The Magic Wand Volume 5 (Sep 1914 - Aug 1915)
by George Johnson

Numbers 49-60

240 pages

1. Cover, Vol. 5, No. 1, September, 1914 [20 pages incl. covers]
1. Nataprote - Paul Freeman escape illusion review
2. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news
3. A Crystal Mystery - Stanley Norton - effect
3. The Christmas Box of Tricks - effect of WWI on magic
4. A European Question - Percy Naldrett - introducing WWI into magic
5. Handkerchief and Candle - Horace Rose - effect
6. Order of the Magi - club news
7. Rose, Silk and Ivory - effect
8. The Patriotic Streamers - Stanley Norton - effect
9. Maskelyne & Devant's Mysteries - reviews
9. Pocket Card Divination - Kardin - effect
9. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
10. Reviews
    • The Magician - August 1914 magazine
    • The Sphinx - August 1914 magazine
    • Magic - June 1914 magazine
    • The Magi - September 1914 magazine
10. News and Notes
11. Programmes - Carl Hertz at the Chelsea Palace - review
11. The Vanishing Hand - effect
12. On the Use of the Superlative - Aliquando - article
12. Sale and Exchange
13. Our Monthly Telephone - R. U. There - For the Exchange of Ideas
14. An Improved Burning Globe - effect
14. Electrical Magic - H. Syril Dusenbery - sealed letter reading
15. Correspondence

17. Vol. 5, No. 2, October, 1914 [16 pages]
17. Manipulative Magic - Edward Victor
18. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news
19. Programmes - Siems at the Shepherd's Bush Empire - review
19. The Vase of Vesuvius - an idea for an effect
20. News and Notes
21. À Berlin! - Edward Victor - effect
21. Taking it for Granted - Owen Clark - article
22. Magic and Mechanism - Professor Edgar
    • The Card Revolution
    • The Mirror Glass?
    • Edgar's Rising Wand
23. Twentieth Century Handkerchiefs Up-To-Date - Alfred Brown
23. A Black Art Table Device - Stanley Norton
24. Reviews
    • The Magic Circular - October 1914 magazine
    • The Magazine of Magic - Number 1
    • The Magician - September 1914 magazine
    • The Magi - October 1914 magazine
    • The Sphinx - September 1914 magazine
    • The Conjuring Record - September 1914 magazine
25. Original Ventriloquial Dialogue - B. Wayre
26. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
27. Stop Thief - P. T. Selbit
28. The Honored One - poem by G.J.
28. Sale and Exchange
29. Passe-Passe Rubber Bands - effect
30. Order of the Magi - club news
30. A Novel Coin Box
31. Correspondence

33. Cover, Vol. 5, No. 3, November, 1914 [20 pages incl. covers]
33. Mr. Oliver Daly - profile
34. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news
35. The Indian Needle Trick - A New Version - Stanly Norton
36. News and Notes
36. Herrmann's Coin Move - C. H. Shortt
37. The Magic Circle - club news
38. Misdirection - Ernest E. Noakes - article
39. Programmes - Cecil Lyle at the Wood Green Empire - review
40. Coin Box and Handkerchief - Bruce Hurling - effect
40. Penetrative Eyes? - Owen Clark - article
41. New Books
    • Moments of Mystery - H. C. Mole and Percy Naldrett
    • Master Sleights with Billiard Balls - Burling Hull
    • The Art of the Stage - Burling Hull
    • Sleights - Burling Hull
41. Reminiscences of the Great Box Trick - Edward Cooper
42. Manipulative Magic - Edward Victor
    • A Billiard Ball Sleight
43. Reviews
    • The Conjuring Record - October 1914 magazine
    • The Magician - October 1914 magazine
    • The Magic Circular - November 1914 magazine
    • The Sphinx - October 1914 magazine
    • The Magazine of Magic - November 1914 magazine
    • Magic - July 1914 magazine
    • The Magi - November 1914 magazine
44. Magic and Mechanism - Professor Edgar
    • New Tambourine and Ribbon Effect
44. Sale and Exchange
45. The Homesick Cards - V. P. Sacletti - effect
46. Our Monthly Telephone - R. U. There - For the Exchange of Ideas
47. Order of the Magi - club news

