Magic & Conjuring: page 218

This is an idea by Steve Mayhew. He turns the classic Triumph effect into something entirely different. A face-up half of a deck is shuffled into the other face-down half. The performer then demonstrates center dealing only the face-up cards. The last face-up cards coming out of the deck are the four aces leaving the performer with only face-down cards.

runtime: 4min 53s

Determine the card selected and the sum cast with two dice in a novel and very deceptive way.

You show a deck of cards, shuffle it and while you look away the spectator throws the two dice, adds the points shown, removes that many cards and remembers the lowest card in the removed packet. The dice are covered so that the performer can't see them. Now comes the unusual thing. The removed packet is inserted by the spectator somewhere in the middle of the pack. Then the spectator cuts and with a rosetta shuffle the cards are shuffled. This is immediately followed by any number of riffle and...

Remixing the Gardner-Marlo poker deal - its history and histrionics.

• Introduction
• How To Study This Manuscript
• An Effective Poker Deal / Jean Hugard
• Gardner-Marlo Poker Deal / Martin Gardner, Edward Marlo
• The Surprised Gambler / Martin Gardner
• Can You Deal A Good Poker Hand? / Jean Hugard
• Meyer Poker Deal / Orville Meyer
• The Lorayne Poker Deal / Harry Lorayne
• Of Course I Can Deal A Good Poker Hand! / Edward Marlo
• Solomon Meets Gardner-Marlo / Dave Solomon
• The Ultimate Gardner-Marlo/ Steve Mayhew, Jack Carpenter
• Marlo/Gardner/Britland Poker Deal
• Riverboat Poker / John Bannon
• Addendum: Duts / Edward Marlo

1st edition 2020, PDF 50 pages....

This is an ebook of 29 big effects suitable for close-up and table-hopping that Paul performs. Included is a glossary of many card sleights, card controls, forces and crimps, and also included is a section of many performing tips.

This ebook includes magic with cards, packet tricks, sponge balls, money, coins, string, thumb tips and mentalism. The included Sponge Ball routine was taught to Paul by his dear friend of many years, the late Joe LaMonica, who was a featured performer at Forks Hotel. The routine is Eddie Fechter's creation and (as Jerry Mentzer told Paul) the ONLY routine of Fechter's...

Four cards are shown. They are the Four Aces. The cards are given a "twist" and when the cards are again counted it is seen that one of the aces has turned face down. This is repeated three more times, each time an ace has turned face down until all four aces are face down. The magician offers to explain how the trick was accomplished. The cards are again counted, and it is found that the magician was cheating. There are really five cards in the packet. The magician states that five cards make a poker hand, and as long as he is cheating he might as well give himself the best hand possible. The...

This was the catalog for Max Holden's Magic Shop. He had two stores, one in New York City, and one in Boston. He specialized in books. The 8 issues run from 1948 to 1951.

PDF 36 pages.

Aus dem Vorwort von Alfini:

• Vorwort
• Der Alte An Die Jungen
• Wie ich die Wassertüte vorführe
• Mein hundertfach erprobtes Tucherscheinen
• Rauchen...

Max Andrews' Magic Magazine: Volume 5 (6 issues)
Published by Max Andrews and Vampire Magic, 144 pages

Volume 5, Number 1, April, 1956, 28 numbered pages without covers

1. advertisements
3. Meet - - Bob Lawrence
3. Contents
4. Editor's Page - Max Andrews
5. Cooze Gags for the Mag - Frank S. Cooze
6. The Vampire Club - report by "Buck"
7. Sleights, Moves & Subterfuges - series by Eddie Joseph
   • Silken Smoke
10. Dry-Wet - John Graham Reed
11. Pasteboard Prangers - a new series by Peter A. McDonald
    • No. 1 - Out of Becker
13. Focus on Magic - series by George Blake
    • Close-Up Magic ...

