Club 71 - The Magician

Here is another biting parody of a theater program. The parody was published by Geoff Maltby of Repro Magic. It was a supplement to one of the Club 71 issues.

20 pages

[Note that this volume has actually only 9 effects.]

CONTENTS:

• FINGERED 2 (Simon Lovell): A unique revelation of a selected card with a transposition.
• IT'S ME! (Solyl Kundu): Three cards show a picture of a magic wand. All three cards change into mirrors. Finally, you have a card with a mirror, a card with a wand and the third card with your picture (or your business card)
• COIN IN BALLOON (Angelo Carbone): A coin is thrown towards a balloon and magically appears inside the balloon that can be examined.
• HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF? (Melvin LeHair): An easy "Find The Lady" routine with a Queen and four Aces.
• CHEEKY RING (Ali Cardabra): A nice routine in three phases...

CONTENTS:

• TWO TIMES TEN CARD TRICK (Simon Lovell) - A super fair packet effect where a spectator's freely selected card is found in an impossible manner.
• WHAT'S IN A NAME (Arun Bonerjee) - A freeely selected card is discovered using the letters of a spectator's name.
• YCLIPT (Max Maven) - A paperclip disappears and reappears on a freely selected card.
• SIGNED TRANSPO IN TRIPLICATE (Justin Higham) - An excellent variaiton of Bro. John Hamman's "Signed Transverse Triplet". Two cards (can be signed) change places among four Kings... three times.
• A SUIT IN COURT (Solyl Kundu) - A B'Wave type effect using normal cards. ...

CONTENTS:

• FINALE (Brian Davies): A card is selected (face unseen) from a red-backed deck and retained by a spectator. A number is chosen and counted in a blue-backed deck. The two cards match.
• THE POWER OF SUGGESTION (Barrie Richardson): A ring is placed around the neck of a Coca Cola bottle. The ring is removed, vanished and it appears back on the neck of the bottle.
• DOMINO TELEPATHY (Anonimous): All the domino pieces are put together in line. You devine the spots at each end of the chain. A classic.
• COLOR CROSSER (Max Maven): A series of stunning effects using just a packet of cards. ...

The English magazine [lc=3255 Club 71 ran from 1970 to 2007 and was produced by Geoff Maltby the owner of Repro Magic. For most of the time Walt Lees was the editor. Contributors include: Max Maven, Peter Duffie, Patrick Page, Al Smith, Angelo Carbone, Ian Rowland, Werner Miller, Peter Kane, Paul Hallas, Stephen Tucker, Ali Bongo and many more. The subjects discussed span everything from mentalism and cards, to magic for children and close-up.

CONTENTS:

• AROUND THE WORLD (Peter Underwood): A great mental effect. Two cards are selected by a cut of the deck done by a spectator. The two values added and an Atlas opened at that page to select a country. You have predicted that country. ...

Here is another parody of magic and some of its characters. The parody was published by Geoff Maltby of Repro Magic. It was a supplement to one of the Club 71 issues.

16 pages

This is a biting parody of the UK magic magazine Budget, the organ of the British Ring of the IBM. The parody was published by Geoff Maltby of Repro Magic. It was a supplement to one of the Club 71 issues in 1989. To understand all the fun they are poking at you will have to have read some of the Budget issues.

16 pages

This is a parody of a magic dealer catalog. The parody was published by Geoff Maltby of Repro Magic. It was a supplement to one of the Club 71 issues.

16 pages

This is a parody of an IBM convention program. The parody was published by Geoff Maltby of Repro Magic. It was a supplement to one of the Club 71 issues in 1991. If you have attended your fair share of conventions you will probably laugh a lot. I am not sure why this is in particular targeted at the IBM. Less than well organized conventions are not limited to any organization.

20 pages

Club 71 magazine ran from 1970 to 2007, with a break from 1978 to 1984, and was produced by Geoff Maltby the owner of Repro Magic (UK). [The name 'Repro' comes from the fact that Maltby started out selling REPROductions of magic posters, at a time when posters were hard to come by and very expensive.] For most of the time Walt Lees was the editor. In its later years it changed its name to The Magician. The total run consists of 193 issues, almost 14,000 pages, plus a parody of Abracadabra magazine.

