Magic & Conjuring: page 173

September 1947 - August 1948
Including Magigals
Mr. & Mrs. William W. Larsen, Editors

369 pages (7 double pages)

1. Genii - Volume 12, Number 1 - September 1947 - 32 pages
1. Cover - Frank Clinton
6. Facing the Facts - Bill Larsen
   • Square Deal for Dealers
   • Keeps Your Hands in Your Pockets
   • The Great Leon Denies
   • Too Many Trophies
   • Bickering
   • Tribute
   • Big Business
   • On the Set at Paramount
   • George Boston
   • Too Good!
   • Framed!
   • It's Hot
7. Rope of Quong Hi - Alan Wakeling
8. Surprise!! - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
8. cartoon - Tom Lawless
9. One-man Blindfolded Psycho Act -...

This was the first magic video Martin Breese released. While it was not the first instructional magic video tape (that honor goes to a 1971 video featuring Dai Vernon), it was certainly among the very first ones to appear and find relative wide distribution both in the US and UK.

This instructional video is designed specifically for the Cabaret entertainer. An hour long with full explanations of each effect. Terry Seabrooke gives away some of his cherished secrets and more important the reasons why and how. Also includes a pretty clever unpublished mentalism routine by Al Koran. Terry's versions of the Chinese...

Proof is a collection of strange mathematical proofs where you can show, convincingly, that things are not always what they seem. To most people, the idea that 'minus one' is equal to 'one' might sound barmy, or that Pi=2, or 4, or that 4=5, but that is what you will be able to prove with this video.

Ian has been using some of these diversions for well over thirty years, and he can attest to how much fun they are to demonstrate. They are not 'performance pieces' - by that he means that they would not fit into a traditional magic show, but as an impromptu moment of strange, they are perfect....

A 30% price reduced bundle of card magic ebooks.

A 30% price reduced bundle of card magic ebooks.

Jason Michaels was an extraordinary psychic during the 80s. (Jason was actually a pseudonym of Devin Knight.) He shot to national stardom almost overnight with his headline predictions that appeared to be the real thing; even to top mentalists such as Al Mann. He stunned reporters nationwide with his ability to levitate in newspaper offices. Yes, before self-levitations became popular Jason Michaels was doing it. That is because he was one of the early innovators of the effect. It did not stop there; he made himself invisible, caused clouds to vanish from the sky and outdid other mentalists...

The third volume of this quality card magic set features a further 12 of Mark's highly workable card routines. There is a lot of variety offered here, and the standard of the magic is high.

There is magic for close up shows, for mentalism, for parlour shows and also for commercial walkabout work. Here is a run down of the contents:

Aces Under Control - this is a perfect way to produce the four Aces in that it looks skillful yet is easy to do

Co-inci-mental - a you-do-as-I-do card matching effect that cuts out all the unnecessary packet exchanges plus adds a kicker finish

Countdown...

The Collected Card Magic of Mark Leveridge - Volume 2 features material for close up, stand up and even children's shows. Here is a run down of the contents:

1-2-3 Jumbo Cards Across - great version of the classic trick for stand up adult shows or children's work. Easy to do.

The Blankety-Blank Pack - a striking blank deck routine that finishes with the entire deck printing backs and faces.

Diary Of A Nobody - a neat variation on the Danson Diary trick which only uses one diary and one deck plus has a twist at the end.

Corrector - a nice use of an old idea using a window envelope...

For over 30 years Mark Leveridge has gradually been creating a portfolio of card effects and routines where the accent is on practicality and entertainment value. In the first of four projected volumes The Collected Card Magic of Mark Leveridge - Volume 1 offers the reader 15 commercial effects, all of which should be within the capabilities of everyone except the total beginner.

Instead of padding out this ebook with minor technical variations, or with descriptions of esoteric card sleights and moves, Mark has chosen to provide a range of varied, interesting and above all individual tricks...

Queens Quartet is a 4 part routine that uses the Queens to find selected cards in different and novel ways.

