Tony Corinda

(England: 16th May 1930 – Norfolk, England: 1st July, 2010)

Stage and pen name of Thomas William Simpson. Corinda was a variation on the name Conradi. Joined The Magic Circle in 1954. An ex-laboratory assistant turned pro mentalist and dealer. The Magic Shop in Tottenham Court Road was originally run by Dick Chavel, and later taken over by Corinda. Corinda also had the magic concession in Hamleys Toy Shop in Regent Street. This was located in the basement of the store and was run for a period by Ali Bongo, who also demonstrated magic at the Tottenham Court Road location. Wrote the classic series, 13 Steps to Mentalism (1958-60, 424pp; repr in 1 vol, 1960, 424pp), plus Mini-Slate Magic (1958, 20pp, probably partly ghosted by Jon Tremaine), Teletrickery (1961, 13pp), and The Complete Guide to Billet-Switching (1976, ed by Ralph Read).

Coauthors: Ralph W. Read, Bert Allerton, Ulysses Frederick Grant, Arthur Hastings, Edward Marlo, Joseph White

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ESP Handbook and Workshop Kit

Bert Allerton & Tony Corinda & Ulysses Frederick Grant & Arthur Hastings & Edward Marlo & Joseph White

This ebook includes a nice introduction to Extra Sensory Perception (ESP) and a range of tricks from quick effects to longer routines. Note that many of the effects described require some double-face ESP cards.

The Study Of ESP / Arthur Hastings
Little Miracles / U. F. Grant
The Two Card Trick / Bert Allerton
The Third Choice / Tony Corinda
That's The One / Joseph White
Signed, Sealed And Delivered / Joseph White
Edward Marlo And ESP
- Foreword
- Blank Card Prediction
- Mental Reselection
- Under Cover Mentalism
- Behind, Under Or Above
- Second Method
- Card Man's Mentalism
One Out...

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The Centre Tear

Tony Corinda

A very detailed description of how Tony Corinda performs his legendary center tear. The effect is as simple and baffling as: The spectator is invited to think of a word and write it on a slip of paper. The paper is burnt and from the ashes, the mentalist reads the chosen word.

This is Number 1 of "Corinda's Selected Effects". From the introduction:

There are lots of versions of the Centre Tear (or "Torn Centre") and some of them are good - others deplorable. This is not so much a "variation" as a "routine". It is the exact handling that I use and is the result of continuous performance....

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