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Originally intended for forcing a card, but soon adopted to other magical purposes. The principle was known as early as 1584 when it was applied to the flick book, which Sam Sharpe asserts was the basis of the long-and-short card Svengali Deck. Whatever its inspiration, the Svengali Deck was invented by Burling Hull, patented by him in 1909, and marketed by him in 1910. Pirated by W.D. LeRoy who apparently renamed it Svengali, adopting the name of the fictitious evil hypnotist in George du Maurier's then current best-selling novel, Trilby (1894).

An improved...

Wrote 75 Tricks with a Stripper Deck (1957, 48pp; 2nd ed rev, 1962, 40pp) and 75 Tricks with a Svengali Deck (1964, 40pp). Many tricks in Hugard's Magic Monthly.

• ... a complete presentation.
• The Rigid Yo-Yo: a crazy idea that works. An outsize Yo-Yo which behaves in an abnormal way
• The Wine, the Water, and a Character: The Chris Van Bern Wine & Water, plus the Billy McComb version
• Again Sawing in Half ... Lengthwise: an old trick re-vamped
• The Reverse Cut Svengali Pack An Introduction: an accident leads to a novel comedy routine
• Chop Cups for All: an impromptu version of a classic effect using a crumpled bill and a wrapped tumbler
• We Go Mental: practical methods for the Dictionary or Telephone Directory Test
• An Off-Beat Rabbit Arrival: a bunny appears...

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13. Poor Man's "Hypnotic Joker" - Dr. Raymond Beebe
14. Book Profiles - Edgar Heyl
    • Panorama of Magic - Christopher
    • The Magic of Numbers - Toquet
    • The Jerry Lewis Book of Tricks and Magic - Lewis
    • The Impossible - Dick Gardner
    • In Print
    • Recently Reviewed
14. 75 Tricks with a Svengali Deck - Al Stevenson - advertisement
14. Showstoppers with Cards - advertisement
15. Betcha, 2 - Norman Houghton
    • Solution to No. 1
15. Patter Lines - Cliff Green
15. Trick Tip - Will Dew - Art Lyle
16. Endorsed Dealers Offerings

17. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XX, Number 3 - November 1962...

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5. Patter Line - Cliff Green
5. The Wizard's Variations - Al Stevenson
   • "Take a Card - Any Card"
     • By Measurement
     • Strange Places
     • Flip-Top Fakery
     • Strictly Burlesque
6. Patter Lines - Cliff Green
6. Betcha, No. 9 - Norman Houghton
   • Solution
7. 75 Tricks with a Svengali Deck - Al Stevenson - advertisement
7. Cups & Balls in HMM - A reference Guide for Contest Entries
7. Dr. D'Gahalene's Floating Table - Arthur "Francisco" Bull
7. A Patter Line
7. "Taking It Easy" - announcement
8. Patter Line - Cliff Green
8. Endorsed Dealers Offerings

9. Hugard's Magic Monthly...

• ... deck and appears in another.
• THE TELE-PSYCHIC-OMATIC DECK: A card thought of by the spectator vanishes from the deck leaving a double blank and the three mates.
• ENCEPHALONIC PREDESTINATION: The magician predicts two selected cards.
• OCTA PREDESTINATION: The magician predicts two selected cards.
• SVENGALI PREDESTINATION: The magician predicts two selected cards.
• JACK TO THE FUTURE: Any card named by one spectator contains the name of any card selected by a second spectator.
• SVENVOODOO: A sort of "Any card at any number," but done twice.
• DEJA VOODOO 2.0: Any card named by the spectator is...

Used many pseudonyms, including 'Clif Westfield' (in 1907), 'The White Wizard' (1912-18), 'Gilbert Galt' (pen name of novelettes in pulp magazines...

This is one of the earliest publications which has Burling Hull's Svengali deck described. Hull called it originally the "Cards Mysterious". Even in this early publication he complains about unauthorized copies being sold by unscrupulous dealers. A hundred years later and nothing has changed. We still have magic retailers and manufacturers producing and selling illegal and unauthorized copies of magic products.

One thing has changed though over the last 100 years - the use of Bicycle cards. Hull writes:

Today Cameron works both as an actor on stage and screen and as a close up magician. He currently lives in North Central Florida with Beth and daughter...

