This famous Canadian performer and author was guest of honor at the 1973 Collector's Weekend. To honor him, this booklet of his early, unpublished material was made into a 36 page booklet. Besides fifteen Lorraine tricks and a section of miscellaneous gags, the booklet contains photos and a reproduction of the Berlinski poster made special for the occasion.
Sid is known for his humorous approach to magic, and the great number of users of his stuff show, his strong influence on magic.
Bud Dietrich was a full time pro since school days. Later in his life he has been almost exclusively a trade show magician, and had the added honor of being Mr. Hoyle, front magician for Hoyle cards.
When a man like that sets down his ideas on trade shows, backed by a good solid magic thinker like Dick Jarrow, we can expect a handbook that should rank easily with How to Sell and New Field. Trade shows are where the money is. Let Dietrich tell you how to get it!
Linking Ring review by John Braun:
46 pages, size 7x9, saddle stitched in an attractive cover, with title on front. Published...
These are the lecture notes for a lecture Charlie Miller gave at Magic Inc. in 1967. He offers great insight into the art of magic, presentation, routining and audience management. He also teaches several great tricks.
Also included is a six page essay by Roberto Giobbi titled "Charlie Miller's Wisdom". (This essay originally appeared in two installments within my column "The Genii Session" in Genii - The Conjuror's Magazine, May and July 2005. It appears here in a slightly revised form and in agreement with Richard Kaufman and his Genii Corporation.)
Grant's storehouse of material! Like ten books in one. Contents include 25 Tricks and Ideas, 20 Tricks With a Short Card, Card in Envelope, Rising Floating Silk, Two Other Cigarette Routines, 25 Tricks and Ideas Part II, Five Super Card Mysteries, Thimble Routine, Lighted Cigarette Routine, 30th Century Magic. Illustrated.
This wonderful ebook recounts the story of Okito's very first stage show. It is history as told by the great Theo Bamberg (Okito) to magician and writer Joe Palen. He sat with Okito, as he found an old photograph (re-printed in the booklet) and told him stories of his props on stage, their origins and even some of their workings. This ebook is the result of that conversation.
This long time favorite, now completely revised and enlarged, is now a valuable ebook for any showman's digital library.
Complete details for a Spook Show, with many special effects: The Phantom Musician, Floating Dragon, Shadow Illusion, etc. New and novel ways to present a thrill show on a small, medium, or elaborate scale. Much valuable information for Scout Jamborees, schools, play groups, or any group wanting to work up a sensational show. many parts adaptable to a magic show. Illustrated.
1st edition 1965, 43 pages; digital editions 2012, 33 pages.
This is all close up, intimate magic, with very little preparation, props you can find in any home, no expense, no skillful sleight of hand needed. It is called 'Minute Magic' because it is ready in a minute, for use at a moment's notice. Tricks with pop corn, sugar, bread, olives, salt, pepper, string, money, paper, gold fish, etc. 36 effects in all. Illustrated.
1st edition 1953, 36 pages; digital edition 2012, 35 pages.
Original Aces material, including the Fair Deal Aces, a new approach with no fake cards, Paging the Aces (the moves of which magicians won't follow), Four by Twelve Aces, a card trick in the Vernon tradition. This ebook is for card men who enjoy clever technical sleight of hand.
Over a dozen strictly impromptu tricks you will enjoy using. Many have patter included. Please note that these invisible deck routines are FASIDU (from a shuffled deck in use) and not the same version popularized by Don Alan.
1st edition 1948, 24 pages; digital edition 2012, 21 pages.
Everything you need to know: vanishes, appearances, changes, multiplying, producing, explanation of various props to glamorize your cigarette work, etc. Carefully explained with pictures so that even the beginner can easily understand and do these tricks. A great little handbook of cigarette work, with tricks you will use.
1st edition 1957, 20 pages; digital edition 2012, 27 pages.
Many magicians get their greatest pleasure out of making their own tricks - and there is no form of construction easier or less costly than working with plastic cups. For the man who likes to make his own - no workshop is needed for these easy to construct effects. Over thirty tricks you can make for pennies each. Good magic, low cost. Illustrated.
The fake bottom cup
Variations of the fake bottom cup
The cup with a secret compartment
The foo cup
1st edition 1976, 52 pages; digital edition 2012, 42 pages.
The crazy card routines of one of the funniest magicians in the world. Very usable material including 23 hilarious card tricks, different from anything you ever tried before, totally unexpected, totally uninhibited in a very nice way, and totally entertaining. Illustrated by Roy Kissell.
1st edition 1960, 28 pages; digital edition 2012, 32 pages.
When Don Alan first worked at Schuliens Bar in Chicago, everyone highly praised his work and his fresh, new approach. He went on to set the standard for close-up magic. This ebook provides a group of solid Don Alan close up tricks: Flash Production Sponge Ball, Riffle Time Force, Subtle One Way Deck, Keep Your I On Your Hat, Wax in Matchbox, Inflation Pencil, Card in Egg, Bread Sandwich, Bill in Orange, Stuck Up Card, and more.
1st edition 1951, 20 pages; digital edition 2012, 23 pages.
Edward Marlo needs no introduction. He was one of the most prolific and influential creators of card magic. This is one of his most ambitious undertakings - a big book that runs the gamut of Marlo card magic. Unusual sleights, miraculous tricks, incomparable routines, material for the student, gems for the expert. Plus an interesting chapter showing how card tricks evolve and giving full credit to all inspirational sources for the entire book.
Bert Pratt was a bookworm, somebody who worked his way through libraries and book stores to find the odd appearance of magic in non-magic books. He wrote a series of articles which were published in the Midget Magician, a journal that saw a print run of only 50. It is therefore safe to assume you have never read these articles.
It includes excerpts from books and magazines now practically unobtainable. Bert Pratt, writing as Ptinos, delved deeply into the old book marts of London, into libraries, into magazine files, to find magic and magical references. The resulting reading is charming,...
This is a wonderful introduction to juggling, covering a wide variety of branches in the world of juggling - from balls to plates, clubs to hats and other objects.
Warren places utmost importance on the effect and uses whatever method suits him to achieve it: mathematics, stacks, crimps, sleights, etc. He credits Ed Marlo for clarifying and simplifying his work.
Contents
Packet Prediction
Miracle Do As I Do
In My Estimation ...
Blindfold Poker Deal
Card Illusion
Double Separation
Royal Mentalism
Superstitious Mentalism
Peek!
Divination Supreme
Think-a-card - Wiersbe version
A Change in Number
Fantispell
Pasteboard Affinity - a complete routine with eight effects using the Si Stebbins stack.
