Magic & Conjuring: page 95

People who know comedy recommend Ken Allen's Pilfered Patter as the book to get. Don Lawton, Bill Larsen Jr., John Braun and other professional entertainers and comedy writers raved about the material in Pilfered Patter No. 1. But we didn't stop there. Introducing Pilfered Patter 1.5, the new and improved ebook of comic monologues, one- and two-liners, gags, jokes and funny stories to intersperse during or between effects in your routine.

Nothing is off limits - not even sex - which is why this ebook carries a warning that it may not be appropriate for those under 17 years of age. (There's...

From the preface:

• Foreword
• Useful Tables
• Two Flag Tricks
• The Vice Versa Candles
• A Soaples Case
• Bouquet Production
• A Useful Accessory for the Okito Tumbler
• The Magic of Millinery
• A Box for Vanishing, Exchanging, or Producing
• Novel Wand Production
• A Rag Picture Combination
• A Card Banner
• Palming a Coin
• The Magic Drinks
• Cigar and Candle
• The Hole in the Stocking
• Fire Flashes

1st edition 1921, 32 pages; PDF 22 pages.

Due routines che possono essere un numero intero. Niente da trasportare. Niente tavolino. Entri in scena con tutto in tasca. Due corde e un foulard ..ed il pubblico è tuo. Finalmente di nuovo disponibile questo introvabile volumetto di Aldo.

Routine con una corda: l'artista mostra un pezzo di corda con un nodo al centro. Il nodo è tagliato e le due corde annodate. Il nodo scorre lungo la corda e poi viene staccato lasciando la corda intera. Le due estremità della corda sono annodate e il centro viene tagliato: ancora la corda diventa intera!

Tre effetti diversi su due “corde tagliate...

Vol. 14, No. 6, January 2019; 60 pages
Cover: Alan Hudson

5. A Word From The Editor
5. Contents
6. The Mailbox - Your View - Have Your Say
7. One Liners to Cheer You Up!
8. Ricky Jay Remembered, From The Wings: An Assistant's Thoughts On The Late Magician - Chris Klimek
12. In The Phonebox with Don Johnson
14. Masterclass
    14. Deck Flip Aces - Chiam Yu Sheng
    15. Trans Post-It - Fritz Alkemade
16. Performance Contracts & Cancellation Clauses - Are they worth the trouble - Mark Leveridge
19. Advertorial - Getting the Balance Right
    • Competition Time!
22. Show A Bit Of Character - excerpt from "Be More Funny!"...

Imagine challenging an entire room of people to simultaneous games of Tic Tac Toe (aka. Noughts and Crosses). Everyone plays against you at the same time, and you boldly state that you will not lose one game in the room. You could even be blindfolded. True to your word you don't lose one of the games.

Although you won't always win (some will be a draw), you won't ever lose when you apply this fool-proof system known to very few.

This is not a gag but rather a proven system for pulling off a demonstration of just what's possible when you commit yourself to consistently work a proven plan. ...

You can almost smell the popcorn and hear the screams from the roller coaster as the magician unfolds the game board to demonstrate this seldom seen scam entitled Capture The Coin. With two coins placed on a checkerboard-like mat, the mark attempts to beat the game operator by moving in turn their coins one square at a time. If the mark successfully eludes the operator's coin from catching (moving into the same intersection of the lines as his), the mark wins. If the operator corners the mark's coin and then moves his coin into the same intersection of lines as the mark's coin, the operator...

An illustrated manuscript on card fanning techniques.

This original manuscript was supplied by Will Andrade in conjunction with the fanning deck ("Ultra Pack") they supplied. While certain design descriptions are specific to the deck that Will Andrade sold, the techniques can be applied to other fanning decks.

PDF 7 pages

A little friendly competition between audience members might be just what's needed to add a piece of variety to your show. As two contestants compete in a paper cutting race, the magic starts to happen. Both the contestants and the audience are surprised by the unexpected outcome. Ultimately it ends in a tie. Truly there must be magic in the air.

In addition . . . Dave has added as a bonus another non-magical competition that he used for over a decade to decide who would be given his Giant Balloon Reindeer.

1st edition 2019, 2 pages.

[Note: These are only the instructions that came with the gimmick. You will not receive any gimmick. However, with the instructions you are able to construct your own gimmick if you want to.]

Walt Lees wrote in the Pabular:

"This is one of the funniest and most startling ways of producing a selected card that I have even seen. In effect a card is selected and returned to the pack. The card can be marked if so desired. A small box is shown; it is circular with a hinged lid, rather like a ladies powder compact, but smaller. It is placed on top of the pack and opened. Out pops a jack in the box type of snake with the chosen card stuck to its nose. It is as quick and clean as that: There is no fumbling, palming or anything of that kind. The impact comes because the card is bigger than the box...

Two classics of magic: the Cups and Balls and the Egg Bag, are beautifully routined and patiently explained in text and illustrations, as only Senor Mardo can. Experts in magic agree that Mardo's "new thinking" in these routines make them a knockout addition to most any performer's act.

You get over a dozen effects and moves with coins, silks, thimbles, balls, cigarettes and a complete explanation of Mardo's improved gimmick for the Chinese Rice Bowls that will make you want to add it to your show. This is baffling, thrilling, entertaining magic with headline appeal.

Here's a partial list...

Vol. 15, No. 1, March 2019; 60 pages
Cover: Gary Jones

5. A Word From The Editor
5. Contents
6. The Mailbox - Your View - Have Your Say
8. Gary Jones: Life's a Beach! - cover article/interview by Graham Hey
15. In The Phonebox with Terence Trent D'Arby
16. Masterclass
    16. T&R Card Penetration - Jeramy Neugin
    17. Metal Sheep - Gary Jones
17. Lookalikes - Brian Lead
18. Edward Hilsum: Doves to Downing Street! - interview by Graham Hey
22. Shout Outs - Here are some special 'extra' announcements from a few of our regular advertisers
24. Club Land - Magic in South Africa - S.A.M.S. (South African Magical Society) - Ricki Gray ...

