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I've noticed the Appearing Broom mentioned a couple times on these boards, but no actual review as such. Anybody got one and wants to share a review or any comments?

I'm in 'Cinderella' next month, as Buttons, and the pair of us (Cinderella and I) do a fair bit of cleaning, as per the story. We're already producing our 'dusters' from our empty hands, and I thought that an Appearing Broom each would look amazing.

Here's the link: Appearing Broom

Many thanks in advance.

have done a brief reveiw.

Zack. Appearing broom would be fine in panto BUT should Buttons be doing magic? The Fairy Godmother should grant him the powers first or perhaps he has been given a Paul Daniels, Marvin's Magic, Stephen Mulhern's, Paul Zennon's magic Set for Xmas and wants to cheer Cinders up by perfoming. Although Panto can be such a mixture I feel there must be some logic with the straight characters.
In a couple of Cinderellas I staged. I gave Buttons a tearing paper routine. The music was 'It's Only A Paper Moon'. It was just played in the first production but Buttons sang it in the other productions.
Using newspapers he tore out a cloak, a hat, the paper tree done small became a bouquet, 3 small paper circles became braclets and a necklace.
There was also a pleated newspaper( like a venetian blind) which became a fan. Another pleated paper, to complete the picture was dropped open. It had on it ,in black silhouette,A man & a girl under a black moon.
Two other societies liked it so much I was asked to stage it for them. It was (less heavy) a change from putting the table cloth round Cinders and a colinder/pan on her head. The idea I got from seeing Ronnie Corbett tear out a paper cloak and crown in the Palladium's Cinderells in the 70's. The pleated paper idea was based on Eric Hawksworth book on paper folding. I believe he did 'prepared tears for Ronnie C at the Palladium.
Mine were marked out on the newspapers and torn on the spot. Obviously the pleated one had the silhouettes drawn on ready. The 2nd Cinders I made Buttons open it at the beginning and show just a black crescent moon on it. Then it was place on the floor( and reversed) ready for the Finale.
Allen Tipton

when i played buttons, the director wanted me to do some magic. It too ages to persuade her that little would top the coach and 2 live ponys F.G produces.
She did agree in the end. All i did was produce a rose for Cinders during the transformation scene Ballet to close act one.

I more than made up for it the year after, when i directed Aladin!!