The routine can be performed as three individual effects (the fourth effect doesn't work itself) or as a whole. In performing the routine as a whole, you will find that each effect has been created to lead automatically into the next one, producing an act that "flows" from start to finish.

You will need to be able to do the following techniques:

• Magicians Choice force
• Mock Pass
• Braue Add On Move
• Bro. John Hamman's Packet Switch

1st edition 2014, 9 pages.

Die legendären Becherspielroutine des Wiener Zauberkünstlers Kurt Freitag.

Auf diese Rou­tine haben viele Zau­ber­freunde schon sehr lange gewar­tet. Nun ist sie end­lich da: Die Becher­spiel­rou­tine von Kurt Frei­tag aus Wien. Seit vie­len Jah­ren eine legen­däre Vor­füh­rung, die Erin­ne­run­gen an BOSCO, Döbler und Gosh­man wach wer­den lässt. Für mich per­sön­lich ein sehr wich­ti­ges Pro­jekt, weil ich end­lich nach Jah­ren mein Ver­spre­chen Kurt Frei­tag ein­lö­sen konnte, seine Rou­tine in allen Details zu beschreiben.

Kurt Frei­tag hat...

The Conversus Clipboard is a versatile utility device that allows you to switch items such as envelopes, billets, coins, playing cards, and more under the scrutiny of your audience. The clipboard functions as a standard clipboard yet will allow you to present devastating routines.

• You can use any clipboard, including transparent ones.
• You can make this for only a few dollars in about 15 minutes.
• There is nothing mechanical to fail. It works every time!

Included in this manuscript are the details for making the clipboard. It's easy and inexpensive to put together. The manuscript also...

This is not your typical magic video. While Tony Shiels demonstrates a few bizarre magic effects, it is for the most part a human interest piece. Tony invites us into his home as well as into the woods where we see him talking, walking, pointing at leaves and stones, giving performance advice and pondering the past - all done in his weird and unique way.

If you want to learn more about the personality behind Tony Shiels you will love this video. If you are after the next best effect you will certainly be disappointed.

Includes a five minute intro with Martin Breese talking about his foray...

DISCLAIMER: This ebook will teach you proven methods to remember dreams. It will teach you how to have lucid dreams and how to remember the content of those dreams. It will show you techniques that the author and others have used to see actual newspaper headlines in their dreams. Although the author and others have had success with some of these headlines coming true, there is no guarantee the newspaper headlines you dream will come true. This ebook will show you the proper technique for seeing newspapers in your dreams. The material in this ebook may be considered controversial by some readers....

One of America's finest close-up men has written a fine book on his work. Illustrated with excellent line drawings by Steranko. Makes all the tricks clear and easy to follow. Additionally there are a couple of photos of Milt demonstrating certain moves.

You will enjoy:

• Kortially Yours (card revealment)
• Homing Pigeon (a boomerang card)
• You Got Nothin' Poker Deal
• Cup Hola (paper cup and coin routine)
• Sheer Brute Strength (bending a penny by magic)
• Half From One (bill routine)
• Miser's Dream in Reverse
• Kort Coin Star
• Gone Again Coin Routine
• Miniature Cups and Balls
• Chromo Cups and...

Written by a man who has won many magic contests and who has the trophies to prove it! They illustrate this ebook.

• Introduction
• Why Enter A Magic Contest
• How To Win...Before The Contest
• Deadlines
• Time Limits
• Contest Categories
• Standard of Judging
• Learn the Situation
• Plan the Act as a Contest Winner
• Consider What Works Best in a Contest
• Rehearse a Winning Act
• How To Win...During the Contest
• Make the Most of the Audience
• Make the Most of the M.C.
• Make the Most of Your Act
• Make the Most of the Judges
• How To Win...After the Contest
• Win With the Magic Award
• Win With or Without...

CONTENTS:

• FINALE (Brian Davies): A card is selected (face unseen) from a red-backed deck and retained by a spectator. A number is chosen and counted in a blue-backed deck. The two cards match.
• THE POWER OF SUGGESTION (Barrie Richardson): A ring is placed around the neck of a Coca Cola bottle. The ring is removed, vanished and it appears back on the neck of the bottle.
• DOMINO TELEPATHY (Anonimous): All the domino pieces are put together in line. You devine the spots at each end of the chain. A classic.
• COLOR CROSSER (Max Maven): A series of stunning effects using just a packet of cards. ...

