Magic & Conjuring: page 335

[S]Witch is a great impromptu billet technique, created by Julien during years of performances on cruise ships and in theatre shows. The effect is simple: You ask someone to draw or write anything on a small paper/business card. In only two very fair moves, you can duplicate their thoughts.

Yes we're talking about a switch, but such a good one. It's done in front of your spectator's eyes, and even though you magicians know there is one in play, you can't see it. It is that strong. This method is a real worker, performed hundreds of times by Julien for real audiences. A powerful secret kept underground...

From the preface:

• PREFACE TO NEW EDITION
• INTRODUCTION
  • The Wizard's Table
  • The Wizard's Dress
• THE LATEST SLEIGHTS
  • The Latest Methods employed in the Money Trick, explaining the Improved System of Palming, the Bamboo Stick, and other New Inventions.
  • A Dozen Half-Crowns Produced...

A fast, modern escape act you can present at nightclubs, casino floor shows, and TV.

It's an ever-changing world. And with these changes come new modes in everything, including show business. Houdini could be heavily shackled, then retire to a cabinet for thirty minutes, liberate himself and the audiences clamored for more. But that was then ... Paying customers today demand two things: speed and comedy. Many successful professional magicians throw good tricks away if the item won't produce at least six laughs and takes more than two minutes to perform.

This act has been streamlined to appeal...

From the foreword:

• Foreword
• A Production Box
• Coin On Knife Or Sword
• From Match To Match
• "Give Me A Light, Please"
• The Haunted Chair
• A Magnetic Pencil
• The Floating Paper
• Spirit Rapping
• The "Finder" Pencil
• The Cork Returns
• A New Changing Or Producing Canister
• Calendar Book Test
• Novel Book Test
• A Flower Growth
• Liquid Transposition
• The Ghost Taps
• "Mystify Yourself!" Ribbon And...

• Through The Eye Of A Needle
• Repeat Torn Paper
• The Restored Spill
• Sex Detection
• Number Prediction
• Dictionary Test
• A Sliding Card Frame
• The Rising Cards
• A Card Flourish
• A Colour Force
• A Different "Pick-It-Out" Trick
• Burnt And Restored
• Blendo
• Word Magic
• Four Colour Change Pencil
• Copper To Silver
• Hand To Hand
• Coin From Smoke
• A Deceptive Coin Pass
• Passe Passe Coins
• The Separated Coins
• Penetration
• Coins And Papers
• Rising And Revolving Candle

Klassiker

Kunststücke, die tausendfach erprobt sind und in zahllosen Varianten vorliegen, die damit auch ein gewisses Alter aufweisen, pflegt man als Klassiker zu bezeichnen. Beispiele sind etwa diese Klassiker: das Becherspiel, dann das Zerschneiden und Wiederganzmachen einer Schnur, die Schnurstäbe, die Chinesischen Ringe, der Eierbeutel und so fort. Die Studie bespricht drei solcher Klassiker sowohl historisch als auch sachlich und beschreibt neue Versionen: die "Banknote in der Zitrone", die "Schwebenden Gläser" und den Effekt "Zwei-in-die-Hand, eines-in- die-Tasche".

• Die Banknote...

Tricks and amusements with a sheet of paper.

From the foreword:

From the preface:

From the introduction:

• Introduction
• Hints For Amateurs On Forcing Cards
• The Automatic Jig Saw Puzzle Worker
• To Fully Restore The Card
• A Perfect False Riffle Shuffle
• A False Count To Be Used...

Magicians and emcees know that comedy plays an important role in warming up today's audiences. No matter how great your tricks may be, if the spectators aren't laughing, they're not being entertained. Whether for TV, stage, casino floor show (night club), or lodge shows, Without Mirrors contains an excellent assortment of material to choose from to make you the center of attention.

Memorize two or three of the one-liners and you'll also be prepared to deliver an apparently ad-lib, off the cuff remark, just as the late-night TV hosts do. While you don't have a team of comedy writers like the...

Effect 1: Impromptu Pin Guess

Imagine walking up to a random spectator and instantly reveal the PIN Code that they generated, moments back, without any funny business, the spectator never says or writes any digit of the pin code.

• Totally impromptu pin Reveal.
• A relevant plot, no pre-show involved.
• Zero memory works
• Spectator never says or writes any digit of the pin code
• 100% correct all the time
• Less memory work for spectator
• Practical to perform

After a bit of chatting with your participant, you take the cards from the card case and hand it to your...

This is an improvement in the handling of the Curry Turnover that makes this move easier to accomplish and more deceptive. A simple get-ready makes the exchange faster and infinitely more rewarding. It was perfected during hundreds of hours behind a Black Jack table without ever once being detected.

