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| VOLUME 44 |
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| NO. 1: MARCH 1945 | |
| The Famous Crystal Casket. A present-day version of a trick featured by John Wyman. By John Mulholland. | 5 |
| Mind Reading Card Tricks. By Al Baker. | 6 |
| Frame and Handkerchiefs. By Carlos H. Colombi. | 8 |
| "The Rabbit Hat". By Sgt. Milbourne Christopher. | 8 |
| The Break. By Hans van Baaren. | 8 |
| "The Garden of Roses". By Hathaway. | 9 |
| Color Change. By Sgt. Joseph K. Schmidt. | 9 |
| Advertising Ice Breakers. By Tom Fitzgerald. | 10 |
| Wyman the Wizard. By John Mulholland. | 11 |
| For Bibliophiles Only. By Stanley Collins and James B. Findlay. The Waif and the Wizard by Edward Kent. | 21 |
| The Future of Magic on Television. By John Booth. | 22 |
| Meet Tony Marks. By Sgt. Arthur Leroy. | 23 |
| Editor's Page. | 24 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 25 |
| 25 Years Ago. | 25 |
| Where They Are. | 25 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson. | 26 |
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| NO. 2: APRIL 1945 | |
| Cover. | 40 |
| Miracles For Sale: Hyler's Thumb Strap. Sealed Miracles. Strongest Thought. Kaplan's Bombay Mystery. Marlo's Miracle. ZB Fan Deck. | 40 |
| The Vanishing Cigarette. By Jarrow. | 41 |
| The Floating Candle. By Hathaway. | 42 |
| Twentieth Century Firebowl. By Great Ovette. | 42 |
| The Yellow Yolk. By R. W. Edmanson. | 43 |
| Undisturbed Top Cards. By Hans van Baaren, M.D. | 44 |
| Television Baby Feeding. By Carlos H. Colombi. | 44 |
| Ideas. By W. A. Russell. | 44 |
| On The Other Hand. By Tommy Dowd. | 45 |
| Let's Not Kill a Good Thing. By Stuart Cramer. | 45 |
| Of Two Minds. By Verrall Wass. | 46 |
| Thrilling? Oh, Yes! By Jean Hugard. | 47 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson. | 48 |
| "Boniment" From Belgium. By Victor Farelli. | 48 |
| N'Oublions Jamais - or Lest We Forget. By Dorny. | 53 |
| "Sakes Alive of '45". By J. Ray Beffel. | 54 |
| Where They Are. | 54 |
| Rabbit Eggs. | 54 |
| Cavalcade of Mystery. By Chaplain Willard S. Smith. | 55 |
| Editor's Page. | 56 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 57 |
| 25 Years Ago. | 57 |
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| NO. 3: MAY 1945 | |
| Cover. | 68 |
| Miracles For Sale: Coin Tray. Magical Shortchange. Revivals and Improvements: Dr. Taylor's Improved Spirit Buzzer. Russ Walsh Cane to Silk. Bill Brema's Nickles to Dimes. | 68 |
| What Makes With The Ball. By Edwin Brush. | 69 |
| The Mismatched Doves. By Ed Reno. | 71 |
| Water and Silks. By John W. Frye. | 72 |
| Goldfish Production. By Silent Mora. | 73 |
| An Accidental Laugh. By Wallace Lee. | 74 |
| Lyceums, Chautauquas and The Loring Campbell Collection. By C. A. George Newmann. | 75 |
| Why I Hate Magic. By Ade Duval. | 83 |
| Magicians Everywhere. By Cpl. Larry Weeks. | 84 |
| Lyceums and Lyceumites. By John Mulholland. | 85 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson. | 86 |
| Paris Notes. By Victor Farelli. | 86 |
| Hugard Testimonial Show. | 87 |
| A Letter from Ann Gwynne. | 87 |
| Editor's Page. | 88 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 89 |
| 25 Years Ago. | 89 |
| Rabbit Eggs. | 89 |
| Where They Are. | 90 |
| Magic In Print: Magic Without Apparatus. Original Magic. The Classics of Magic. Ken's Memory System. Jack Miller's Linking Ring Routine. Contact Mind Reading Expanded. Magical Originalia. Laff-Tested Dialogues. Off The Top. | 91 |
