The Magic Wand Volume 12 (1923)

Numbers 117-120

279 pages

1. Vol. 12, Number 117 March-May, 1923 [48 numbered & 12 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • What Of The Season?
   • Wireless Stage "Stunts"
   • One Penny!
   • Burglars
   • Two Conjurers
   • Where Ignorance Is Bliss
   • Our Correspondents
4. The Writing of "Nothing"
5. Soldiers of the King - Eric P. Wilson
7. The Greedy Goblin - James Mearns
9. Hot Coffee - G. O. Cox
10. A "Perpetual Calendar in Your Head" - F. R. Stanes
13. The Enchanted Dairy - Norman Hunter
14. Designing a Stage Setting - Sylvia M. Rangel
17. Pink and White Magic - Gwen Hilton
18. The Treasury Note and Lemon - Ray W. Lawes
20. The Artificial Eye - Len. J. Sewell
21. The Eternal Triangle - A Slice of Life Illustrated with Cards - Roy Cowl
23. An Impromptu Marionette Show - Eric P. Wilson
24. A "Hoffmann" Card Trick - G. F. F. Hodges
25. Jack and The Beanstalk - Will Blyth
29. Loading the Dye-Tube - Wilfrid G. Jonson
29. An Opera Hat Effect - Rupert Howard
31. An Invisible Break - G. S. Brownlow
32. A Card Subtlety - Stanley Norton
33. 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
35. Programme
    • Frederick Culpitt at The Alhambra
36. Magical Reminiscences from Overseas - Adam Hull Shirk
39. The City of Lost Illusions - drawing by Nathan Dean
41. The Professional - poem by Cynicus
42. Correspondence
    • The Role of the Magician
44. Two "Rice Bowl" Suggestions - Wilfrid G. Jonson
45. 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
46. Our Summer Number - announcement
47. 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
48. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

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57. Vol. 12, Number 118 June-September, 1923 [52 numbered & 12 unnumbered advertising pages]
49. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
    • Moving with the Times
    • Did William Tell?
    • Angelo - At Drury Lane
    • The Limit of Popularity
    • The Magical Pessimist
52. A Dyeing Silk Novelty - Eric P. Wilson
53. From My Note-Book - Harry Latour
55. A Psychic Bull's-Eye - Billy O'Connor
56. The Perfection Spirit Knots - George W. Hunter
60. Producing Matches from the Finger Tips - Wilfred O. J. Morel
61. Cigarettes and Handkerchief - J. Whitehead
62. A Magical Marriage - Prof. Evol
65. Listening-in - Bruce Hurling
67. The Tragedy of Humpty Dumpty, with Patter "In Prose and Worse" - Wilfred G. Jonson
69. A Cigarette Change - E. G. Brown
69. The Dividing Line - Will Bland
71. Antiquity Re-Dressed - J. A. Esler
72. The Navy Cut Coin - Stanley Norton
73. All Accidents! - S. Carton
74. Real Flower Growing - J. F. Orrin
76. Why Work--? - Charles Waller
79. A Floral Candlestick - Owen Clark
80. A Coin and Match-Box Trick - J. Whitehead
81. The Al Fresco Entertainment - Norman Hunter
83. A Combination Coin Effect - Clifford Mason
84. On Forcing - Wilfrid G. Jonson
85. The Wizard's Progress - poem by E.J. & S.C.
87. Caramels from Paper Ribbon - Prof. Edgar
87. A "Short" Tragedy - Frank Staff
89. The Penny Through the Table - James Patrick
91. Programmes
    • Lewis Davenport, Grand Seance Programme
    • Herbert Milton at Maskelynes
92. New Books - Reviews
    • Making Magic Pay - H. Syril Dusenbery
    • Workable Wizardry - Hermalin
93. 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
95. Correspondence
    • Will Blyth's Humpty Dumpty
95. Pocket "Matter Through Matter" - Edward Estrange
96. The Sign of the Zodiac - Wilfrid G. Jonson
97. 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
99. 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
100. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

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113. Vol. 12, Number 119 October-December, 1923 [56 numbered & 12 unnumbered cover & advertising pages]
101. 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
105. An Infallible Forcing Deck - Oswald Williams
106. The Conjurer is Nearly Caught - E. G. Brownlow
107. The Perfected Jumping Peg - Nelson Meredith
109. Eighty Years' Wizardry - George Johnson
111. A Novel Coin Fold - Wilfred G. Jonson
112. From "Modern Magic" - Wilfred G. Jonson
112. A Use for the Card Stand - F. R. Stanes
115. The Multiplying Coins - "Dorian"
116. Magic in France - Bruce Hurling
117. Another Rising Cigarette - Eric P. Wilson
118. A Vanishing Candle and Candlestick - James Mearns
119. The Card Ejector and Card Frame - Frank Herbert
121. An Improved Butterfly Harness - "Dorian"
122. Money for Nothing - Frank Staff
123. Simplifying Card Effects - article by Nelson Meredith
125. A Productive Fan - Harry Latour
126. The Ace of Spades - James Mearns
127. The Red Tape Mystery - W. A. Flaig
128. The Magical Medical Man - Rupert Holmes Slater
131. A Tipping Table
132. A New Changing Card - J. Whitehead
133. My Library - article by Harry Price
     • Bookplate
     • Photo of library
138. The Rod, Ball and Ring - Stanley Norton
139. A Spectacular Card Mystery - De Vega
140. By Way of Suggestion - J. A. Esler
142. A Novelty in Productions - Eric P. Wilson
143. General Post - J. F. Orrin
145. Assembly - G. O. Cox
146. The Christmas Number of The Magic Wand - announcement
147. 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
149. 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
150. Correspondence
     • Physical and Super-Physical Illusion
152. 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
154. Programme
     • The Indestructible Girl - P. T. Selbit - at Maskelyne's
155. New Apparatus
     • The Spooky Spools
     • Massey's Diminishing Card
     • The Jose Folding Pocket Table
155. Peculiar Potions - James W. Middleton
156. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

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169. Vol. 12, Number 120 December, 1923 [68 numbered; 16 unnumbered cover, advertising pages & Vol. XII Index pages]
157. 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
162. What's in a Name? - Arthur H. Paul
163. A Silken Secret - Bridger Lewis
164. The Magic Wand Book Department - notice
165. The Chocolate Cigarettes - C. Kersey
167. The David Bell Utility Tube - Wilfrid G. Jonson
168. Building a Picture - De Vega
169. What is Wrong with Magic? - article by Oswald Williams
177. The Inexhaustible Match-box - J. F. Orrin
180. The Note in the Egg - Bruce Hurling
183. The "Sharpe" Scissors Problem - S. H. Sharpe
184. Crackers and Children - Charles Waller
186. The Secrets of Dr. Zoroaster Phaze - Rupert Holmes Slater
188. Curious Prints and Engravings - from the editor's collection
189. three pictures
189. 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
205. The Ring and String Trick - George W. Hunter
206. Little Miss Muffett - A Ventriloquial Dialogue - Will Blyth
208. The Cabinet of Honan - Leslie R. King
209. The Wandering Cigarette - George W. Hunter
210. Spring Flowers - Edward V. Smith
211. A Fruitful Die - J. Whitehead
212. Arts and Crafts - article by J. A. Esler
215. 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
217. The Invisible Dog - drawing by W. G. Jonson
218. 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
219. 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
221. 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
223. Programme
     • Fred Brezin - Anglo-French Entertainer - at the Coliseum
224. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

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