No. 11. APRIL 13eh, 1946. Yamire FINGER, CHOPPER Tite is new unusual Tricks that work and | are sure fire hits— You are looking for —Better get on our mailing List § onal tars tw. We ae leaders (GO0D—NEW MAGIC, U. F. GRANT QUALITY, NOT Box8s3,Huzzor Station, QUANTITY Cousncios Om, USA. | fw Conjuring Books for Sale HGcewea Rar MAGIKRAFT STUDI a, eran 8 NORTHAMPTON THI ONLY MAGICAL WEEKLY IN THE WORLD~ Showmanship and Presentation," work which we personaly consder tobe oftrementovs value” Thom took a: they appt, willbe reviewed ‘and possy bearty slammed in these paps. ‘They wll not be Tesowel by the authors, o thes felendn, or bf aay Melber of the "Abracadabra sat” An independ critic wll br found. and whatever ‘nes wil be printed." We mesh fo show that “we cam take GAG DEPARTMENT* sate? He Beata at ee Weal “ene Pe a ee we oa, ae ee ey eat ere, a SEs WE Duan Sg 9 SMe he ng tne ces se rag & Da, ak i ow, ‘own (miditetion fo eay lad ere, pickup the spray and operate Wan the hat Another en" A boy asdstant is up fm the aubence ‘Ask him fo hold something, ok hit hand, hasty witha he fhe article, alae the spray and spay his hand then sve bn the stile to'hold(Exeatlent hance to ake s switch ere Far the Chopper—any sat of Chopper—espose the part tobe chopped lok cloly at and wih some femark tout having igs frpually ean wld oor spay. Rest" Cert lah Dacor: There's nothing the matter with you, madam all you red isa ret Patint: Bot look a8 my tongue, Doctor Dacor: Yes, that nends test, too! ‘curtai + Gage” mee or Maga Vensonil or Compe wrk il te moet aes La Rs SSE We bear tom Hany Bosworth that the Sal settlement of the Chris Van Bern Fund is being delayed by the flr of gome societies, ‘ey to formar the money cllscted. Daring the progres of the appl ‘Steal of Zag was handed over to Chie and 9 toque fr ago se on ‘Apa qth When the agrounts sre complete ll te remaning money ‘til be made over to Chats na. Sum rather over L306 ‘4 teDait's sTRICKS-TROUPER ‘THE RICE AND FOUNTAIN TRICK. far a6 1 can recall, I fist peformed this trick in ror2, when it Twas given to me by Me. Bardi of Covetey, lr my exclave the. “Daring the sorq.x8 Wat, boweeer, wien was ia France Someone Seni all he details to Hanley twadertand ta fee and that frm pat the tick on the market. T gathered sybsequeatly that the putts was mate of metal whieh woe mach too tant andthe sin ‘Poompresed ir ad, ia cosequunce, the tek did ot prove bet Slee he eric deserved better fae, for aes Garden Party o Cites ‘ile i canaot be equalled, and ean be performed with an audience ‘oun the conjure and nothing can be disovered daring the working. “ject” A hollow cylinder of fi, ciameter ands canter of hin iameier stood a a tay oa the pertarme's tae,” The canter bad he word Ree punted on and the ce, ood about eee [ches nigh Pls the cinder waa shown tobe empty, and the canter, ‘which confined rice, was pushed up through the bottom end to further ‘onvinee Uke audience" The canister vas lowered again and removed ifom the tue, wih was thea put over x celery or sweet gas nto whch ae pre tee When tae wag renved th ls as Fund ‘verliowing wi rie, "Te top ofthe nice wan rwothed of evel snd {¥onge a fountain of water shot up in spray playing for fully «mane ‘Prepartion Hanging Isic the caster was tank wih wl be describe ater” Aor was afache to the tank, and a¢ the opposite fd ofthe cord wa hook wih wie 6 the top edge o the ‘inter The tae war covered with Noe Darig the proc of Showing the tube empty the hook was automatically transfered to the ‘Sige ofthe tube andthe