PAUL CURRY

OUT OF THIS
WORLD
with a face down
skuffUd pack, in
his possession d
spectator succeeds
in separating the
red and black
cards
looking at the
f a c e of a
card / / anij deck-
used.
Recommended
bij experts AS one
of the most
sensational c a r d
effects ever conceived//

Printing
with extra added instructions expJaining
variations and improvements by feading
performers throughout the Country:'.
 "OUT OF T H I S WORLD"
(COPYRIGHT 19U2)

Since it is often difficult to determine the effectiveness and

practicability of an effect by merely reading its instructions, I wish
to assure the reader that "OUT OF THIS WORLD is not only remarkably
effective, but, in addition, has puzzled some of the leading card ex-
perts of New York. This is not said boastfully, but, rather, to en-
courage the reader to put it to the test of actual performance and,
in that manner, determine for himself the truly different effect of-
fered.
EFFECT
The performer shuffles a pack of cards and starts to deal them
into two piles - the red cards in one pile, the blacks in the other.
After a few cards have been dealt into each pile the deal is stopped
and the performer explains that were he to continue to deal in this
manner it would merely be a question of time until all the red and
black cards in the pack were segregated. The cards just dealt, with
the exception of two, one red and one black, which are left face up on
the table at some distance from each other, are shuffled back into the
pack.
Handing the deck to a spectator the performer instructs him to
deal the cards into red and black piles, as demonstrated,, but to do so
with the cards FACE DOWN - WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE FACE OF A SINGLE
CARD.1 "Since, under those conditions, you won't know the red cards
from the blacks" he continues, "You will have to guess at the colors.
On this card" he explains, pointing at the face up red card on the
table, "You are to deal all those cards you believe to be red - while
on the black card you are to deal those cards you think are black".
The only stipulation the performer makes is that the cards be dealt
singly.
After about half the cards have been dealt in this manner by
the spectator the performer stops the deal and places a red card face
up on the supposedly black pile and a black card face up on the red
pile. The performer explains that to prove conclusively that the spec-
tator is being unconsciously controlled the deal will now be guided by
the two new face up cards. In other words the spectator will now deal
those cards he believes to be red onto the pile previously reserved
for the cards he believed to be black - while the cards he believes to
be black will be dealt onto the "red" pile. The spectator.shuffles
the cards yet to be dealt and completes the deal.
We don't believe we are exaggerating when we say that up to
this point the spectators will be skeptical as to the outcome of tbi?
rather fantastic undertaking. The surprise then, when the two halves
are dealt thru to disclose that the spectator has actually separated
the two colors, is astounding to say the least.1 For each of the two
face up "guide cards in each half is found to have above it a group
of cards of the corresponding color.1.1
METHOD
Remove three red and four black cards from a deck and mix them
together. Separate the reds from the blacks in the remainder of the
deck and with the face down reds on the face down blacks drop the
mixed seven on top of all.
To perform start shuffling the cards, singly, into the left hand.
After you have run the top seven (Mixed) shuffle freely until the
center point is approached. Shuffle singly again until you have passed
the middle(the juncture of the red and black halves)and shuffle the
remainder freely. This shuffle, vhile apparently genuine, will not
separate the segregated colors. The seven mixed cards will now be at
the bottom while red and black halves will be above them in that order.
Turn the pack face up and begin dealing the reds and blacks in
separate piles on the table. Stop after the mixed seven have been
dealt, pick up two of the red cards leaving the third face up on the
table, turn the pack face down and pu3h these two red cards into the
lower, or red, half of the packk Leave one face up black card on the
table and push the rest into the upper black half. Give the pack an-
other over-hand shuffle running the cards singly around the center
point. This second shuffle merely reverses the two halves as the red
half will now be on top of the blacks.
Hand the pack ace down to a spectator with the request that he
use the two face up cards as guides and that he deal onto them the
cards he believes will be of a corresponding color. Emphasize that he
is to deal the cards singly.
As the spectator deals count the cards to yourself and stop him
after twenty-four have been dealt. The twenty-four cards just dealt
into two fairly equal piles on the table(depending on the manner in
which the spectator dealt) will be made up entirely of red cards. The
cards in the spectator's possession will all be black with the excep-
tion of the top red card.
Go into the patter about the "unconscious control", remove this
top card(red)from the half to be dealt, turn it face up and drop it on
top of the half which, up to this point, had been reserved for the
black cards. Take the next card from the half in the spectator's hands,
look at its face without allowing the spectators to see it3 color,
place it back on top and remove the card beneath it, which, after you
observe its color you turn face up to show black. This card is
dropped face up onto the remaining pile on the table. The spectators
will assume from this action that the card you looked at and replaced
was red and, since you wanted a black card, you could not use it. This
of course, is not so since all the cards in this group are black.
Remark that the spectator might have an idea of the color of
the top card and for that reason ask him to give the cards an addi-
tional shuffle. The shuffle accomplishes nothing as far as the spec-
tator is concerned since all the cards are the same color. Have the
deal continued.
This second part of the deal, since It is governed by the two
new face up cards, causes the spectator to deal the cards he assumes
to be red or black on opposite piles.
The reader should by this time have a fairly good idea of the
actual workings of trie trick and will, for that reason, understand
why this reverse procedure is made necessary. It is interesting to
note, however, that although this action is necessary it is actually
the strongest point at the climax.1
Stop the deal at any point after this reversal, remark that you
believe the spectator is getting careless and pick up the Ia3t card
dealt as red. Since all the cards being dealt at this time are black
it is a simple matter to detect an error (?) on the spectator's part
as far as dealing a black card on the red pile is concerned. Turn
the card you removed face up to show black and drop it on the black
pile. This is an amusing and mystifying little interlude and should
not be omitted.

