Tricks of a Trouper
by Jack Le Dair

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Jack Le Dair had a polished, professional presentation, an ideal front-cloth act, each trick used a carefully conceived gem of magic.

This material originally appeared serialised in Abra.

Publisher's Foreword
Introduction
Foreword
CHAPTER ONE Cigarette Making
CHAPTER TWO Oscar The Duck
CHAPTER THREE The Colour Handkerchief Change
CHAPTER FOUR The (Stodare) Egg And Handkerchief Trick
CHAPTER FIVE The Three Cards And Celebrity Trick
CHAPTER SIX Two Proven Winners
- Another Way Of Finding A Missing Watch
- The Vanishing Violin Bow
CHAPTER SEVEN A Topical Torn And Restored Trick
CHAPTER EIGHT Three Mental Mysteries
- Scalbert's "Mystery Of The Seventh Card"
- A Publicity Telephone Trick
- A Prediction
CHAPTER NINE A Variation For The Missing Ring
CHAPTER TEN The Le Dair Colour-Change For Thimbles
- More About Thimbles
CHAPTER ELEVEN Another Flare-Up
CHAPTER TWELVE The Miser's Dream
CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Giant Matches
- The Bottle Of Wine
- Sheep Sharing
- Match Subtraction
- Match Geography
- Match Spelling
- Match Marionettes
CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Rice And Fountain Trick
CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Rising Cards
CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Card And Cigarette Trick
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The £1 Note And Three Candle Trick
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Mad Conjuring
CHAPTER NINETEEN
- Broadcasting Magic
- Television
A Trouper Sums Up
Conclusion