tank was realy to be placed inthe ely or Set glss. ‘Once ia the gas, twas a easy inate to fe the Boo ter the tp ating rp it The ius where wae son covert “The tank was made of brass o copper, a good onesxtesnth ofa inch ‘hie an the whole aboot the sine os hati glam. At the sides of the taney both near the top and the bottom thre paces of beat ie ‘rersolers a eal distances to keep the space clear between the tank {Ent lam so that ten the ce was poured nf aly covered all races ft any extra "ingredient" A Small tap or valve, such used in toy Iscamotnes, wa soldered to «pier of tin ru of copper tang hich ‘ached to the bottom of the nic The lower end afta tube wad ul, ‘sho in fe tation, 0 amit of the try and pase of the 5resorted several times like the nol ofa watering can, Tt mut be [Eide that" tube was placed inp the dead renee of the top of the ‘nk. “At ope side of the Yop as fseew plug by Deans of which the {SR wate pla ih oR pO he fe alle of the top waa eed in ecu 10 Peer tote pasped in and presu. As my readers nil Rove Flamed the pine i tht ci the infecting sprays employed [i'ciesne and theatre. "For my Spray T used a 22 empty cartdge (hse in his Liwae able to dil he nceseary holes hcl arpa te fc at he ring mt priest to ofthe campresed ar. Tt the presure inside {he tank tow gest the valve rbber wil burt ad lt he peformes nhs ler de cng Scan fo ea fn the Sccdent happening. "The pressure roqied is rather matter of ex ‘het. Oat Pareher safeguard can be made by stoking see piece of fbb tthe bottom of ta tank en that no fellate Moe ceru hot Wib"lowesed dato the glam Cra section of the tan shesing MNidve theta ic thee pumped Be spay B" cut to allow Camm hich Eps over ‘when the seer mooted snd so pris the Water 1b Plog lor inserting the water BWints whieh esp the tank Tiway om the ies of the {Bas ands allow the ee to Plan of thet ofthe tank. The laters refer aan Big abe. He dhe ring to which ihe curd un hon ae Tastee ‘Saad fom lng Foe formal, several times employed, of binging his efects right up tothe ‘Gina iad Wen tlding the lence i pone before tht denuat ‘Harold Taylor ofthe classical poi a ire and the uta: modern rage, bet the show togetber by is nonchalant comeing, and ‘Guy Cone was more than efit atthe piano. Thanke tothe Sage: Iau funy Cope, errs west sty, win Tis responce to the Toast of the Soret, the President aids trite to the ork which the Setar, Geotey Robin, ba pat ip {orcmare the nccou of the event tbat which everyobe WH Was [eent wil echo, Tt wat linger doe to his stiles Oat thei fst Nomaat Dinner was a trfamph ad (to quote Col ing Soo) "may 1 be saute many, any ears hone the ls ° ‘THE LONDON SOCIETY OF MAGICIANS’ FIRST ANNUAL DINNER (Cer August," Laon, 78h Ape, 1986 By FABIAN. HE victim of an unholy targa between Geofey Robinson and Soe, Ural CLs akc to tere on the London Soriety of Magan fst Anal Diser and te sist nthe sabaoent mteramgent We feared Wat the oes of ‘porte and entrees would go iltgcther_ Adve etc of any {te feared betore the eve) won ncwtably lead to com Beer ie etic a to ee Foal hi ta ‘poral eonasence did notre ‘The show was good throughout ‘Sijod ts ib ce ofthe Cher Ange’ a Gwe ge Sou oar “The speches wor few and bit Hert J. Cling aed om he sae of Real ad any of his flpring To support hi in outing the Secici The Praiden, Cape The Law Auckland, MLB (who wes ‘SSompanid by the Ho. Eleabnth Een hab dnghtr,maling hag it pale spre) feipnded ply The Las end Vitors SS Foon hy wa Le cing neatly oi Gea Rabson, ho hed asi eapaity eoety, nd wy and wellurmed reapones {hme ft Mrs Majors Robins. and. Eve, Willams respectively. {Bren Capt. Sone cane inside the siplated timed fo apeeics tshen fe proposed the lout of The Pres, and George Astreng of the {itd Wa? esponding on short nestor + pessady aoe note The show wae ett fr eral pea. Ter wa ilo ‘onjarng for conjures, ahd a complete absener of magia speci ‘fone Wiliams the ong was cu, fochefoowed yur sept, ‘i yo lo oy eae a he arlene an ‘Redan fumou_ Assisted st ever by Has be scored hea ths ‘nex psn i ought he Based it Te Rat Joyer Helbig followed with ome plasnty-endared sopra ‘HES the inetapartle CO Ling Soe with Chins Tike ed Cee \Wiserachs Ha card lc in wih the ection mas found na medicine NSAGThad nowy, and he nation of chosen ers en om 2 ‘Eoked pate (isch he dear he pelos the st ear of the Hage Che's cxstece) proved a stong cw ‘rank Fewings, another Metropolitan, made a quiet appeal, woking gh Wonder Box, Plumes, Diminishing Cards andthe Toes, Ske toe ka rented si of ge Aer ing ing wt ember ond Go eth rd ie tet vere on any saber submited by a ter ofthe soles Tr i re, fe hadnt apple tee Apt to be steely impeompta, ‘Ther was np delay for cogtation iadatly his sbjec was gen, the tyme began” Cli we fe Such a performer would prepare vere forall ety topics Bot when atthe Coe healed for three unglted subjects (Houses, Sips and ‘he National mer given) and proved fata witty, we pt our teeth doubts to reat and gave him the hand be dese ‘Jack Parker of The Orde of the Magh wound up the bi, proving once more the ralue of new dresings fo od ets ‘We thought Bs {hdl to the Joos Sticks uafoeuate, but congratulate mon Be nad pring rt 7The Homing Cards By G. C. ALYN JONES. A PACK latte 8 tl a rly. Th member of te Tee each choose card, ahd those ards are plas oat in'Tstand as at A.” The performer thn takes an envelope, sat having one a the thee dspayed ards chosen laos tis nthe envelope And the envelope n'a lp a2 at Be” Another envelope, shown ep ‘amined and sealed bya tener e the iene, faced i to stare inthe spot rom which the choca card was taken. A Hghted match = How applied tothe fest envelope ee © an), nti the envelope and tents are completly destroyed ‘The sceoad envelop i then taken irom the stand, opened ad the chosen and destroyed card cemoved iran it, "To quote the catalogue, no tread, ren, wax or sping, Bo i ‘ho practie 0 nothing out god lean eee accampldsed bys novel ‘etod, with'wo seagy attached Lowpown. "The diagrams goa long way o explaining the secret of the working. Ti stand pace on they wk the ig oe Thee Auptcates of ose to before, ar placd face pare on the age The fore sm mater of hoce Ta i ests teen dee, the tre ‘rds running in sciethrongh the deck could gute ctveneaty be teed, "The thre susen cards are placed in poston on the stand in the aot A), ach infront of ts dupeate “Retaining the pack this eft hand, he performer asks that aoe of ‘he gee cad shal be named. Meanwhile, Sm envelope ttlen inthe {GAC id a reted, fap erat om the pk Te cae cid {ake from the sand, plated the ens ing pat way he eee he vel ea Te eile an agin a {he tight band the card being let Behind on top of the pack ‘When tis envelop bas been placed i the eli, the second, naked coud sen, dead, see, snd acl othe stand aso atthe pitt fam which the chasen card was taken ‘The duplicate ear ‘hom nF over eg the io the se tae ‘ery action of placing the envelope in poston brings the card at's ‘Fit put wih he bck lhe ene “Th ft envelope ian baer, together ith he sipposed contents The second envelope and the conceited card are