49. Cover, Vol. 5, No. 4, December, 1914 [24 pages incl. covers]
49. Mr. Ernest E. Noakes- profile
50. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news
51. A Card Subtlety - C. H. Shortt
51. The Phantom Greeting - Professor Edgar - effect
52. New Books
    • The Wizard's Annual - Laurance W. Spitari, editor
52. Amplification of A Billiard Ball Sleight - Edward Victor
53. Maskelyne & Devant's Mysteries - reviews
53. An Improved Mirror Glass
54. Seeing Stars! - An Addition to the Paper Tearing Act - Edward Cooper
55. The Magic Circle - club news
56. Christmas at the Dealers
57. A Production Accessory - George Johnson
57. News and Notes
58. A Pupil - Horace Rose - article
59. Reviews
    • The Magic Circular - December 1914 magazine
    • The Magician - November 1914 magazine
    • The Conjuring Record - November 1914 magazine
    • The Sphinx - November 1914 magazine
    • The Magi - December 1914 magazine
59. Junior Magical Items - how it is made column
60. Making the Union Jack - Lawton Holmes - effect
61. A Comedy Candle Effect
61. Sale and Exchange
62. The Elusive Flag - C. Ivor Smith - effect
63. Magical Definitions - B. Wayre - humor
63. An Effective Opening - Stanley Norton
64. Order of the Magi - club news
65. The Mysterious Travelling Lemon, Handkerchief and Tumbler - Yelma - effect
66. Our Monthly Telephone - R. U. There - For the Exchange of Ideas
67. The Wizard at the Front - poem by H.C.M.
67. A New Coin Pass

69. Vol. 5, No. 5, January, 1915 [20 pages incl. covers]
69. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news
70. The Spy - De Vega - effect
71. Order of the Magi - club news
72. A Productive Tumbler of Ink - Professor Edgar - effect
72. New Books
    • Magical Programmes - De Meglio
72. Obituary
    • Mr. C. H. Shortt, MIMC
73. Little Things That Tell - Frank Staff - article
74. Chosen Card Discovered by a Knife - Scott Roberts - effect
74. The Magic Circle - club news
75. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
75. Reviews
    • The Magazine of Magic - magazine
    • The Sphinx - December 1914 magazine
    • The Magic Circular - January 1915 magazine
    • The Magician - magazine
    • The Conjuring Record - magazine
    • The Magi - January 1915 magazine
    • L'Illusioniste & Le Journal de la Prestigitation - suspended
76. The Flowering Cone - Stanley Norton - effect
77. Programmes
    • Van-Bern at the Shepherd's Bush Empire - review
    • Amasis at the Empress, Brixton - review
78. The Magic Circle Bell - Ernest E. Noakes - effect
78. An Effective Discovery - Edward Victor - effect
79. The Fakirs Again - Further Adventures of the East - G.J.
80. Junior Magical Items - how it is made column
81. The Heart of a Magician - Charles O. Williams - article
82. News and Notes
83. Real Magical History: Conjurers I Have Met - G. W. Hunter
    • M. Verbeck
83. Sale and Exchange

85. Vol. 5, No. 6, February, 1915 [20 pages incl. covers]
85. Mr. Bruce Hurling- profile
86. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news
87. Programmes - Allan Shaw at the Victoria Palace - review
87. A New Colour Change with a Handkerchief - Sidney Carton - effect
88. The Magic Circle - club news
89. The Philosophy of Swank - George Johnson - article
89. The Coast Line - A Paper-Tearing Effect - Oliver Daly
90. "My Stodare Egg," and How I Made It - Nathan Dean
91. Order of the Magi - club news
92. A Sensational Card Effect - Stanley Norton
93. Running the Blockade - Percy Naldrett - effect
94. The Secret! - B. Wayre - humor
95. Reviews
    • Magic - August 1914 magazine
    • The Magician - January 1915 magazine
    • The Magazine of Magic - February 1915 magazine
    • The Sphinx - January 1915 magazine
    • The Magic Circular - February 1915 magazine
    • The Magi - February 1915 magazine
    • The Conjuring Record - January 1915 magazine
96. Talks on Magic - column by De Vega
    • Vesting
97. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
98. News and Notes
99. Real Magical History: Conjurers I Have Met - G. W. Hunter
    • M. Verbeck - continued from page 83
99. Sale and Exchange