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• de Grisy-Torrini (Fortsetzung)
• Die Kartenschule: Eine neue Volte mit einer Hand (Fortsetzung) / C. Vogel
• Der Hut als Zielscheibe
• Das Horoskop (Schluss)
• Die Verwandlung der Gummibälle in Papierschnitzel (Schluss) / J. Marcellin
• Die Brütmaschine (Fortsetzung)
• Das wandernde Tuch und...

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Is this really hypnosis? No, this is not hypnosis. This is mentalism with a hypnotic presentation. Everything you do with hypnosis, you...

He was the magic consultant for...

Here, Chris Wardle explores the use of long and short cards (Svengali Deck style) for mental magic presentations. Whilst initially he gives some background to the Svengali deck and how to make and handle one, some routines use variants on the deck and several don't use playing cards at all. There are thirteen routines from Chris plus some additional commentary and a bonus routine from publisher Paul Hallas. Chances are after reading this you'll not think of the Svengali deck in the same way again.

Since the appearance of this booklet (his third) Chris authored Magic For Everyone (2006) and...

Inspired by and learned from a family friend's gift of a Svengali deck. Pro close-up since 1972, mainly with the 31 tricks of his own invention such as Ultimate Ambition, Double Dazzling Triumph, Half and Half, Jumping Knot of Pakistan, and Cardboard Chameleons. Aka "Daryl" since 1980. Repeated tours of Europe and Japan. A major performer and lecturer.

1978 IBM 1st place in close-up; AMA Best Close-up Magician, 1980, 1981; 1982 FISM 1st prize in card magic; 1985 Desert Magic Seminar 1st prize; 1988 AMA Best Parlour Magician; 1989 and 1993 AMA Best Lecturer; 1993 Desert Magic Seminar 2nd prize.

Wrote ?Daryl? (1980), Daryl's Lecture...

In Part One, we explored a five-minute routine that a blind person can perform for a sighted person using a deck of cards. In Part Two, we visited a routine that a blind person could perform for another blind person. In Part Three, you'll receive Dave's Svengali Deck routine that a blind person can successfully perform for a small group of sighted friends or family. Complete with a PDF document and five audio files that ultimately serve as practice prompts for the visually impaired person you might be teaching.

1st edition 2019, PDF 1 page + audio 30 min

This is a collection Dee has kept to himself for a long time, despite many, many requests for release. You'll see why very soon...

Sylla-code: A unique 2 person code anyone can learn.

Morse: A spectator is mind-reader effect utilizing the Sylla-code principal.

Svengali Toss - Remastered: Thoughts on the classic Hoy effect, 3 spectators merely peek a card from the deck in their hands and with no moves you are able to reveal each one with pinpoint accuracy.

Altered - Version One: A marked coin is placed in the spectator's own hands where they physically...

This is a new effect from Devin Knight's recent East Coast lecture tour. It uses a special Svengali deck in a way that magicians will never suspect. So you know, you will need to own or buy a Svengali Deck and gimmick it to do this trick. Take this to your next magic club meeting and puzzle the members.

EFFECT: The performer shows a deck of cards and mixes them. He invites a spectator to stop him as he deals the cards face down on the table. The person can stop him anywhere in the deal, there are no restrictions. The performer deals until the person says stop. The performer shows the card...

The svengali pitch was originally created by Mickey MacDougall in 1935. In the 1940s S. David Walker learned the pitch directly from Mickey. And Don learned the pitch from David. Don is therefore in the direct line of the svengali pitch ancestry.

A specially-recorded hour-long interview of Don Driver (interviewer is the late David Alexander) that gives history, insights, and advice on how to make money selling the most popular trick deck in the world. Don also tells many stories and anecdotes of how he got into magic, side shows and ultimately pitching Svengali decks.

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The Comprehensive Guide to Making Money Pitching Svengali Decks

Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been made on selling the humble Svengali Deck and yet few people ever learned the inner secrets of how to pitch the deck successfully. This DVD fills that shortage.

Don Driver pitched for twenty-five years all over the country. He learned his pitch from S. David Walker, the Grand old Man of Svengali pitching who has been at it since the early 1940s. Mr. Walker learned from Mickey MacDougall, the creator of the Svengali pitch.

Explained in detail is a pitch that has been polished and...