taken tone. The top ote enwlope et with spf ssors, and, the gers ing inde nd the thu buhindy the card wit FLASH GLOVES By DEXTEROUS DEXTER. TERE'S an idea for those who open thie programme with the wl "Top Hat, Stice and Gloves, Have you ever tuied making our gloves tam fash-paper? Dagre thatthe efit cosy 1 te dis that so oben, youl ten ery See {omake. Jot eat out the ptters and gity giv the two sides ogee From wey short tence, they lok exacty liken ordinary Te white id gloves “and what aneffect when you inte therm? ry Tome tme,when you have wey spel show 8 men fe yo OPO wrenATMOSPHERE By ARTHUR H. EYDMANR, ALILC. importa of eating te dg amen apie neta Terenas orate te Roan Set guy ae ce vole eamtal earciyteasd Ror isnot "Me Saal eta Geta sages Watt sie ee? teen tne tek ce Wing a oe ee ney an anne eter Saat ie tg Yay Cate tcc ie i ny oS Sg Ha what Set SREP Rat ath he ere Sah APRN Tasca ie pa 7 Se Oe ctf atice heree te aon hace night Kaper eo Wri seme far ava, We wee ins new word-nt world af tery, a Le ne et tn, [Re MRuPe ne geet Ta an Sh snp eae ied” Hw et pal oe ey eae ee tia tame Weim fas a te Se eee ea ames te tied anes ee eet ited rie a cg Ses ay Wt i ay map of fet ea Ke ancy ie cigs so Heer eos ho Tht ea si proms, Jas (ne ea a til hg ee Sy ee ea bsg pried by soe ced poe We ae a persed at te mage SOAR Sah te te pars ting ec, ema Se Ege al Sue edasiage of hae na an 0 latin tay tees se REEE ip etme ae ne i eo Pen, ane Mage coke fe ail wo ae A cepa Ber at a hee i ae TIT ae ley tik as Teint oe ee tie maga ean suah Sac Pt oe ae ae LIN sae Putte, armge Crete SRE, cl tr tions eo Se els pre mes Dok “onal Meg SE UT sal oh an Seca a ly te ling cei Should the hall poe 2. cra agen hing ean ne uc a Se ae aetaine gett aoe ge” far senton SREP ci he tga rh co TA ethene yo Sta ema oe fetig ween thal or eit oe Sa Boome eta ult os ng th saga Se oe aetna Saunas, "A ue SS Ee cd wil seve ec Ss ae Terie at te ‘Much is gained by a tidy arrangement of the apparatus, and iti qeticirane th teeta eae ‘mind of the Whole stage you are fortunate esoug to have gt snstant (dy preferred) to being ‘nD vasous aries af required, you wl nd tb yaar periormanee ST tore sty. fe ater larger in th apart ‘how sonmaly eeapy a fay comtral poston on the sage Tei sound poicy when the curtain tees, to llow your sudonce a few secon in which fo view the tage before You make your entrance fea where thre tno eureain, malt Slay covered by notable muse wal hai to create the ight steampere ‘Ailes of course, B buld-ap'" a build-up to the end, bead nef pratima ht fo a me iy ea bowers Once more to uote Davig Devant =" A-good conjure wil Yeon ne storms ich a wy tet ot een man wo Enos {fevseset of how it doe willbe at what parculat Moment the Conjurer tokens of tat secret, “De this ang yon ca rest amare {Hut your audingr wil go home caripltey myst. "R few DON'TS in conchain ‘ow’ rlet anyone go behind the scenes, even 3¢ makes mo dilerence tot ata ces sar de ‘Dok T have Ue bowseghts on more than is sbelutely necessary: Iivahort don’ permit angthing whieh Hey to break the atmo piece 'you have m0 "patently scuted Tote thing new in al hi of course, but i bears eterai ual may petape be of some tse toi Senda JIMMIE BATES DOVE PAN WRINKLES HE article ina recent copy of Abvacab vig the super Dee ‘Bee gu forsee baking a eae has prompted me to Sot it couple of idee in sonnoction with tse eka si ae fd be ory el Ended ‘Many: magi are now chary of ting the Dove Pan, following the nfortanate eadras expose some ie ago," But tra pity that a HERTS cna