Magic & Conjuring: page 261

Once in a blue moon there comes an outstanding and fiendishly clever psychic routine, such as "The Astounding Prediction Reading" by Dr. A.

The effect is that the medium predicts three questions that the subject will write, with detailed data, before the spectator actually writes them! It is one of the most convincing mental routines to date. Diabolically clever is this bombshell prediction and reading that will knock the spectator off her feet with its accuracy and depth.

Dr. A's method overcomes the former handicaps of the private reader, by presenting "proof" of the written prediction....

David Hoy, il “Dr Faust”, è stato senza dubbio il padre del mentalismo bold, quello sfacciato e senza paura!

Il suo pensiero ha ispirato il lavoro dei più grandi mentalisti a livello mondiale.

Nel corso della sua carriera Hoy ha sviluppato uno stile unico, privilegiando l’utilizzo di diabolici sistemi, particolari sottigliezze ed una presenza scenica assolutamente unica nel suo genere; questo cocktail ha fatto in modo che David Hoy sia per sempre ricordato come uno dei più grandi esponenti del mentalismo mondiale di sempre!

Per la prima volta in assoluto, viene pubblicato in...

There was something peculiar about Dora, who lived in the old mansion at the top of the hill. Some say she could communicate with the dead and make humans do things against their will. Others swore she could read thoughts and that no secret was safe from her inquisitive and prying mind. Dora, now seated and blindfolded upon the dais, is about to demonstrate her strange powers...

Here are six mind-numbing mental demonstrations from the one and only Phantini. Contact is a two-person mental routine that doesn't rely on any verbal code. Truth be told, many of the demonstrations can be performed...

How to do magic easily and quickly, including illusions, stage magic, parlor magic, sleight-of-hand, and party stunts.

From the Foreword:

• PUBLISHER'S FOREWORD
• Sawing a Pretty Girl in Halves
• The Famous Mail Bag Escape
• Escape from a Paper Sack
• Madam Spoof, Mind Reader
• The...

Thompson and Clever unite again to bring you three baffling mental mysteries that you and your audiences will enjoy.

Magicians and mentalists everywhere raved about this collection when it was first released. Long out of print, this revised manuscript is once again available to a new generation of performers.

Sh-h-h-h-h-h! (Clever) - A spectacular blindfold mystery with secret agent patter. Audience members tear a spectator-written letter to shreds and hand the pieces to the performer behind his back. The performer, unable to see the pieces or even discern which side is up, unfailingly...

Audiences and critics alike love this mysterious psychic entertainment stunt. A reputation-maker. Like all good mentalism, it has a simple premise. A female spectator secretly writes a question about her future. Another spectator examines a blank piece of paper, then initials and holds it for safekeeping. The lady now reads her written question aloud and the performer (that's you) calls upon the spirits to reply. The blank, initialed paper is opened by the spectator holding it, who discovers that it's no longer blank. He reads the lengthy reply the spirits have written in answer to the lady...

• Foreword By The Publisher Of The Present Edition
• Translator’s Preface
• Inventor’s Preface
• Note By The Publisher Of The French Edition
• Note Regarding Illustrations
• Technical Terms
• Chapter I. Outline Description Of The Effect
• Chapter II. The "Odin Count"
• Chapter III. Linking
• Chapter IV. Unlinking
• Appendix I. "Tips" And Ideas
• Appendix II. A Chung Ling Soo Method
• Appendix III. Final Notes
• Bibliography

1st edition 1931, 68 pages; digital edition 2018, 73 pages.

An excellent work on the Svengali Deck, including drawings and photos.

• Mechanics Of Svengali Deck
• Handling The Svengali Deck
• Main Points To Remember
• Running The Cards
• Double Lift
• The Riffle Shuffle
• The Overhand Shuffle
• The Fan
• The Spread
• The Drop
• Effects With Svengali Deck
• Stabbing Trick No. 1
• Stabbing Trick No. 2
• Stuthard’s Svengali Subtlety
• Methods Of Switching Deck To Ordinary Cards
• Suggested Routine With The Svengali Deck
• Finally

1st edition 1948, 15 pages; PDF 13 pages.

The Colossus of Mystery.