Due to its irregular publishing schedule, name change, format change and five year publication pause early in its existence, it was impossible to find someone with a full run. This digital version was assembled from three different partial collections. This also means...

This is a biting parody of the famous weekly UK magazine Abracadabra. The parody was published by Geoff Maltby of Repro Magic. It was a supplement to one of the Club 71 issues in 1988. To understand all the fun they are poking at you will have to have read some of the Abra issues.

• Magical News and reviews around the world with Geoff Maltby
• Eddie Dawes reviews the magazines.
• John Rhodes keeps us up to date with who has been doing what and where.
• Al Smith suggests some magical consignees to Room 101.
• Alan Ward discusses a special form of line art.
• Magical diary—put your club on the map.
• Your contributions can win prizes
• Unclassified ads. Buy, sell, swop or announce.
• Ian Keable and Walt discuss the good professor Hoffman
• Alexander Allen adds yet another novel card revelation to the cannon.
• Peter Duffie presents an easy to do 'Lie Detector' that...

• News and Reviews with Geoff
• Peter d'Arcy discusses the business of negotiating with bookers on the telephone
• Malcolm Yaffe asks why bookers on the telephone can be so blessed awkward
• Henrique tells it as it is — about backstage fiddlers, twiddlers and tinklers!
• John Rhodes keeps us updated on magic in the newspapers
• Eddie Dawes recounts the 9th Los Angeles Conference on Magic History
• Patrick Lindley's historical diary
• Letters — Your chance to have your say
• Unclassified Ads. Buy Sell, swop or exchange
• Magical event diary. Put your society on the magical map
• JJ and...

• A different perspective—a spectator's nightmare is related by Amanda R. Hyatt
• Malcolm Yaffe makes a record for future reference
• Magic Moments as Walt applies the psychology of Tommy Wonder
• Eddie Dawes reports on the New England Magic Collectors' Association and discovers a rare postage stamp
• JJ's wagon rolls into view and he tell two salutary tales of regret
• Fred Castle explains the use of the Ascanio Spread with jumbo cards to perform a four queen transformation
• Ian Adair again treats us to a double dose. Firstly with a version of magic painting and secondly with a tick...

• Magical News and reviews around the world
• More Television magic and Walt discusses it
• Henrique and a friendly council worker with a historic magical interest
• Letters Brickbats, bouquets and observations
• and the tale of a snotty, salty son
• Magic event diary. Put your society on the map
• Jim Breedon and the Spider and the Fly
• Basic card technique continues with the Jordan/Siva count
• Stephen Tucker must be dealing from a dodgy deck ... the 15 of clubs
• Ian Adair with his Wallaby Wands
• Barrie Richardson revisits the Mount Kenya Paradox
• Bob Ostin is recounting the spots on...

• Geoff's News and Reviews
• Magical Diary, Who, What, Where and When
• Barrie Richardson's Final Ecstasy
• Michael Factor tells how to tell your trade marks from your other ones
• Paul Hallas with the simplest of collectors
• Letters. Have your say by post or e-mail
• AliCardAbra's Lubbly Bubbly Wand
• Arun Bonerjee addresses Symbolism
• Soumya Deb steals a dove
• Alan Ward vanishes the lady the easy way
• Werner Miller's Mysteries with cyclical courts
• Competition Send your original material and maybe win a prize
• Peter Duffie is miraculously impossible
• Rex Stott reviews the 2002 Magi Cruise to the...

• News from Geoff
• Jim Breedon prints money, but it's ok it's perfectly legal!
• Barrie Richardson's Elegant Princess, a variation on an old theme
• Peter Kane holds out with his Foldout. A new gimmick with many applications
• Ian Adair slates his many pets
• Alan Ward with a dangerous stunt
• Gorra Datta baffles with his bangles
• Letters page.
• Al Smith bites back. Forthright musing through the back window
• Paul Daniels and Debbie in USA
• Eddie Dawes collecting cinematography
• Peter Duffie Mixes Magically
• JJ Resists a sale to the toffs and retains his integrity and gains their respect ...

