Skip to product information

Chop Cup (World's Greatest Magic) video DOWNLOAD



Regular price $14.95
Sale price $14.95 Regular price
Shipping calculated at checkout.

  • Fully secure checkout
  • Over 35 years in business
  • Serving customers worldwide

Shipping: in-stock items from Lincoln, NE ordered by 2PM CST (Mon–Fri) ship the same day. California Distribution Center items ship separately. Digital lessons are delivered instantly.

Question about this product?

We're happy to help.

Chop Cup (World's Greatest Magic) – Close-Up Magic Video Download

Chop Cup (World's Greatest Magic) is a video magic download focused on close-up magic tricks. Ever since the Chop Cup was invented by magician Al Wheatley (whose stage name was Chop Chop, which is where the trick derives its unusual name) in the early 1950s, magicians have devised increasingly clever ways to use it.

For magicians exploring close-up magic and related techniques, this magic video download can be studied at your own pace and revisited as you practice. The basic one-cup one-ball approach to the classic Cups and Balls has held the fascination of magicians through the years most probably due to its devious use of a mechanical principle along with sleight of hand to create an intriguing and compelling illusion. The original publisher description and included material are preserved below so you can review exactly what this download covers.




✨ Features

  • Format: Video Magic Download — no physical product shipped
  • Focus: Close-Up Magic
  • My Best Friend - David Regal
  • Chop Cup Routine - John Mendoza
  • The Two Goblets - Gary Ouellet
  • Chop Cup - Danny Tong (courtesy of Kozmo's Magic)

📥 Digital Product Details & Access

  • Product type: Digital magic download
  • Format: Video Magic Download
  • Category: Close-Up Magic
  • Access: Digital access is provided after purchase through the MagicKits.com / Murphy download system
  • Shipping: No physical item will be mailed
  • Publisher: Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc.

Product Description

Ever since the Chop Cup was invented by magician Al Wheatley (whose stage name was Chop Chop, which is where the trick derives its unusual name) in the early 1950s, magicians have devised increasingly clever ways to use it. The basic one-cup one-ball approach to the classic Cups and Balls has held the fascination of magicians through the years most probably due to its devious use of a mechanical principle along with sleight of hand to create an intriguing and compelling illusion. On this video, you'll meet some masters of the Chop Cup, each with their own spin on the trick. There are classicists such as John Mendoza, Danny Tong and Steve Dacri who beguile their audiences with basic but still utterly baffling routines. Then we have rather unique approaches to the trick, such as David Regal, who substitutes the ball with - no kidding! - a toy mouse and later, Gary Ouellet, who performs a beautifully choreographed (to music no less!) routine using a Chop Cup and a matching, ungaffed cup. Finally, we have Larry Jennings who created one of the most original (and most performed) Chop Cup routines ever. Finally, Jim Swain presents his own version of the Jennnings routine with his own singular imprint.

The Chop Cup has been a signature effect for many of magic's most successful performers and on this video, you'll find marvelous ready-made routines in addition to scores of ideas and stratagems to add to an existing routine.
  • My Best Friend - David Regal
  • Chop Cup Routine - John Mendoza
  • The Two Goblets - Gary Ouellet
  • Chop Cup - Danny Tong (courtesy of Kozmo's Magic)
  • Chop Cup - Steve Dacri
  • Jennings Chop Cup - Larry Jennings
  • The Chop Cup - Jim Swain

Explore more close-up magic tricks, close-up magic, and professional magic downloads from MagicKits.com. Build your repertoire with digital magic instruction you can study and revisit whenever you practice.




Chop Cup (World's Greatest Magic) video DOWNLOAD

$14.95

Questions about this product?
Don't be a stranger.

Exclusive discounts, just for you. Sign up now.