• The Author's Acknowledgements
• Finding A Gravestone
• CHAPTER ONE: I Discover "The Great Carmo"
• CHAPTER TWO: From Cameron To Carmo
• CHAPTER THREE: Learning The Ropes, The Hard Way
• CHAPTER FOUR: Servais Le Roy
• CHAPTER FIVE: "Alma"
• CHAPTER SIX: Rita
• CHAPTER SEVEN: The Big Circus
• CHAPTER EIGHT: The Canvas Inferno
• CHAPTER NINE: The Last Ditch Fight
• CHAPTER TEN: Every Night, Something Awesome
• LA PETITE CARMO
• ADDENDUM

1st edition 2001, 80 pages; 1st digital edition 2019, 53 pages.

Anleitung zu mehr als hundert überraschenden Kartenkunststücken.

• Vorwort
• Vorbemerkung
• I. Abtheilung. Kartenkunststücke ohne Vorbereitung.
  • 1. Fünf Karten, die von fünf verschiedenen Personen gemerkt worden sind, zu nennen.
  • 2. Eine von fünfzehn Karten in den Sinn genommene zu nennen.
  • 3. Eine von Jemand gezogene und heimlich besehene Karte schnell aufzufinden.
  • 4. Auf neun Karten, in drei Reihen zu drei Blättern gelegt, noch drei Karten so zu legen, daß in jeder horizontalen oder senkrechten Reihe sich vier Karten befinden.
  • 5. Zwei Karten zu errathen, welche zwei Personen aus...

A self-working mental routine.

Three envelopes are introduced; the contents of which are unknown for the moment. The envelopes are laid out in a row according to the direction of a spectator. Once the envelopes are in place, the audience is told that each envelope contains money; two bills per envelope. The envelopes are opened, but only one of the bills is removed from each, which are the placed below its envelope. The audience is told that the other bills are going to be left in the envelopes and are going to be used later as predictions.

A spectator is told to pick two of the bills and...

You could be the next big star in films, on the stage, or television. Veteran performers of stage and TV reveal all in this must-have guide ebook for anyone who wants to enter the exciting world of entertainment. Whether your goal is to appear on a televised talent contest, play theaters, Las Vegas, TV or appear in films, this ebook contains time-tested advice and vocal exercises to get you on your way, just as if you'd hired your own personal coach to prepare you for the "big time."

This informative ebook also reveals proper microphone technique, how to minimize stage fright and pre-show...

From the Author's Note:

Acclaimed by experts, Senor Mardo reveals 19 choice close-up and platform magic miracles in this "lost classic."

It's not black magic, it's . . . White Sorcery! Mardo's wizardry with new effects and novel takes on existing magic makes this a worthy addition to any performer's library of legerdemain.

Here's a partial list of contents:

• A Coin Routine
• A New Rope Cut Technique
• Another Rope Cut Technique
• The Vanishing Light
• Booming the Aces
• Rose
• The Nudist End
• Television Technique
• The Ball and Vase
• Matching the Colors
• Dye Tube Routine
• The Adams Block
• The Yarn
• Three Out Of One...

160 pages

141. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 1 - 2 pages - originally at the end of the file
142. Volume 1 Index

1. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 1, Number 1 - Summer, 1934 - 36 pages
1. Contents
3. Editorial
4. A Word to Students - Louis Gautier
4. Elections
5. Contributed By
   5. An Original Bowl and Silk Production - Shu Foo Yai
   5. The Human Penetration Mystery - "Cyro"
   6. Coincidence Extraordinary - Brian Godfrey
   7. "Could You Deal Me a Nap Hand?" - G. W. Hunter
   8. Simplified Reckoning with Hammond's Set-Up Pack - Carlo Rossetti
   9. A Good Production Tube - Le Walke
   10. Cutting a Cigarette...

160 pages

141. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 2 - 2 pages - originally at the end of the file
142. Volume 2 Index

1. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 2, Number 1 - Summer, 1935 - 40 pages
1. Contents
3. Editorial
3. Elections 1935
4. A Letter to all Members of the Magicians' Club - Horace Goldin
5. Contributed By
   5. A Trick for Card Manipulators - Royal V. Heath
   5. Mento-Test Card Effect - John B. Ward
   6. The Melting Knot - E. Brenton Jennings
   6. Writes Right - Rupert H. Slater
   8. Cyro's Mass Production
   8. The Mysterious Cut
   9. A Goldin Flight - Horace Goldin
   9. The "Do It Again" Rope...