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| NO. 4: JUNE 1945 | |
| Table Magic. | 100 |
| 20th Century Phantom Tube. By Joe Ovette. | 101 |
| Card and Glass Plates. By Hathaway. | 102 |
| How to Use and "All A like" Forcing Deck. By Victor Farelli. | 102 |
| Knife Flourish. By Little Johnny Jones. | 103 |
| The Grand Finale. By Arthur Buckley. | 103 |
| The Card Fan Table. By Douglas Francis. | 104 |
| A Modernistic Penetration. By Bruce Townsend. | 105 |
| "Over The Top". By Lawrence Arcuri. | 105 |
| Beer and Hocus Pocus. Matt Schulien, Genial Boniface of His Establishment. By Dorny. | 106 |
| Champagne and Legerdemain. Bert Allerton, Super-Salesman of Hanky-Panky. By Little Johnny Jones. | 108 |
| To Club or Not to Club. By Verrall Wass. | 115 |
| Editor's Page. | 116 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 117 |
| 25 Years Ago. | 117 |
| Continental Notes. By Victor Farelli. | 118 |
| 25th Annual Magic Revue. Chicago Assembly, S.A.M. | 119 |
| Where They Are. | 119 |
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| NO. 5: JULY 1945 | |
| The Cover. | 128 |
| Miracles For Sale: W. M. Card Location. Baffling Bunnies. Mystery of the Seventh Card. Massey Duplex Slate. Mingus Wonder Cigar. Royal Devil Wand. Jumbo Soft Diamonds. A Capitol Problem. It's a Stopper. | 128 |
| Billiard Ball and Wand Twirl. By "Silent" Mora. | 129 |
| With The Okito Box. By Little Johnny Jones. | 130 |
| The Get-Together Conference. By R. W. Edmanson. | 130 |
| Chow Mein. By The Great Ovette. | 131 |
| "Milk & Silk". By Carlos H. Colombi. | 131 |
| Presenting Percy Peacock. By Verrall Wass. | 132 |
| The Impromptu Magician. By John Brown Cook. | 133 |
| Prop Lists and Layout Plans. By Alfred Elting. | 134 |
| Rabbit Eggs. By John Brown Cook. | 134 |
| Hardeen Dies. | 135 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson. | 136 |
| South American Notes. By E. Leslie Briant. | 136 |
| Paris Notes. By Victor Farelli. | 136 |
| Theatre Robert-Houdin Centenary. | 137 |
| Where They Are. | 145 |
| Editor's Page. | 146 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 147 |
| 25 Years Ago. | 147 |
| Magic In Print: Thrilling Magic. Napkin Folding. Smart Talk. Miracle Silk. | 147 |
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| NO. 6: AUGUST 1945 | |
| The Cover. | 156 |
| "The Lady Appears". By Hathaway. | 157 |
| Pastboard Perplexities. By Little Johnny Jones. | 158 |
| The Open House. What It Is. By Roger Barkann. | 159 |
| New Teetch In Old Saws. By Dr. Chet Miller. | 160 |
| Folling the Expert. By B. B. Braude, D.D.S. | 160 |
| Hindu Transformation. By George Pittman. | 160 |
| Million Dollar Dome. By Abril Lamarque. | 161 |
| Wand From Cigarette Package. By Frank J. Rigney. | 161 |
| "Well, I'll Be..." By George Starke. | 162 |
| Paris Notes. By Victor Farelli. | 167 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson. | 167 |
| The Magician of Magicians (Alexander Herrmann). By Edwin Brush. | 168 |
| Editor's Page. | 170 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 171 |
| 25 Years Ago. | 171 |
| Fred Robison Dies. | 171 |
| One on "Silent" Mora. Told by Silent Mora. | 172 |
| Where They Are. | 172 |
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| NO. 7: SEPTEMBER 1945 | |
| Miracles For Sale: Pink Elephants and Purple Cows. Performa-Art Egg Skin. Silversheen Daub. "Electra". Queen's Mystery. Futuristic Foursome. MacKenzie's Magic Memory. Cosmic Dollar. "Calling All Cars". "The Eye-Opener". Deteco. | 180 |
