The Magic Wand Volume 11 (1922)

Numbers 113-116

281 pages

1. Vol. 11, Number 113 March-May, 1922 [56 numbered & 12 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • What of Vaudeville?
   • The Real Story
   • Conjurer and Confederate
   • A Free Tea
   • Possibilities
   • Gold Brick Legerdemain
5. The Tourist Tambourine - Bernard Carton
7. Old Mother Hubbard - Wilfrid G. Jonson
8. A Semi-Revolution - A Novel Accessory for Stage Performances - Woodhouse Pitman
10. Shadowgraphy - article by "Onlooker"
11. Programmes
    • AMAC at the Holborn Empire
12. Clock Penetration through Hat - Bert Douglas
13. Penetrating Cigarettes through Hat - Bert Douglas
14. My Lady Nicotine - Bert Douglas
15. Patter - article by Frank Staff
17. Novel Aerial Treasury - Bert Douglas
18. Misdirection - and a Card Trick - article and effect by Roy Cowl
20. Wand to Palm Leaf Fan - De Vega
21. The Pulmonic Clock Dial - Professor Edgar
23. A Weird Séance - article by George Johnson
25. The Enchanted Bricks - An Item for Children's Entertainers - Norman Hunter
27. The Height of Impudence - Charles Waller
29. Sleights with Cigars - James Wakefield
32. The Reversed Back [One Way] Principle - G. S. Brownlow
33. A Sensational Escape - Nelson Meredith
35. The Magical Miscellany
    • Silver Rays - A Coin Trick - Nelson Meredith
    • The Ring on the Wand - Kitman
    • Concealing a Hat Load - Victor J. Peacock
    • Handkerchief Production - W. J. Phillipson
    • The "Dyeing Silks" Re-Dyed - Bert White
    • A Card Location - Max Holden
    • Selected Card to Pocket - Ashby Lorton
    • The Cone of Flowers and Goldfish - Bert Douglas
    • Flying Coin and Matchbox - Max Holden
39. Wine by Wireless - Bernard Carton
41. The Detail of Presentation - article by Sydney Carton
43. New Apparatus
44. The Sympathetic Clock - Carlton King
45. The Egyptian Pyramid - S. H. Sharpe
47. Book Reviews
    • Quality Magic - Okito
    • Original Magical Novelties - Norman Hoole & J. J. Shepherd
    • Joe Strong, the Boy Wizard - Vance Barnum
49. Thinking it out - article by J. A. Esler
50. A Conundrum - poem
51. Magical Society Notes
    • The Magic Circle
    • The British Magical Society
    • Hull and East Riding Magical Society
    • Bristol Society of Magic
    • West of England Magical Society
    • Mahatma Circle of Magicians
    • Northern Magical Society
    • Glasgow Society of Magicians
    • The Sheffield Circle of Magicians
52. Dry Dyeing - Prof. Evol
53. Mise-en-Scene for the "Handkerchief and Sunshade" - Prof. Evol
54. Correspondence
    • Expanding Paper Ball - Harry Latour
    • Mental Magic for Nervousness - Sydney Carton
    • Candid Criticism - Chas. Waller
    • The Stress of Conjuring - D'Arcy G. Heard
56. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

