The Magic Wand Volume 7 (Sep 1916 - Aug 1917)
by George Johnson

Numbers 73-84

212 pages

1. Vol. 7, No. 1, September, 1916 [20 pages]
1. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news and talk
   • Keep The Fire Bowls Burning
   • Rival Ropes
   • The Real Mystery
   • The Fate of Illusions
   • Maskelyne's Mysteries
   • Volcanic Eruptions
   • The Showman's Ambulance Fund
   • Between Ourselves
   • On Active Service
3. A Showy Silk Combination - effect by Stanley Norton
3. North Western Society of Magicians - club news
4. The Magic Plant Forcer - effect by Spitari
4. Programmes - show reviews
   • Hinsle at the Metropolitan
5. The Coffee, Vase and Flag Production - effect by W. J. Atkinson
6. Reviews
   • The Magazine of Magic - August 1916 magazine
   • The Magical Bulletin - July 1916 magazine
   • The Mahatma Circular - July 1916 magazine
   • The Sphinx - July 1916 magazine
   • The Magician - August 1916 magazine
   • The Magic Circular - September 1916 magazine
   • The Eagle Magician - August 1916 magazine
6. A Cotton Article - gag effect by Frank Staff
7. Two Billiard Ball Moves - De Vega
7. The Mahatma Circle of Magicians - club news
8. The Six Coin Trick - Christianer
9. News and Notes
10. The Shroud: A Humorous Portable Illusion for Bazaars and Side-Shows - Rupert Holmes Slater
11. The Sphere of Life - Stanley Witcher
12. New Books
    • Spirit Intercourse: Its Theory and Practice - J. Hewat McKenzie
    • Patter Chatter - B. L. Gilbert
    • Card and Ball Tricks, with Patter - Will Goldston
    • Effective Modern Tricks, with Patter - Will Goldston
    • Effective Card Tricks - Louis F. Christianer
13. A Subtle Device in Card Divination - G. W. Hunter
13. The Production of Nosegay - effect by G. J.
14. More "Magic and the Movies" - review by W. J. Atkinson
14. Makeshift Apparatus: Designed for Use on Active Service - Bruce Hurling
15. A New Rising Card! - A Spooky Experience - Chris Van Bern
15. Torn and Restored 'Bus Ticket - effect by Nelson Meredith
16. The Levitation of a Borrowed Ring - effect by Daniel J. Brewer
16. Northern Magical Society - club news
16. Answers to Correspondents
16. Sale and Exchange
17. Entre Nous - A Magical Melange by Magicians for Magicians - Roy Cowl

21. Vol. 7, No. 2, October, 1916 [16 pages]
21. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news and talk
    • The Ubiquitous Magician
    • A Spooky Dinner
    • Easy Roads to Magic
    • A Wonderful Book
    • Ventriloquial Figures
22. A Billiard Ball Vanish
22. AA Colour Changing Twentieth Century Effect - Prof. Edgar
23. A Topical Item: The Travelling Balls and Block of Wood Arranged in a New Dress - effect by Wilford Hutchinson
23. The Order of the Magi - club news
24. The Miser's Dream: A Magical Phantasy - sketch invented by Stanly Witcher
25. A Flag from a Thimble - effect by Christianer
25. The Phoenix, Card and Bottle - effect by Roy Cowl
26. News and Notes
27. A Wooden Wonder - effect
28. Living Marionettes: How to Build a Fit-Up - H. W. Ray
30. Reviews
    • The Sphinx - August 1916 magazine
    • The Magic Bulletin - August 1916 magazine
    • The Magazine of Magic - September 1916 magazine
    • The Mahatma Circular - August 1916 magazine
    • The Magi - September 1916 magazine
    • The Magic Circular - October 1916 magazine
    • The Magician - September 1916 magazine
30. New Books
    • Modern Vaudeville Patter - Collins Pentz
30. Answers to Correspondents
31. Silent Code for Blackboard Reading, Etc. - Albert Daniels
31. North Western Society of Magicians - club news
32. Programmes - show reviews
    • Carl Hertz at the Empire, Croydon
    • The Great Adler at the Canterbury
32. Sale and Exchange
33. A Septic's Conversion - article by Frank Staff
33. A Card Subtlety - Dr. A. Lindsay Smith
34. Entre Nous - A Magical Melange by Magicians for Magicians - Stanley Norton