101. Cover, Vol. 5, No. 7, March, 1915 [24 pages incl. covers]
101. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news
102. A Coin Act for Beginners
103. Northern Magical Society - club news
103. News and Notes
104. Ventriloquial Dialogue - Kindness to Animals - Bruce Hurling
105. A Novel Tourniquet Pass - Chris Van Bern - coin move
106. Old Magic Made New - Cecil Heygate
     • A Novel Card and Handkerchief Effect
     • Flag, Fire and Flowers
     • A Card Tip for Sleight of Hand Workers
106. The Latest Trick: A Comedy Item - Rupert Holmes Slater
107. A Mystifying Card Trick - Yelma
108. The Magic Circle - club news
     • Misdirection and Practical Demonstration
108. A Feat of Dexterity - Horace Rose
109. Book Notes - reviews
     • The Sphinx - February 1915 magazine
     • The Magi - March 1915 magazine
     • The Magician - February 1915 magazine
     • The Magazine of Magic - March 1915 magazine
     • The Magic Circular - March 1915 magazine
     • The Conjuring Record - February 1915 magazine
110. The Golden Spider: A Drawing-Room Illusion - Stanley Norton
111. Letter Box - letters to the editor
112. Order of the Magi - club news
112. Just a Joke
113. The Patriotic Colours - Yelma - effect
113. Maskelyne & Devant's Mysteries - reviews
113. Sale and Exchange
114. Talks on Magic - column by De Vega
     • The Hands
115. Junior Magical Items - how it is made column
116. New Books
     • Tricks of To-Day - Yelma
116. A Hat Loading Device - Bruce Hurling
116. The Magnetized Hat - effect
117. Our Monthly Telephone - R. U. There - For the Exchange of Ideas
118. Real Magical History: Conjurers I Have Met - G. W. Hunter
     • M. Verbeck - continued from page 99
119. A Four Ace Trick - Sydney Carton

121. Cover, Vol. 5, No. 8, April, 1915 [20 pages incl. covers]
121. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news
122. Dundee Society of Magicians - club news
122. The Hole in the Stocking - a fake used by C. H. Shortt
123. Moves with a Penny - T. Wilson
123. The Magical Brewer - Julius Karnof - effect
124. Order of the Magi - club news
125. Reviews
     • The Mahatma Circular - number 1
     • The Magi - April 1915 magazine
     • The Magic Circular - April 1915 magazine
     • The Magazine of Magic - April 1915 magazine
     • The Magician - March 1915 magazine
     • The Sphinx - March 1915 magazine
126. The Fakir's Tap - Lawton Holmes - effect
127. Mahatma Circle of Magicians - club news
127. Obituary
     • Mr. H. J. Holland
     • Mr. Albert E. Bodie
127. The Magic Circle - club news
     • Odds and Ends
127. Sale and Exchange
128. The Grand Seance of The Magic Circle - review
129. A Hint on Making Up - Stanley Norton
130. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
131. A Coin Trick Modernized - Stanley Norton
132. Real Magical History: Conjurers I Have Met - G. W. Hunter
     • M. Verbeck - continued from page 118
133. The 1915 Production Cylinder - Yelma - effect
133. Tips - H. C. Mole
     • The Disappearing Glass and Handkerchief
     • The 20th Century Handkerchief Trick
134. News and Notes
135. Talks on Magic - column by De Vega
     • Fakes - Their Use and Abuse

137. Cover, Vol. 5, No. 9, May, 1915 [20 pages incl. covers]
137. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news
138. Bottle and Candle Mystery - effect
139. Northern Magical Society - club news
140. A Novel Topical Illusion - Fred Hocking
141. Reviews
     • The Sphinx - April 1915 magazine
     • The Magazine of Magic - May 1915 magazine
     • The Magician - April 1915 magazine
     • The Magic Circular - May 1915 magazine
     • The Mahatma Circular - April 1915 magazine
     • The Magi - May 1915 magazine
142. The Magic Circle - club news
     • Simple Methods of Making Conjuring Apparatus
142. Sale and Exchange
143. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
143. Two Notions - Kenneth Evans
143. A Rice Bowl Wrinkle
144. Mythical Illusions - George Johnson
     • The Spirit of the Shuttlecock
145. Order of the Magi - club news
146. Programmes
     • The Great Leon at the Victoria Palace - review
146. The Magician's Club - Grand All-Magical Seance
147. Magical Juggling - T. Wilson
148. Talks on Magic - column by De Vega
     • At The Rise of the Curtain
149. A Impromptu Combination [act] - Stanley Norton
150. News and Notes
151. Real Magical History: Conjurers I Have Met - G. W. Hunter
     • M. Verbeck - continued from page 132

