The Magic Wand Volume 12 (1923)
by George Johnson

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The Magic Wand Volume 12 (1923) by George Johnson

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The Magic Wand (1910 - 1957)

Numbers 117-120

279 pages

Vol. 12, Number 117 March-May, 1923 [48 numbered & 12 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
Quarterly Notes - by the editor
- What Of The Season?
- Wireless Stage "Stunts"
- One Penny!
- Burglars
- Two Conjurers
- Where Ignorance Is Bliss
- Our Correspondents
The Writing of "Nothing"
Soldiers of the King - Eric P. Wilson
The Greedy Goblin - James Mearns
Hot Coffee - G. O. Cox
A "Perpetual Calendar in Your Head" - F. R. Stanes
The Enchanted Dairy - Norman Hunter
Designing a Stage Setting - Sylvia M. Rangel
Pink and White Magic - Gwen Hilton
The Treasury Note and Lemon - Ray W. Lawes
The Artificial Eye - Len. J. Sewell
The Eternal Triangle - A Slice of Life Illustrated with Cards - Roy Cowl
An Impromptu Marionette Show - Eric P. Wilson
A "Hoffmann" Card Trick - G. F. F. Hodges
Jack and The Beanstalk - Will Blyth
Loading the Dye-Tube - Wilfrid G. Jonson
An Opera Hat Effect - Rupert Howard
An Invisible Break - G. S. Brownlow
A Card Subtlety - Stanley Norton
The Magical Miscellany - Contributed By Our Readers
- An Impromptu Puzzle - Will Blyth
- A Ventriloquial Accessory - Eric P. Wilson
- The Watch Winder - Stanley Norton
- A Treasury Note Puzzle - James Patrick
- Two Suggestions - Rupert Howard
Programme
- Frederick Culpitt at The Alhambra
Magical Reminiscences from Overseas - Adam Hull Shirk
The City of Lost Illusions - drawing by Nathan Dean
The Professional - poem by Cynicus
Correspondence
- The Role of the Magician
Two "Rice Bowl" Suggestions - Wilfrid G. Jonson
Book Reviews
- Easy Magic for Evening Parties - J. F. Orrin
- Impromptu Magic with Patter - George De Lawrence
- Water Wizardry - Arthur Ainslie
- Paper Magic - Houdini
- The Conjurer's Vade-mecum - J. F. Orrin
- After Dinner Tricks - Walter B. Gibson
- Magic Made Easy - H. A. Palmer
Our Summer Number - announcement
Magical Society Notes
- The Magic Circle
- Mahatma Circle of Magicians
- Glasgow Society of Magicians
- Hull and East Riding Magical Society
- West of England Magical Society
- Bristol Society of Magic
- Northern Magical Society
- The Sheffield Circle of Magicians
- The British Magical Society
- The Magicians' Club
Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

