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Clettis Musson

Clettis Musson

(USA: 1907 - August 1988)

Clettis Valentine Musson learned magic at age 10. Joined the IBM in 1927. Pro with carnivals, circus, fairs, and school shows. Worked the Doc Hensley Road Show as "Kimi" and did a mental act as "Valentine". Had a full evening show.

Wrote Thirty-Five Weird and Psychic Effects (1937, 40pp), Forty-Four Foolers (1944; 2nd ed 1972, 49pp), Fire Magic (1952, 44pp), Minute Magic (1953, 36pp), Situation Comedy for Magicians (1954, 52pp; repr 1966), Close Up Capers (1982, 49pp), Exclusive Weird and Psychic Effects (1983), Further Weird and Psychic Effects (1983), and Additional Weird and Psychic Effects (1983). Edited Wizard-Gram - New Series (1953-65), a Chicago magic club monthly. Article in Ireland's YB: 1952.

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Musson's Magic by Clettis Musson

A dozen, practical effects for stage, club and platform from this well-respected author. Finally, back in print once again. This fine collection of tried and tested effects that will have your audiences applauding. Why spend a fortune on your magic effects when you can easily make them yourself at home or on the road for pennies on the dollar?

Partial contents:

  • Supreme Color Change
  • Diabolical Card Location
  • Color Tag
  • The Work of the Spirits
  • The Appearing Pip
  • Genuine Mental Telepathy
  • Balls of Mystery
  • Glass and Needle Trick
  • The Travelling Watch
  • Transposition Extraordinary
  • Mystic...
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Fourty-Four Foolers by Clettis Musson

From the hidden recesses of Musson's mind comes Forty-Four Foolers - a veritable gold mine of magic ideas and tricks that you can do. It covers such a large variety of effects that, regardless of whether you're a mentalist, magician, ghost show artist, manipulator, night club performer, parlor entertainer, or stage illusionist, you can find something of value in this ebook.

Inside you'll find new tricks with liquids, cards, balls, kittens, silks, cigars, cigarettes, alarm clocks, watches, thimbles, tumblers, needles, coins, and stage illusions. Read over the brief descriptions of a few of...

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35 Weird and Psychic Effects by Clettis Musson

Here's a collection of 35 mental and spirit mysteries worthy of performance by any psychic entertainer.

For the performer looking to present something beyond the normal, these (actually 36) effects are ones that you'll find yourself using anywhere people gather. And if you're called upon to provide seance-worthy demonstrations, the effects described in this ebook to make you a medium to be reckoned with. Inside you'll find mental magic with cards, cigarettes, silks and billets, as well as plenty of reputation-makers for the "dark" spirit seance room.

Here's a sampling of the contents: ...

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World's Best Clown Gags by Clettis Musson

This is a wonderful collection of classic clown capers, stunts, gags, sketches, pranks and other nonsense.

  • Introduction
  • Clown Capers
  • An Egg
  • Light Up
  • The Clowns
  • Invisible Chair
  • A Shot in the Face
  • O-ops
  • Running Nose
  • No Bottom
  • An Angel
  • Pie Face
  • Help Needed
  • Just A Squirt
  • Which One
  • Floating Power
  • Pie-O-My
  • Is it Raining?
  • It's Hot There
  • Ta Ta
  • The Clown Magician
  • You're All Wet
  • Ghosts
  • Sleepwalker
  • Hats Off
  • Telephone
  • ABC Goodies
  • It's Snowing
  • Eat It
  • Blow It
  • Passe Passe
  • The Salt Does It
  • A Sudden Burst
  • Blow Hard
  • Mousie, Mousie
  • Snap it
  • Longies
  • The Cat's Meow-w-w
  • The...
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Fire Magic by Clettis Musson

Many wonderful fire tricks and the secrets of fire-eating. Add brightness, flash, color, and excitement to your show. The entire fire-eating subject is covered: torches, gas jets, licking a red hot poker, drinking boiling liquid, biting hot iron, eating burning objects, fire bubbles, etc. Also, the Human Blow Torch, other thrilling but different effects such as the Human Volcano, Fire Fountain, Burning a Living Head, Burning Water, the Dragon's Mouth, many others. Spectacular numbers include Colored Fire, Automatic Lamp, Mysterious Candles, Breath of Fire, etc. There are sixty tricks in all,...

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Minute Magic by Clettis Musson

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.

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  1. Introduction
  2. Magic Pop Corn
  3. Sugar From Bread
  4. Tantalizing Tissue
  5. Flash Change
  6. Speedy Ring Vanish
  7. Can You Do It?
  8. A Startling Production
  9. Out...
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