153. Cover, Vol. 5, No. 10, June, 1915 [20 pages incl. covers]
153. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news
154. The Animated Billiard-Ball and Die
155. Reviews
     • The Magician - May 1915 magazine
     • The Magazine of Magic - June 1915 magazine
     • The Sphinx - May 1915 magazine
     • The Magic Circular - June 1915 magazine
     • The Magi - June 1915 magazine
     • The Mahatma Circular - May 1915 magazine
156. The Passe-Passe Balloons - Gus Fowler
156. A Remarkable Ring Trick - T. Wilson
157. Northern Magical Society - club news
157. A Penetrating Cube Improvement
158. The Magic Circle - club news
159. News and Notes
160. Mythical Illusions - George Johnson
     • The Transparent Man
161. A Chat on Practical Problems - A. Student
     • The Smoke Trick
     • The Billiard Ball Trick
162. The Mahatma Circle of Magicians - club news
162. Order of the Magi - club news
163. De Land's Latest [Wonder Deck] - Professor Hoffmann
163. Programmes
     • The Ten-Ka Troupe of Japanese Magicians - review
164. The Disappearing Beads: A Simple Combination for Beginners - Stanly Norton
164. A Rejuvenated Chestnut - card trick
165. More About Rising Cards - Laurance W. Spitari
165. A Thimble Twist - Professor Edgar
166. Wand-erings - or Compressed Magical Wisdom - jokes and proverbs
166. New Books
     • Modern Card Tricks, Without Apparatus - Will Goldston
166. The Late Barclay Gammon - obituary
166. Mr. J. N. Maskelyne again in Control at St. George's Hall
167. Real Magical History: Conjurers I Have Met - G. W. Hunter
     • M. Verbeck - continued from page 151
167. A Thoughtful Game of Nap - A. Payne

169. Cover, Vol. 5, No. 11, July, 1915 [20 pages incl. covers]
169. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news
171. Legerdemain - Horace Rose - article
172. News and Notes
173. Reviews
     • The Magazine of Magic - July 1915 magazine
     • The Magical Record - July 1915 magazine
     • The Magician - June 1915 magazine
     • The Mahatma Circular - June 1915 magazine
     • The Magi - July 1915 magazine
     • The Sphinx - June 1915 magazine
     • The Magic Circular - July 1915 magazine
174. Horrible - Frank Staff - an effect gone wrong
174. A Good Cup of Tea - A. Payne - effect
175. Order of the Magi - club news
175. The Way to Constantinople - manufactured puzzle review
176. Squaring the Circle: A Magical Novelty - Bruce Hurling & Stanley Norton
177. Northern Magical Society - club news
178. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
179. The Aquatic Ball - A Puzzling Illusion
179. The Magic Circle - club news
     • Members' Conference
180. Programmes
     • Yelma at the Camberwell Palace - review
     • Oswald Bemand - trained birds - review
180. New Books
     • Original Magical Creations - Stanley Collins
     • Tricks for the Trenches and Wards - Draklof
181. A Wand and Paper Trick - A. Payne
181. The Mahatma Circle of Magicians - club news
182. Talks on Magic - column by De Vega
     • Holiday Items
183. An Illusive Card Colour Change - Professor Edgar
183. A Novel Hat Load - Roy Cowl
183. Sale and Exchange

185. Cover, Vol. 5, No. 12, August, 1915 [20 pages incl. covers]
185. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news
186. Novel Card Mystery - Cecil Heygate
187. Postal Order, Confetti and Eggs - Bruce Hurling - effect
188. Electrolysis of Paper: New Use for Old Apparatus - Roy Cowl
188. Card Work at Large Halls - A. Student - article
189. Reviews
     • The Sphinx - July 1915 magazine
     • The Magician - July 1915 magazine
     • The Magazine of Magic - August 1915 magazine
     • The Magic Circular - August 1915 magazine
     • The Magical Record - August 1915 magazine
     • The Magi - August 1915 magazine
     • The Mahatma - July 1915 magazine
     • The Magical Bulletin - magazine
190. The Mahatma Circle of Magicians - club news
190. Abracadabra - A Dictionary and Card Problem - Stanley Norton
191. The Magic Circle - club news
     • June Social - Ladies' Night
192. Mythical Illusions - George Johnson
     • The Spirit of the Still
193. Programmes
     • Melle Margo at the Victoria Palace - review
     • Bernard (and a Pack of Cards) at the Victoria Palace - review
194. News and Notes
195. Wisdom of the Ancients - quotations
195. An Introduction to Cigarette Manipulation - T. Wilson
196. Order of the Magi - club news
196. Northern Magical Society - club news
196. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
197. Two Card Tricks
197. The Air Eggs - A. Payne - effect
198. Talks on Magic - column by De Vega
     • Copying
198. A Triple Card Change - Stanley Norton
199. Don't - Don't for Magicians
199. Sale and Exchange