Vol. 12, Number 118 June-September, 1923 [52 numbered & 12 unnumbered advertising pages]
Quarterly Notes - by the editor
- Moving with the Times
- Did William Tell?
- Angelo - At Drury Lane
- The Limit of Popularity
- The Magical Pessimist
A Dyeing Silk Novelty - Eric P. Wilson
From My Note-Book - Harry Latour
A Psychic Bull's-Eye - Billy O'Connor
The Perfection Spirit Knots - George W. Hunter
Producing Matches from the Finger Tips - Wilfred O. J. Morel
Cigarettes and Handkerchief - J. Whitehead
A Magical Marriage - Prof. Evol
Listening-in - Bruce Hurling
The Tragedy of Humpty Dumpty, with Patter "In Prose and Worse" - Wilfred G. Jonson
A Cigarette Change - E. G. Brown
The Dividing Line - Will Bland
Antiquity Re-Dressed - J. A. Esler
The Navy Cut Coin - Stanley Norton
All Accidents! - S. Carton
Real Flower Growing - J. F. Orrin
Why Work--? - Charles Waller
A Floral Candlestick - Owen Clark
A Coin and Match-Box Trick - J. Whitehead
The Al Fresco Entertainment - Norman Hunter
A Combination Coin Effect - Clifford Mason
On Forcing - Wilfrid G. Jonson
The Wizard's Progress - poem by E.J. & S.C.
Caramels from Paper Ribbon - Prof. Edgar
A "Short" Tragedy - Frank Staff
The Penny Through the Table - James Patrick
Programmes
- Lewis Davenport, Grand Seance Programme
- Herbert Milton at Maskelynes
New Books - Reviews
- Making Magic Pay - H. Syril Dusenbery
- Workable Wizardry - Hermalin
The Magical Miscellany - Contributed By Our Readers
- A Suggestion - Stanley Norton
- A Silk Vanish with the Wand - Eric P. Wilson
- Card Control - Wilfrid G. Jonson
- The Dye Tube - Wilfrid G. Jonson
- Match-Box Coin Exchange - J. G. Pedgrift
- An Egg Item - Stanley Norton
- Tutankhamen - Norman Hunter
Correspondence
- Will Blyth's Humpty Dumpty
Pocket "Matter Through Matter" - Edward Estrange
The Sign of the Zodiac - Wilfrid G. Jonson
New Apparatus
- The Hidden Number Mystery
- Flower Pot and Cone
- Card and Swatch Stand
- A New Clock Dial
- The Magic Cotton Reel
- The Spirit Slide
- A Startling Paper Tube Production
- Tinto
- A Doll's House Changing Box
Magical Society Notes
- The Magic Circle
- The British Magical Society
- The Order of The Magi
- Mahatma Circle of Magicians
- West of England Magical Society
- Bristol Society of Magic
Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

Vol. 12, Number 119 October-December, 1923 [56 numbered & 12 unnumbered cover & advertising pages]
Quarterly Notes - by the editor
- New Season Prospects
- The Marionette Players
- Sound and Light Waves
- Magicians Who "Mix It"
- Early Catalogues
- Cylinders and Precipitated Glass
- Ancient Stage Effects
An Infallible Forcing Deck - Oswald Williams
The Conjurer is Nearly Caught - E. G. Brownlow
The Perfected Jumping Peg - Nelson Meredith
Eighty Years' Wizardry - George Johnson
A Novel Coin Fold - Wilfred G. Jonson
From "Modern Magic" - Wilfred G. Jonson
A Use for the Card Stand - F. R. Stanes
The Multiplying Coins - "Dorian"
Magic in France - Bruce Hurling
Another Rising Cigarette - Eric P. Wilson
A Vanishing Candle and Candlestick - James Mearns
The Card Ejector and Card Frame - Frank Herbert
An Improved Butterfly Harness - "Dorian"
Money for Nothing - Frank Staff
Simplifying Card Effects - article by Nelson Meredith
A Productive Fan - Harry Latour
The Ace of Spades - James Mearns
The Red Tape Mystery - W. A. Flaig
The Magical Medical Man - Rupert Holmes Slater
A Tipping Table
A New Changing Card - J. Whitehead
My Library - article by Harry Price
- Bookplate
- Photo of library
The Rod, Ball and Ring - Stanley Norton
A Spectacular Card Mystery - De Vega
By Way of Suggestion - J. A. Esler
A Novelty in Productions - Eric P. Wilson
General Post - J. F. Orrin
Assembly - G. O. Cox
The Christmas Number of The Magic Wand - announcement
The Magical Miscellany - Contributed By Our Readers
- A Thimble Sleight - Nelson Meredith
- A Suggestion - Rupert H. Slater
- A "Hoffmann" Card Trick - F. R. Stanes
- An Original Coin Sleight - Fred Hocking
- A "Stirling Egg" Vanish - Carlton King
Magical Society Notes
- The Magic Circle
- The British Magical Society
- West of England Magical Society
- Mahatma Circle of Magicians
- The Order of the Magi
- Leeds Magical Society
- The Sheffield Circle of Magicians
- Hull Magical Society
Correspondence
- Physical and Super-Physical Illusion
Book Reviews
- For Magicians Only - Charles Waller
- Stage Illusions and Entertainments - Cassell's, London
- Thoughtful Magic - Harry Leat
- String Figures - W. W. Rouse Ball
- Further Expert Magic - compiled by Percy Naldrett
Programme
- The Indestructible Girl - P. T. Selbit - at Maskelyne's
New Apparatus
- The Spooky Spools
- Massey's Diminishing Card
- The Jose Folding Pocket Table
Peculiar Potions - James W. Middleton
Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

