16: When an effect of transition ends with a sudden revelation or surprise, the course of transition should usually be punctuated by actions or sounds leading up to and accentuating the final impression.
Read MoreRule 15: When presenting an effect of pure transition, the first and most important essential is the avoidance of every possible cause of distraction.
Read MoreRule 14: Unless good reason can be shown, never explain, UPON THE STAGE, precisely what you are about to accomplish.
Read MoreRule 13: The simultaneous presentation of two independent feats is permissible when one of them is associated with cumulative effect and the other results in a final surprise.
Read MoreRule 12: A minor conception ordinarily demands the cumulative effect of repetition; a conception important in itself should, usually, create a distinct surprise.
Read MoreRule 11: Always remember that a notable surprise is incapable of repetition; and that the repetition of an effect, of any kind whatever, cannot create surprise.
Read MoreNever produce two simultaneous effects, and let no effect be obscured by any subsidiary distraction
Read MoreRule 3: Avoid complexity of procedure, and never tax either the patience or the memory of an audience.
Read MoreAlways endeavour to form an accurate conception of the point of view most likely to be adopted by a disinterested spectator.
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