The English magazine [lc=3255 Club 71 ran from 1970 to 2007 and was produced by Geoff Maltby the owner of Repro Magic. For most of the time Walt Lees was the editor. Contributors include: Max Maven, Peter Duffie, Patrick Page, Al Smith, Angelo Carbone, Ian Rowland, Werner Miller, Peter Kane, Paul Hallas, Stephen Tucker, Ali Bongo and many more. The subjects discussed span everything from mentalism and cards, to magic for children and close-up.

CONTENTS:

• AROUND THE WORLD (Peter Underwood): A great mental effect. Two cards are selected by a cut of the deck done by a spectator. The two values added and an Atlas opened at that page to select a country. You have predicted that country. ...

Il gioco delle 11 carte di Edward Victor eseguito con delle banconote da un dollaro.

I dettagli ed il metodo segreto di questa routine sono stati tenuti segreti fin dai giorni di Fred Kaps; prima di allora era stata solamente divulgata ad un manipolo di amici e, occasionalmente, spiegata da Fred Kaps solo a performer seri come Trevor Lewis, il quale aveva elaborato una propria routine, guardando Fred Kaps, ancor prima di incontrarlo. In seguito la routine originale venne indipendentemente sviluppata, cambiata ed adattata da Trevor, Mike Caveney, Peter Pit, Ger Copper ed altri ben noti artisti,...

Cards and Strangers contains six effects that will make your audience sit up, take notice, and want more.

These effects aren't just magical. They are entertaining! And isn't that what we get paid for?

Every effect in this ebook has been set on rules! They must be entertaining, have not too many sleights (but NOT self working) and can be performed in the hands. All too often there isn't space on the table to perform or sometimes no table. As American magician Paul Lelekis states in the Forward.

"The number of tricks out there that can be performed completely in the hands can "fit on the head of...

This is truly a gem, an early Vernon publication, the lecture notes to his first European lecture tour in 1955. Explained are classics of card, coin and ball magic and Vernon's Thumb Tie routine:

• Three Ball Transposition
• Ball, Cone and Handkerchief
• Seven Card Monte
• Expansion of Texture
• A Chinese Classic
• The Thumb Tie

1st edition 1955, 1st digital edition 2014, 14 pages.

Three off beat effects which have received the praise of laymen, magicians and reviewers.

CLEAR THOUGHT uses four blank cards. A spectator is asked to think of one of the four Queens, Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds or Spades, and whilst the blank cards are in her own hands one of them changes to the mentally selected card. No questions are asked. Not to be outdone, the performer changes the other blanks into the remaining Queens.

POLYTHENE PAM is a novel version of Find The Lady. A spectator fails to find the lady which continually disappears leaving just four blank cards. At the finish all the...

A different version of the Pitchman Act. This one is based on the tie salesman. Everyone has seen the booth where they sell the cheap ties be it a pushcart, folding suitcase, or a department store counter. The performer is loaded with tricks and gimmicks and things keep happening every time he shows a tie. The routine is full of comedy with a lot of surprises and really clever bits. You probably have the material among your tricks and can easily fix up the rest. The ebook covers every detail, with lots of illustrations.

1st digital edition 2014, 11 pages.

CONTENTS:

• TUNED MINDS (Jack Avis): Four spectators chose four numbers which are used to reveal the four Aces (or four selections).
• HAVE A MATCH (Magini): A novelty funny trick. You offer a match to a spectator and the match rises from the box. A good laugh.
• TWO BALL TRANSPOSITION (C. King): You show a red and a green ball (or any two colors) and they, using a handkerchief, transpose. A strong effect for any ball routine.
• A CHANGE OF PLANS (Bill Simon): A nice routine using the four Kings where they follow the leader. One King changes into an Ace and the other Kings change into Aces too.
• A CARD TRANSPOSITION...