• News and reviews with Geoff
• Henrique as only he can be
• Ian Adair presents Cartoon Capers for the children
• Eddie Dawes once more collects his thoughts
• Peter Duffie with a dark widow
• ChiKANEry - this month Peter is courting Jokers
• New Competition for year 2001 Your chance to win
• Miller's Mysteries More cunning stunts from Werner
• Table hopping for kiddies with Malcolm
• The Year 2000 competition winners - are you there?
• Al Smith considers losing the plot
• A working pipe-dream from Malcolm Yaffe
• J.J. wins with modesty
• Ian Keable considers performing unpaid for the enemy ...

• Views and reviews with Geoff Maltby, Plus news around the studio
• Walt Lees Editorial: What does the Millennium mean to you?
• Double Design for Laughter with Kennedy Smith
• The Eyes have it. Clever and Different Magic from Trevor Lewis
• The Club 71 Magazine Competion to make you rich and famous
• Magic Paint Tin by Roland Lumby for your picture painting routine
• New for Old. Ali Cardabra with a Visaball Ghost Writer
• Al Smith is philosophical as he ponders through the rear window
• Peter Kane shows he is more than just a brilliant card man with his Linking Ring interlude
• Prolific...

• News & Reviews in and around the Studio
• Ian Adair with bits of balloon business for Children
• Arun Bonerjee's Mental Birthday Card
• So you still want to be a children's entertainer says Walt Lees
• Henrique on the business of games to entertain the youngsters and fill in the time!
• Letters. Your chance to tell it like it is
• Balloonacy from Balloonatic Malcolm Malan
• Eddie Dawes Collects his thoughts about things valuable.
• Miller's Mysteries continues with a Flexible Number Force
• Simon Lovell considers the Multiple Top Change
• Alan Ward's Baffling Bycyclette will cross your...

• NEWS and Reviews with Geoff Mattby
• STEVE JONES tells a story about High Society
• BARRIE RICHARDSON with a clever, different and subtle card to pocket
• JOHN RHODES with all the news that's fit to print, gleaned from around the world
• ALAN WARD with Thaumatropic Trickery
• ACE Children's entertainer Ian Adair with invaluable advice on using rabbits in for the children's performer
• ALI CARDABRA with rope and silk magic for the trendy Trixter
• ARUN BONERJEE continues his mentalism
• EXPOSURE!
• BASIC CARD TECHNIQUE chapter 26 covers the Double Lift
• EDDIE DAWES tells you what you have...

• News & Reviews around the studio with Geoff
• Tanpari Touch Who's Joking'
• All Rhodes lead to enlightenment. Magic news culled from the media
• Patrick Page makes a welcome return to our page with a new routine and presentation for a Classic effect
• Basic Card Technique, part 18 - The Pass
• Subscription information
• The Psychic Secrets of Alex Le-Roy part 2
• Simon Lovell with a presentation for 'Vernon's Twisting the Aces'
• Party Games. Steve Jones covers the area of entertaining the little sods, sans sorcery
• Henrique continues to drop the dew in a humorous fashion
• Donald Bostock...

• NEWS & REVIEWS Magic around the studio with Geoff Maltby
• HEAVY & LIGHT: First Class magic for the childrens' entertainer from Malcolm Yaffe
• BASIC CARD TECHNIQUE: Basic Card Technique Part 9:- Add-on Switches
• SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS, together with rates and renewal information
• STEVE JONES with a well designed squiggle or Einstein's graphology!
• SIMON SAYS: More from our very own expatriot!
• MINOR MIRACLE: More Mental magic from Arun Bonerjee of India
• AL SMITH MUSES on things Magical and things Star Trek!!
• HOW TO BE A CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINER Part 15 - Age Groups and how to handle...

• Members Write. Your chance to have your say about anything on the magic scene.
• Problem children. Part 7 of Walt Lees series on the entertainment of children.
• Ring the Bell: New cabaret item from Jim Breedon
• Variations on a theme by Katherine, including the cig through jacket.
• The oh so simple nudist packet by Philip Sweeting
• Phil Goldstein with a variation on a Peter Duffie effect.
• Simon Lovell with a letter from America
• News and reviews in and around the studio conducted by Geoff
• David Copperfield at Earls Court London - Ali Cardabra reviews the show
• Al Smith discusses...