Vol. 12, Number 120 December, 1923 [68 numbered; 16 unnumbered cover, advertising pages & Vol. XII Index pages]
Quarterly Notes - by the editor
- The Annals of Conjuring
- Helping the Novice
- Psychological Swindles
- The "Prop" Basket
- A Wonderful Visit
- A Question of Degree
- Christmas
What's in a Name? - Arthur H. Paul
A Silken Secret - Bridger Lewis
The Magic Wand Book Department - notice
The Chocolate Cigarettes - C. Kersey
The David Bell Utility Tube - Wilfrid G. Jonson
Building a Picture - De Vega
What is Wrong with Magic? - article by Oswald Williams
The Inexhaustible Match-box - J. F. Orrin
The Note in the Egg - Bruce Hurling
The "Sharpe" Scissors Problem - S. H. Sharpe
Crackers and Children - Charles Waller
The Secrets of Dr. Zoroaster Phaze - Rupert Holmes Slater
Curious Prints and Engravings - from the editor's collection
three pictures
Original Magical Novelties - Norman Hoole & J. J. Shepherd
- Rainbow Ribbons
- The Vanishing Wand
- The Flight
- A Financial Catastrophe
- Mirrors of Mystery
- Cameos in Cambric
- The Pass Superseded
- A Novel Production
- Silk and Sorcery
- A Little Surprise
- Merely Illusive
- The Fourth Assistant
The Ring and String Trick - George W. Hunter
Little Miss Muffett - A Ventriloquial Dialogue - Will Blyth
The Cabinet of Honan - Leslie R. King
The Wandering Cigarette - George W. Hunter
Spring Flowers - Edward V. Smith
A Fruitful Die - J. Whitehead
Arts and Crafts - article by J. A. Esler
Book Reviews
- Simplified Conjuring - Norman Hunter
- More Paper Magic - Will Blyth
- Magic of the Depots - complied by Harry Leat
- The Art of Chapeaugraphy - J. G. Hambley
- Children's Stories and How to Tell Them - Woutrina A. Bone
- Tested Magic - Eric P. Wilson
The Invisible Dog - drawing by W. G. Jonson
Magical Society Notes
- The Magic Circle
- Mahatma Circle of Magicians
- The British Magical Society
- The Order of the Magi
- Sheffield Circle of Magicians
- Bristol Society of Magic
- West of England Magical Society
- Glasgow Society of Magicians
The Magical Miscellany - Contributed By Our Readers
- Billiard Ball to Flowers - Arthur H. Paul
- Torn and Restored - Bert White
- A Funny Card Item - Rupert H. Slater
- A Penetrating Die - Leslie R. King
- Simplicitus Rising Card - Dorian
New Apparatus
- Ventriloquial Head and Figures - Hambley's, Ltd.
- A Colour Changing Pencil - Hambley's, Ltd.
- Early Magical Apparatus - Hambley's, Ltd.
- A New Handkerchief Producer - L. Davenport & Co.
- Giant Playing Cards - L. Davenport & Co.
- A Card Slide - L. Davenport & Co.
- The Telephone - L. Davenport & Co.
- Cutting Through a Doll - The Globe Magical Mart
- The "Elka" Tumbler and Paper Clips - Leslie R. King
- Golf Balls at Finger Tips - Wilford Hutchinson
- My Lady's Purse - Harold Comden
- Pip Pip - Harold Comden
Programme
- Fred Brezin - Anglo-French Entertainer - at the Coliseum
Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

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