This is a lovely story of a boy wizard growing up to become a conjurer. While this is not autobiographical, Angelo Lewis clearly incorporated aspects of his own experience and life into this novel. For example, one of his teachers of card sleight-of-hand, M. Charlier, makes an appearance as Monsieur Ledoyen. This was the first book that had his pseudonym, Professor Hoffmann, as well as his real name, Angelo J. Lewis, on the cover.
Interesting for magicians is that every trick that features in this novel is explained. While the explanations are not very detailed, they are enough to reveal...
At an early age, T.G. demonstrated exceptional skill at games of chance, particularly card games. In grade school he scourged the seniors, in high school he frequented the fraternities, in college he challenged the career businessmen, and in graduate school he gallivanted to the gaming tables of Las Vegas.
Learning from observing cheats in action, T.G. discovered and mastered the mechanics of the cardsharps as well as developed his own unrivaled style of shearing the sheep for slaughter. If provoked by being cheated, he believed it was open season, and could he ever lay a trap.
T.G. later decided that gambling and especially cheating were not in the cards. He believed that nerves of...
(Albany, New York: April 13th, 1902 - September 15th, 1947)
Howard P. Albright was an American magician, inventor, author, and magic dealer. Albright developed an interest in magic during childhood, which remained a lifelong hobby. He studied at Albany Business College. In 1936, he opened Unique Magic Studio in Albany and began working as a professional magic dealer. Starting in 1937, he published two house magazines: Inside Dope and Confidential Bulletin. His primary business focus was hardware retail. At the time of his death, he and his brother William operated three hardware stores in Albany. Despite suffering from high blood pressure for a year before his passing, he remained active...
(Jersey City, New Jersey: 13th January 1915 - 11th March 1985)
Billed as "Master of Mystery". Semi-pro card, mental, and thimble magic for clubs, colleges, and hotels. A teacher by profession was a magician from Morristown, New Jersey. Served 41 months in the US Army Signal Corps.
Wrote Exciting Experiments in E.S.P. (1970, 76pp). Tricks in Genii, Magick, and Jinx.
... entranced by the shiny boxes, rice bowls, colorful silks in the pages within. On weekends, Cameron would beg his father to drive him to the magic store where he would spend all of his hard earned allowance money on whatever exotic props he could afford. From elementary school up until he left for college, Cameron put these props to good use and performed his share of birthday parties, school events and Cub Scout meetings. During college, however, magic fell to the wayside as he spent more time focusing on becoming an actor (Plus it was really hard to get a date wearing a ruffled shirt and black cape).
One day, while attending graduate school in Washington D.C., Cameron stumbled into a...
Final Houdini Séance Lecture - Wm. Larsen's captivating lecture about Harry and Bess Houdini's pact to find a means to communicate after Harry's death. Complete lecture with suggested effects. Earn money performing this for civic group luncheons, college campuses, libraries, and more. Sold for the equivalent of $74 when first released. (NE Cat. #304)
BONUS: Mental Discernment (R. W. Hull) - An astounding effect, wherein the performer is able to correctly name a card merely thought of by a spectator. No stooges, special decks, or setups....
Scott Edward Lane was born in LaGrange, Illinois, a suburb located near the outskirts of Chicago. He became obsessed with a deck of cards at a very early age and has studied the art of card manipulation over 22 years. As a young boy, Scott mastered many card handling
methods and techniques for controlling the deck of cards. Scott’s studies and practice intensified as his abilities were nurtured and developed.
At an early age of 10, Scott moved to Littleton, Colorado, where he spent the next 13 years of his life. Throughout his primary education, Scott retained the desire to analyze and perfect the craft of card manipulation. After completing college, Scott traveled across the country...
When Hideo was thirteen years old, he purchased a book of card magic for beginners but he didn't have a deck of cards. He went to a department store to buy one and asked a saleslady, 'Where can I buy a deck of
cards?' She asked, 'What are you going to use it for?' he answered, 'To perform magic.' She pointed to a corner of the store where there was a Tenyo Magic Counter. He had never known that magic apparatus was sold to the general public. He bought a set of Multiplying Billiard Balls and both marked and
stripper decks. This was the beginning of his magic career.
He went to work part-time as a magic demonstrator for Tenyo when he was nineteen years old while attending...
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