37. Vol. 7, No. 3, November, 1916 [16 pages] - New Name: The Magic Wand And Magical Review
37. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news and talk
    • All's Well
    • A Little Latin
    • The Point Of View
    • Another Aspect
    • Now For The Story
    • A Touring Tale
    • Still Another
    • To Neutral Readers
    • Don't Forget
38. The Rings and Coin: A Simple Version - effect by R. Salcedo
39. A Problem in Misdirection - effect by Orrini
40. The Magic Circle - club news
    • The Opening Social
    • Voice Production
41. Obedient Colours - effect by Douglas Dexter
42. News and Notes
43. Selected Secrets - column by De Vega
    • The Topsey Turvey Wine Trick
44. The Cabalistic Cotton: An Inexpensive Magical Item - effect by Rupert Holmes Slater
45. Changing an Envelope - effect by Daniel J. Brewer
46. Reviews
    • The Magician - October 1916 magazine
    • The Magic Circular - November 1916 magazine
    • The Mahatma Circular - September 1916 magazine
    • The Magi - October 1916 magazine
    • The Sphinx - September 1916 magazine
    • The Magazine of Magic - October 1916 magazine
    • The Eagle Magician - September 1916 magazine
    • The Magical Bulletin - September 1916 magazine
46. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
47. The Chinese Rings: A Novelty In Working - J. T. Ferguson
48. Mahatma Circle of Magicians - club news
48. North Western Society of Magicians - club news
48. A New Version of the Sun and Moon [non-coin] Trick - W. J. Atkinson
49. Sale and Exchange
50. The Fakir of Oolu - review
50. Programmes - show reviews
    • Eugene Devot at the Pavilion, Liverpool
50. Answers to Correspondents
51. Entre Nous - A Magical Melange by Magicians for Magicians - Professor Edgar

53. Vol. 7, No. 4, December, 1916 [20 pages]
53. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news and talk
    • Greetings
    • Hullo! Here We Are Again!!
    • Our Position
    • Magical Statistics
    • Spookyookums
    • Don't Forget
54. The "Norton" Egg and Handkerchief Fake - effect
55. Tan Excellent Non Sleight-of-hand Card Trick: Re-Arranged and Amplified - effect by George Munro
55. A Production Subtlety - move by Nathan Dean
56. The Magic Circle - club news
    • Predicaments and Experiences
    • My Best Trick
56. Mahatma Circle of Magicians - club news
57. A Tram Ticket Tour - effect by Bruce Hurling
58. News and Notes
58. A Glass of Water Illusion: A Suggested Idea - effect by Stanley Norton
59. The Art of Entertaining Children- effect by Archibald Potter
60. Versatility - article by Roy Cowl
60. Lightning Silk Production
61. Candlestick to Lighted Lantern: A Pretty Mechanical Effect - effect by Roy Cowl
61. Entertaining Our Wounded - article by Stanley Norton
62. Christmas at the Magical Stores - article
63. An Improved Version of the Transposed Shilling: In Conjunction with the Bamberg Box - effect by Bruce Hurling
64. Programmes - show reviews
    • Charlton at the New Theatre, Northampton
    • The Miyako Troupe at the London Opera House
64. New Books
    • Cigarette Tricks - Louis F. Christianer
    • Conjuring with Coins - Nathan Dean, editor
65. A Topical Act with a Christmas Pudding - De Vega
65. A Christmas Party Interlude - effect by F. S.
66. Reviews
    • The Magical Bulletin - October 1916 magazine
    • The Sphinx - October 1916 magazine
    • The Magazine of Magic - November 1916 magazine
    • The Eagle Magician - October 1916n magazine
    • The Mahatma Circular - October 1916 magazine
    • The Magi - November 1916 magazine
    • The Magic Circular - December 1916 magazine
66. Sale and Exchange
67. The Glass of Water through Hat: A Simple Device - effect by Professor Edgar
67. North Western Society of Magicians - club news
68. Random Talks
    • No. 1 - A Few Words
68. Answers to Correspondents
69. Entre Nous - A Magical Melange by Magicians for Magicians - Albert Daniels

