Magazines & Journals in Magic & Conjuring: page 35

As Alfredson and Daily write in their Conjuring Periodical Bibliography, Mahatma is the 'first English language magical serial of any substance'. It is a fantastic resource for historians, researchers and other treasure hunters. A few of the prominent names you will find in Mahatma are Conradi, De Kolta, Downs, Elliott, Evans, Hilliar, Hoffmann, Houdini, Kellar, Leipzig, Plate, Selbit, Trewey and many more.

Some interesting facts about this periodical are:

• Mahatma was printed in the rear of the storied Martinka's magic shop in New York City, then the central hub of all things magical.
• Among the delightful period advertisements in Mahatma are some...

On the covers you will find:

• Robert Houdin - father of modern magic
• Herrmann - prince of conjurers
• Jewett - the greatest coming 20th century magician
• Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Robinson
• W. D. Leroy
• Davenport Brothers
• Frederick Eugene Powell
• David Devant and his spirit wife
• Frencesca Redding and Hugh Stanton
• A. J. Martyne
• Bernice Nata
• Imro Fox
• Harry Kellar
• Clivette
• Prof. Ziska
• Prof. Elliott

Mahatma, Volume 1, George H. Little, editor

[Note: Page numbers refer to those in the PDF files when the collection was assembled. Originally each issue began with page 1. However, the original page numbers were retained for issues of The Vaudeville and Artist Era.]

184 pages

1. Mahatma - Volume I, Number I - March 1895 - 8 pages
1. Robert Houdin: Father of Modern Magic - biography
2. To Our Readers...

On the covers you will find:

• Sargent
• Soto Sunetario
• Stevenson
• Robert Ankele
• Leon Herrmann
• J. Burlingame of Chicago
• Adrian Plate
• Albert E. Smith - the popular Lyceum prestidigitateur
• Prof. Samri S. Baldwin
• Francis J. Werner
• T. Nelson Downs
• Marshall the Mystic 136 pages
  125. Mahatma - Volume II, Number I - July 1898 - 8 pages
  125. Sargent - biography
  126. Manchester Notes - news
  126. Boston News
  126. Is Magic Dead - Sargent, The Merry Wizard
  127. Spiritualism - F.D. Hewes
  127. News of the Day
  128. My First Performance as a Star - tory by J.W.
  128. Postal Card Trick
  129. Wine and Water Trick
  129. New Vanishing Performer...

On the covers are:

• F. Robert Lanskail
• John Hamley
• John Henricks
• Hal Merton
• C. Milton Chase
• John Whalen
• Zanzic
• Walter G. Peterkin
• Ellis Stanyon
• The White Yogi
• J. Witt Dougherty

Note: Page numbers refer to those in the PDF files when the collection was assembled. Originally each issue began with page 1.

253. Mahatma - Volume III, Number I - July 1899 - 12 pages
253. F. Robert Lanskail - photo & cover story
254. New Card Tricks - Elliott
     • New Card Reading
     • Mystic Flight of Card
254. The Modern William Tell - Chas. L. Burlingame - continued
256. Juggling Tricks - Wm. E. Robinson ...

On the covers are:

• Professor Hoffmann
• Balabrega
• Frank Ducrot
• Harry Helms
• Henry Ridgely Evans
• William J. Hilliar
• F. W. Conradi
• Nay Mikels
• Durbin
• Ah Foon
• H. C. Weber

Note: Page numbers refer to those in the PDF files when the collection was assembled. Originally each issue began with page 1.

377. Mahatma - Volume IV, Number I - July 1900 - 8 pages
377. Professor Hoffmann - photo & cover story
378. London Notes - news
378. Review - of Past Year
378. Items from British Colonies, Etc. - news
379. Two Great Magicians: Carl and Alexander Herrmann - An Adventure in Russia - Carl Herrmann - continued ...

On the covers are:

• Mildred and Rouclere
• Le Clair Zelleno
• Selbit
• Maro
• Victor Selden
• Prof. Ambrose
• J. DeWitt
• Mr. M. Dockweiler
• Sylvester
• The Great Dual Alliance
• Prof. Mingus
• W. Golden Mortimer

[Note: Page numbers refer to those in the PDF files when the collection was assembled. Originally this volume began with page 1 and page numbers appeared with page 60.]

