Magic & Conjuring: page 350

Going down the list of contributors one will find very prominent names such as Elmsley, Walton and Avis. When this book originally appeared they were young and largely unknown. Enjoy some of their early contributions to the art of close-up magic.

• Foreword
• The Repeat Card In Hat (Tommy Vanderschmidt)
• The Cut And Restored Cigarette (Arthur Holland)
• Jet Transportation (Bobby Bernard)
• Point Of Departure (Alex Elmsley)
• Knifed (Roy Walton)
• The Seance Card Trick (Ted Danson)
• The Monte Cristo Ring (John Derris)
• The Cards Of Pegasus (Jack Avis)

1st edition 1953, 37 pages; 1st digital edition 2017, 30 pages....

Per divertimento o profitto!

Un mago dilettante è chiunque abbia un minimo di talento, abilità e conoscenza quando si tratta di eseguire trucchi magici. Lui o lei potrebbe essere chiunque conosca un trucco magico o almeno tre trucchi magici.Ma in fondo, una definizione più tecnica di un mago dilettante è chiunque non pratichi in alcun modo la magia come mestiere, anche se conosce quattro, cinque, sei o più di una serie di trucchi magici. Questo a prescindere da quanto possa essere bravo nell’effettuare giochi di prestigio o illusioni.

Tuttavia, ci sono quei maghi dilettanti che...

This was originally published under the title Hummer's Dial A Date Deal.

Where will you go on your dream vacation? Paris? London? Madrid? Come Fly With Me is a stunning psychic mystery using Bob Hummer's ingenious method to name a mentally selected vacation destination with no questions asked and nothing written down.

A spectator lays out a number of cards - some face-up, some face-down. The choice of cards and positioning is up to him. A second row of cards is also laid out. The performer does not at any time see the order of cards. The spectator then selects the name of one of a number...

From Chapter 1:

This is a very efficient method for this effect. I like it a lot. - Peter Duffie

I like this effect very much indeed and have performed it several times with great reactions. - David Gemmell

Nice trick. Very clean. I like it. - Cameron Francis

The deck (can be borrowed) is shuffled by a spectator and the black Kings are removed from the deck. A card is freely selected (can be signed) by a spectator before it's lost in the deck.

The performer spreads the deck and instructs the spectator to freely place the first King in any part of the deck. This is followed by the second King.

The whole deck is placed onto spectator's...

Viaggio nella Comunicazione

Calabria 2016: mi trovo in un piccolo paese nella provincia di Crotone, dove ho passato parecchie estati, essendo questo il paese nativo dei miei genitori.

Non mi sento costretto ad andarci, anzi, quando possibile ci torno volentieri, richiamato dal fascino e dalla bellezza della costa ionica.

Sono passati tre anni e mezzo dal mio primo eBook “Oltre le parole” ed è cresciuta la voglia di proseguire con un altro capitolo, di creare e passare nuove informazioni sulla comunicazione e sul linguaggio del corpo, arricchendo tutto ciò con nuovi esperimenti...

The crazy card routines of one of the funniest magicians in the world. Very usable material including 23 hilarious card tricks, different from anything you ever tried before, totally unexpected, totally uninhibited in a very nice way, and totally entertaining. Illustrated by Roy Kissell.

1st edition 1960, 28 pages; digital edition 2012, 32 pages.

Table of Contents

9. "Hum-Bug" Prediction
11. Card In The Turban
12. Lost And Found
13. C-Thru Card
14. Spotz
15. Op-Trick-Al Illusion
16. Hocus-Focus
17. 2 Or 3 From 5 & 10
18. Cardician Blendo
20. Komical Cards
20. A "Marxed" Card
20. The "Blushing" King
21. It's A "Scorcher" ...

Laugh three times as hard when you purchase all three ebooks.

"I just got this today, it's great! Sometimes, the simple tricks are the best. I've already shown it to some people, and it really DOES get a big laugh. Thanks!" - Dave D.

This old standby has been given a make-over by adding a comedy ending that revitalizes the handling and assures the performer a laugh and a round of applause. Get that deck out of the drawer and breathe new life into it. (Requires you to have or get a so-called "Electric Deck" which can be purchased new typically below $10.)

1st edition 2021, PDF 1 page, video 38s.

Are you a magician, comedian, speaker, entertainer or anyone that interacts with an audience? Do you have moments in your show/presentation that are quiet and you feel you need just one quip, joke or one-liner joke that would break the silence and add much needed humour?

Here are 200 short jokes and witty comments covering a wide variety of topics that are ideal to add into any show and help with continuity. The ebook is called "Fillers" because that is exactly what these jokes are ... filler material to keep your show running smoothly and put smiles on the faces of your audience.

This...

Magicseen is the funniest magic magazine around. It often features articles on comedy performers and provides comedy material in the form of verbal and visual gags for its readers to use in their acts. Over the last 10 years there was quite a lot of comedy material in the pages of Magicseen, and so the folks at Magicseen decided to collect together into one eook the big articles on comedy performers who were featured over the last decade. Inside this 100 page ebook you will find collected together the articles featured on top names such as John Archer, Paul Daniels, Paul Zenon, Mel Mellers, Graham P....

This old manuscript released by Will Andrade revolves around comedy magic. It contains a collection of many gags that can be incorporated in your magic act.