160 pages

285. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 3 - 2 pages - originally at the end of the file
286. Volume 3 Index

1. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 3, Number 1 - Summer, 1936 - 40 pages
143. Contents
145. Editorial
145. Elections, 1936
146. Question of the Next Wearer of Thurston's Mantle - Caryl S. Fleming
147. Contributed By
     147. Divination with Cards - Hubert Elliott
     147. Thought Reading Extraordinary
     148. A New Billiard Ball Producer - E. Lewis Philpot
     149. Okito's Inexhaustible Chinese Mat
152. Don't Discard Your Old Apparatus - Will Goldston
153. Bodies for Burial - A Short Story - Howard Jones
155. Ceeley...

96 pages

363. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 4 - 2 pages - originally at the end of the file
364. Volume 4 Index

1. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 4, Number 1 - December, 1937 - 24 pages
285. Contents
287. Editorial
288. News of Magicians
289. What is a Book Club Worth? - Hilaire White
291. Reviews - Charles Hepworth
     • Books
       • It's Fun to be Fooled - Horace Goldin
       • Keith Clark's Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks
       • Aus Eins Mach Zehn - Ottokar Fischer
       • Watch Me Closely - Louis Lam
       • General Magic - Will Dale
291. Contributed By
     291. "Zara" Passing a Solid Steel Rod...

111 pages [1 double page]

459. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 5 - 2 pages - originally at the end of the file
460. Volume 5 Index

1. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 5, Number 1 - December, 1938 - 40 pages
365. Contents
373. Editorial
374. Let's Have Spectacle - Hilaire White
374. Seen This Trick? - John Carpenter
375. News of Magicians
377. Contributed By
     377. The Mexican Coin Vanish - Rupert H. Slater
     378. Two Good Tricks for Your Christmas Party - J. P. Donovan
          • Is Seeing Believing?
          • A Coin and a Packet of Cigarettes - Gravity Defied
     378. The Mysogynist - Capt. J. R. Cleland
     379. Production of Flags...

84 pages

523. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 6 - 2 pages - originally at the end of the file
524. Volume 6 Index

1. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 6, Number 1 - December, 1939 - 24 pages
461. Contents
462. Will Goldston wishes all Readers in the Army, Navy and Air Force ... A Happy Christmas and Good Luck in 1940
462. Book Reviews - Charles Hepworth
     • Books
       • Entertaining Children With Magic - Eddie Clever
463. Editorial
464. Ventriloquism in War Time - Arthur Prince
465. News of Magicians
466. The Magicians' Club
466. The Aladdin Brotherhood of Magicians
467. Contributed By
     467. Two Tiny...

Here's a complete four-phase routine using a deck of ESP cards.

Do you know the true facts about the ESP deck? J. G. Thompson, Jr. has thoroughly analyzed the deck and come up with some most amazing discoveries which he has blended into the first completely routined demonstration with a standard deck of Rhine E. S. P. cards.

Now you can prove your mastery over extra sensory perception (ESP) and demonstrate to your audience that you are a mentalist by using an ESP testing deck - a scientifically approved accessory. You go through a series of experiments such as Rhine has only hoped to...

Optimale Musiksteuerung für den Alleinunterhalter

Genau wie jeder Entertainer war auch ich lange auf der Suche nach einer Möglichkeit, Musik optimal in meinen Shows einsetzen zu können. Ich wollte jedoch nicht auf einen Tontechniker angewiesen sein und ein eigenes Orchester war aus diversen Gründen einfach nicht praktikabel. Dies schränkte die Möglichkeiten des Abspielens von Musik während den Shows doch sehr ein.

Ich war also auf der Suche nach einer Lösung, wie ich die Musik in meiner Show selbst steuern konnte. Und wie ich erkannte war ich nicht der einzige Künstler, der dieses...

Music control for the solo entertainer

This ebook describes how any solo entertainer can easily build and set up their own music control system. Many entertainers are looking for an easy set up to be their own sound technician. The system can be operated by the push of a button and the button can even be in the performers pocket.

I tried a lot of hardware and software and I think that I found a good working solution. This system is easy to build, reliable, cheaper than some other sound systems and cheaper as hiring a sound technician. The ebook covers all aspects to setup such a system...

A participant thinks of two words with opposite meanings. The performer tells him to decide upon one word and to forget the other. He settles on a word in his mind after deciding from several thousand possibilities. He does not look at a list of words, but freely decides on a word in his mind. He is not to tell the performer the final word or write it, just concentrate on it. The performer picks up a piece of cardboard and with no fishing or questions; writes a word and shows it to the participant and audience. Let's assume the performer wrote: 'Beautiful'. The performer says, "Does that define...