73. Vol. 7, No. 5, January, 1917 [16 pages]
73. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news and talk
    • Friends In Need
    • Carrying On!
    • The Cheery Pessimist
    • Another "Valentine Vox"
    • Experientia Docet?
    • Psychic Philosophy
74. The Smoke Vase - effect by Stanley Norton
75. Reviews
    • The Magician - Christmas 1916 magazine
    • The Eagle Magician - November 1916 magazine
    • The Magazine of Magic - December 1916 magazine
    • The Magic Circular - January 1917 magazine
    • The Wizard Monthly - new magazine
    • The Sphinx - November 1916 magazine
    • The Mahatma Circular - December 1916 magazine
    • The Magi - December 1916 magazine
    • The Magical Bulletin - November 1916 magazine
75. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
76. The Magic Circle - club news
    • Children's Entertainment
    • Psychology of Deception
76. A Clever Coin Move - Louis F. Christianer
77. Tables - article by H. W. Ray
77. A Camp "load" - effect by Bruce Hurling
78. Two Card Tricks - Louis F. Christianer
    • The Obedient Card
    • A Card Discovery
78. Combinations in Brief - effects by C. Barnard
79. Vanishing the "Dyeing Tube" - effect by J. F. Bruce
79. New Books
    • Talks for Tricks - G. F. Schulte
    • String Tricks - Louis F. Christianer
79. A Few Don'ts - comments by C. O. Williams
80. The Divining Number - effect by Charles F. Bishop
80. The Separated Liquids - effect
81. The Latest Flower Growth - effect by De Vega
81. Disastrous Fire at Messrs. Hamley's - news article
82. News and Notes
82. Programmes - show reviews
    • David Devant at the Ambassador's Theatre
83. The Man who Set the World Ablaze - cartoon
83. Random Talks
    • No. 2 - On Exhibiting Apparatus
83. North Western Society of Magicians - club news
83. Mahatma Circle of Magicians - club news
84. Odds and Ends - miscellaneous comments and humor
85. Alertness in Magic - article by R.H.S.
85. Cards and Knife Effect - Dr. A. Lindsay Smith
85. Sale and Exchange
86. Entre Nous - A Magical Melange by Magicians for Magicians - Roy Cowl
    • Twists and Fancies
    • A "Switch" with a Tray
    • Two Billiard Ball Juggles
    • Card Reading
    • Handkerchief Production
    • Flower in Buttonhole
    • Possibilities of the "Tripos"

89. Vol. 7, No. 6, February, 1917 [16 pages]
89. The Promise of Spring - cartoon
90. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news and talk
    • Three Tin Cups
    • The Future of Magic
    • Fireside Magic
    • A Probable Record
    • Still Another Year
91. A Growth of Flowers - effect by G. Cox
91. A New Principle - humor by "X"
92. New Books
    • How to Entertain in Camp and Hospital = H. C. Mole
    • More Effective Tricks - Lewis F. Christianer
92. The Phantom Bell - effect by H. S. R.
93. Random Talks
    • No. 3 - The Temporary Assistant
93. Reviews
    • The Sphinx - December 1916 magazine
    • The Eagle Magician - December 1916 magazine
    • The Magazine of Magic - January 1917 magazine
    • The Magi - January 1917 magazine
    • The Magician - January 1917 magazine
    • The Magic Circular - February 1917 magazine
94. Programmes - show reviews
    • The Great Raymond at the Palace, Walthamstow
    • The Golden Gipsy at the Victoria Palace
95. Billiard Ball and Handkerchief - effect by Stanley Norton
95. An Idea with a Slate
96. News and Notes
97. A Net Egg Bag Improvement - Max Templeton
97. The Magic of Personality - article
97. A Wandering Card - effect by Roy Cowl
98. Card-Sharping in Excelsis - Fred Hocking
99. The Sympathetic Packs - effect by A. C. Percy
99. Mahatma Circle of Magicians - club news
99. Tearing off the Button - effect by Daniel J. Brewer
100. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
100. The Pea and Walnut Shells - idea by G. J.
100. A Disappearing Candle Trick - Professor Edgar
101. The Knotted Silks - effect by J. F. Bruce
101. More Magic Figures
101. Sale and Exchange
102. Entre Nous - A Magical Melange by Magicians for Magicians
     • An Easy Card Trick - Victor Maxwell
     • A Good Thumb Fake - Cecil G. Courtney
     • Dyeing Handkerchief and Coloured Liquids - C. Barnard
     • The Suspended Cards - Stanley Norton
     • Vanish for a Ping Pong Ball - Daniel J. Brewer
     • A Card Holder - Chris Van Bern

