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| VOLUME 50 |
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| NO. 1: MARCH 1951 | |
| The Magnetic Card. By Blackstone. | 9 |
| Tarbell's Oranges. By Harlan Tarbell. | 10 |
| Levante Levitation. By Les Levante. | 11 |
| The Robert Harbin Flower Growth. Robert Harbin. | 12 |
| The Bewitched Tubes. By Okito. | 13 |
| Hindu Rope Mystery. By Birch. | 14 |
| The Phantom Studio. By George LaFollette (Rush Ling Toy). | 16 |
| The Dunninger Divination. By Joseph Dunninger. | 17 |
| Diabolical Die. By P. C. Sorcar. | 18 |
| Tah Suiee - The Fountain Pagoda. By Long Tack Sam. | 19 |
| Bottoms Down. By Al Baker. | 20 |
| The Invisible Flap. By Tan Hock Chuan. | 21 |
| The Vanishing Leopard. By Virgil. | 22 |
| A Card Problem. By Edward Victor. | 24 |
| Seeing's Deceiving. By Chris Charlton. | 25 |
| About Twentieth Century Magic. From Letters of Harry Kellar. | 26 |
| Illusion-Land U.S.A. By Arthur Leroy. | 28 |
| "...For the Angels". By Fu Manchu (David T. Bamberg). | 30 |
| Poster: Kellar. | 35 |
| Posters: Servais LeRoy. Chung Ling Soo. Dante. Nelson Downs. Herrmann the Great. Ching Ling Foo. Carter. Maskelyne and Cooke. | 36 |
| Poster: Thurston. | 37 |
| Poster: David Devant. | 38 |
| Poster: Horace Goldin. | 39 |
| Posters: Blackstone. Levante. Laurant. Germain. Ernest Thorn. Okito. Chris Charlton. | 40 |
| Poster: Houdini. | 41 |
| Posters: Nicola. Powell. Gwynne. Malini. Chang. Floyd. Fu-Manchu. Raymond. Birch. | 42 |
| Specialized Sorcery. By Milbourne Christopher. | 43 |
| "Good Box Office". By Walter B. Gibson. | 44 |
| Twentieth Century Literature - A Digest. By J. B. Findlay. | 48 |
| South American Notes. By E. Leslie Briant. | 52 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson. | 54 |
| Paris Notes. By Victor Farelli. | 55 |
| The Sphinx Awards 1951. | 56 |
| Magical Societies and the Amateur. By Russ Walsh. | 57 |
| Editor's Page. | 58 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 59 |
| Where They Are. | 59 |
| Trade Winds. By Frances Ireland. | 60 |
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| NO. 2: APRIL 1951 | |
| Trade Winds. By Frances Ireland. | 80 |
| The Cover. | 80 |
| Sortilege. By Luigi Ruggeri. | 81 |
| The Flying Fish. By Geo. Johnstone. | 82 |
| Paddle Routine. By Eddie Dexter. | 83 |
| Pieces of Eight. By Gene Bulson. | 84 |
| A Balloon...and Three Mysteries. By Carlos H. Colombi. | 85 |
| Beach Beauties. By Clettis V. Musson. | 86 |
| Fun With Cards. By Richard Gray: Lie-Detecting Chicken. Hypnotism? | 87 |
| Checking Up. By Harry Opel. | 88 |
| Poster: Richard Davis. | 89 |
| Jay Palmer - Ambassador with Portfolio. By Arthur Leroy. | 90 |
| New York City Magic. | 92 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson. | 93 |
| South American Notes. By E. Leslie Briant. | 93 |
| On This and That. By The Readers. | 94 |
| The Great Leon Dies. Emmett Barbee Dies. Rev. J. W. Haskell Dies. Rev. John C. Bieri Dies. | 95 |
| Editor's Page. | 96 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 97 |
| 25 Years Ago. | 97 |
| Where They Are. | 97 |
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| NO. 3: MAY 1951 | |
| On This and That. By The Readers. | 104 |
| Traveling Milk and Candle. By Edward Minar (Minar Junior). | 105 |
| The "Girlie-Girlie" Trick. By George DeMott. | 106 |
| The Dancing Cigar. By Professor Louis Hoffmann. | 107 |
| Premonition Plus. By Howard Wurst and Bill Pawson. | 108 |
| The Magic Match. By Carlos H. Colombi. | 109 |
| Magic Query. | 109 |
| Fun With Cards: Addition To Aces Up. "Tell Me When To Stop". Triple Threat. | 110 |
| Henry Novra conjuring dealer. By J. B. Findlay. | 111 |
| Psychology of the Whole. By Richard J. Weibel. | 112 |
| Drawing depicting magician. | 113 |
| Magic And Magicians. From Letters of Harry Kellar. | 114 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson. | 116 |
| European Notes. By Victor Farelli. | 116 |
| South American Notes. By E. Leslie Briant. | 117 |
| Magic Query Answer. | 117 |
| Cunning Dies. | 117 |
| The Great Lyle. | 117 |
| Editor's Page. | 118 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 119 |
| 25 Years Ago. | 119 |
| Where They Are. | 119 |
| Trade Winds. By Frances Ireland. | 120 |
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| NO. 4: JUNE 1951 | |
| The Cover. | 128 |
| Magic in Print: Hugard's Magic Monthly. Name-A-Date Calendar. Stars of Magic. Mathematical 3 Card Monte. Berland's Book of Routines. Avec Un Jeu Emprunte. Chandu's Psychoanalysis. Ventriloquism. Catalog. | 128 |
| Prescience. By Hathaway. | 129 |
| Extraordinary Ordinary Cards. By Verrall Wass: Aces High. Fifty-One To One. Two Fours Are Twenty-Eight. | 131 |