483. Mahatma - Volume V, Number I - July 1901 - 10 pages
483. Mildred and Rouclere - photo & biography
484. The De Vere Ace Trick - Rupert De Vere
485. Stroubeika Persana - illusion
486. The Magic Bomb - Fred J. Peters
487. Here and There - news
487. Hal Merton's Revolving Servante - Hal Merton
488. The Mechanism of Ghosts - Henry Ridgely Evans - continued
488. A Unique Entertainment
489. London Notes - news -...

On the covers are:

• Martin Chapender
• E. A. Hendrickson
• Neil Weaver
• Julius Adler
• The Happy Houdini Family
• Francois DeVilliers
• Chung Ling Soo
• Trewey
• Carl Willmann
• Bennett Springer
• Aristos
• F. Alexander

Note: Page numbers refer to those in the PDF files when the collection was assembled. Originally this volume began with page 1.

603. Mahatma - Volume VI, Number I - July 1902 - 8 pages
603. Martin Chapender - photo & biography - T. Nelson Downs
604. The Great Gold Fish Trick - Prof. Mingus - continued
605. S.A.M. Official Column - W. Golden Mortimer, M.D., President
605. Changing Flag...

On the covers are:

• Oscar S. Teale
• Suee Seen
• Buatier de Kolta
• Wah Loo
• Marshall P. Wilder
• Morgan H. Winans
• Theo Hardeen
• Prof. Harney Ives
• Barton the Merry Wizard
• Prof. Hartman
• Fred Morphet
• Kaufmann the Great Magician

Note: Page numbers refer to those in the PDF files when the collection was assembled. Originally this volume began with page 1.

751. Mahatma - Volume VII, Number I - July 1903 - 10 pages
753. Oscar C. Teale - photo & biography
754. Our Office Oracle - callers at the office
754. The Purse and Coin - C.O. Williams
755. William B. Caulk's Column
     • Appearing Bird Cage ...

On the covers are

• V. A. G. Waring
• Frank C. Meislahn
• Charles Roltare
• De Kota
• The Great Nicoli
• Van Camp
• Miss Violet Doles
• Chung Ling Soo, Suee Seen
• Prof. Albert C. Burch
• Martin Chapender
• Benlare
• John J. Goodwin

Note: Page numbers refer to those in the PDF files when the collection was assembled. Originally this volume began with page 1.

893. Mahatma - Volume VIII, Number 1 - July 1904 - 12 pages
895. A. G. Waring - photo & biography
896. New Zealand Notes - news
897. From Our Own Special European Correspondent - N. Osey
897. Modern Optical Illusions - Edmund H. Wilkie
898. Ching Ling Foo...

On the covers are

• Henry Evans Evanion
• Henry Hardin
• E.D.W. Tiebout
• Selbit
• Robert Henri Elroy
• Nate Leipzig
• Soto Sunetaro
• Carl Herbert

Note: Page numbers refer to those in the PDF files when the collection was assembled. Originally this volume began with page 1.

1037. Mahatma - Volume IX, Number 1 - July 1905 - 12 pages
1039. Henry Evans Evanion - photo & biography
1040. Cannibalism on the Stage - Vienna
1040. The Tricks Our Grandfathers Saw - poem by A.G. Lumsden
1041. S.A.M. Official Column - Oscar S. Teale
      • puzzle card
1041. Boston Items - news - W.D. Le Roy
1042. London Notes - news - Neil...

Numbers 49-60

240 pages

1. Cover, Vol. 5, No. 1, September, 1914 [20 pages incl. covers]
1. Nataprote - Paul Freeman escape illusion review
2. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news
3. A Crystal Mystery - Stanley Norton - effect
3. The Christmas Box of Tricks - effect of WWI on magic
4. A European Question - Percy Naldrett - introducing WWI into magic
5. Handkerchief and Candle - Horace Rose - effect
6. Order of the Magi - club news
7. Rose, Silk and Ivory - effect
8. The Patriotic Streamers - Stanley Norton - effect
9. Maskelyne & Devant's Mysteries - reviews
9. Pocket Card Divination - Kardin - effect
9. Our Letter Box - letters to the editor
10. Reviews ...

Numbers 61-72

200 pages

1. Vol. 6, No. 1, September, 1915 [20 pages]
1. Miss Marguerite De Lara - biography
2. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news
3. How to Make an Expanding Die
4. Order of the Magi - club news
4. Northern Magical Society - club news
5. Reviews
   • The Magician - August 1915 magazine
   • The Sphinx - July 1915 magazine
   • Magical Bulletin - magazine
   • The Magic Circular - September 1915 magazine
   • The Mahatma Circular - August 1915 magazine
   • The Magi - September 1915 magazine
6. New Pillory Release - Stanley Norton - effect
7. The Mahatma Circle of Magicians - club news
7. Notes on the...

