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VOLUME 8 |
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NO. 1: MARCH 1909 | 1 |
S. Wilson Bailey Bio | 3 |
- Handcuff Collection Picture | 3 |
Magician's Doings | 4 |
Dr. Elliott's Horizontal Lift Card Rise | 5 |
A Testimonial To M. Felecian Trewey By Henry Ridgely Evans | 6 |
- Trewey Picture | 6 |
- Trewey's Den Picture | 6 |
Extracts From My Program By David P. Abbott | 7 |
- "Extracts" Continued | 8 |
A Sure Winner | 9 |
The Society Of Detroit Magicians | 9 |
Editorial Announcement | 10 |
- The April Number | 10 |
The Society Of American Magicians | 11 |
The Reason Why By William R. Caulk | 12 |
Current Magical Literature | 13 |
The Society Of American Magicians (Cont. from page 11) | 14 |
A Testimonial To M. Felecian Trewey (Cont. from page 6) | 18 |
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NO. 2: APRIL 1909 | 21 |
Edward Beadle Bio | 23 |
New Card Effects | 23 |
- The Deuce And Trey Of Diamonds By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 23 |
The World Of Magic | 24 |
- The Zancigs Picture | 24 |
- New York Notes Edward Beadle | 25 |
- English Notes Fred Sinclair | 26 |
The Sarcophagus Illusion By Theodore L. DeLand | 27 |
Mephisto's Teddy Bear By Douglas G. Halley | 27 |
The New Die Box Illusion As Performed By Carl Hertz | 28 |
The New Wonder Die | 28 |
How To Clean Playing Cards | 28 |
A Reminiscence Of Ching Ling Foo By David P. Abbott | 29 |
- Ching Ling Foo & Family Picture | 29 |
The Editor's Page | 30 |
The Society Of American Magicians Oscar S. Teale | 31 |
The Sphinx Changing Card By A.E. Bloom | 31 |
The Flying Handkerchief By Gylleck | 32 |
The Mosher Ball Illusion By Arthur Mosher | 32 |
A Neat Catch By Olver | 32 |
The Conjurer Confesses | 32 |
Current Magical Literature | 33 |
A Simple Way Of Working Pocket To Pocket Cards By C.J. Stilwell | 33 |
Magician And The Booking Agent By Olver | 34 |
Aga On Any Stage By Russell | 34 |
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NO. 3: MAY 1909 | 41 |
James William Elliot, M.D. Bio | 43 |
A New Move With A Ball And Shell By Douglas G. Halley | 43 |
The World Of Magic | 44 |
New York Notes Edward Beadle | 44 |
English Notes Fred Sinclair | 45 |
Viennese Notes Ottokar Fischer | 45 |
Magic Notes From Italy Gustavo Testa | 45 |
Frazier's Pass By Dr. Elliot | 46 |
A Handkerchief Trick By David P. Abbott | 47 |
Magnetized Knife And Envelope By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 47 |
The Traveling Dice By C.M. Shrimplin | 48 |
The Vanishing Card By Edwin C. Blair | 48 |
Why? By Benedict | 48 |
Russell's Attachable Servante By Russell | 48 |
How To Make A Hole In Glass | 48 |
Rip Van Winke's Dream By Arthur Mosher | 49 |
Germain At Martinka's By Edward Beadle | 49 |
The Obliging Postal Card, Or How To Save A Cent By Chas. S. Weller | 49 |
The Editor's Page | 50 |
S.A.M. Banquet | 50 |
The Society Of American Magicians Oscar S. Teale | 51 |
- First Magic Vaudeville By S.A.M. | 51 |
L. Cohen's Magic Table L. Cohen | 52 |
Current Magical Literature | 53 |
The Magic Circle Protests | 53 |
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NO. 4: JUNE 1909 | 61 |
Leon Hermann Obit | 63 |
Karl Germain 2 Pictures | 63 |
The World Of Magic | 64 |
New York Notes Edward Beadle | 065 |