105. Vol. 7, No. 7, March, 1917 [16 pages]
105. Monthly Chat - little bits of news and talk
     • The Grand Seance
     • Professional Titles
     • Chemical Experiments
     • The Firm of Munro's
     • Explanations
     • Artistry of Bluffing
     • Our Own Thunder
107. A New Shaving Soap Trick - Max Templeton
107. Mahatma Circle of Magicians - club news
108. New Books
     • Will Goldston's Magical Scraps - W. Goldston
     • Popular Patter for Prestidigitateurs - Fred Rome
     • Helpful Hints to Amateurs - Collins Pentz
108. The Magic Pack - effect by Charles F. Bishop
109. Reviews
     • The Magical Bulletin - December 1916 & January 1917 magazines
     • The Magazine of Magic - February 1917 magazine
     • The Eagle Magician - January 1917 magazine
     • The Sphinx - January 1917 magazine
     • The Mahatma Circular - January 1917 magazine
     • The Magi - February 1917 magazine
     • The Magic Circular - March 1917 magazine
109. The Rising Cards: Another Method - effect by Allen Dean
110. A New Changing Tray - effect by J. F. Bruce
110. The Magicians' Club: Ladies' Night
111. The Magic Circle - club news
     • Ladies' Night
112. Cards, Envelopes, and Chocolate Box - effect by Ernest E. Noakes
113. News and Notes
114. An Entertainer's Experience - article by Rupert H. Slater
114. Answers to Correspondents
115. A Handkerchief and Water Mystery - effect by W. J. Atkinson
115. North Western Society of Magicians - club news
116. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
116. The Expression of Thanks - article by "Onlooker"
117. Selected Secrets - column by De Vega
     • The Auto "Flower Load"
117. Sale and Exchange
102. Entre Nous - A Magical Melange by Magicians for Magicians - Alan Adair
     • An Effect for the Comic Conjurer
     • Et Ceci
     • Un Tuyau
     • The Thimble Trick
     • Verses for the Versatile

121. Vol. 7, No. 8, April, 1917 [16 pages]
121. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news and talk
     • Reminiscences
     • Brittle Goods
     • Inspiration?
     • Have We Progressed?
     • A Lapse
     • A Notable Wedding
122. Glass Tumblers and Paper Balls - effect by Dorian
122. The "Simplicitus" Four-Ace Trick - effect by Dorian
123. The "Edgar" Colour Changing Wand - effect
123. Random Talks
     • No. 4 - On Examining Apparatus
123. Mahatma Circle of Magicians - club news
124. The Food Hog: A Magical Comedy - act by De Vega
125. Reviews
     • The Wizard Monthly - February 1917 magazine
     • The Magazine of Magic - March 1917 magazine
     • The Eagle Magician - February 1917 magazine
     • The Magician - February 1917 magazine
     • The Sphinx - February 1917 magazine
     • The Magical Bulletin - February 1917 magazine
     • The Magi - March 1917 magazine
     • The Mahatma Circular - February 1917 magazine
     • The Magic Circular - April 1917 magazine
125. Care of the Hands - article by Alan Adair
126. Silk-Worm Culture - effect by James Maxwell
127. The Disappearing Test Types: A Topical Item - effect by W. G. Aitchison Robertson, MD
128. The Grand Séance of the Magic Circle - show review
130. The Magic Circle - club news
     • Country Members' Night
130. New Books
     • A Dozen of Magic - A. C. P. Medrington
131. News and Notes
131. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
132. Did it Go? - article by A. C. Percy
132. Answers to Correspondents
133. The Pyramid of Boxes: A Problem with Old Apparatus
133. Sale and Exchange
134. Entre Nous - A Magical Melange by Magicians for Magicians - Alan Adair
     • Black Art Tables
     • En Passant
     • The Bouquet
     • A Tip
     • Et un Autre
     • A Wheeze