| The Persian Cabinet. By Richard J. Weibel. | 132 |
| Arteda Mirage Appearance. By A. W. Fey. | 133 |
| "Has It Occurred To You?" By Carlos H. Colombi. | 133 |
| Fun With Cards. By Paul N. Rylander. | 134 |
| Monsieur Robin - Famous French Magician. By Victor Farelli. | 135 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson. | 136 |
| "Boniment" from Belgium. By Victor Farelli. | 136 |
| South American Notes. By E. Leslie Briant. | 136 |
| Poster: EM. DeVerli | 137 |
| 2nd Joint I.B.M.-S.A.M. Convention. May 27-30, New York City. | 138 |
| Editor's Page. | 142 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 143 |
| 25 Years Ago. | 143 |
| Where They Are. | 143 |
| Trade Winds. By Frances Ireland. | 144 |
| Obituaries: Larry Gray. J. C. Walter. | 145 |
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| NO. 5: SEPTEMBER 1951 | |
| The Stars of Magic. | 153 |
| Ball, Cone and Handkerchief. By Dai Vernon. | 154 |
| Convening Kings. By Francis Carlyle. | 155 |
| The Squeeze-Away Coin. By Ross Bertram. | 157 |
| And the Part of a Garment. By Emil Jarrow. | 158 |
| Jacob's Ladder. By Dr. Jacob Daley. | 159 |
| The Disconcerting Coins. By Cliff Green. | 160 |
| The Revolving Pass. By Slydini. | 161 |
| A Quarter and a Half. By Mohammed Bey (S. Leo Horowitz). | 162 |
| Scarne's Power of Thought. By John Scarne. | 163 |
| Close-Up Magic. By Bert Allerton. | 164 |
| Minar's Doll. By Edward Minar. | 165 |
| The Big Nickel. By John Giordmaine. | 166 |
| The Palmetto Razor Blade Effect. By Palmetto. | 166 |
| Colombi's Production Tube. By Carlos H. Colombi. | 167 |
| Silk and Thimbles. By Stan Bertram. | 167 |
| Life-Wisdom-Death. By Dr. Stanley Jaks. | 169 |
| Fire-Act for a Cabaret. By Jack Nightingale. | 170 |
| A Harlequin's Fantasy. By R. Marcus. | 171 |
| Merlin of Legend. A tribute to Nate Leipzig by his pupil. By Fred Keating. | 172 |
| Magician's Letterheads. By John Mulholland. | 176 |
| Reproduction of Magician's Letterheads. | 177 |
| Picture Story: Fred Keating's magic career. | 184 |
| The Truth About Robert-Houdin and Houdini. By S. H. Sharpe. In the defense of "The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin". | 186 |
| A Quarter of a Century Later. The Anniversary of Houdini's death. | 193 |
| Perceptual Illusions. By Richard Weibel. The psychology of optical deception. | 194 |
| About Magicians. | 196 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson. | 197 |
| Paris Notes. By Victor Farelli. | 197 |
| South American Notes. By E. Leslie Briant. | 198 |
| Trade Winds. By Frances Ireland. | 199 |
| On This and That. By The Readers. | 201 |
| Editor's Page. | 202 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 203 |
| 25-50 Years Ago. | 203 |
| Magic in Print: Al Baker's Pet Secrets. 21 Tips For The TV Magician. Later Magic. | 204 |
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| NO. 6: DECEMBER 1951 | |
| The Second Handkerchief. By Harry Kellar. | 214 |
| Smoker's Dream. By Howard Thurston. | 215 |
| The Little Messenger. By Harry Houdini. | 216 |
| The Witch-Doctor's Coin. By Horace Goldin. | 218 |
| A Coin Effect. By T. Nelson Downs. | 220 |
| The Magnetic Knife. By Nate Leipzig. | 221 |
| Mementos of the Masters. | 223 |
| Flying Saucers. By Luigi Ruggeri. | 224 |
| En Las Sombras. By E. Leslie Briant. | 225 |
| Magnetic Power. By Geo. Johnstone. | 226 |
| "Banana Box" By Silent Mora. | 227 |
| Poker Wizardry. By Harry Mendoza. | 227 |
| The Phantom Tray. By Carlos H. Colombi. | 228 |
| Holiday Magic. By George DeMott. | 229 |
| From Keg to Kettle. By Jay Palmer. The history of the Drink Trick. | 231 |
| Of Magic and Mirth. By George Jason. Thoughts on performing with a stress on comedy. | 237 |
| Color Reproduction: Professor Wiljalba Frikell's Christmas Entertainment. | 238 |
| Chris Charlton. By J. B. Findlay. | 240 |
| Palace Prestidigitatorial Panorama. By Arthur Leroy. The account of those magicians who played the Palace Theatre. | 242 |
| Palace Magic. Compiled by Fred Keating. A list, with dates, of the magic acts at the Palace Theatre. | 248 |
| Notes About Magicians | 250 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson. | 251 |
| South American Notes. By E. Leslie Briant. | 252 |
| Magic Query. | 252 |
| Paris Notes. By Victor Farelli. | 253 |
| Magic in Print: One Liners. Scarne's Magic Tricks. Atomic Magic. Opus Thirteen. Mind Reader's Digest. | 254 |
| Obituaries: John C. Green Dies 1866-1951. Ellis Stanyon Dies 1871-1951. Leon Maguire Dies 1899-1951. Al Baker. | 254 |
| On This and That. By The Readers. | 256 |
| Trade Winds. | 257 |
| Editor's Page. | 258 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 259 |
| 25-50 Years Ago. | 259 |
| Magic Query Answer. | 260 |