The Finding Of The Unknown By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 65 |
To Shoot Handkerchief Into An Electric Light Globe By Edward Reno | 66 |
Coin Fish Pond By Dr. L.W. Blanchel | 66 |
Magical Tips By J.E. Pierce | 66 |
Elliot's Original Method Of Producting From The Top Of Pack Any One Of Three Unknown Previously Selected Cards By Dr. Elliot | 67 |
The Society Of American Magicians | 67 |
The Hoop Of Mercedese By Arthur Mosher | 68 |
Fifth S.A.M. Banquet | 68 |
- Banquet Picture | 69 |
The Editor's Page | 70 |
Improved Sucker Box Trick By F.P. Schoppler, Jr. | 71 |
Igoe's Impressions of The Magician's Dinner Sketches | 72 |
To Produce Two Live Rabbits From A Hat By L. Cohen | 72 |
Two Little Experiments For The Skeptic By Robert E. Innis | 72 |
Current Magical Literature | 74 |
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NO. 5: JULY 1909 | 81 |
William A. Ransom Bio | 83 |
The London Lodge Of Magicians | 83 |
A Ruse In Dyeing Handkeerchief Trick By Max Holden | 83 |
The World Of Magic | 84 |
- New York Notes Edward Beadle | 85 |
- Viennese Notes O. Fischer | 85 |
Count Saint Germain By W. Lukesch | 85 |
Dinner Sketches Cartoon | 86 |
S.A.M. Annual Dinner | 86 |
Suggestions On Patter By Max Sterling | 86 |
The Cast Of The Die By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 87 |
A Fine Pass With A Ball By O. Fischer | 87 |
The Vanishing Gloves Improved By Harry Louine (Louis N. Miller) | 87 |
Billiard Ball Palm Transfer By L. Cohen | 87 |
Some Tricks Seen At S.A.M. Banquet Cartoon | 88 |
S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 88 |
English Notes Fred Sinclair | 89 |
A Hypnotic Experiment By Knaus | 89 |
The Editor's Page | 90 |
A Popular Magician (Poem) By A.M. Wilson | 90 |
Current Magical Literature | 91 |
An Electric Illusion Box | 91 |
Another Triple Cabinet Illusion By Will Eske | 92 |
Mosher's Pitch Ball Sleight By Arthur Mosher | 93 |
Ellison Wand Collection Picture | 93 |
New Rice Trick By J.E. Pierce | 93 |
News Our Great-Grandfathers Read | 93 |
A Telephone Experiment | 94 |
Ring On Wand By J.E. Pierce | 94 |
Original Fade Away Card Trick By Harry Louine (Louis N. Miller) | 94 |
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NO. 6: AUGUST 1909 | 101 |
Chung Ling Soo - Bio | 103 |
Mysterious Glass Vanish By Chas. J. Hagen | 103 |
A New Idea For The Long And Short Cards By Maxwell Holden | 103 |
The World Of Magic | 104 |
Society Of Magicians In Hartford, Conn. | 104 |
New York Notes Edward Beadle | 105 |
Great Cone Trick By M.A.Gician | 106 |
Literature | 106 |
Shout "Hello" (Poem) A.G. Riddoch | 106 |
The Joker As A Detective By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 107 |
Suggestions On The "Dumb" Act By Max Sterling | 107 |
The Turned Card By J.E. Pierce | 107 |
Ahead Of The Game Joke | 107 |
Keller-Thurston Show Members Picture | 109 |
A Good Handkerchief Production By Donald Holmes | 108 |
Reminiscences Of Some Magicians I Have Seen O.R.Estes | 109 |
The Editor's Page | 110 |
S.A.M. Notes S.R. Ellison, M.D. | 111 |
Coin Trick By J.E. Pierce | 111 |
A New Card In The Pocket Trick By M.F. Crowe | 111 |
The Bambergs - Six Generations Of Magicians By Oscar S. Teale | 112 |
- David Leendert Bamberg Picture | 112 |
- Tobias Bamberg Picture | 113 |
- Papa Bamberg Program | 113 |
- David Tobias Bamberg Picture | 114 |