137. Vol. 7, No. 9, May, 1917 [16 pages]
137. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news and talk
     • The Close of the Season
     • Evolution
     • Letting the Public Know
     • The Cap and Halfpence
     • An Awkward Fix
138. A New Thimble Vanish - effect by W. Maurice
139. The Ball of Wool and Visiting Card - effect by Dorian
139. Universal Society of Magicians (Glasgow) - club news
140. Chatter for Matter-Through-Matter - Cecil Heygate
140. Selected Secrets - column by De Vega
     • The "Ejector" Finger
141. Reviews
     • The Magical Bulletin - March 1917 magazine
     • The Sphinx - March 1917 magazine
     • The Mahatma Circular - magazine
     • The Magi - April 1917 magazine
     • The Eagle Magician - March 1917 magazine
     • The Magician - March 1917 magazine
     • The Magic Circular - May 1917 magazine
     • The Magazine of Magic - April 1917 magazine
141. News and Notes
142. The Funk Hole: A Topical Idea - effect by Frank Herbert
142. The Idea - effect idea by F. S.
143. A Card, Egg, and Handkerchief Combination - effect by Charles F. Bishop
143. A Dyeing Handkerchief Combination - effect by C. Barnard
144. The Bruce Spiritualistic Slates - effect
144. The Devon Billiard Ball Bag - appliance by Professor Edgar
145. Summer and Winter: A Ping Pong Problems - effect by B. B. Low
146. The Water Card Mystery - effect by Len. J. Sewell
146. Random Talks
     • No. 5 - On Borrowing Apparatus
147. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
147. To Name an Abstracted Card by Simply Looking Through the Pack Twice - effect by G. W. Hunter
148. The Magic Circle - club news
     • Lecture on Misdirection
148. Multiplying Paper Balls - effect by Robert Christie
149. The Stick and Paper Mystery - effect by Cecil Heygate
149. Sale and Exchange
149. Answers to Correspondents
150. Entre Nous - A Magical Melange by Magicians for Magicians - Roy Cowl
     • Simple Card Code
     • Cards from Pocket
     • To Use the Roterberg Bag
     • A Card Discovery
     • A Rising Card Fake

153. Vol. 7, No. 10, June, 1917 [16 pages]
153. John Nevil Maskelyne - obituary
154. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news and talk
     • Reminiscences
     • Mystery Music
     • An Illusory Episode
     • Another Tale
154. The Tap Pass - move by W. Maurice
155. Peterson's Vanishing Acrobat: A Novel Trick with Patter
155. The Spirit Photograph - effect by W. Maurice
156. A Wizard at the Front - article by J. A. Esler
156. The Elusive Cards - effect by Roy Cowl
157. The Ball and Canister - effect by George Walke
157. News and Notes
158. Magic and the Fair Sex - article by George Johnson
159. The Magical Laundry (A Series of Catastrophies) - effect
160. The Aeronautic Cards - effect by Charles F. Bishop
160. The British Army - effect by Morton Dade
161. Another Glove Trick - effect by A. C. P. Medrington
161. Northern Magical Society - club news
162. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
163. A Shower of Confetti
164. The Magic Circle - club news
     • The May Social
164. Mahatma Circle of Magicians - club news
164. Universal Society of Magicians (Glasgow) - club news
165. Reviews
     • The Magic Key - new magazine
     • The Magical Record - first of a new series of magazine
     • The Magical Bulletin - April 1917 magazine
     • The Mahatma Circular - April 1917 magazine
     • The Magi - May 1917 magazine
     • The Sphinx - April 1917 magazine
     • The Magazine of Magic - May 1917 magazine
     • The Magic Circular - June 1917 magazine
165. Sale and Exchange
166. Entre Nous - A Magical Melange by Magicians for Magicians - Alan Adair
     • The Velvet Coin Stand
     • Soldiers' Entertainments