poplar ih ts Soo! nave tobe aed ahd Aes git sale ths way ie aad abd Ho you tae, with the Wade lining behind st (Lam surg thot you ae asing a locking pa with pn) AP the cmmenceneat hr get le pa at Tieiuded, Not for esaminatio, but to br cleaned subtle erence Sut hse wi iw hs ite ge who Ss ber aed ‘Seu itis asker to des with the Wee, tan while shel engaged Writ the pam tad you take back the Ii and place ten the table [Really ls placed Over the ia al af the ame te the our ox {nken the te and the lt raha ake ove dene ‘one day suvernent. At the tid goce sown, the foot comes Sp, and XE se though the hd was never aca out of ih = ‘The sear tle ens (who have developed am "it’s in the tid comp ey ha ens comple en "Second bilan dea () "Everytime fused tis tem, my wife had to queae up to buy mea Sako, andahe did't thine mach of 2, spoke ely to a poter-maker Ind who rade me 4 very nice cake out of ‘ood 1 dks erect, better an real cake, and has certainly cared iat headaches” H'you have a fend smarty ited, try out) Give iim the ining and ve hm naa cake to Te wl save jou a bb tm eeery showTHE GREAT MARVO Number Four By DENNIS MAGIC MATL To the Editor of Abrcadara, Refers ted oe ets Dear Sie, ‘rede beng oe pone “Te Er thre mubers of dbrcadabe ate to band. Needles to say the dream ofthe magical word for & generous helping of thee fiver ood-mace inal varios formas at lst ee elise inyour exeleat sagan 1a even more amazing tote Sint the {native came from man ving country that has xtreme shortages in paper, labor an materia Pes acept this comment for what it is worth. believe it woud be tothe avatage of English deer to fit the cont of vrous ems Af he Ameen dara alas tei wa catency. In genera we ‘Anwar’ ite lay. and oar the pie of something not ven {n"datar crrency we most go to out lca pst fie or bark any ‘of os would ot ie that ia and one f your dees labs asa ajwaye it fe suggestion, Fide give goed rend Ec Lewin my regards, and tel the sorando to wate "Yor fo the beat in mag, Alabama, US. A HAROLD'R’ RICE, Seorury, 1B Ter ert me x al tr ing ind soak Abie ay Rn ES sdb eth tat Sua Pepe ek CEE), SIROT Aas, me Me stan i ee i A ea ae ge aoe TEATS hee a Cag at hea mk Ahi las thie eget ns ns et Senses ia a tas arene eat sent Wet tg A snopes oye oa fa mah Bath Sides ofthe Feats WOODWARD, The World Mystery Master (Aston Hippodrome, Birmingham) ME SOP NARD aves pt on te ack and Arcade ies hin one wil considerable pleasre.” He shaves Ont {eont experience af Sywery Masters has buen of fans hen in the dep of fg tie dieet Feat ing He wor, “Rete Pte? We seal oe ‘qack in his programme sbost, "IC you not toa frend, you mise a eck ‘That Merallytroe of Wosdward, who tee fasted than anyother pferer within our cxperiene "Our pen became fedshot a We ted Seip ake noes of the ct’ Kori oor ning the at ran minutes, and in that shot spice We Sa tre ta than js normally seen in an hour's show e "Amongst the items we remem were: A production of silks and cue das a Se at Sick oS, hole wh ‘las of mile anda pink blapeanange (which sacorporsted the beset [eirmod Mi eh on, wih mst Flo ike rat magic tothe layman de Finger Rings—his Sy excursion Into the suditorim tw sions (Dolls Howse and ipoves bon). the whole culminating tn the stage ny Garden of Flower. "Then there was Milcent Coop, Ue Voral Manag, toad speed in antes dita atcn chang fie ren tee ‘charming datghter” and two eli lay saxon Hee i modcl=not tobe copied, but to rv a a guide_for the aspiring ncomer Speed, plearant manner,» bright sl, lien). taming, potting, music, colo, eyeappes!