- Theo Bamberg (Okito) Picture | 114 |
- David Bamberg Picture | 114 |
- Emile Bamberg Picture | 114 |
- Eduard Bamberg Picture | 114 |
- In Den Ool Ycken Kookelaer Picture | 115 |
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NO. 7: SEPTEMBER 1909 | 121 |
Alexander Heimburger - Bio By W. Lukesch | 123 |
The Cook Water Illusion By Arthur Mosher | 123 |
The World Of Magic | 124 |
- New York Notes Edward Beadle | 125 |
- English Notes Fred Sinclair | 125 |
DeLand's Vanishing Handkerchief Trick Theodore L. DeLand, Jr. | 126 |
Suggestions On The Value Of Titles By Max Sterling | 126 |
Literature | 127 |
A New Vanishing Candle By Maxwell Holden | 127 |
The Society Of American Magicians Francis J. Werner | 128 |
English Notes (Continued) | 128 |
Reminiscences Of Some Magicians I Have Seen O.R. Estes | 129 |
- Carl Herrmann Picture | 129 |
Editor's Page | 130 |
Maskelyne And Devant's By Fred Sinclair | 130 |
The Rainbow Handkerchief Combination By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 131 |
Some Plain Facts To Sphinx Readers | 132 |
Nixon-Okito Playbill | 134 |
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NO. 8: OCTOBER 1909 | 141 |
Dr. Joh. N. Hofzinger - Bio By O. Fischer | 143 |
The Protean Liquid By Arthur Mosher | 143 |
The World Of Magic | 144 |
- New York Notes Edward Beadle | 145 |
- Paris, France, News J. Caroly | 145 |
- English Notes Fred Sinclair | 145 |
As Regards Exposers | 146 |
Effects By Easy Means By Slygo | 146 |
The Watch, Handkerchief And Bran By Donald Holmes | 147 |
DeLand's Card Producing Wand By Theodore L. DeLand, Jr. | 148 |
Where Is The Dime By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 148 |
A Bit Of Information By T.M. Nocriz | 148 |
Reminiscences Of Some Magicians I Have Seen O. R. Estes | 149 |
Reading Ordinary Cards By Touch By Alfred Caroselli | 149 |
The Editor's Page | 150 |
Current Magical Literature | 151 |
Another Flourish By Alon Lord | 151 |
Card And Soup Plate Trick By F.P. Schopper, Jr. | 151 |
Spirit Correspondence By Max Cadet | 152 |
A Subtle Card Pass By Dr. Elliot | 152 |
Magical Genius By Dr. Elliot | 153 |
Easy Trick | 153 |
The Lantern Of Diogenes By O. Fischer | 154 |
Managers, Agents, Producers | 154 |
The Zancigs Poster | 155 |
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NO. 9: NOVEMBER 1909 | 165 |
Ottokar Fischer Bio | 167 |
Adelaide Herrmann Honored Oscar S. Teale | 167 |
A Wrinkle In The Ribbon And Flag Trick By Maxwell Holden | 167 |
The World Of Magic | 168 |
New York Notes Edward Beadle | 169 |
Phantasmagoria By Lionel T. Scott | 170 |
Viennese Reflections By O. Fischer | 171 |
Milk And Handkerchief Trick By H.E. Van Der Koor | 171 |
The Society Of American Magicians Francis J. Werner | 172 |
The Ring On The Wand By Daniel | 173 |
New Magic Books | 173 |
The Editor's Page | 174 |
A Flag Trick By H.F. Suhr | 175 |
- Flag Trick Picture | 175 |
Magic On The Vaudeville Stage By Hornmann | 175 |
Master Mysteries Of Mechanical Magic Applying To Illusions And Stage Tricks By Burling Hull | 176 |
- "Master Mysteries" (Continued) | 177 |
Reminiscences Of Some Magicians I Have Seen By O.R. Estes | 178 |
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NO. 10: DECEMBER 1909 | 189 |
Will Goldston Bio | 191 |
Handy Handkerchief Dyeing Method By Trebor | 191 |