Some gags include:

• fat and thin lady
• milk through head
• shoe lace trick
• banana gag
• flap jack trick
• duck trick
• famous bullet catching
• egg shampoo
• the elusive lady
• Etc.

Laughs galore! Comedy bits, blackouts, funny lines, complete presentations and humorous bits of business for mentalists, magicians and psychic entertainers.

When first published, this was the first and only comprehensive book on the subject. Comedy bits, effects and full routines by Bob Nelson, Karrell Fox, George Johnstone, Alan Millan, The Amazing Maurice, North Bigbee, Sid Lorraine, George McAthy, Robert Tripp and Ben Franklin IV.

Top-notch material for every occasion, including a complete two-person comedy act by Bob Nelson and a complete comedy Talking Skull routine by George McAthy.

PLUS: A BONUS OF...

More comedy bits, more skits, more blackouts, more funny lines, more complete presentations and more humorous bits of business.

Volume 1 of Comedy Mentalism was such a success that Nelson did "what comes naturally," and assembled a whole stable of comedy writers (many new to this series) and proudly offers Volume 2 of Comedy Mentalism.

This is funny stuff! Contains comedy bits and new humorous situations for every occasion. Bits for MC's, amateur shows and every possible professional entertainment occasion.

NEW COMEDY AND EFFECTS by Bob Nelson, "Senator" Crandall, Tommy Windsor, Lois Lytle, Dorny, Bob Heidinger, Dr. Faust (David Hoy), Syd Bergson, Karrell Fox, Gerald...

This is a serious ebook on comedy! A tremendous act that’s one scream of a laugh! Rachel and Aldo have obtained huge success with this comedy act. They performed the act for magic conventions where most of the audiences are composed of magicians, but they found out that the routine goes over great with lay audiences as well. They had so many requests about this act that they finally decided to put it in print. To keep the ebook as complete as possible, they have listed more gags and jokes that you can use.

1st edition 2009; 13 pages.

Possibly the world's funniest card trick!

A spectator is asked to assist on stage with a card trick. Both he and the magician wear a paper bag blindfold over their heads as a card is attempted to be selected. Eventually a large knife is introduced into the routine that the magician intends to stab through the selected card when the spectator is instructed to toss the entire jumbo deck into the air. Everything goes wrong and the audience is in hysterics. Eventually the magician identifies the card successfully. An incredibly commercial, funny and entertaining routine for any serious professional. ...

Important: These are not plans for making this yourself. These are the detailed directions plus supplements that came with this trick when it was on the market for $225.00. This PDF is designed for collectors who may have the prop, but no directions, magic historians, and those simply curious as to how this trick was done. The trick still shows up on eBay, magic flea markets and auctions. If you need the directions, then here they are.

NOTE: If you have minimal craft skills, then you may be able to gimmick a lamp after reading the instruction sheets.

Effect:

The magician borrows a ring...

This is a compilation of five publications:

1. Comedy Magic by Percy Abbott
2. Comedy Tricks And Gags by Davey Jones
3. Just For Laughs by Don 'Whizzer the Clown' Bridwell
4. Comedy Book-From Here To Obscurity by Val Andrews
5. Comedy Stunts by Augustus 'Gus' Rapp

PDF 98 pages...

A teach-in video for card magicians who are searching for reputation-building commercial tricks that are fast, visual, and mind-blowing for a lay audience, yet will also blow away fellow magicians. Full performance video followed by a detailed explanation of every trick. 8 tricks in total of which 5 can be performed with a borrowed deck.

ALL BACKS: Ideally performed with a borrowed bicycle 'seconds' deck, but any deck can be used. All cards change to double backs, except for the chosen card.

OUT OF THIS WORLD - OUTDONE! The ultimate impromptu version of this classic using a borrowed deck,...

This is a rare collection of card secrets that U. F. Grant sold separately. These were listed in his catalog as single items or special props using cards. These were not part of his other card books. The complete directions for the prop tricks are included in this ebook. Many of these items can be made up from cards you may have around your home. If you have seen some of the effects in his early catalogs and wondered how they were done, then this PDF may satisfy your curiosity. A wealth of information that is hard to find elsewhere. This is volume 1 of a planned two volume set. You get all the...

This is a rare collection of card secrets that U. F. Grant sold separately. These were listed in his catalogs as single items or special props using cards. These were not part of his other card books. The complete directions for the prop tricks are included in this ebook. Many of these items can be made up from cards you may have around your home. If you have seen some of the effects in his early catalogs and wondered how they were done, then this PDF may satisfy your curiosity. A wealth of information that is hard to find elsewhere. This is volume 2 of a two volume set. You get all the following...

This is side one of a digitally re-mastered (MP3) version of the original MagiCassette™ first released in 1986 by Martin Breese - now owned by Lybrary.com. You will hear Richard Webster who is one of the world's leading experts on the art of cold reading. Richard Webster is a New Zealander who has been involved with Magic and Cold Reading for many, many years.

Richard used to release his own exclusive publications but now that he has achieved international fame he is published by a leading American publishing house. He has written books on a diverse range of subjects from Hypnotism to Fung...

This is side 2 of the Martin Breese MagicCassete released in 1986. See Commercial Cold Reading side 1.

Recorded October 9th, 1986. Length 25 min.