Magic & Mentalism: page 292

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...

Music control for the solo entertainer

This ebook describes how any solo entertainer can easily build and set up their own music control system. Many entertainers are looking for an easy set up to be their own sound technician. The system can be operated by the push of a button and the button can even be in the performers pocket.

I tried a lot of hardware and software and I think that I found a good working solution. This system is easy to build, reliable, cheaper than some other sound systems and cheaper as hiring a sound technician. The ebook covers all aspects to setup such a system...

Optimale Musiksteuerung für den Alleinunterhalter

Genau wie jeder Entertainer war auch ich lange auf der Suche nach einer Möglichkeit, Musik optimal in meinen Shows einsetzen zu können. Ich wollte jedoch nicht auf einen Tontechniker angewiesen sein und ein eigenes Orchester war aus diversen Gründen einfach nicht praktikabel. Dies schränkte die Möglichkeiten des Abspielens von Musik während den Shows doch sehr ein.

Ich war also auf der Suche nach einer Lösung, wie ich die Musik in meiner Show selbst steuern konnte. Und wie ich erkannte war ich nicht der einzige Künstler, der dieses...

FROM ITALY WITH MAGIC sono le note del lungo tour di conferenze italiane che tra gennaio e febbraio 2019 ha portato Matteo Filippini in ben 28 città italiane.

Tra le pagine, oltre a vari effetti, Matteo espone alcune finezze esecutive e teoriche. Il materiale incluso spazia dal mentalismo al close up.

Ecco gli effetti che troverete tra le pagine:

IL PRESIDENTE

Dalla commistione di due idee del leggendario Bob Cassidy, Matteo ha sviluppato una routine di mentalismo brillante che potrete realizzare con una spesa davvero irrisoria!

IL GIOCO DEI TRE GUSCI

Un’accurata analisi...

Le note della conferenza di Matteo Filippini dedicata al mentalismo bold, quello sfacciato, temerario ed anche un po’ ingenuamente incosciente. Caratteristiche che, forse più di qualsiasi altra cosa, lo contraddistinguono non solo da altre forme di spettacolo simili ma anche da quel ‘mentalismo’ che vuol esser perfetto a tutti i costi!

Per spiegare al meglio gli approcci ed i metodi bold, Matteo descrive con dovizia di particolari ben cinque effetti, semplici nei metodi ma assolutamente efficaci per il pubblico reale.

BOLD DRAWING DUPE

Una duplicazione del disegno dello spettatore...

The Hofzinser gimmick is an odd gimmick that has limited usage. But with a little analysis and some scripting you can make an effect that, while not magic, is still entertaining.

The Hofzinser card is a gimmick, not a trick. So what can you do with it. Well, the author of How To Write A Script shows how he used his methodology to write a script that entertains even though it doesn't fool anyone. And it gives the spectators the feeling that they're seeing something from the crooked gamblers handbook. It even allows the spectators to examine the card without fear of the card being damaged.

The ebook also takes you through...

A startling transformation. A cased deck is shown. The Jokers are removed and suddenly the entire case is gone and only the cards remain. The gimmick is very easy to make, and the performance couldn't be simpler.

1st edition 2019, length 14 minutes.

Would you use the proven and classic technique of equivoque (aka. magician's choice) more often if you could simply read your pre-printed script as an integral part of your performance, show the script to your participants, and ultimately give them a copy so they could even try it again later?

With an official looking and intriguingly customizable 1940's Compatibility Quiz from the popular Life Magazine, all of the above works just as stated. By carrying the script on your smartphone, you'll be ready to perform this classic piece of mentalism with any six objects anytime and anywhere.

Finally...

Here's a complete four-phase routine using a deck of ESP cards.

Do you know the true facts about the ESP deck? J. G. Thompson, Jr. has thoroughly analyzed the deck and come up with some most amazing discoveries which he has blended into the first completely routined demonstration with a standard deck of Rhine E. S. P. cards.

Now you can prove your mastery over extra sensory perception (ESP) and demonstrate to your audience that you are a mentalist by using an ESP testing deck - a scientifically approved accessory. You go through a series of experiments such as Rhine has only hoped to...

Available now - Voodini's Ten Steps to Tarot Mastery. In ten simple steps, this PDF will take you from a nervous beginner to an experienced Tarot card reader, and more than that - you will be able to go out and deliver readings after the very first chapter.

This manuscript is close to eighty pages long, and gives you all the information, technique, and confidence you need to become a truly first rate Tarot card reader. Written in Paul Voodini's usual engaging and entertaining manner, this PDF is aimed at the mentalism and magic community, so you know you're getting real world advice and knowledge...

The Social Prediction has fooled the best minds in mentalism and now Debjit has finally decided to share it with the magic community. The video and PDF covers two revolutionary impromptu techniques to predict anything weeks in advance.

Imagine asking someone to think of anything, they open your Facebook profile from their phone and they see that you had already predicted it months ago.

The effects can be performed live or over phone calls, messages, Skype and radio. They can also be used to predict the winners of the World Cup or any event on social media. And it's the best way to promote...

One of the best impromptu tricks ever invented for an unprepared dollar bill, invented by the late Jack Chanin. Long off the market. This charming bit of magic is almost forgotten today. This sold in the 70s for $10.00. According to Dollar Times that would be over $60 in today's dollars.

You show an unprepared dollar bill and fold it into quarters. At the folded corner of the bill you tear off a section, as shown on the cover photo. The audience plainly sees the missing section. Placing the small torn piece into your mouth, you blow it at the bill. Instantly, the bill is restored, pulled...