• Entertaining Children Part 4 by Walt Lees - The choice of material
• SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION - How to keep the club magazine dropping through your letter-box!
• Malcolm Yaffe with an intriguing variation on 'String & Bones'
• Drama in Magic - Steve Jones with part 2 of his exciting new series
• PRELOCATION - another ingenious winner from Phil Goldstein, alter ego of Max Maven
• Simon Sayes - Simon Lovell with a nifty card miracle especially for flummoxing magicos!
• News & Reviews. Geoff with the latest update on the forthcoming QE2 Magic Convention/Cruise
• The Back Window and Al Smith...

• THREE BLIND MICE for Kids by Steve Jones
• NIGHT WATCH by Maurice Phillips
• LETTERS: Bouquet or Brickbat, your chance to have your say.
• THAT ROPE & VASE AGAIN This time by Magini of Ipswich
• HENRIQUE ponders
• SIMON SAYS: This time Lovell's all new MTC
• MENTAL MAGIC: This month Square Bashing from Stephen Tucker
• SUBSCRIPTIONS Don't miss a single issue
• HOW TO SUCCEED Part 14 of Steve Jones Get Rich Quick series
• NEWS & REVIEWS around the studio conducted by Geoff
• MISTAKE: A mental offering from Arun Bonerjee
• WHAT DO I DO NEXT? Ponders Malcolm Yaffe
• RIGHTING A WRONG: A Clever...

• MENTAL ECSTASY - A brilliant New Mental epic from Barrie Richardson
• CEREAL SERIAL by Club Lunatic and all round nice guy Tony Richards
• SNOOPS SCOOPS: Divulges the deepest secrets of how to do a Magic Lecture
• SUBSCRIPTION INFO. Don't Miss out
• PART EIGHT of Steve Jones series, How to Become Rich and Famous
• FUNNIES, Cartoon Corner
• THE HOLY JUMP: More pasteboard mutilation by Angelo Carbone
• HENRIQUE tells it how it is straight from the shoulder
• THE BACK WINDOW: Meditative Musings of Cardician Al Smith
• SIMON LOVELL with thoughts and a wee trickette pour voo
• COMEDY IMPRESSIONS...

• BALLOON MODELLING. A comprehensive course for every entertainer by Walt Lees
• KIDDIES COLUMN. The Diminishing Cards routined for Children with Jim Breedon
• STAGE TABLE. Easily made when you follow Brian Eden's Sound and Practical Advice
• SHARP PRACTISE. More Serious Card Work collected by Justin Higham
• PUNCH SWAZZLE FOR TABLE-HOPPERS? Graham Clarke shows you when and where!
• VENTRILOQUISM. Len Belmont continues this issue with Chapter 11 in the Series
• SNOOPS SCOOPS: Coaching at the Spaghetti Acadamy
• SIMON SAYS. Cute n Clever Colour Changing Cards!
• NEWS In and Around the Studio...

• Kiddies Column: Brian Eden continues his series, entertaining the modern child, Part six - assistants
• OOOOH AN' 'E WAS STRONG: A Kids routine from Walt Lees
• Open Competition Big Money Prizes
• Basic Card Technique continues with the Kosky Switch Change
• Letters. Your chance to say exactly what you want
• Letters Writs and Court Cases arising from 'The Bodgit'
• Magic of the Mind: Steve Jones contributes a smashing, intimate mental effect
• Snoop's Scoops: Magic's only soap continues with Saucy Sausage secrets and Mr McCulture's box
• Coin in Balloon: A clever variation on a theme...

• Walt Lees Editorial
• Variations on a Theme: The Monte Christo Card Continues
• Subscription Information: How to keep it coming
• Competition: You chance to win big prizes
• Basic Card Technique: Another Top Change by Tony Jackson
• Kiddies Column: with Richard Stupple's routine for Giant and Dwarf
• Computer Magic: Part two of Walt's Quick on the Draw
• Juggling Jottings: Bob Menary continues this useful series
• Pronto Card To Wallet: Our serialisation of Hugh Miller's 'Al Koran's Legacy'
• Punch and Judy: musings by Ron Denton
• The Sword of Fate by James Breedon
• Funny Fings that persist...