Flag Creation By Arthur Mosher | 191 |
The World Of Magic | 192 |
New York Notes Edward Beadle | 193 |
A Good Trick With Cards And Envelopes By Harry H. Comer | 193 |
DeLand's Vanishing Pack Of Cards By Theodore L. DeLand, Jr. | 194 |
The Society Of American Magicians Francis J. Werner | 195 |
A Monster Cage Containing Living Birds Produced From A Borrowed Handkerchief By Will Goldston | 196 |
Egg, Handkerchief And Card Combination By G.V. Long | 197 |
New Magic Books | 197 |
Editor's Page | 198 |
A Suggestion For The Fish Bowl Trick By L.W. Gavett | 199 |
The Comedy Handkerchief Tube By Prof. Robert Gifford | 199 |
Easy Shuffles That Are Hard To Beat By Slygo | 199 |
An Invisible Servante By Douglas G. Halley | 200 |
Silk-More Silk-Silk Handkerchiefs By Burling Hull | 200 |
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NO. 11: JANUARY 1910 | 213 |
Ernest Thorn Bio | 215 |
A Clever Idea | 215 |
3 Moves With A Half Dollar, Shell And Coin By William E. Simms | 215 |
Perfect Magic Square For The Year, 1910 By Theodore L. DeLand, Jr. | 215 |
A Few Hints On Simple Things | 215 |
The World Of Magic | 216 |
New York Notes Edward Beadle | 217 |
A Card Flourish By Jijime | 217 |
Chicago Notes I.F. Halton | 218 |
Choice Morals Of Marcus O'Ptutt | 218 |
Literature | 218 |
A Simple Home-made Back Hand Vnisher By L.W. Gavett | 219 |
Easy Shuffles That Are Hard To Beat by Slygo | 219 |
Mosher's Hat Loader By Arthur Mosher | 220 |
Long Distance Psychical Telepathy By John H. Percival | 220 |
A Suggestion On Dr. Woodward's "The Cast Of The Die" By T.C.Bonney | 221 |
Holden's Comedy Trick Table By Maxwell Holden | 221 |
Two Good Ones By Fred Sinclair | 221 |
The Editor's Page | 222 |
The Changing Aces By James J. Moran | 223 |
A Criticism By Kobb | 223 |
The Society Of American Magicians Francis J. Werner | 224 |
The Prestidigitator By Dr. Elliot | 224 |
Tips To Tricksters By Ramo | 225 |
New Use For An Old Trick With Original Patter By L.W. Gavett | 225 |
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NO. 12: FEBRUARY 1910 | 237 |
T. Roy Barnes Bio | 239 |
Thurston Cartoon | 239 |
Variation On Twentieth Century Flag Handkerchiefs By Camella | 239 |
The World Of Magic | 240 |
- "The World" (Continued) | 241 |
Chicago Notes I.F. Halton | 242 |
Novel Finish For The Popular Silk Dyeing Trick By Camella | 242 |
New York Notes Edward Beadle | 242 |
For The Blues (Poem) By Wilbur D. Nesbit | 242 |
Glass Through The Hat By Russell | 243 |
Long Distance Telepathy Simplified By Benedict | 243 |
The Improved Obedient Ball By Lionel T. Scott | 243 |
Samuel's Rice And Ring Trick | 243 |
Levitation Of Ball, Orange Or Woman By Slygo | 244 |
What Is A Knocker? By Ira Van | 244 |
A Billiard Ball Tip By Maxwell Holden | 244 |
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There Is Only One Magical Act By Slygo | 245 |
New Fish Bowl Fake By Russell | 245 |
Noah's Ark Outdone By Louine | 245 |
Ball Through Pocket By Joseph A. Boyd | 245 |
The Editor's Page | 246 |
Literature | 247 |
The Color Changing Ball By Lionel T. Scott | 247 |
Suggestions On DeLand's Rainbow Card Creation By Dr. J.G.F. Holston, Jr. | 247 |
The Society Of American Magicians Francis J. Werner | 248 |
Paris News J. Caroly | 248 |
Three Ace Trick By Ed Conklin | 249 |
Mosher's Rice Bowl Combination By Arthur Mosher | 249 |