A small collection of items previously published elsewhere, plus the images/templates for Tarot De Stick, the Stick Tarot.

Includes:

• UGLY TIE CLUB: A simple presentation for a simple method
• THREE LUCKY CARDS: A predicted card animates
• HENRY THE BELOVED GHOST: A highly entertaining presentation for the lowly imp bottle
• TAROT DE STICK: The images/template for Dale's stick man style tarot deck
• POST PREDICTION PLOY: A subtlety and presentation for Mental Logs
• LUNCH BUFFET: An exploration of the Out to Lunch principle.

1st edition 2019, 20 pages.

Here is a new refreshing way to get steady paid bookings as a cold reader. This plan does not involve theater shows, restaurants, costly advertising or renting office space hoping for clients.

The original method was advocated by W. G. Magnuson and Robert Nelson in the early 30s and worked well then; however, Devin Knight has updated this idea to make it 100% practical for today. The cool thing is that this works anywhere in the world, not just the USA.

If you are a mentalist with a good understanding of cold reading then you can work this plan either full-time or part-time. Mentalists around the world are already...

This is one of the cleverest methods ever devised for a one-on-one answering of a written question. The basic method was first created by W. G. Magnuson and later improved on by myself. The spectator writes a question on a slip of paper and folds it into fourths. The mentalist doesn't do the folding. The spectator is then given a match and asked to burn the slip that has been in full view at all times. There is no center tear, nor is the slip torn in any manner. The spectator folds up his question and burns it. The slip is not put into an envelope at any time, it merely rests on a deck of cards.

The performer...

Poker Deals includes two self-working card effects, ideally suited to performing for spectators who are familiar with the rules of poker. Both effects utilize the StayCard Principle and were first published in OCD and Other Effects: The StayCard Principle.

Ten Card Poker Deal Variation

A procedural variation on Arthur Buckley's celebrated Ten Card Poker Deal. The magician and a spectator are each dealt five cards (either person can deal). The spectator decides whether to keep his cards, or whether the cards should be mixed by dealing again. No matter how many times the dealing is repeated before the cards are examined, the magician's hand wins....

An amazing induction from the Devin Knight hypnosis show designed for experienced hypnotists only. The performer invites certain people from the audience to come forward and sit in a row of chairs. To the utter amazement of the audience, the moment these people sit in the chairs they all immediately go into a hypnotic trance. A real show stopper with full directions on how to do this. This is as strong as you can get and will create much talk.

There is no pre-show work by the performer. Not recommended for beginners. This is for the stage hypnotist only and not for hypnotherapy. No stooges...

A very easy to do routine in which a black card repeatedly flies from hand to pocket leaving spectators amazed again and again, despite the performer trying to simplify things. All can be examined.

Imagine deliberately counting five cards....four of which are red with only one black. Each and every card is called and shown - without a single false move four cards are tossed to the table and the black card is seen to have vanished. It is reproduced from the pocket. Now Imagine that you can do it again and again each time eliminating one red card to make it easier for the public to follow the...

El legendario Bob Cassidy solía terminar su famosa actuación de mentalismo con una demostración que dejaba boquiabiertos a propios y extraños: era capaz de memorizar una baraja realmente mezclada por los espectadores en menos de quince segundos.

Este breve manual es la síntesis de décadas de trabajo para lograr ese efecto, al alcance de cualquier persona con unas capacidades mentales estándar. El sistema que aquí se describe permite memorizar secuencias completas no solo de cartas, sino de palabras nombradas al azar por espectadores, listas de objetos o cualquier otra información...

Vol. 15, No. 2, May 2019; 60 pages
Cover: Henry Harrius

5. A Word From The Editor
5. Contents
6. The Mailbox – Your View – Have Your Say
8. Harry Harrius - cover article/interview
18. Masterclass
    18. 2 Out of 3 Will – Simon Caine
    19. 1809 Blank – Chiam Yu Shang
18. cartoon – Sergey Diomin
20. Shout Outs – Here are some special ‘extra’ announcements from a few of our regular advertisers
22. Look The Other Way – Considering the Art of Misdirection – Mark Leveridge
24. Club Land - Magic in South Africa – Part 2) – Ricki Gray, compiler
    • Cape Town Magicians’ Circle
    • College of Magic ...

From the Foreword:

Primarily stage and parlor effects with mechanical apparatus.

• Foreword
• I. The Dissolving Napkin Ring
• II. The Posy From Nowhere
• III. The Rainbow Ribbons
• IV. Jim Pratt’s Cat
• V. The Spelling Sphinx
• VI. The Ghost Box
• VII. The Diabolical Discs

1st edition 1943, 40 pages; PDF 28 pages.

Primarily stage and parlor effects with mechanical apparatus.

• PUBLISHER'S NOTE
• I. The Soft Spot
• II. The Restless Matchboxes
• III. The Spelling Spider
• IV. Bisecting a Belle
• V. Dressing a Lady
• SOME MAGICAL SUGGESTIONS
• VI. The Curtain of Cards
• VII. The Discriminating Dart
• VIII. A Triangle Variation
• IX. The Writing on the Slate
• X. The Lazy Young Dog
• XI. Painting a Picture
• XII. The Homing Silk
• XIII. Belling the Cat
• XIV. Just Chance
• XV. Making a Wand
• XVI. A Queer Coincidence
• XVII. Bluebeard's Bride
• TAILPIECE

1st edition 1943, 47 pages; PDF 36 pages.

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.