Like all magic tricks, there are strengths and weaknesses.
Strengths
1. Great idea to do
wearable magic. Perfect for close-up work.
2. The methodology is very clever. This isn’t your
Grandmother’s Necklace
Weaknesses
1. The script might work for the older Gen Z and
younger Millennial crowd, but I quickly learned that the hokey psychobabble patter didn’t work. Be
prepared to generate your own new scripts.
2. The props are uninspiring, especially the wooden
beads, which are like the ones found in preschools. I ditched them and now use two different sets.
One set uses large, attractive beads from a Hawaiian necklace so popular on the Islands. I use a
Hawaiian-based patter and play Hawaiian music in the background. For the other set, I commissioned a
jeweler to make three larger attractive gemstones to use on the necklace. They look like something
they might wear at a fashionable party. Both sets have proved to be a great opening because people
are curious and want to know the story about them. They often invite me to perform rather than me
approaching them and asking if they’d like to see some magic.
Conclusion
Get the
effect but be prepared to rework it, both patter and props significantly.
Conceptually Strong, Functionally Weak
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