(New York City, NY: 14th June 1893 - 18th December 1958).
Printer-businessman. Amateur magician since 1909 and psychic investigator. Aka "Psycho". SAM President 1935-36. Headed the splinter group from the SAM that founded the Magicians Guild of America in 1944. Published The New Conjurors' Magazine 1945-47.
reading the book without being goaded into thought, and we are confident that many will be stimulated into action - which would be a most excellent thing, both for the individuals themselves and for magic as an art.
Twenty years ago, the late David Devant, greatest of English magicians, wrote a magazine article on the future of magic, which contained this paragraph:
"The great public of the future will want something more than magic at a magical entertainment. One is made well aware of that fact today. The cry everywhere is for entertainment. Amuse us! Entertain us! Take us out of ourselves...
". . . I have found most uses of billets that I've seen to be painful exercises in self-deception on the part of the performer, as to what the audience finds convincing or entertaining. But when I saw Bob Cassidy do his billet routine for an audience of more than a thousand, those silly bits of paper were reduced to virtual non-entities. By the time the routine reached its conclusion he was on stage, standing back-to-back with a spectator, engaged in what was apparently a full scale drawing duplication - with no billets or envelopes anywhere in sight or awareness." - Jamie Ian Swiss, Genii, The Conjurors' Magazine, January 2005
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"Peter Duffie's The Magic Of Fred Robinson is a wonderful book containing a gold-mine of ideas, subtleties and secrets from one of magic's finest exponents and thinkers. ... The Magic Of Fred Robinson is an excellent book full of wonderful ideas, useful sleights, and powerful effects. More than that, it's a great read and takes me back to the feeling I had when I first read Vernon's Inner Secrets books." - R. Paul Wilson from his 2009 review in Genii.
"I state without fear of exaggerating that Fred was...
... by years of experience, of someone who cares deeply about magic and its perception. The Restaurant Magic Reader contains rich food for thought, worthy of consideration by not only restaurant magicians, but every walk-around performer.
[Note that several of these essays appeared in Magic Magazine and Genii.]
Finger, by Bruce Elliott, an effective little mental feat which unhappily involves confederacy; Sid Fleischman's Trick Without a Name, an easy but baffling item, in which a marked page is torn from The Reader's Digest, burned, and then caused to reappear fully restored in its proper place in the magazine.
Also, The Morris Plan, by Chester Morris, which makes clever use of a folding coin, in connection with a handkerchief and ring; a startling, but not difficult, Telephone Book Test, by Jack Trepel; A Ring in Transit, by Eddie Clever, a new version of The Ring from Hand to Hand; John J....
This ebook describes moves and routines for a stacked deck. The authors are using the Si Stebbins stack, but most of what is taught applies to other stacks, memorized or algorithmic. At the very end a simply two person code is taught.
"On the same program, Hugh Johnston put over his line of incomprehensible sliders and puzzlers. The way that fellow can make a card or a whole deck do his bidding is nothing short of...
... Grant's streamlined presentation based on equivoque, but so subtle that it'll leave your audiences breathless. The climax happens so forcefully in these effects that they'll shatter your preconceived notions about this method.
... for his ventriloquism and comedy magic act at conventions, George also loved to write and invent
magic effects with a comedic twist. Effects invented by McAthy include the "Pink Elephants and Purple Cows" sucker card trick and "Mandroop's Insurance Policy".
McAthy appeared on the cover of Genii in 1944 and again in 1967. Abbott's Magic featured George on the cover of its Tops magazine in February 1944. He was also recognized by his peers in the International Brotherhood of Magicians, appearing on the cover of its monthly journal, The Linking Ring, in 1953.
McAthy's books include Smart Talk (1945); Smart Business (1946); Smart Tricks (1947); MagiComedy (1967); Magic from the Dope...
... and magic manufacturer (as White Magic). Specializes in science magic.
Invented over 11 marketed tricks. Wrote 9 magic books for children, including So You Want to Become a Magician (1972) and Razzle-Dazzle! (1987). "How's Tricks" column in Magic Manuscript. Magic editor of MUM. Tricks in Genii, MUM, Linking Ring, Mortimer's Magic Magazine.
... Pennsylvania: 7th August 1912 - November 11th 2009)
Rev Dr. John [William Nicholls] Booth, LittD, MIMC. Inspired at age 10 by a magic set. Learned at age 14 from W.J. Armstrong ("Armah"). Semi-pro at 15 (in 1927). Edited-published Canada's second (after W.G. Edwards's Edwards Monthly) magic magazine, The Canadian Magician's Digest (1929, 3 issues). Organized the first Canadian magic convention (Hamilton, Ontario) 18-19 Apr 1931. Pro 1934 - Mar 1940, as a prominent society, nightclub, and hotel magician. In 1938 also worked alternate venues as "Jancini". 1937 Sphinx Award.
Then an ordained Unitarian minister (1942 until retired in 1975). Part-time pro celebrity platform lecturer 1943 - 58, touring...
Invented Cig-O-Test by 1932, the build-it-yourself Card Castle in 1945, Two Into Ones (folded $2 bill opens into two $1 bills) in 1948, the Diminishing Bills in 1950, and Bill to Matches in 1961.
Wrote Novel Magic (1932; repr 1946, 43pp), Torn and Restored Magazine Cover (1939, 8pp; 2nd ed 1953, 9pp), Super Card Mysteries [1933], Five Star Card Effects (1943), Fifteen Star Card Effects (1956, 26pp), Totally Refreshing Ideas and Carefully Kept Secrets (1966, 38pp), and Lu Brent's Best Magic Tricks (2 vols, 1969, 1974, 42pp+45pp). Articles in Sphinx, Jinx, Tops, Phoenix, Ireland's YB:1952, Dope Sheet, Genii, Pallbearers, and Magigram.
... Close-up Trophy. 1976 FISM 1st prize in card magic, the first Briton to take this award. 1980 Crandall Trophy.
Wrote 4 books on kid-show magic, including More Party Pieces (1985, 54pp) and Still More Party Pieces (1990, 50pp). Tricks in Abra, Pabular, New Pentagram, Magic Circular, Magic Magazine, Magigram, Linking Ring (+ 1978 one-man "Parade"), Genii, etc. Welsh TV series "Triciau Trevor" [Trevor's Tricks]. Audio Children's Magic. See Phil Willmarth, Trevor Lewis Close-Up (1981). Video (1990).
Dibya Guha is a well-known Magician and Mentalist from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. His works have been featured in several reputed international magic periodicals like Vanish and Genii. His One Man Parade has been published by Linking Ringmagazine. When not performing he is busy creating new magic. A few of his creations are given below. Hope you like them.
... America, Africa, and Japan. Collects books, posters, etc on circus, magic, and the occult. 1986 Nordic Magic Convention's Knight of Magic. 1990 AMA Performing Fellowship; 1996 Magic Circle Carlton Award.
Wrote Easy Juggling for Magicians [1975] and lecture notes. Articles in Magic Cauldron, Genii, Magical Bookie, Mystics Magazine, etc. See also Gene Anderson, Topper's Mad, Mad Magic (1974).
I am a hobby magician from India. I love to perform for my family, friends and colleagues at work. My card trick has been published in the international magic magazine, Genii. I love writing books because I love reading books. When I am not doing my day job as an Animation Trainer, I am a doting father, avid cyclist and an amateur bird watcher. I spend my spare time studying, inventing and performing magic tricks.
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