D. Angelo Ferri's aka Dennis Barlotta's interest in magic began with a gift from his father, a set of plastic cups and balls purchased from a novelty shop in Times Square. Years later, after military service, he discovered Tannen’s Magic Shop on Broadway and Al Flosso’s. He was drawn to close-up magic. One day he met a man at Tannen’s. He did a version of Slydini’s Coins Through the Table for Dennis. He suggested Dennis purchase The Magic of Slydini by Lewis Ganson, which he immediately did.
Dennis abandoned everything he had learned about magic and started over. He studied Slydini’s routines for one year, on his own; then sought him out for lessons.
His studio was on 341 West 45th Street in Manhattan; Apartment 111. Dennis remembers being very nervous as he knocked on his door. It swung open and there he was, dressed in a crisp white shirt and a blue tie. Dennis froze. He said “I bet you were expecting a taller man”. That made Dennis relax; a little.
They went into his living room and after a few minutes of small talk he asked Dennis if he could do any of his magic. Dennis told him he did his One Coin Routine. He said: “Really? Show me.” As Dennis worked his way through the routine he saw this look of horror cross his face. Finally he couldn’t take it anymore. He said: “OK that’s enough, let’s start.”
Dennis spent over eight years with him. after a couple of years he stopped charging Dennis for lessons. Being Italian himself, they had many things in common. It was like having a ‘magic grandfather’. Dennis was very lucky.
Dennis' manuscripts represent eight years of private lessons and thirty years of performance experience. They are based upon the thousands of questions Dennis asked him and his careful answers. He told Dennis: “I like you because you understand my magic”. Dennis' goal is to pass on his teaching as precisely as he is able. Dennis' dream is his magic continues to be performed as he intended it to be performed.
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Le palle di carta in scatolinaD. Angelo Ferri![]() | 2012 / 5 / 11 | $19.95 to wish list | ||
Magia con le sigarette di SlydiniD. Angelo Ferri![]() | 2012 / 5 / 11 | $19.95 to wish list | ||
il Maestro di MisdirectionD. Angelo Ferri![]() | 2012 / 5 / 11 | $25.99 to wish list | ||
Di Carini Investigations: The San Francisco Files 1935-1944D. Angelo Ferri![]() Ferri loves to smoke cigars. One foggy night he was walking through the... | 2012 / 1 / 23 | $6.95 to wish list | ||
Giocate!D. Angelo Ferri![]() In addition to rules, you will find beginner to advanced playing strategies and Ferri's method for secretly signaling your partner as to what cards you hold. This is based on the system he learned from one of his early influences - the great John Scarne. In addition to be being one of the greatest manipulator of playing cards and perhaps the greatest card mechanic of... | 2012 / 1 / 23 | $6.95 to wish list | ||
Coin Magic (Barlotta)D. Angelo Ferri![]() | 2008 / 11 / 3 | $14.95 to wish list | ||
Bar MagicD. Angelo Ferri![]() I worked as a "Magic Bartender" for several years, tricks have to be simple, entertaining, and ideally employ common objects. Occasionally I'd sit at a customers table which gave me the opportunity to perform 'The Glass Through the Table' and my 'Hat Load'. Slydini taught me the 'Glass Trick'. He uses sound to control the perception of the spectator, The Hat Load begins with a coin trick based upon Don Alan's Hat Load but my mechanics for loading the hat are based upon Slydini's System of movement. My Copper and Silver Transposition employs a slightly modified version of John... | 2008 / 10 / 26 | $14.95 to wish list | ||
Don Alan TributeD. Angelo Ferri![]() Dennis writes: I am a very big Don Alan fan. This manuscript represents my investigation into applying Slydini's principles to these great Don Alan presentations. My Chop Cup routine follows the Don Alan Routine in terms of sequence of events but I accomplish those events using Slydini's system of movement, his Revolve Vanish, and his Timing Patterns. The timing patterns are what accomplish the two final loads of the Chop Cup. | 2008 / 10 / 19 | $14.95 to wish list | ||
Slydini's Production SilksD. Angelo Ferri![]() Slydini's Production Silks is a routine he cared deeply about. This is an opening stage effect. (He used to say: "If you wait too long the silks will get stale".) The magician shows his hands empty then picks up a silk from the seat of a chair. The silk is displayed and placed on the back of the chair. The magician reaches into the air and produces a second silk, which is also placed on the back of the chair. Two more silks are produced from the air and then all four silks are picked up. These silks multiply into a beautiful 'fountain... | 2008 / 10 / 19 | $19.95 to wish list | ||
The Master of MisdirectionD. Angelo Ferri![]() Dennis has studied eight years under Slydini and has spent a lifetime mastering the Slydini method. Dennis told me: "While many magicians admire Slydini, they don't understand what made him unique or how his approach can be employed by them." This is the ebook that will help you... | 2008 / 10 / 13 | $25.99 to wish list | ||
Paper Balls in the BoxD. Angelo Ferri![]() Slydini's Paper Balls in the Box is the first miracle I ever saw my teacher perform. His performance compelled me to give up everything I knew about magic and seek him out for lessons. This routine will teach the student many guiding principles such as: | 2008 / 10 / 13 | $19.95 to wish list | ||
Slydini's Linking PinsD. Angelo Ferri![]() Dennis writes: Slydini taught me his Linking Pins Routine sometime in the late 1970's. For several Thanksgiving's, during that period of time, Slydini arranged for several of his students, including myself, to perform at the Windows on the World Restaurant,... | 2008 / 10 / 13 | $5.95 to wish list | ||
Silk in AppleD. Angelo Ferri![]() This is Slydini's version of the Silk in the Apple. He told me he performed it on Cuba television in the 1950's. When he walked through the streets of Havana people recognized him and came up to saying "The apple... the apple...". | 2008 / 10 / 3 | $9.95 to wish list | ||
Slydini's Linking RingsD. Angelo Ferri![]() | 2008 / 10 / 3 | $19.95 to wish list | ||
Slydini's Cigarette MagicD. Angelo Ferri![]() My manuscript on Slydini's Cigarette Magic teaches all of his major cigarette routines including his Cigarette Fantasy; a production of un-lit cigarettes performed to music. With the exception of his 'Torn & Restored Lit Cigarette', all of the routines employ un-lit filter less cigarettes. (Either Lucky Strikes or Camels are recommended.) | 2008 / 9 / 30 | $19.95 to wish list | ||
Cigar MagicD. Angelo Ferri![]() Cigar Magic is the result of my investigation into the Cigar From The Purse Routine generally associated with Nate Leipzig (but originally created by G.W. Hunter). I explored different methods including the use of a 'holdout'; which is described in the text. (I finally settled on a routine that does not employ a hold out.) My routine offers a different take on the switch out of the gimmick purse, a new handling of the change over move, producing a second cigar from the purse, and the continuous cigar production that concludes with a production of a bigger cigar. Being a cigar smoker myself;... | 2008 / 9 / 30 | $19.95 to wish list | ||
The Button Biting TrickD. Angelo Ferri![]() The Button Biting Trick is something I rarely see performed by other magician's, I have enjoyed and benefited form this routine for many years. It is a great way to let people know you are a magician. My original investigations of the routine led me to Malini and Scarne. I have developed my own method to make the effect more 'mentally acceptable' to the spectator. My grandfather was a tailor; buttons are not easily bitten off a coat. The trick rises and falls upon the spectator believing... | 2008 / 9 / 30 | $9.95 to wish list |
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