| The Magic Guinea Pig. By Loring Campbell. | 181 |
| Verrall's Shadow Bottle Party. By Verrall Wass. | 182 |
| "The Bamboo Sticks". Described by "Silent" Mora. | 182 |
| A No-Need-To-Take-A-Card Trick. By Sid Lorraine. | 183 |
| Twelve Little Colored Boys. By Harry R. Hauptmann. | 184 |
| Fancy Shuffle. By Hans van Baaren, M.D. | 185 |
| Evolution Of The Magic Wand. By Carlos H. Colombi. | 185 |
| Rabbit Eggs. | 186 |
| The International Art. | 187 |
| American Magicians In Wartime. | 188 |
| Russian Linkup. By Milbourne Christopher. | 190 |
| Where They Are. | 190 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson. | 195 |
| Paris Notes. By Victor Farelli. | 195 |
| Editor's Page. | 196 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 197 |
| 25 Years Ago. | 197 |
| Magic In Print: The Dime and Penny. Catalogs. | 197 |
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| NO. 8: OCTOBER 1945 | |
| Cover. | 208 |
| Meet The Dealers. | 208 |
| Miracles For Sale: Utility Outfit. | 208 |
| Magic In Print: Tarbell Course In Magic. | 208 |
| Verrall's Chinese Chest. By Verrall Wass. | 209 |
| Six to One Rope Trick. By Milbourne Christopher. | 210 |
| Ball and Silk Effects. By Sherman Ripley. | 210 |
| Television Frame DeLuxe. By A. Dulin. | 211 |
| Cardboard Perplexity. By Little Johnny Jones. | 211 |
| Lady In Love. By Carlos H. Colombi. | 212 |
| Two Card Location. By Bobo. | 212 |
| Bogart Tube Improvement. By Alfred Elting. | 212 |
| "Patriotic Confetti". By "Silent" Mora. | 213 |
| Victory Bond. By "Hen" Fetsch. | 213 |
| One of the Bamberg Dynasty. By Theo. Bamberg "Okito". | 214 |
| My Magical A-Musing. By Verrall Wass. | 218 |
| Abbott's Open House. | 223 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson. | 224 |
| Perhaps I'm Wrong. By Sgt. Arthur Leroy. | 224 |
| News Pictures of the Month. | 225 |
| Editor's Page. | 226 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 227 |
| 25 Years Ago. | 227 |
| Night of Magic. | 227 |
| Where They Are. | 228 |
| Paris Notes. By Victor Farelli. | 228 |
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| NO. 9: NOVEMBER 1945 | |
| Cover. | 240 |
| Miracles For Sale: Vampire Flexible Glass. Zombie. Mac's Pet Business. Mortimer's Climax Cards. Stars of Magic Series 1. Match of Flower. | 240 |
| The Magic Christmas Tree. By Hathaway. | 241 |
| Verrall's Balgo! By Verrall Wass. | 242 |
| The Diminshing Wand. By Carlos H. Colombi. | 243 |
| The Charlier Shuffle (New Version). By Victor Farelli. | 244 |
| Demon Wonderbox Deception. By Milbourne Christopher. | 245 |
| "I've Got Your Number". By Gerald L. Kaufman. | 246 |
| The Magician Turns Around. By Sam Mayer. | 246 |
| 15 Years of Wit, Wisdom and Woe. | 247 |
| Mohammed Bey. By George G. Kaplan. | 248 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson. | 251 |
| Paris Notes. By Victor Farelli. | 251 |
| Scraps from Scotland. By James B. Findlay. | 252 |
| Where They Are. | 252 |
| Mariana Magic. By Lt. Stuart Cramer. | 257 |
| Al Flosso's Magical Dictionary. | 257 |
| "The Great Kellar". By "Silent" Mora. | 258 |
| Editor's Page. | 260 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 261 |
| 25 Years Ago. | 261 |
| Magic In Print: Magic by Misdirection. Loyd's Master Manipulation of Thimbles. | 261 |
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| NO. 10: DECEMBER 1945 | |
| Silk Penetration. By Mohammed Bey (S. Leo Horowitz). | 277 |