169. Vol. 7, No. 11, July, 1917 [16 pages]
169. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news and talk
     • Things That Matter
     • Clothes and the Man
     • Preserve Your Figure
     • Be Happy
     • Mr. Arthur Ainsle
170. Children's Party Magic: Some Suggestions - A. C. P. Medrington
170. Random Talks
     • No. 6 - On Closing the Show
171. The Bon Marche Flower Production - effect by Nathan Dean
173. Anniversaries - events that happened this month
171. A Twist on the Knife and Wafers - effect by Stanley Norton
172. News and Notes
172. A Torn & Restored Card Trick
173. Peterson's Hat Productions
     • Jacks in the Box
     • Six Stools from a Hat
173. Shuffle for Arranged Pack
174. Potato Magic - effect by Ernest E. Noakes
174. A Suggested Combination with Cards - effect by C. Barnard
175. Selected Secrets - column by De Vega
     • Latest Rising Cards
175. Tips and Quips - by Spitari
175. False Shuffle for Arranged Pack
176. New Books
     • Supplementary Magic - Elbiquet
176. A Wizard at the Front - continued from page 156 - article by J. A. Esler
177. The Mysto Book and Flags - effect by Charles Trickey
177. North Western Society of Magicians - club news
178. The Magic Circle - club news
     • Ladies' Night
178. Mahatma Circle of Magicians - club news
178. The Magicians' Club - club news
178. A Use for the Charlier Pass
179. Reviews
     • The Magic Circular - July 1917 magazine
     • The Sphinx - May 1917 magazine
     • The Magi - magazine
     • The Mahatma Circular - magazine
     • The Magical Bulletin - May 1917 magazine
     • The Eagle Magician - April 1917 magazine
     • The Magazine of Magic - June 1917 magazine
179. An Idea for a Changing Tumbler - Monton Dade
180. Electric Silk - effect by Roy Cowl
180. The Card Between the Plates - effect by Monton Dade
180. A Card Location Idea - A.C.P.M.
181. A New Card Palm - J. Howard Max
181. Sale and Exchange
181. Answers to Correspondents
182. Entre Nous - A Magical Melange by Magicians for Magicians
     • Some Sleights for Cups and Balls
     • A Gag
     • Support for a Load
     • A Drumhead Tube Wrinkle
     • Children's Parties
     • To Paint on Silk - Professor Edgar
     • "Enoc" Jog of Milk
     • An Idea for an Opening Effect - Spitari
     • Another Card Dodge - Victor Manville

185. Vol. 7, No. 12, August, 1917 [12 pages]
185. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news and talk
     • Slow Sleights
     • War Thimbles
     • Illuminated Productions
     • Tricks from the Front
     • Ourselves
186. Society of American Magicians - club news
186. Well - Well: A Short Story with Material Illustrations - effect by Victor Maxwell
187. Peterson's Passe-Passe Lamp: A Miniature Illusion
187. Yet Another Card Palm - J. A. Esler
188. Trench Talk - ideas from Cyril Steele
     • A Novel Ink, Bran and Handkerchief Combination
     • Wise - And Otherwise
     • A Neat Card Discovery
189. A Singular Silk - effect by Stanley Norton
190. The Mysteries of Duprez: The Multiplying Dove - by Max Sterling
190. Some "Musts" for Conjurers
191. The United Cards - effect by Vincent Dalban
192. Selected Secrets - column by De Vega
     • The Devil's Whisper (A Substitute)
192. Sale and Exchange
193. New Books
     • Modern Magical Effects - Louis F. Christianer
193. A Flower Production - effect by Edward Cooper
193. North Western Society of Magicians - club news
194. Entre Nous - A Magical Melange by Magicians for Magicians - Frank Staff
     • Brilliance
     • A Trick
     • To a Conscientious Objector
     • A Finish to the "Card through Handkerchief"
     • Patter for the Serious Magician
     • From our own Astrologer
     • Borrowed Sentiment