• Editorial by Walt Lees
• Letters: Your chance to have your say
• Let's Take A Closer Look: Space Cups by Magical Matt
• Variations on a Theme by Malcolme Yaffe
• Micro (Computer) Magic: The Data Base
• Kiddies Column: Sucker Blendo by Walt Lees
• Funny Fings that continue to happen to Len Belmont
• Optical Delusions by Sebastian Cody
• Magic at Work: a new series
• Poet's Corner
• Bar Magic: Squash Caught
• Competition: your chance to win big prizes
• All's Well That End's Well: a pause for thought by Walt Lees
• Subscription Info: Don't miss a single issue
• Mental Magic: Barrie Richardson...

• Editorial: Walt tells it as it is
• Unclassified Ads: Buy, sell or swap
• Blackpool Convention last minute news
• Magic of the Mind by Len Vine
• The Egg Bag: Variations on a theme by Gerard Mallon
• Kiddies Column: The Fantasio Candle routined by Walt Lees
• Mental Magic by Barrie Richardson
• Card Sessions by John B. Wolf
• Psycholour Plus by Norman Wilcox
• Basic Card Technique: The Ascanio Spread
• Children's Magic: Pranky Plaque
• Close UP Card Magic by Stuart Colligan
• That's The Way To Do It: Our series on Punch and Judy continues
• Character Analysis by Harold Long
• Magical Diary:...

• Editorial by Walt Lees
• Hints and Tips by Marc Weinstock
• To Thine Own Self Be True: Thoughts on television magic
• Fred Robinson: An appreciation
• A Die-Abolic Mystery: A New Kids Routine from Tevor Lewis
• Letters: Club Members write
• That's the Way To Do It: Walt continues the series on Punch and Judy
• Unclassified Ads: Buy, sell, swop, trade with other Club Members
• Card Sessions by John C. Mournier
• Magical Diary: What's happening and when
• L. of a Card Trick: Card magic from Ian Rowland
• Bar Magic: Geoff continues this popular topic
• Let's Take A Closer Look: Penny Fortunes...

• Competition: Last Call
• Editorial
• Kiddies Column: Complete new routine by Walt Less
• Card Session
• Cabaret Time by Peter Kane
• Close-Up Magic: An intriguing effect from Charles Pemberton
• Basic Card Technique: The Double Lift
• Blackpool Convention (Special Offer for Club Members)
• Patrick's Page: A novel new Silk routine
• Society Roundup
• 1985 Catalogue Supplement
• Mental Magic: A clever prediction from 'Scrivante'
• Peanuts Monkeys and the Devil: A controversial article about fees
• Stunts and Tricks: More bar foolers
• News and Reviews
• Bar Magic
• Computer Conjuring: Conducted...

Issues 14-17

• Inside Information
• Let's Take a Closer Look: TYRED by Ron Escott
• Kiddies Column: Fatuous Fatima by Walt Lees
• Flying Spots by Tony Chaudhuri
• Magic of the Mind: Satan's Checkmate by Gardi
• News and Reviews
• Cabaret Time: Hints and Tips
• Blooming Cheek?

• Inside Information
• Let's Take A Closer Look: Matchaskill by Gerald Kosky
• Kiddies Column: Going Dutch by Walt Lees
• Bar Magic: The Card on the Window
• Computer Conjuring by Peter Rendle
• Card Sessions: Spot Repellant by Tony Chaudhuri
• Patrick's Page: The Square Circle Production
• Packet Jumping...

14 issues, the first period of Club 71 before its 6 year hiatus.
[Note: There is one small error in the numbering of issues which started later in the life of Club 71. When we trace back issue numbers we see that we have to start with issue #0 rather than #1 to make everything consistent.

• Inside information
• Curious about Curios?
• Made to Match
• Collector's Corner
• Are you an Individual? or do you run with the pack?

• Inside information
• Treasured Play-bills
• Let's Take A Closer Look
• Robert-Houdin Centenary Portfolio
• Insight on Robert-Houdin
• Collector's Corner
• Tributes to the Greats
• Spotlight on Etchings