Numbers 73-84

212 pages

1. Vol. 7, No. 1, September, 1916 [20 pages]
1. Our Monthly Chat - little bits of news and talk
   • Keep The Fire Bowls Burning
   • Rival Ropes
   • The Real Mystery
   • The Fate of Illusions
   • Maskelyne's Mysteries
   • Volcanic Eruptions
   • The Showman's Ambulance Fund
   • Between Ourselves
   • On Active Service
3. A Showy Silk Combination - effect by Stanley Norton
3. North Western Society of Magicians - club news
4. The Magic Plant Forcer - effect by Spitari
4. Programmes - show reviews
   • Hinsle at the Metropolitan
5. The Coffee, Vase and Flag Production - effect by W. J....

Numbers 85-96

280 pages

1. Vol. 8, No. 1, March, 1919 [20 pages]
1. Monthly Chat - little bits of news and talk
   • How Do You Do?
   • Unearthly Music
   • A Little Consideration
   • Gadgets
   • An Illusion
   • Our Thanks
2. A Present from Fairyland - effect by S. V. Bingham
3. Are Conjurers Normal? - article by "Onlooker"
4. Tambour Rings - effect by David Devant
5. The Wonder Sketching Frame - Ideas For Improvement - Frank Herbert
6. Back Palming Patter
6. News and Notes
7. A Card and Silk Transition - effect by Devono
7. Peterson's Empty Hand Production - effect
8. A Crying Need - article by Nevil Maskelyne
8. The...

Numbers 97-108

248 pages

1. Vol. 9, No. 1, March, 1920 [20 pages]
1. Monthly Chat - little bits of news and talk
   • The New Volume
   • Taking It Easy
   • The "Instanto" Competition
   • A Chat On Magic
   • The Conjuring "Johnny"
   • Artificial Wood
2. A Floating Wand Effect - Professor Edgar
2. Northern Magical Society - club news
3. Marked Cards - article and effects by Gwilym Williams
4. Reviews
   • The Magic Circular - March 1920 magazine
   • The Magician - January 1920 magazine
   • The Sphinx - January 1920 magazine
   • The Magical Bulletin - January 1920 magazine
   • The Magazine of Magic - February...

The Magic Wand and Magical Review, Volume 10, Numbers 109-112, George Johnson, editor
Quarterly format

258 pages

1. Vol. 10, Number 109 March-May, 1921 [48 numbered & 10 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • The Magical Newspaper
   • Conjuring for Conjurers
   • The Hobby of the Cultivated
   • Command Performances
   • Mail Order Publications
   • Money for Nothing
4. Novel Discovery of a Chosen Card - J. T. Coles
5. Producing the Magical Act - David Devant
7. Cigarette Transposition - A. J. Esler
8. The True-Lovers' Knot - George Johnson
10. New Coin and Ball Stands - apparatus by Harry H. Thomson
12. The Pessimist - article...

Numbers 113-116

281 pages

1. Vol. 11, Number 113 March-May, 1922 [56 numbered & 12 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • What of Vaudeville?
   • The Real Story
   • Conjurer and Confederate
   • A Free Tea
   • Possibilities
   • Gold Brick Legerdemain
5. The Tourist Tambourine - Bernard Carton
7. Old Mother Hubbard - Wilfrid G. Jonson
8. A Semi-Revolution - A Novel Accessory for Stage Performances - Woodhouse Pitman
10. Shadowgraphy - article by "Onlooker"
11. Programmes
    • AMAC at the Holborn Empire
12. Clock Penetration through Hat - Bert Douglas
13. Penetrating Cigarettes through Hat - Bert Douglas
14. My Lady Nicotine...

Numbers 117-120

279 pages

1. Vol. 12, Number 117 March-May, 1923 [48 numbered & 12 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • What Of The Season?
   • Wireless Stage "Stunts"
   • One Penny!
   • Burglars
   • Two Conjurers
   • Where Ignorance Is Bliss
   • Our Correspondents
4. The Writing of "Nothing"
5. Soldiers of the King - Eric P. Wilson
7. The Greedy Goblin - James Mearns
9. Hot Coffee - G. O. Cox
10. A "Perpetual Calendar in Your Head" - F. R. Stanes
13. The Enchanted Dairy - Norman Hunter
14. Designing a Stage Setting - Sylvia M. Rangel
17. Pink and White Magic - Gwen Hilton
18. The Treasury Note and Lemon - Ray W. Lawes
20. The Artificial...

