Hugard's Magic Monthly Volume 18 (Jun 1960 - Aug 1961)
by Milbourne Christopher & Fred Braue

Volume XVIII (June 1960 - August 1961), Milbourne Christopher & Fred Braue, editors

144 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVIII, Number 1 - June 1960 - 12 pages
1. New Wine from Old Cups - Fred G. Taylor
2. Backstage - Frank Joglar
   • Bits and Pieces
   • Grim Reaper - re: Dr. Harlan Tarbell
   • News and Notes
   • Memo from Morris
   • Jottings
   • Syldini
   • Goodliffe
   • Rope Trick
   • Dunninger on Hurkos
3. The Wizard's Variations - Al Stevenson
   • My Card on Ceiling
     • Variations
4. Milbourne Christopher's Column
   • Phone in Bag
   • Phone Production
   • Emcee Item
   • A Phone Twist
   • Phone Vanish
   • Passe Passe Receiver
   • Ringing Package
   • Purse
4. From Jean Hugard's Notebooks - Milbourne Christopher, compiler
   • Rise and Fall
5. Yogi Variations - Phil Thomas
   • Grant's Wonder Screen
   • Candle Tube Tip
   • Magic Spell Tip
   • Transposition Tip
   • Appearing Cane Tip
5. Stock Speculation Sorcery - Gerald R. Blount, Jr.
6. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
   • Notes for Collectors
   • "Academy of Magic"
   • Marginalia
6. Almost Impossible - John V. Hope
7. Words for Wizards - quotation - Charles Bertram
8. A Spell of Aces - R. L. Tilford
8. Carl Germain's Card Stab
   • Variation
9. Germain's Tab Tip-Off - Stuart Cramer
10. Snip Snip - Hen Fetsch
10. Patter - Cliff Green
11. Outline of Mystery - The Secrets of 20th Century Magic - Jean Hugard
    • Coin Magic, Part I
      • 1. The Palm Proper
      • 2. The Edge Palm
11. After Desert - quotation - Houdini
12. Endorsed Dealers Offerings

13. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVIII, Number 2 - July 1960 - 12 pages
13. Stuffing the Ballot Box - J. Marbergen Stuart
14. Backstage - Frank Joglar
    • Fred Keating
    • Richiardi
    • Jottings
    • Randi
    • Notes from Alaska
    • News and Notes
    • TV Note
    • Conventions
14. Magicana - bits of wisdom
15. Piggy Coin "Ladder" - Theo Doré
16. Milbourne Christopher's Column
    • Chung Ling Soo's Rings
    • Further Comment
    • After Thoughts
16. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
    • Okito
17. Outline of Mystery - The Secrets of 20th Century Magic - Jean Hugard
    • Coin Magic, Part II
      • 3. The French Twist
      • 4. The Crotch Hold
      • 5. The Thumb Clip
      • 6. Finger Clips
      • 7. The Three Finger Grip
17. Emphasis - quotation - Elbiquet
18. G.W. Hunter's "Sympathetic Card"
18. The Flower & Confetti Trick - Otto Waldmann
19. A Card-Coin Discovery - Robert Olson
20. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
    • Special Announcement: The Magic of Slydini
    • Collector's Corner
    • Marginalia
    • In the Trick Department
20. From Jean Hugard's Notebooks - Milbourne Christopher, compiler
    • Comedy Effect
21. The Floating Magician - Hen Fetsch
21. Success - quotation - Hartz
22. The Prolific "Saturday Evening Post" - Ladson Butler
22. Playing the Part - quotation - David Devant
23. Patter - Cliff Green
23. Learning New Magic - quotation - Edwin Sachs
24. Endorsed Dealers Offerings

25. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVIII, Number 3 - August 1960 - 12 pages
25. The Mask of Balsamo - Jean Hugard
25. In Memoriam - Jean Hugard - B.L.
26. Backstage - Frank Joglar
    • re: combined SAM-IBM Convention
    • Thursday Show
    • Friday Show
    • Saturday Show
    • Lectures
    • Daily Features
    • TV Close-Up
    • Other Events
    • Here and There
26. "Christopher's Wonders" - announcement
27. Milbourne Christopher's Column
    • Namreh's Sympathetique
    • The New Method
    • Stage Size Boomerangs
    • Linking Ring Finish
    • The Dream
27. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
    • Herman Hanson
    • Bernard Whitman
28. Outline of Mystery - The Secrets of 20th Century Magic - Jean Hugard
    • Coin Magic, Part III
      • 8. The Back Hand Hold
      • 9. The Middle Finger Hold
      • A Startling Change - Trick with the Three Finger Grip
28. Happy Feeling - quotation - George Johnson
29. Premonition for Perfectionists - George Gore, Jr.
30. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
    • Hen Fetsch
30. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
    • Alberto Sitta
32. Patter - Cliff Green
32. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
    • Collector's Corner
    • Marginalia
33. Banished - Frank Chapman
34. Foster Flagstaff Production - M.C.
35. Duck from Paper - quotation - Agustus Roterberg Notebook
35. Flawless Spirit Answer - Ladson Butler
36. Endorsed Dealers Offerings

37. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVIII, Number 4 - September 1960 - 12 pages
37. Startling Color Change - Jerry Andrus
38. Backstage - Frank Joglar
    • Mark Wilson
    • Ferry Forst
    • TV Topics
    • Percy Abbott
    • Sorcar
    • Michel de la Vega
    • Jottings
    • Bits and Pieces
38. Novelty - quotation - Max Sterling
39. The Psychic's Can Opener - The Amazing Randi
40. Producing Santa Claus - J. Marberger Stuart
40. Breakfast Baffler - Samuel Lipton
    • At the Breakfast Table
40. Deceptive - quotation - George Johnson
41. The Wizard's Variations - Al Stevenson
    • Vanishing Ink
      • Simplified Soft Soap
      • Sympathetic Vanish
      • Soiled and Unsoiled
      • A Knotworthy Achievement
      • Leak-Ink
      • For Magicians Only
41. Chanin's Filter Fooler - M.C.
42. Milbourne Christopher's Column
    • Shot Through
    • Extra Coin Tip
    • Super X Idea
    • Echo
42. Pop-Thru Penetration - Robert Olson
42. Cabbages and Kings - quotation - A.F. Collins
44. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
    • Cub Scout Magic - Francis J. Rigney
    • The Great Leon's Miniature Haunted House - Dr. Eugene Gloye, editor
    • Come Out Flying - Francis Ireland Marshall, editor
    • Illusions and Delusions of the Supernatural and the Occult - D. H. Rawcliffe
    • The Art of Clowning - Rayford, the Clown
44. Patter - quotation - A.F. Collins
45. My Greatest Illusion - Stuart Cramer
46. Terminology - quotation - Prof. Hoffmann
46. Tips for the Wand-Wielder - Jim Sallis
46. Patter - Cliff Green
47. Outline of Mystery - The Secrets of 20th Century Magic - Jean Hugard
    • Coin Magic, Part IV
      • Coin Switches
      • 1. The Palm Switch
      • 2. The One Hand Switch
48. Endorsed Dealers Offerings

49. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVIII, Number 5 - October 1960 - 12 pages
49. Silk and Reel Sorcery - John P. Hamilton
50. Backstage - Frank Joglar
    • re: Christopher's Wonders show
    • News and Notes
50. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
    • Milbourne Christopher
    • Brantz M. Bryan, Jr.
51. Ball Bafflers - Herman L. Weber
    • 1. Come On, Red!
    • 2. The Dark Tunnel
    • 3. The Wandering Spheres
    • 4. The Mystic Balls
51. No Exchange 'You Do As I Do" - Gerald Kosky
52. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
    • Collector's Corner
    • A Lifetime of Magic - Percy Abbott
    • How to be a Magic Clown - Ernie Kerns
    • The Sponge Book - Francis Ireland Marshall, editor
    • Marginalia
52. Rabbit in Hat Vanish - Mystic Craig
53. Milbourne Christopher's Column
    • re: a Stanley Cramer trick
    • Not Just Chance
    • Planned Mistakes
    • Undramatic Magic
    • Illusions
53. cartoon
54. What They're Doing - No. 1 - M.C.
    • Richard DuBois - Yogi Magic Club, Baltimore, MD
54. What They Did - No. 1 - Jean Hugard's Notes
    • Leroy, Talma & Bosco - Riverside Theatre, New York, NY, 1918
56. You Name It - Rusduck
56. E.S.P. Outdone - R. L. Tilford
56. We Apologize - for being late - B.L.
57. Outline of Mystery - The Secrets of 20th Century Magic - Jean Hugard
    • Sleeving with Coins
      • 1. From the Palm Proper
      • 2. Retrieving the Coin
      • 3. To Sleeve a Coin from the Right Hand up the Right Sleeve
      • The Magical Transfer of a Coin from One Hand to the Other
58. Patter - Cliff Green
58. The Magic Art - quotation - E. T. Sachs
60. Endorsed Dealers Offerings
61. subscription renewal form

61. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVIII, Number 6 - November-December 1960 - 12 pages
61. Chan Wing's Opening Routine - Karl Germain & Stuart Cramer
62. Backstage - Frank Joglar
    • Jottings
    • Saida
    • Bits and Pieces
62. Andrus' Curtain Tear - M.C.
63. Handkerchief Production - Ladson Butler
64. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
    • Hen Fetsch's Magic with Canes - "Hen" Fetsch
    • The Wave of the Hand - J. Stewart Smith
    • Marginalia
64. Issue Date - explanation - B.L.
65. Easy Off - Hen Fetsch & Edgar Heyl
65. Patter - Cliff Green
66. Milbourne Christopher's Column
    • The Eveready Book Test
    • With Four Books
68. Lou Jaeger's "Chinese Wet Wash"
68. In the Know - quotation - George Johnson
69. The Wizard's Variations - Al Stevenson
    • Miscellanea
      • King Tut
      • Phoney Filters
      • Hindsight
      • Something X-Tra
      • Not So Hot
70. Outline of Mystery - The Secrets of 20th Century Magic - Jean Hugard
    • Sleeving with Coins
      • 4. Retrieving the Sleeved Coin
      • 5. Using the Right Sleeve for a Switch
    • Card Sleights
      • Palming Top Card of Deck
      • Palming a Small Packet of Cards from Top of Deck
71. What They're Doing - No. 1 [sic] - M.C.
    • Russell Rhodes - One Fifth Avenue Hotel Bar, New York
71. What They Did - No. 1 [sic] - Jean Hugard's Notes
    • Kalma - Loew's Orpheum, New York, February 20, 1918
71. Jean Hugard's First Routine in Australia
71. Analysis - quotation - Ellis Stanyon
72. Endorsed Dealers Offerings

73. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVIII, Number 7 - January-February 1961 - 12 pages
73. Hoskin's Materialization Seance - Jean Hugard
74. Backstage - Frank Joglar
    • Grim Reaper - re: Henry Clive, A.C. Gilbert & Hen Fetsch
    • Bomb Scare
    • Jottings
74. Presentation - quotation - Prof. Hoffmann
74. Canary from Tissue - Mystic Craig
75. Milbourne Christopher's Column
    • Hen Fetsch on Trick Coins
75. Hugard's Flowers and Fish - M.C.
76. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
    • The Magic of Syldini - Slydini
    • Don Lawton's Exclusive Manuscripts
      • #1 Bonus Pages and Trick Tips
      • #2 Patter Scripts
      • #3 Routines & Instruction Sheets, Part I
      • #4 Routines & Instruction Sheets, Part II
      • #5 Ward Miller's Mutterings
76. R.I.P. - obituary for John J. Crimmins, Jr.
77. The Magic of India - Milbourne Christopher
78. The Fade-Away Card - Jimmie Wilson
79. Controlled Selection - Tony Kardyro
80. cartoon
81. The Wizard's Variations - Al Stevenson
    • Fetsch's 'Magic Spell'
      • The Magic Spell
      • A Second Chance
      • Do as I Do
      • Spirit Spelling
      • Combinations
      • Conclusion
82. Magicuote - wisdom from Fu Manchu
83. Outline of Mystery - The Secrets of 20th Century Magic - Jean Hugard
    • Card Sleights, II
      • To Palm Any Desired Number of Cards from Top of Deck
      • Palming Top Card With One Hand
      • The Bottom Palm in the Left Hand
83. Patter - Cliff Green
84. Endorsed Dealers Offerings

85. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVIII, Number 8 - March-April 1961 - 12 pages
85. Dr. Jaks' "Lightning Forger" - Milbourne Christopher
86. Backstage - Frank Joglar
    • Ford Magic
    • Parent Assembly Show
    • Research Dept.
    • Bits and Pieces
    • Grim Reaper - re: Albert F. Munroe
87. Hen Fetsch's Sleeve Sorcery - M.C.
87. Good News - announcement - M.C.
87. Tea Leaf Divination - Jean Hugard's Notes
87. Longfellow's Vanishing Knot - M.C.
88. Milbourne Christopher's Column
    • Hot Books
    • Parasol Finish
    • Effective Opener
    • Dove Production
    • Close-Up Fooler
    • Book Test Tip
    • Rod Through Girl
88. Erasers - Jean Hugard's Notes
89. Switch a Bill Burn a Bill - Jimmie Wilson
89. Patter - Cliff Green
90. Book Profiles - Edgar Heyl
    • Houdini: Master of Escape - Lace Kendall
    • Sick Sorcery - Bob Olson & Bob Pearce
    • The Illustrated History of Magic
    • Do It Again Magic Tricks
    • Notes on Periodicals
90. John J. Crimmins, Jr. - obituary
91. The Wizard's Variations - Al Stevenson
    • Double, Double
      • Two Card Monte With Two Card Monte
      • The Jumping Cards
92. Ribbon Magic - A Routine - North
    • Ribbon to Rose
    • Instant Ribbon
    • Cut Ribbon
    • Ribbon Clip
    • Red, White and Blue
    • Stripes, si. Stars, no
    • Breath Away
    • Walking Through
    • Stripper Finish
93. Outline of Mystery - The Secrets of 20th Century Magic - Jean Hugard
    • Card Sleights, III
      • Palming a Packet of Cards While Riffle Shuffling
      • Ultra Penetration
94. Christopher's Count-Down - M.C.
    • Variation with Playing Cards
95. What They're Doing - No. 3 - M.C.
    • Marvyn Roy - Radio City Music Hall, New York
95. What They Did - No. 3 - Jean Hugard's Notes
    • Henry Clive
      • with Rickard's Show in New Zealand
      • Opera House, Wellington, N.Z. - August 20, 1905
      • 81st Street Theatre, New York - June 30, 1917
96. Endorsed Dealers Offerings

97. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVIII, Number 9 - May 1961 - 12 pages
97. John Scarne's Controlled Choice - Milbourne Christopher
97. Next Month: A New Editor - announcement
98. Backstage - Frank Joglar
    • Mystery Man
    • News and Notes
    • Gelman on Guild
    • TV Trickery
    • Bits and Pieces
    • Vernon
    • Berle's Photo Finish
    • Jottings
99. Milbourne Christopher's Column
    • Riffle Glimpse
    • Three Card Monte Tip
    • Single Card Change
    • Leipzig Center Cut
99. cartoon
100. Reading the Center-Tear - North
100. Close-Up Tip - M.C.
101. A Dirty Trick - Jimmie Wilson
101. Next Month - announcement
102. The Wizard's Variations - Al Stevenson
     • More Double Deceptions
       • 1. The Vanishing Card
       • 2. To the Top
       • 3. Three are One
       • Secret
       • Preparation and Method
       • Further Suggestions
102. Howard Thurston's Patter for "The Lady and the Lion"
103. Roundabout with Fred Braue
     • The One-Armed Gambler
     • Fifteen-second Poker Deal
     • Fine Finale
103. cartoon
104. Book Profiles - Edgar Heyl
     • Paper Folding Fun - Robert Harbin
     • Glass Through Hat - Matthews
     • Magic Tricks - Guy Frederick
     • Parables in Magic - Matthews
     • In Print
104. Exchange Clip - Jean Hugard's Notes
105. Spirit Writing - Jean Hugard
106. What They're Doing - No. 4 - M.C.
     • Mac Ronay - Ed Sullivan Show, CBS-TV, May 21, 1961
106. Parasol Tip - Hen Fetsch
106. What They Did - No. 4 - Jean Hugard's Notes
     • Hanson and The Burton Sisters - Colonial Theatre, New York, January 20th, 1918
107. Patter - Cliff Green
108. Endorsed Dealers Offerings

109. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVIII, Number 10 - June 1961 - 12 pages - Fred Braue, New Editor
109. Allerton's Amazers - Fred Braue
     • On My Mind
     • Card-reading
     • Think-a-Card
     • The Esophagus Card
     • Four Card Location
110. Backstage - Frank Joglar
     • Flash from Fred Braue
     • Richiardi, Jr.
     • Here and There
     • News and Notes
     • SAM Convention
     • Robert Downey
     • More Doves
     • Channing Pollack
     • Jottings
     • Bits and Pieces
110. Coming Soon - announcement
111. Matchless Matches - Jimmie Wilson
111. The Polish Medium - Jean Hugard's Notes
112. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • Scooped
     • Nine to Ten
     • Match Tip
     • Two B's
113. Roundabout with Fred Braue
     • re: My Ambitious Card Routine
       • Part One
       • Part Two
     • Recommended
113. 1 Out of 5 - Paul Morris
114. What Day Was That? - Arthur F. Bull
115. Silver and Ashes - Ken Beale
117. Malini's Egg Bag Trick - Harry G. Shaw
117. Book Profiles - Edgar Heyl
     • Club and Party Mentalism - Robert A. Nelson
     • In Print
117. Floating Cane - Jean Hugard's Notes
118. Color-Change Silk to Cane - Gene Warren
118. Assistant Wonders - M.C.
118. Body Loads for the Ghost Tube - Jean Hugard's Notes
119. Esprediction - North
119. Next Month - announcement
119. Patter - Cliff Green
119. Scarne Clip Tip - M.C.
120. Endorsed Dealers Offerings

121. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVIII, Number 11 - July 1961 - 12 pages
121. Midnight Magic - Arthur F. Bull
122. Backstage - Frank Joglar
     • Tannen's Weekend
     • Jottings
     • Christopher
     • Grim Reaper - Lewis Davenport & Amac
     • Bits and Pieces
122. What Day Was That? - Arthur F. Bull
123. The Special Edition Trick - Fred Braue
123. Soon to Come - announcement
124. Roundabout with Fred Braue
     • Matchical Flame
     • Memories ... Memories
     • Fooler Coin Vanish
     • My Ambitious Card Routine (continued)
       • Part Three
       • Part Four
       • Part Five
124. The Red Line - Jean Hugard's Notes
125. Einstein's Theory
125. Coin Vanish in the Nude - Art Lyle
126. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • The Dove Pan
     • Changing Bag
     • Lights and Shadows
     • Rope Cutting
     • Birds
     • Volunteers
     • Criticism
126. Fred Keating - obituary by Milbourne Christopher
127. Allerton's Amazers - Fred Braue
     • Fools Me, Too
     • The Four Aces
     • Name Your Number
128. The Wizard's Variations - Al Stevenson
     • "Bill to Matches"
       • Quick Change
       • Fire to Matches
       • Reverse Bill
       • Half a Trick
       • Money Bag
       • Note to Readers
128. Next Month - announcement
129. The Mental Quirk - Jimmie Wilson
130. Malini's Straw Trick - Elwin T. Shaw
130. Equilibrium Extraordinary - Jean Hugard
130. Gardner's Card Naming - F.B.
130. Mirror Magic - Jean Hugard's Notes
130. Patter - Cliff Green
131. Fire-Eating Ideas - Jean Hugard's Notes
131. Dream-Trip - North
132. Endorsed Dealers Offerings

133. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVIII, Number 12 - no date (August 1961) - 12 pages
133. Silent E.S.P. Test - Gerald Kosky
134. Backstage - Frank Joglar
     • New IGP Prexy
     • IBM Convention
     • ESP in Canada
     • News and Notes
     • Bits and Pieces
134. Next Month: A Double Issue - announcement
135. Acumen - Jimmie Wilson
135. All Cards - announcement
136. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • Disembodied
     • Mark Wilson
     • Reactions
     • Stage Managers
     • Diners' Deception
136. Rosini's Bill Vanish - F.B.
136. Patter Line - Cliff Green
137. Blair Gilbert's Egg Bag Secret - Fred Braue
     • Blair Gilbert's Secret
138. Burlesque Levitation - Arthur F. Bull
138. Lyle's Move - Art Lyle
139. Allerton's Amazers - Fred Braue
     • Spirit Cartography
     • Magnetic Thought
139. More Cards - announcement
140. Roundabout with Fred Braue
     • My Ambitious Card Routine (continued)
       • Part Six
       • Part Seven
       • Part Eight
     • That Old Gang of Mine
     • Recommended
140. Book Profiles - Edgar Heyl
     • The Art of Origami - Samuel Randlett
     • Houdini - W. L. Gresham
     • Vampira - Gloria Palmer
     • The Tie Pitch - Tom Palmer
     • Medicine Show Tonight! - Van Cleve
141. On Television
141. Talk for Tricks - F.B.
     • Dizzy Dial
142. Of General Interest - F.B.
142. What's Cookin' - announcement
142. The Rocket Coins - Dr. Hanque Panque, M.D.M.
142. Startling Handshake - Jean Hugard's Notes
142. Patter Lines - Cliff Green
143. Phantom-Tube Tip - North
144. Endorsed Dealers Offerings