Max Andrews' Magic Magazine: Volume 4 (12 issues)
Published by Max Andrews and Vampire Magic, 336 pages

Volume 4, Number 1, April, 1955, 28 numbered pages without covers

1. advertisements
3. Meet - - Bertram Millidge
3. Contents
4. Editor's Page - Max Andrews
5. Salute to Jean Hugard
6. Vampire Club Meeting - report by "Buck"
7. Going Up - Truxa and Partner [Eric and Gulli Bang] - from the "Evening News"
8. Focus on Magic - series by George Blake
   • Comedy Magic
     • Magical Situation
     • Perverse Magic
     • Rare Examples
     • The Formula
     • Perverse Chinese Rings
     • Perverse Egg Bag
     • The How
     • Going...

Max Andrews’ Magic Magazine: Volume 3 (12 issues)
Published by Max Andrews and Vampire Magic, 336 pages

Volume 3, Number 1, April, 1954, 28 numbered pages without covers

1. advertisements
3. Meet –- Anthony Spicer
3. Contents
4. Editor’s Page – Max Andrews
5. The Vampire Club – report by “Buck”
6. Focus on Magic – series by George Blake
   • Odds & Ends
     • The Mysterious Mis-Deal
     • Full Pack Spell
9. High Spirits – Johnny Geddes
10. Polychromatic Crystal – Harold G. (Huddersfield) Beaumont
10. Two of Clubs – Johnny Geddes
11. Two Useful Sleights – Edward Victor ...

Max Andrews' Magic Magazine: Volume 2 (12 issues)
Published by Max Andrews and Vampire Magic, 344 pages

Volume 2, Number 1, April, 1953, 28 numbered pages without covers

1. advertisements
3. Meet - - Jay Palmer
3. Contents
4. Editor's Page - Max Andrews
5. The Magic Circle - Month Concert report
6. Stand It Up - Jack Nightingale
7. Fishing-A-Ring - Jose Ablang (Singapore)
8. Bamboo Sticks - review by George Blake
10. The Annual Dinner of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (British Ring) - report
12. Almost in Confidence - series by Victor Farelli
    • Spectacular Production of a Coil (Using a Long...

Max Andrews' Magic Magazine: Volume 1 (12 issues)
Published by Max Andrews and Vampire Magic, 332 pages

Volume 1, Number 1, April, 1952, 20 numbered pages without covers

1. advertisements
3. Meet -- John Bourne
3. Contents
4. Editor's Page - Max Andrews
4. Magic of 1951 - Max Andrews
   • Double Magic
5. Balloonology - series by Charles Cole
6. Magigags - series by Eric P. Wilson
7. White Magic - a series of cigarette manipulations - J. H. Vermeyden
   • Foreword
   • Introduction
   • Original Effect by Suzy Wandas
8. Stoogie Says - gag column
8. Funzabuzzin - series by Johnny Geddes
   • Cheeky...

Max Andrews’ Magic Magazine: Index
Published by Max Andrews and Vampire Magic, 27 pages

1. Front Cover of Volume 1, Number 1, April, 1952 – this is the only cover provided
2. Copyright notice of the CD version by Martin Breese
3. Index for Volumes 1-5 (54 issues)

This is the entire five years of The Magic Magazine published by Max Andrews. The first issue appeared in April 1952 and the final issue on September 1956. This was one of Britain's leading magazines and, although it was a house magazine for Max Andrews' Vampire Magic business, it was packed with outstanding magical contributions from the leading magical creators of that exciting period.

Amongst the many contributions are George Blake, Eddie Joseph, Robert Harbin, Ken Brooke, Richard Himber, Eric P. Wilson, and Hank Vermeyden.

You will also find a hyperlinked index to conveniently navigate from trick to trick.

A Brief History of Max...

Conjuring tricks, magical apparatus and illusions.

1st edition 1954, 279 pages.

Advertises with: Britain's largest magical manufacturer

1st edition 1956, 284 pages.