Numbers 121-123

290 pages

1. Vol. 13, Number 121 February, 1924 [56 numbered & 10 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • Undue Pessimism
   • The All-Round Show
   • The Loan of Books
   • A Peep Behind the Scenes
   • Tricks by Wireless
4. The Evolution of the Ace of Spades - Prof. Day
4. Obituary
   • Charles Oswald Williams
5. The Drum Head Tube - Oswald Williams
6. The "Sharpe" Scissors Problems - Louis F. Christianer
7. A Triple Transposition - George Joyce
8. Loading a Card in an Envelope - J. A. Esler
9. What is Wrong with the Magicians? - article by Rupert Holmes Slater
9. The Bacchanalian Tankard - A Mystery...

Numbers 125-128

294 pages

1. Vol. 14, Number 125 March-May, 1925 [56 numbered & 12 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • Conjurers v. Spiritualists
   • The Latest Stunt
   • Curious Queries
   • The Magnetic Eye
   • On Contact with the Law
4. The Vanishing Pencil - An Apparent Impromptu - Wilfrid G. Jonson
5. China Tea - An Illusion Presented by Chung Ling Soo
6. The Mysterious Cases - Baffles Brush
7. Know Thy Card - Leslie R. King
8. A "Three Card Trick" for Children - Victor J. Peacock
12. My Apparatus Cupboard - article by Frank Staff
13. The Coin Through the Hand - Wilfrid G. Jonson
14. The Note in the Egg - Stuart Luciene ...

Numbers 129-132

288 pages

1. Vol. 15, Number 129 March-May, 1926 [52 numbered & 12 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • Cruelty to Conjurers
   • The New Conjurers
   • The Birds of Paradise
   • A Trick on the Floor
   • An Everyday Book
   • Mainly Advertisement
5. The Spot Light - A Card Mystery - Stuart Luciene
8. Easy Magic - article by Wilfrid Jonson
8. The Modern View - poem by Wilfrid Jonson
9. A Different Flower Growth - H. Latour
10. Conjuring and Comedy - article by G. S. Brownlow
12. A Manufactured Diamond - contributed
13. A Sharper's Coin Trick - G. W. Hunter
14. An All Round Useful Appliance - Norman Hunter
14. Magical...

Numbers 133-136

290 pages

1. Vol. 16, Number 133 March-May, 1927 [52 numbered & 16 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • Our Age of Progress
   • The Humorous Trick Competition
   • Happenings by the Way
   • Tricks that Work
   • Supplementary Editions
   • Stopping the Watches
5. A Novel Hat Load - A. De Brett
6. An Eggy Problem - Jeffrey Norris - First Prize, Humorous Trick Competition
9. A Crown for a Slogan - a slogan contest for Magic Wand
8. Flying Flowers - Oswald Rae
10. Tricky Travels - T. Page Wright
12. New Rising Cards - Professor Edgar
13. Exposure and the Decline of Magic - article by J. F. Orrin
17. Thermos - David...

Numbers 137-140

277 pages

1. Vol. 17, Number 137 March-May, 1928 [52 numbered & 12 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • The Broadcasting Rumpus
   • Can Magic Advance?
   • Advertising
   • Progress in the U.S.A.
   • "Props." Change Hands
   • Laughter and Legerdemain
4. A Neat Paper Tearing Trick - Norman Hunter
5. The Control Pull - G. W. Hunter
6. An Inky Interlude - Wilfrid Allan
8. Public Speaking - article by J. S.
9. Ring up the Curtain - J. F. Orrin [continued]
   • Section 4 - Miscellaneous Effects
     • Fishing
     • The Green Pyramid
15. Programme
    • Douglas Dexter, A Recent Programme
17. The...

Numbers 141-144

272 pages

1. Vol. 18, Number 141 March-May, 1929 [52 numbered & 12 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • Season Soliloquies
   • Tahra Bey
   • A Wandering Wizard
   • Magic from Below
   • All Change
   • Cutting Through
4. Some Sleights - George Johnson
6. A Novel Vanishing Coin - Tom Sellers
7. The "Sim Pliciti" Rising Cards - E. D. Widger
7. Obituary - Van Hoven
8. The Destructive Ray - E. D. Widger
8. A Trick of Alternation - Will Blyth
11. Magical Memories - article by Rupert H. Slater
12. AN Awkward Experience - W. H. E.
13. Another "Cut and Restored" - F. Jackson
14. A Novel Card Problem - Sid Lorraine
15. The Magical...