Yep.
The flip side of it is that often the magic gets more appreciation than it ought to. I’ve done special effects that lasted all of 30 seconds but that was what everyone talked about, not the performance of the actor in the scene. Singing in the Rain was one of those - having a full stage rainstorm seemed to be more impressive to the audience than the kid singing & dancing as well as Gene Kelly ever did.
Whoa… ok… so I was imagining led/side-lit/simulated fireballs. Your trident actually shoots fireballs.
I can see why some of your props might upstage the performers!
Of course. Real fireballs. Can’t be having just light shows - it’d just be a laser or something. You could get someone in the eye with one of those.
Not that you couldn’t shoot a fireball at someone either but that’d be limited to other performers (range is about 10-15 feet) 
and we’re not allowed to do flamethrowers inside (and it wouldn’t be period correct anyway - Neptune might have had fireballs but he’d never have a flamethrower under water).
Our theater never allowed live fire of any sort. Really kind of put a damper on the Jane Austin plays where a candlestick would have been perfect.
This is one of those fine lines. It’s flash paper based fired with a flash cotton primer and electrical ignition. The “fire” is a burst (perfect for a fireball) and only lasts a second or two. Loaded with 2 rounds to get their attention the first time followed by the second one and they’ll swear it shot flames 10 feet for a minute 
Could you imagine the subterranean river scene in Phantom without candles? Sheesh. Proper safety precautions can take care of any potential issues. They want fire issues they ought to see the crew and overloaded extension cords sometime 
We did Barnum one year with circus acts in the lobby during intermission and they made me go outside for my fire eating. 
But the camel was relegated to the parking lot too so I was in good company 
watch for the spit! oh the many many stories
Yeah these are the good ones. They’re quick and totally unexpected. A lot of “omigod did you see that?!” The power stealing shell will be okay but it’s on stage for the whole song and once the audience gets over the novelty of the audio reacting lighting it’ll be just a prop. The fireballs will be seared in their memory
Is the ballpoint pen no longer a sufficient fidget tool in classrooms?! I was always envious of those who could twirl their pen around their thumb and catch it…my dexterity doesn’t work like that!
I spent many hours trying to master the coin/knuckle-roll. Haven’t tried for a while, I never managed to get too smooth with it.
Belly Dancers can do it with their abs… 
Twenty five years ago, I knew such a Belly Dancer…
I still have graphite in my hand from 1996 bouncing my pencil off the desk and trying to catch it.
Ha!
I worked in the Adelaide Casino for years until i got the travel bug and left Australia for 15 years.
I was mostly on Roulette and to help with the LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG and boring shifts i used to do all these tricks. Gaming Chips are the absolute best for learning all these manipulations.
At least once a night i used to have Surveillance ring down to complain about my ‘unnecessary chip manipulation’ - i was such a rebel in my youth!
Now, however, as soon as i have a chip or 3 in my fingers i unconsciously make them dance