Maurice Kill is a completely reimagined version of the classic effect Miraskill created by Stewart James (participant chooses red or black color and the mentalist has the other, cards are turned over two at a time making three piles. One will be the red pile if both cards are red. One will be the black pile if both are black. The last will be the discard pile if one is red and one is black. The result of the game is predicted in advance by the mentalist).

Maurice Kill is a faster and more stunning version. Variations are offered to you. You may not even know the number of cards used, which was impossible...

Ancora una volta il nostro beneamato Aldo ci sorprende con la sua versione routinata di un classico in tre fasi.

L'effetto della routine spiegata con la consueta chiarezza da Aldo è il seguente:

PRIMA FASE: ADUNATA ISTANTANEA

Quattro Jolly sono messi sul tavolo in una formazione a T e tre carte sono poste su ciascun Jolly. Un mazzetto è designato come 'leader' e i quattro Jolly appaiono tutti in quel mazzetto.

SECONDA FASE: ADUNATA

Lo stesso effetto viene ripetuto una seconda volta dopo che il mago mostra i Jolly uno dopo l'altro prima di metterli nei rispettivi mazzetti. ...

Four laminated cards are shown to each bear the image of a coin. (Included are images of cards bearing either 50p coins or Kennedy half-dollars).

They are tabled, one at each corner of your mat or, if strolling, one on each of four up-turned palms. The coins on three of the cards vanish and appear on the fourth card - in true matrix fashion. Then the four images are shaken off the card into reality. This leaves you with four double blanks and four real coins!

If you like, you can now perform your favorite coin-matrix with the 'real' coins using the blank cards as covers.

• easy to perform...

A clever gimmick that allows one to secretly introduce four coins singly from a deck of cards.

Al Schneider's Matrix is a classic. It didn't take long for magicians to invent ways to produce the four coins from the deck. Notable contributions stem from Ray Mertz, Don England, Paul Harris, Nick Einhorn, Michael Broden and others.

With this humble contribution, Alexander de Cova joins the row and offers a version to produce the coins singly from the deck in the course of an Ace cutting routine.

Of course, there are many variations and handlings possible with this gimmick. Play around and find your...

Finalmente di nuovo disponibile la routine sul tema Matrix di Aldo Colombini !!! Come al solito semplicità di esecuzione e grande effetto costituiscono le basi per questa routine. Con 4 carte 4 monete puoi eseguire questa splendida routine.

Ecco come Aldo Colombini stesso introduce la routine

"Questa routine invita alla riflessione. Sono un amante del MATRIX in quanto lo ritengo semplice da seguire da parte del pubblico. L'effetto risulta quanto mai logico come concetto: quattro monete sono coperte da quattro carte, tre monete spariscono e riappaiono sotto ad una carta e infine le monete...

A clever routine with two dice. Make the spots change in ways unimaginable.

[Note: This is Dr. Theodore Sack's exact routine and can be found for example in Bruce Elliott's book Classic Secrets of Magic (1963, pp. 52-60).]

An entertaining monte effect where the spectator, not the performer, switches the positions of the cards (which may be borrowed).

Here's another mental stunner by Bob Hummer and it's one of the most baffling he's ever released. Briefly, it can be done with any deck, and only three cards are used - any three cards. The performer does not switch the cards around, as in the regular monte. It's the spectator who mixes the position of the cards - while the performer's back is turned. After the cards are mixed as much as desired, the spectator peeks at one card, remembers it, and then makes a...

Bracelet sequences and algorithmic stacks.

Mathematical Stacks contains a collection of various stacks made with 52 standard playing cards. Although some routines and presentations are mentioned, the book is not predominately about either routines or presentations. The very few presentations listed in this book are generally the bare minimum to demonstrate an effect.

The book contains stacks with bracelet sequences and built-in routines. The book includes stacks with binary bracelet sequences, e.g. a red-black suit bracelet sequence, where six consecutive cards identify the cards. Some...