| "Tibetan Pop-corn Trick". Described by "Silent" Mora. | 278 |
| The Zens Milk Pitcher Trick. By M. F. Zens. | 278 |
| Ting-A-Ling. By Elray. | 279 |
| Think-A-Name. By Hathaway. | 280 |
| The "L.M.S." Set-Up Deck. By R. W. Edmanson. | 280 |
| Comminuting Confetti. By Verrall Wass. | 281 |
| Fishbowl Production. By Harry Mendoza. | 282 |
| Houdini Hospital Fund Show. | 283 |
| 1946 Magic Calendar. | 284 |
| Circus and Magic. By John Mulholland. | 284 |
| "Ye Old Time Side Show Magician". By Prof. Gifford Magician & Fire King. | 285 |
| Amongst The Sawdust and Spangles. By Al Flosso. | 286 |
| Things I Never Knew About the Circus. By Al Flosso. | 287 |
| Circus Life Made Easier. By George DeMott. | 288 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson | 290 |
| Paris Notes. By Victor Farelli. | 290 |
| 2nd Annual Pittsburgh Magic Conclave. | 295 |
| Editor's Page. | 296 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 297 |
| 25 Years Ago. | 297 |
| Bill Neff On Broadway. | 298 |
| Where They Are. | 298 |
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| NO. 11: JANUARY 1946 | |
| Cover. | 312 |
| Miracles For Sale: Atomic Aluminum Streamers. Visible Block Penetration. Mysto Vanish Card Frame. The Appealing Orange Box. Sympathetic Checkers. Projection Card Trick. | 312 |
| The Disappearing Bowl of Water. By Okito. | 313 |
| To Force A Name or Subject. By Billy Russell. | 314 |
| The Crazy Cocktail Shaker. By Douglas Francis. | 315 |
| The 30 Card Star. By The Great Ovette. | 315 |
| Double Card Prediction. By Carlos H. Colombi. | 316 |
| Die-Doe. By Verrall Wass. | 316 |
| Sympathetic Cards. By J. Brown. | 317 |
| Prof. Somers, The Magician. By George De Mott. | 318 |
| If You Own A Magic Book. By Dariel Fitzkee. | 320 |
| Bookplates for Magicians. By John Mulholland. | 321 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson. | 324 |
| Paris Notes. By Victor Farelli. | 324 |
| South American Notes. By E. Leslie Briant. | 329 |
| Holland Notes. By J. H. Vermeyden. | 329 |
| Editor's Page. | 330 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 331 |
| 25 Years Ago. | 331 |
| Where They Are. | 331 |
| Magic In Print: Mr. Smith's Guide to Sleight-of-Hand. Hugard's Magic Monthly. "My Best". This Is Magic. More Tips On Tricks. Walsh Cane Routines. The Professional Touch. The Shower of Sweets. | 332 |
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| NO. 12: FEBRUARY 1946 | |
| Cover. | 344 |
| Magic In Print: Routined Magic. Quarante Entretiens avec Notre Viell Ami Faupouce. "Old Malabar". At The Table. | 344 |
| A Monster Cage. By Will Goldston. | 345 |
| Dunninger's Yogi Mystery. By Joseph Dunninger. | 346 |
| Flowers and Doves. By Christianer. | 346 |
| The Latest Production. By Maxwell Holden. | 347 |
| A Novel and Mystifying Cabinet. By F. J. Peters. | 347 |
| Cane and Hat to Table. By Ralph Brown Graham. | 348 |
| Ball of Yarn. By John H. Moss. | 348 |
| Simplified Production. By Dr. E. G. Ervin. | 349 |
| Trouping With A Trouper. By Frazee. | 350 |
| Magicians I Have Seen in the Orient. By John Platt. | 351 |
| The Great Nicola Dies. December 14, 1880 - February 1, 1946. | 352 |
| Stage Money. By Dariel Fitzkee. | 354 |
| London Notes. By Wilfrid Jonson. | 359 |
| South American Notes. By E. Leslie Briant. | 359 |
| Editor's Page. | 360 |
| Squawks. By Frazee. | 361 |
| 25 Years Ago. | 361 |
| Where They Are. | 361 |
| "Boniment" From Belgium. By Victor Farelli. | 362 |