Dice stacking is not only magical, but it is fun too. The art of scooping up a series of dice and stacking them one on top of the other is not nearly as hard as it looks. Professional juggler and entertainer Todd Strong has developed a method to easily teach you how to stack dice. In fact, using Todd's methods, you can learn to stack dice proficiently in just a few short hours.

Being a juggler, Todd has created numerous unique and highly visual dice stacking techniques, many of which magicians have never seen before, including fantastic aerial dice moves and two-handed stacking. You will...

Ein Handbuch für die Verwendung von Schreibtafeln in der Zauberkunst.

Aus der Einleitung:

This bundle includes all issues including the two page supplement from volume 5 which is missing in most files. This magazine was cut short due to the start of WWII. It is an eclectic collection of - at that time - completely new and innovative tricks, apparatus, and effects. It also covers the magic scene with reports, reviews and other newsworthy contributions. Will Goldston was very well connected and could draw contributions from the best magicians world-wide.

84 pages

523. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 6 - 2 pages - originally at the end of the file
524. Volume 6 Index

1. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 6, Number 1 - December, 1939 - 24 pages
461. Contents
462. Will Goldston wishes all Readers in the Army, Navy and Air Force ... A Happy Christmas and Good Luck in 1940
462. Book Reviews - Charles Hepworth
     • Books
       • Entertaining Children With Magic - Eddie Clever
463. Editorial
464. Ventriloquism in War Time - Arthur Prince
465. News of Magicians
466. The Magicians' Club
466. The Aladdin Brotherhood of Magicians
467. Contributed By
     467. Two Tiny...

111 pages [1 double page]

459. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 5 - 2 pages - originally at the end of the file
460. Volume 5 Index

1. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 5, Number 1 - December, 1938 - 40 pages
365. Contents
373. Editorial
374. Let's Have Spectacle - Hilaire White
374. Seen This Trick? - John Carpenter
375. News of Magicians
377. Contributed By
     377. The Mexican Coin Vanish - Rupert H. Slater
     378. Two Good Tricks for Your Christmas Party - J. P. Donovan
          • Is Seeing Believing?
          • A Coin and a Packet of Cigarettes - Gravity Defied
     378. The Mysogynist - Capt. J. R. Cleland
     379. Production of Flags...

96 pages

363. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 4 - 2 pages - originally at the end of the file
364. Volume 4 Index

1. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 4, Number 1 - December, 1937 - 24 pages
285. Contents
287. Editorial
288. News of Magicians
289. What is a Book Club Worth? - Hilaire White
291. Reviews - Charles Hepworth
     • Books
       • It's Fun to be Fooled - Horace Goldin
       • Keith Clark's Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks
       • Aus Eins Mach Zehn - Ottokar Fischer
       • Watch Me Closely - Louis Lam
       • General Magic - Will Dale
291. Contributed By
     291. "Zara" Passing a Solid Steel Rod...

160 pages

285. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 3 - 2 pages - originally at the end of the file
286. Volume 3 Index

1. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 3, Number 1 - Summer, 1936 - 40 pages
143. Contents
145. Editorial
145. Elections, 1936
146. Question of the Next Wearer of Thurston's Mantle - Caryl S. Fleming
147. Contributed By
     147. Divination with Cards - Hubert Elliott
     147. Thought Reading Extraordinary
     148. A New Billiard Ball Producer - E. Lewis Philpot
     149. Okito's Inexhaustible Chinese Mat
152. Don't Discard Your Old Apparatus - Will Goldston
153. Bodies for Burial - A Short Story - Howard Jones
155. Ceeley...

160 pages

141. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 2 - 2 pages - originally at the end of the file
142. Volume 2 Index

1. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 2, Number 1 - Summer, 1935 - 40 pages
1. Contents
3. Editorial
3. Elections 1935
4. A Letter to all Members of the Magicians' Club - Horace Goldin
5. Contributed By
   5. A Trick for Card Manipulators - Royal V. Heath
   5. Mento-Test Card Effect - John B. Ward
   6. The Melting Knot - E. Brenton Jennings
   6. Writes Right - Rupert H. Slater
   8. Cyro's Mass Production
   8. The Mysterious Cut
   9. A Goldin Flight - Horace Goldin
   9. The "Do It Again" Rope...

160 pages

141. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 1 - 2 pages - originally at the end of the file
142. Volume 1 Index

1. Goldston's Magical Quarterly - Volume 1, Number 1 - Summer, 1934 - 36 pages
1. Contents
3. Editorial
4. A Word to Students - Louis Gautier
4. Elections
5. Contributed By
   5. An Original Bowl and Silk Production - Shu Foo Yai
   5. The Human Penetration Mystery - "Cyro"
   6. Coincidence Extraordinary - Brian Godfrey
   7. "Could You Deal Me a Nap Hand?" - G. W. Hunter
   8. Simplified Reckoning with Hammond's Set-Up Pack - Carlo Rossetti
   9. A Good Production Tube - Le Walke
   10. Cutting a Cigarette...

From the introduction:

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...

More killer magic that you're not doing. A guidebook to fabulous but forgotten material curated by Mark Elsdon.

He has been making notes and sticking Post-its in all his books for decades, so he has hundreds and hundreds of great tricks book-marked, annotated and logged, and after some (not so subtle) prompting by friends he finally decided to collect 100 of them together and publish them in an ebook.

That book - Hidden Gems - proved far more popular than he ever expected. So here we are with Vol. 2 and another 100 killer tricks that most of us have either forgotten about or never even seen before....