I defy the police departments of the world to hold me! I challenge any police official to handcuff me! I am Houdini! The greatest of the jailbreakers and handcuff kings! The entire world was captivated by one man who could do the impossible and escape from anything. Houdini was the first, greatest, ...
As the title states, these are reviews of magic shows compiled by Arnold Furst. Descriptions of the shows of Houdini, Carter the Great, Rooklyn, Gwynne, Christopher, Calvert, Neff, Conley, Richiardi, and Levante are all described and reviewed in detail. A wonderful account of some excellent magician...
Eddie Joseph shares with you Greater Card Tricks. Joseph shares his personal touch on card tricks, sleight of hand, card handling, and deception in this work. Covered in depth in the book are Joseph’s work on palming, locations, daub work, and memorized stack work (Joseph’s Card System). The book al...
A complete act with silk handkerchiefs devised to pack small, but play big. The premise is simple- MANY silk handkerchiefs are produced at the fingertips, and they get bigger and bigger, until giant 36” silks are produced for the Grand Finale. Everything is described in great detail. There are 27 ch...
Gilbert Handkerchief Tricks for Boys: Provides Instruction in Tricks Made Famous by Well-Known Artists and Furnishes a Novel Entertainment for Any Program. A complete manual on handkerchief magic, the correct handling of a Stillwell ball, as well as explanations of a mirror glass, pulls, the false f...
Gilbert Coin Tricks for Boys: Designed to Teach Coin Conjuring to Boys in a Simple Manner, and to Provide Entertainment of an Unusual Character. Part of a series of instructional pamphlets from A.C. Gilbert, of Gilbert Magic Set fame, this booklet contains basic descriptions of sleights with coins, ...
This is a totally impromptu card routine of various effects including locations, reverses, and changes, all accomplished with the aid of a single crimped card. Parts of the routine are even performed blindfolded, making this a very strong and impressive piece of card magic....
It is believed that this represents the first attempt that has been made to gather together in a single volume all, or nearly all, of the various crafts, knots, and other occupations and pastimes that involve the use of string. Heretofore this information has been scattered throughout numerous books...