It can be used for magical purposes as well. Add this subtle weapon to your card arsenal.

1st edition 2021, PDF 4 pages, video 30 s.

Two surprising card tricks based on a little known principle.

My Lady's Jewels

The performer starts with: "The story goes that a certain queen had some very valuable diamonds, and one day when she opened her jewel casket lo and behold some of them were missing. Summoning the court detective, she commanded him to trace the stolen gems and return them to her, and, being a very able sleuth his quest was soon accomplished. If you will take your own pack of cards and follow my directions, I will show you how he did it."

The cards having been produced (and emphasis is laid upon the fact...

• The Flying Coins
• Ball Production For Club Workers
• Thimble Production
• Choice Restored
• The Web Handkerchief Production
• Black Art Milk Vanish
• A "Stag" Party Pack
• Tele - Refreshment Bar
• The Hoop Un-Looped
• The Surp-Rising Cigarette
• Which End?
• Finding A Card At Any Number
• The Girl Behind The Door
• Silk Sympathy
• Bar And Chains Escape
• Sleight For Gloved Workers
• The T.S. Sack Escape
• Date Plus Your Age
• Lay-Out Speller
• A Mental Tip
• Entertaining With Words
  • (1) Marriage And Divorce
  • (2) Lazy Bones
  • (3) Backwards And Forwards
• Effective Four Ace Trick
• Leap Year Card Trick

• The Spirit Guide
• A Paddle Routine
• The Impromptu Rising Card
• The Elongated Cigarette
• New Rising Cards
• Flip Flap
• The Tell Tale Scytale
• The Ribbon Pyramid
• Two Silks Vanish
• Off And On Again
• Change Over Cards
• The Jumping Ring
• The T.S. Find The Lady
• Winged Cigarettes
• On Again - Off Again
• Balls And Pillar
• An Old Trick Simplified
• The Winner
• It's Just Chance
• The Name On The Slate
• Living And Dead

Die "Magischen Studien" beschäftigen sich mit bestimmten Themen, Ideen und Problemen der Zauberkunst. Jede Studie wird eingeleitet durch eine kurze geschichtliche und sachliche Betrachtung, gefolgt von einigen zum Thema passenden Kunststücken. Viele dieser Kunststücke sind noch wenig bekannt oder neu, andere wieder enthalten neue Ideen zu bewährten Effekten - alle aber wurden praktisch erprobt und haben sich vor Laienpublikum als erfolgreich erwiesen.

Zuschauer Zaubern

Es geht in dieser Studie um Kunststücke, bei denen die Zuschauer selber "Wunder" wirken, ohne daß scheinbar der...

Here are ten fun-to-perform mysteries from arguably the best magical artist and instructor on the planet. Easy enough for the beginner, the varied routines will entertain any audience, regardless of the performer's skill level. Despite the title, you'll find yourself using one or more of these stunts wherever people gather: at the dinner table, at your favorite watering hole, at parties, or at get-togethers with friends and family. Each effect is painstakingly illustrated in Doc Tarbell's famous style, making them fun and easy to learn and perform.

Originally published in 1930, after the...

This is the first catalog Martin Breese issued most likely in 1975. He had not yet begun to create and publish his own products. We therefore find in this catalog only products from other manufacturers, such as Ken Brooke, Johnson Products, Sterling Magic Creations, and others.

1st edition 1975, PDF 57 pages.

Martin Breese was an early adopter of video technology. He produced a number of videos in-house, and also retailed some of the earliest instructional magic videos available. This was the first video catalog Breese issued.

1st edition 1986, 20 pages; PDF 20 pages.

This work explores the history, meaning, and uses of playing cards.

From the foreword:

Growing tired of long, arduous Poker Deals that magicians love and audiences can loathe? All too often when a spectator remarks: "I wouldn't like to play cards with you!" the performer unleashes a twenty-minute Poker demonstration, often laced with countless sleights and bloated yarn about a shady Mexican gambler. The entertainment quotient is immediately stifled; it is all just 'too much.'

Looking to jettison these overbearing routines? Author Ian Baxter has put together some practical alternatives - three highly entertaining, well-paced Poker Deals in one exceptional manuscript. Easy, delightful...

A visual vanish of a playing card which looks like real magic. The gimmick can be made in a few minutes.

1st edition 2021, video 7 min.

Borrow any bill (any currency), hold it in your hand, attach the bill to the card and it will start to rise. Simple, visual and a clear effect.

1st edition 2020, video 25 min 45 s.

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