II
 At the completion of the deal pick up and square the pile onto
vhich the spectator had just finished dealing those cards he believed
to be red. Have the spectator do the same with the remaining pile.
THE HALF NOW IN THE SPECTATOR'S POSSESSION, THE PILE WHICH ORIGINALLY
STARTED OFF AS RED AND WAS LATER CHANGED TO BLACK, IS ALREADY IN THE
CORRECT ORDER AS FAR AS THE COLOR OF THE CARDS IN RELATION TO THE
COLOR OF THE "GUIDE" CARDS IS CONCERNED.
Fan your half face down to show the two face up guide cards.
Review what has been done and close the fan inserting, as you do so,
the little finger of the left hand directly below the center guide card.
Have the spectator fan his half, point out the two guide cards
and have him square the cards once more.
With the pack face down have him deal the cards from the top one
at a time turning them face up as he does so. The surprise caused by
the repeated appearance of black cards in the proper group will be more
than enough to cover the one undercover act in the entire trick. It
can't be classed as a sleight because it consists of merely cutting
the pile you hold at the break held by the little finger. It may not
be something that will cause small boys to ask for your autograph in
magic stores, but, in this case, it goes unnoticed and accomplishes
its purpose.
After the spectator has dean; off about ten cards stop him and
remark that you will see how he made out in the other half. Holding
your half well squared so as not to expose the face up guide cards,
deal about six cards from the top face up. Due to the out these cards
will all be red. Stop dealing and have the spectator to continue
until he has dealt all the cards. He finds, of course, that all the
cards above the guide cards match in color.
The remaining half is turned face up by the performer and sprea
along the table to show their red-black condition. Since a close ex-
amination would reveal that the two guide cards are in opposite posi-
tions remove them from the spread and flip them out onto the table so
that they become mixed and cannot be traced back to their original
positions.
# * *

A little twist you will find useful to work into this stunt is
to have the spectator place one card aside at any time during the
deal.. At the finish of the effect the performer remarks that there is
one card which could not be classed in either a red or a black cate-
gory - that one card, of course, is the Joker. Saying this the perform-
er turns up the one card the spectator placed aside earlier in the
trick and it proves to be the Joker.' The. method is simple since the
joker was never in the pack to begin with, but was hidden in the out-
side breast pocket of the performer's coat. When the spectator puts
one card aside the performer places this card in the breast pocket of
his coat. It's a simple matter to push the selected card down Into
the pocket and bring up the Joker (back to audience) where it remains
in full view until the time comes to show.