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57. Vol. 11, Number 114 June-September, 1922 [56 numbered & 12 unnumbered advertising pages]
57. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
    • Us and the U.S.
    • Nearly - Is Only Half-Way
    • Maelzel's Chess-Player
    • The Jazz Magician
    • "Old Gorky"
    • The Business
    • More Stories
61. Canary and Silk Combination - De Vega
63. On Card Magic - article by Sydney Carton
64. The Golden Linking Rings - Owen Clark
66. Watch the Watch! - S. H. Sharpe
68. The Honeymoon - James Mearns
71. Thought Projection - T. H. Chislett
72. Change-Over Palm with a Ball - G. S. Brownlow
73. The Rings of T'Sin Sin - Len. J. Sewell
75. The "Bib" - poem by T. Westwood Bradley
76. Humorous Patter - article by Norman Hunter
78. Sunshade and Cards - James Mearns
80. A Candle and Silk Combination - Wilfred O. J. Morel
81. A Novel Card Discovery - A. Roy Barter
82. More "Ink" - J. J. Shepherd
83. A Glass Tumbler Switch
84. Some "Props" and their Properties - Charles Waller
    • The Mirror Glass
    • The Black Art Table
    • The Bottomless Tumbler
86. Shopping - A Humorous Magical Effect - Eric P. Wilson
89. The Magical Miscellany - Contributed By Our Readers
    • A Broken Bottle - James Mearns
    • Spring Balls - of Wool - Patric Playfair
    • "Sterling Egg" Vanish - Carlton King
    • The Thumb Through a Handkerchief - Eric P. Wilson
    • Automatic Knot Release - Chris Van Bern
    • A Rice Fake - Harry Latour
    • Glass of Water Vanish - Kitman
    • A Diamond-Studded Wand - G. J.
    • Matter Through Matter - Alex. Gordon
    • The Paper Ladder - C. Ramsay
92. A Lesson in Magic - Rupert Holmes Slater
97. Humpty Dumpty - Will Blyth
99. Two New Card Discoveries - Edward Bagshawe
100. Correspondence
     • American Patter - H. Syril Dusenbury
102. The Splendid Stranger - Nathan Dean
103. Book Reviews
     • Annuaire des Prestidigitateurs - published by Té-Dé
     • Revelations of a Spirit Medium - Harry Price
     • Juggling - Rupert Ingalese
     • Stunts with Chalk - Edward F. Christman
     • Chalk Talker's Portfolio - Edward F. Christman
105. Programmes
     • Carmo at the Shepherd's Bush Empire
     • Mystic Clayton at the Willesden Hippodrome
107. Memories of 1896 - song with addition by Frank Staff
108. The Blooming Rice - S. H. Sharpe
109. Magical Society Notes
     • The Magic Circle
     • The Northern Magical Society
     • The Hull and East Riding Magical Society
     • The Australian Society of Magicians
     • The British Magical Society
     • The Mahatma Circle of Magicians
     • The Order of the Magi
     • The Glasgow Society of Magicians
     • The West of England Magical Society
110. New Apparatus
     • The Patriotic Covers
     • The Magic Easel
     • The Obedient and Disobedient Ball
     • The Loading Match Box
     • A Show Fake
111. A Spiritualistic Exposure - The Magic Circle (Occult Section) Report
112. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

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113. Vol. 11, Number 115 October-November, 1922 [56 numbered & 12 unnumbered cover & advertising pages]
113. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
     • The Devant Way
     • Mind Your Patter
     • "And That Reminds Me"
     • A Society of Friends
     • Delivering The Goods
     • The Height of Impudence
116. Matchless Magic - Norman Hunter
117. Draughts - Eric P. Wilson
118. Correspondence
119. The Pandemonium Watch Box - James Mearns
123. The Goblin Drum - Charles Waller
124. he Green-Eyed Idol - G. O. Cox
126. Improved Card and Bottle - Kerston
127. Fishing for Words - Len. J. Sewell
128. Magazines of To-Day and Yesterday - photo
129. A Mechanical Knife for the Wafer Trick - Prof. Edgar
131. Concerning American Patter - article by T. Westwood Bradley
134. Flash Candle and Bouquet - Oswald Rae
135. Stand Me - a conundrum
136. The Spirit Number - James Mearns
138. Conjurers I have Met - article by G. W. Hunter
     • Jacoby
140. The Evanescent Idol - J. A. Esler
141. The Wandering Joke - article by Frank Staff
143. Dyeing Silks Transposition
145. A Silk Producing Wand - Wilfrid O. Y. Morel
146. A Question of Colour - Bruce Hurling
149. The Magical Miscellany - Contributed By Our Readers
     • Two Hat Loads - David Devant
     • Release for Sand" Pulls - Bruce Hurling
     • Threads and Backgrounds - Gus Fowler
     • False Finger-Stall - Eric P. Wilson
     • The Elastic Hand - Victor J. Peacock
     • Thimble Work - Eric P. Wilson
     • Hint for Coin Manipulators - Bernard Carton
     • A Double Changing Envelope - Woodhouse Pitman
     • Sawing Through A Nail - C. Bernard
     • A Medium's Writing Fake - V. D. Barbour
     • The Handkerchief Wand - Anon.
153. Extraordinary Divination - P. T. Selbit
154. The "Aqua" Walking Stick - A. J. Sweeney
155. Artistic Cigarette Transposition - Nelson Meredith
158. The Confetti Date - Jules Danby
159. A Drawing Room Card & Handkerchief Combination - J. F. Orrin
160. More Apologies - poem by G. J.
161. Programmes
     • The Glorious East in West at the Little Theatre
     • Maskelyne's Theatre of Mystery
163. Magical Society Notes
     • The Magic Circle
     • The British Magical Society
     • The Bristol Society of Magic
     • The Order of the Magi
     • The Mahatma Circle of Magicians
     • The Sheffield Circle of Magicians
     • The West of England Magical Society
     • The Glasgow Society of Magicians
164. Book Reviews
     • The Modern Conjurer - C. Lang Neil
     • New and Original Magic - Edward Massey
     • Patter Chatter (Number Two) - Blair L. Gilbert
     • Cold Light on Spiritualistic Phenomena - Harry Price
     • The Magician's Road to Fame - Laurence Glen
     • Modern Card Miracles - Hugh R. Johnston & F. B. Sterling
     • Clever Card Conjuring - C. A. George Newmann
166. New Apparatus
     • The "White-Bait" Changing Ladle
     • The Kelvie Tumbler
     • Bow-Wow!
     • The Ejector Handkerchief Producer
     • Ball Stands
     • A Ball Producing Appliance
     • Die and Flowers
     • Shannon's Indetectable Slates
     • Sympathetic Card Frame - The Bretma Co.
168. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

