMY Card that has just been
turned up and place it BACK OUTWARD in your shirt or
jacket pocket. As the card is going out of sight, simply
slide the DUMMY CARD INTO THE POCKET and PULL
UP THE KING BACK OUTWARD! This will be assumed to
be the same DUMMY CARD!

Tell the spectator, that since he has given you the DUMMY
card there will be no more trouble with it and you will
leave it in full view in your pocket.

Now, with the DUMMY Card Gone, ask him to spell:
Q-U-E-E-N. He does so in the same fashion as previously
done and again this time he is correct and the QUEEN
appaers as if on que!

As there is only One card left, you tell the spectator
to just TAP the card the required number of times for
the K-I-N-G!

He spells K-I-N-G... But Upon turning the card over,
The DUMMY Card Apears again, and you may now
slowly reveal that the card in your pocket is indeed
the KING!

Try This Trick! I am Sure You Will Get Plenty Of
Mileage Out Of It!
 
 
 

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The secret lies in the amount of preparation and
your skill of showmanship.

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Note: This Trick is great for CloseUp Table Hoppers.
Practice, Practice, Practice!

Good Luck with this one...

Magically,
T.A. Hamilton