Ill
Since the early part of 1942 when OUT OP THIS WORLD first appeared
on the market, magicians throughout the country have brought to
our attention many improvements or suggestions. In view of this
it was felt that this, the fifth printing, should include those
changes which we believed improved or simplified the trick. In
order that the reader may be in a position to judge the merits of
these variations, however, it is suggested that he first acquaint
himself thoroughly with the original method.

1 - Quite often brought up was the possibility of using a STRIPPER

DECK. Use of this special pack permits the cards to be shuffled
freely and shown to be mixed. A simple cut, however, will inde-
tectably separate the red cards from the black. We have been told
that Blackstone and several other performers use this method and
the freedom of handling permitted by this special pack leaves lit-
tle or no possibility that even the most astute spectator will
arrive at a solution.

2 - In this presentation the performer starts with a mixed pack

and states that he is going to arrange the cards in the order he
knows (?) the spectator will deal. Saying this and with the backs
of the cards towards the spectators, the performer quickly sepa:~
rates the reds from the blacks.
(For the sake of completeness we should like to mention that an
excellent method of openly, but indetectably, separating the two
colors may be found on page 115 of EXPERT CARD TECHNIQUE)

3 - This variation is our own and, we believe, is more logical

than the original. The trick is performed as originally explained
up to the point at which it is necessary to introduce the second
set of "guide" cards.
When the count has reached twenty-four stop the deal, pick up
the last card dealt on the "black" pile and show it to be red.
Remark that the influence is wearing off and request a second
spectator to continue the deal. Before this second spectator be-
gins to deal, however, r.emark (as an after-thought) that two new
guide cards will be used to indicate the point at which the first
spectator left off.

^ - From Melbourne Christopher comes this idea of using a marked

Joker. During the deal watch for this marked card and when it is
sighted stop the spectator with the joker in his hand. Ask the
spectator if he is certain of the color of the card in his hand.
Naturally he will say "No". "You see" you remark as he turns up
the card at your request, "You weren't SURE of that card".
Mr, Christopher also suggests that a marked card be used at
the center point to eliminate the necessity for counting as the
spectator deals.

IV
5 - Tommy Dowd of New York City was the first of many to point out
this method of handling the "wrong" half at the finish.
Have the spectator deal thru the correct pile to show the red
and black cards properly separated. Pick up the other, or "wrong"
half yourself and quickly spread it face up on the table to show
the cards separated. Don't worry about the spectators noticing
that the "guide" cards are not in the proper positions - they
won't!

6 - Mr. Ralph Read conceived a platform presentation by having the

performer deal the cards onto a slightly tilted table. As the
performer dealt various members of the audience called out the
colors.

7 - To Mr. Sam Horowitz goes credit for this improvement which

should have been the original method. We curse ourselves for not
having thought of it.
In this method the change in "Guide" cards is made after the
eighteenth card. The spectator continues the deal and, when the
J54th card has been dealt (18 cards remain in the specator's pos-
session) the performer requests that the spectator stop dealing
whenever he pleases. The spectator deals a few more cards and
stopso The performer takes the remaining cards and dealing them
face up illustrates how easy it would be to separate the two
colors, if the cards had been dealt face up.
The subtle point in this method is that those remaining cards
are mixed1
The method should be apparent. Prior to performance twelve
mixed cards are at the bottom of the pack while the red and black
cards above this group are separated. When the spectator is told
he may stop dealing at any point he has eighteen cards left - or
six cards of one color above the mixed group. He will of course
deal more cards, perhaps four or five. In any event you take the
remaining cards from him - turn them face up, and illustrate how
simple it is to separate the colors by dealing the cards face up.

PAUL CURRY
P.O. Box 173
Grand Central Annex
New York 17, N. Y.

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