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169. Vol. 11, Number 116 December, 1922 [58 numbered; 18 unnumbered cover, advertising pages & Vol. XI Index pages]
169. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
     • The Year of Magic
     • Magical Engineers
     • Just an Idea
     • Magical Entertaining
     • The Machine-Made Book
     • Coo-ey
172. I Leave it to You - Harry Latour
174. A Magical Incident - G. S. Brownlow
175. Programme
     • Dolzo - The Wonder at the Victoria Palace
176. Pip, Squeek and Wilfred - Will Blyth
178. England and Scotland - James Mearns
179. Two Items for Christmas Programmes - Bert Douglas
     • Puddings from Nowhere
     • The Christmas Stocking
181. A Melting Proposition - Len. J. Sewell
182. A Rapid Colour Changing Silk - Wilfrid O. J. Morel
183. A Home-made Vanishing Clock - Eric P. Wilson
184. The Card and Boards - H. E. McKay
185. Magic Wireless - George E. Puleston
186. The Spirit of Christmas - Charles Waller
188. riddle
189. The Green Handkerchief - Norman Hunter
190. Pretty Jolly - James Mearns
191. The Aerial Cards - W. J. Atkinson
193. The Rising Cards Again - James Mearns
194. The Magic Circle and the Magicians' Club - article by George Johnson
196. Full or Empty - Nelson Meredith
197. Spirit Knots - Len. J. Sewell
199. Flowers from Dove or Cake Pan - Ashby Lorton
200. The Sob of Annunion - Sydney Carton
201. The "Test" Cut and Restored Ribbon - Billy O'Connor
202. The Rôle of the Magician - article by Patric Playfair
209. An Emergency Pull - Nelson Meredith
210. The Bewildering Silks - Kerston
211. An Improved "Find the Ace" Trick - Victor Maxwell
212. The Oracle - G. O. Cox
214. The Nailed Pack - Bruce Hurling
215. Book Reviews
     • Lessons in Conjuring - David Devant
     • Indian Conjuring - Major L. H. Branson
     • Easy Conjuring (without apparatus) - Will Baffel
     • Expert Magic - Percy Naldrett, compiler
     • Practical Patter - Oswald Rae
216. A Trick with Dice - from Mathematical Recreations
217. The Magical Miscellany - Contributed By Our Readers
     • A Good Card Trick - Billy O'Connor
     • General Post with Handkerchiefs - Bert White
     • A Handy Clip - G. J.
     • A Lightning Silk Production - Oswald Rae
     • A "Sliding Die" Finish - Jay Galway
     • Cataloguing a Magical Library - Harry Price
     • The Flash at the Finger Tips - Edward Bagshawe
220. Magical Society Notes
     • The Magic Circle
     • The Sheffield Circle of Magicians
     • The British Magical Society
     • Leeds Magical Society
     • Society of Yorkshire Magicians
     • The Mahatma Circle of Magicians
     • The Order of the Magi
     • The Glasgow Society of Magicians
     • The West of England Magical Society
221. New Apparatus
     • Reverso
     • The Radio Card
     • The Zodiac Disc
     • "Niko"
     • The Finder Tee-To-Tum
     • Phantom Bird Cages
     • Wheeler's Camera Card
222. The Magic Wand - poem by Frank Herbert
223. Seasonable Touches - De Vega
224. Book Reviews (additional)
     • Handkerchief Magic - Will Blyth
     • The Boy Magician - Raymond Dixie
225. Correspondence
226. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

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