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This is one of the all-time great books on magic, because it teaches not just a large selection of great tricks, but also a lot of concepts, applied psychology and ways to handle spectators.
A great big wonderful ebook about a great big wonderful performer and his tricks - the late great restauranteur, Matt Schulien. Schuliens Restaurant, the legendary and favorite eatery of local Chicagoans and visitors from abroad was a family owned enterprise for 113 years. Matt grew up in the family business and a lifetime of fooling patrons at his saloon made Matt one of the world's finest close-up men. His goldfish trick made him famous. His gags and quick tricks are a bartender's delight. This fascinating ebook is filled with photographs, illustrations, interesting historical and biographical documents and accounts and includes over fifty effects that Matt performed for his patrons.
1st edition 1959; 1st digital edition 2012, 207 pages.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Not The Best, But The Biggest
Basic Sleights
- Matt's Fan Location
- The Crimp Location And Steal
- The Palm
- Matt's Hideaway
Quick Discoveries
- Cut The Cards
- The Card In The Hat
- Air Pressure
- The Card In The Cuff
- The Card In The Card Case
- One Hand Discovery One Card
- One Hand Discovery Two Cards
- Spell It
- Three Reversed
- The Invisible Hair
- The Slap Discovery
Tricks With The Change
- The Change
- The Professional Touch
- Put It Back In The Deck
- The Slam And Flip Over
- That's Your Card (A Sucker Trick)
- Matt's Ribbon Spread Trick
Sphinx Picture
Tricks With The Force
- The Face-Up Spread Force
- The Fan Force
- Matt's Call A Card Force
- Matt's Face-Down Spread Force
- Find The Five
- The Lie Test
- The X-Ray Eyes
Miscellaneous Magic And Gags
- The Vanishing Deck
- Testing A Half Dollar
- Bending A Spoon
- Bending The Arm
- Twister
- Matt's Match Magic
- The Jumping Match
- Matt's Goldfish Eating
Card Routines
- Where Do You Want Your Card?
- The Mental Fan Force Routine
- A Sample Routine
- Counting The Cards
- Phase I "Give Me Six Cards"
- Phase II "Call a Number From Six to Ten"
- Phase III "Call A Number Less Than Six"
- Phase IV "Did You See How I Did That?"
- Phase V "How Many Did We Have?"
- Phase VI Passing The Cards
- Phase VII Finale
- Matt's Crazy Poker Deal
- The Cards And The Cigarette
Tricks With Gimmicks
- The Pea Can
- The Half In The Bottle
- The Fifty Sponge Balls
- Matt's Color Changing Knife Routine
- A Knife Gag
- The Case Of The Missing Handle
Smash Discoveries
- The Card In The Sugar
- The Corner In The Glass
- Card In The Matchbook
- The Card Under The Tablecloth
- "Here Comes Kelly" The Card In The Glass
- The Card On The Wall
The Real Secrets Of Matt Schulien
- A Summary Of Matt's Advice On Magic
- About Matt
- Schuliana
- Bibliography
- Puzzle Picture
Matt's Kind Of Magic
- Matt's Card In The Matchbook—Two
- Larry West's Card And Glass
- The Card On The Forehead
- The Vanishing Match, Jim Ryan
- Eddie Fechter's Card Under The Lapel
- Johnny Platt's Which Is Which
- Chuck Morris
- Air Pressure Turnover
- Heba Haba Al
- The Sugar Cube Trick
- Frank Everhart
- The Sponge Rabbits
- Frank Everhart Does Paper Hats And Pants
- A Trick You Can Write Home About! Don Alan
- Don Alan
- Chicago Restaurateur Matt Schulien Dies
- About The Author
- Schuliens' Today
- Schulien Update 1994
word count: 72664 which is equivalent to 290 standard pages of text