The Magic of Francis B. Martineau
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LEARN AMAZING MAGIC ROUTINES!
Includes 4 Magic ebooks:
Walsh Cane Routines by Francis B. Martineau - ebook
Learn 33 Amazing Canes Routines, Flourishes & Tips!
Victory Bouquet by Francis B. Martineau - ebook
About this Amazing Magic book:
Although flower bouquets have been an integral part of magicians' acts for many years, little has been written about the art of making them. In writing VICTORY BOUQUET, Francis Martineau is a pioneer in a new field. He describes and illustrates a new type of flower bouquet in such clear and explicit detail that even the novice will have no trouble in following his instructions. This is a practical dissertation resulting from considerable effort and study on the part of Mr. Martineau.
Every operation has been worked out to the most minute detail, leaving nothing to the imagination. Any individual willing to follow the information given herein is assured of being well repaid for his time and effort. The idea of using paper to replace feathers in making bouquets may not meet with the reader's immediate approval. The title, VICTORY BOUQUET is in no way intended as a substitute for the feather bou quet. Instead, he is offering something new and novel that should prove to be as popular in peace-time as it will be in this darker hour of our world history. Anyone can make this bouquet. The materials are inexpensive. It is simple in construction, yet it is more than effective in appear ance, durability and operation. It requires less space than the traditional feather bouquet and does not require the treatments necessary to keep feather flowers in new and fresh condition.
The amateur and professional alike will find the material in this book of considerable value. It makes possible a beautiful flower act where limited funds would otherwise prevent it. The seasoned performer will see unlimited possibilities for the use of these new bouquets in his act, and marvel at the ease with which the bouquets can be concealed. The flowers fold flat and leave no revealing bulges when used as body loads. Hundreds of bouquets can be produced from a surprisingly small space. What could be more beautiful than a stage literally covered with VICTORY BOUQUETS?
& Includes 2 Bonus Magic ebooks:
More Naughty Silks by Harold Rice - ebook
Thru the Dye Tube by Harold Rice - ebook
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ABOUT Francis B. Martineau:
Francis Martineau (born March 10 1922 - Raymore, Saskatchewan, Canada - died January 8 2012 at (age 89) Vancouver, Canada)
He was a Canadian Master Magician, a magic illustrator and author, was known for being the illustrator in Rice's Encyclopedia of Silk Magic books.
He stage names were: “Martineau the Magician” & "The Great Martineau"
Art and Magic were inseparable for Francis.
In high school he began performing on stage and also painting movie posters for Famous Actors.
At age 21 he enlisted in the Canadian Army and was assigned to the Entertainment Corps.
After WWII he joined the Vancouver Magic Circle (VMC) and established his commercial art studio, Martineau Displays.
He joined Canada's armed forces in 1944 and he performed magic shows for service men in Canada and Europe. Then after his tour-of-duty in 1946, he returned to Vancouver and opened his own art studio.
During the 1940s and 1950s - in top hat, white tie, and tails - “Martineau the Magician” performed his Award-Winning Magic Act at the upscale Cave, Isy’s, and Palomar Supper Clubs.
In 1947 annual PCAM - Pacific Coast Association of Magicians convention in Seattle he won four awards. He also won the William Shelly Trophy in recognition of excellence in stage magic from the Vancouver Magic Circle in 1954.
In 1947, at age 25, he performed at the annual convention of the Pacific Coast Association of Magicians (PCAM) in Seattle—which included the VMC—and was awarded all three trophies for the best original, most artistic, and most entertaining presentations, as well as the gold medal for overall stage excellence and showmanship. The following year, after performing at the PCAM convention in Reno, Nevada, he was awarded the trophy for the best all-round magical performance in the continent-wide Magic competition.
He was also a charter member of the Vancouver Magic Circle (IBM Ring 92), he served as the President in 1954. He also received the VMC’s trophies for excellence in stage magic (1954) and magical arts (1958). He was an active member of the VMC, Francis served as its President in 1954. He also appeared on local television, emceed and performed at VMC fundraising events, and toured his act up and down the west coast club circuit Francis is widely known as the artist who hand-lettered and hand-illustrated four volumes of Rice’s Encyclopedia of Silk Magic (1948, 1953, 1962).
He was the illustrator for Rice's Encyclopedia of Silk Magic books.
He created thousands of great magic illustrations and hand lettering for all of the books.
Hired by publisher Harold Rice when he was only 20, he embarked on a 20-year collaboration entailing over 1500 pages rendered with pen and ink and representing “the most amazing thing seen in a lifetime of magic” (Dai Vernon).
These superb volumes on Silk Magic are lauded as an extraordinary achievement in magic literature. Francis built a small wooden box with a drafting lid to hold his art supplies so he could work on the encyclopedia pages while touring in the Army. He simultaneously wrote and illustrated four magic booklets (also published by Rice).
Over the ensuing years he invented many of his own Amazing New Magic effects and magic props and, through his Commercial Art company - Martineau Displays, created promotional materials, displays, and devices for his theatrical and magical clients. He also designed the VMC logo and lapel pin.
In 1961, Francis Martineau worked for Mark Wilson who hired him to work on some of his TV specials building illusions and set designs along with a young John Gaughan.
He also became a regular contributor and illustrator of many articles for Genii magazine.
Francis joined magician Mark Wilson’s creative team in Los Angeles as Associate Producer on The Magic Land of Allakazam (NBC-TV).
The team also created magic effects for other trade and television shows, and they created the Hall of Magic in the General Cigar Pavilion at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. In 1965 Francis hired a talent agent and embarked on his lifelong dream of travelling the world. He performed at the famed Magic Castle, in nightclubs in North American and Asia, and on cruise ships sailing out of New York.
Though he was most at home on the stage, life ‘on the road and out to sea’ proved too lonely.
In 1970 Francis returned to Vancouver with his two great loves: Art and Magic.
He left a great Legacy of Magic.