™ he meat have bon reading Fitts, "We eijoyed ill sen, agi we do bak vis these owe fr enjoyment, but fromm a aa of yt oar eater Notice, ton, the-name. Years ago, it was. Alton, Woodward, Theo it becae’ Milton Woodward Nove, in the mn manera Woodward.” Tt sems fo us batter than "The Great Derepito Compare te simple" Goodine* "Thats mwdestyehat was. Batti ke ed busines Gootife JON EVANS and MARIE DELANEY (Grand Casino, Birmingham) Cabaret shows in a commercial Dance Hall present most dificult problems to the orthodox magisan. Wit spectators om al side and {iva baleony, Jon Evans attempted the prewtation of Stick to Silks, Kimonls Geamophne Record, Diseeto aot Tabes, Silks and Liqus "The acoustics were tele, Ue lighting ite, A effect with pack, ‘of cada woul have ben etter omits sic nthe prevating eins ‘no uyman could possy have Knows what occured The act as presented Was competently put overthe Record trek cepedialy so and given reasonable conditons ay tort of age Petorm show) would, we think have vexistere well Nr. Exons has 4 fice manger and an trative saastant and we see deapponied to Ihave to ecard ou at sewing of his werk under these crouse 3Were to See hem Week Commenting Apri 15% (Aris are iid aguain 8 oftheir aance tings) Briowtox (Hippoome). Jack Le Date Bursts (Victoria) Woodward, Wor Mystery Master. Gtascow (Metropole). Kardema, the Parotic Masons. Doxeasten (Gre), Ta. Celeste, Mancastex (Palace), Benson Du Lay, the Stick Magician Prestox (Hippodrome). Volta mn rom pes TTmaure that Atvacadaira wil be a eagey sought in the distant future by those avo haunt the purveyors of terature or egerdemainas 7 Rhowsa couse, that you ate toch more iterested in the fale who re age'fo grasp sa Abvacadaive weekly nowadays, and | ean sure YOu {REET only too gla ore em to such ap ndertaking, i creda ‘Sues are an comavtently good asthe three T have recived So tiank you" and. bet wishes Maybe youl say “ya Jack LE Binet fey site or hin "Tanks Toronto, Cana. SID LORRAINE Dean St “hanks ever so much forthe Stodare Egg and Hank routine in No.3 Tt nas worth more tome thatthe price of full yeu’ oubserip- Mono" or twenty year The suber to pracy every mal Publication, andy one real compat as been that con't find Ere then on oy ees eg ta were wale ny Choad ‘age thow. "Plenty of card tricks, lene sp mage. p few TDusins, pocket SRRE Gite, cpr" shne good tea, Dut one’ of hat ost portant ‘eed fo the Chib pevorner, Goo’ RovriNes Weld ike fo eder fromthe ada Your magazine, but how much inary toyed? Ca ou pea, ora sven fo ‘andes the prices into Ametean money > Rerards, Now Hampshire, US.A. "ACE GORHAM ‘Weave nen some ofthe dinar of M,C Feld of The Magictans! Booting Service advetoe in onrlart ise, and we ike very much, ‘The'Seevee i rather wider in appletion than theme ingles and ‘re strongly fecommend oar reads to get ip touch wilh Me. Fisk “The outstanding item in the Mare issue of the Magical Gazette (aS) ie int of prope pt forward as the eenta took of the magician Mier ae ft in binned an averse fhe Magi ala fo hand The last of 2 good series on Dunings spetss hite_We leam that Bro, W. N. Alsop has now taken over he BEGheaey on Dro. Habel resrement. “A aver bow at presale fo Bo. Hata a the A.G.M, ssa teibute of the membership’ grate {Sethe serie over the pas ten years. 4 ES asearetes estar efor Sales cherVOL 1. Ne. 1 APRIL 20¢h, 1946. Fatt is new unusual Tricks that work and are sure fire hits— You are looking for —Better get, on our mailing List. ifsc Jou out ety nd Sa. Sopage printed. Soh me Al FREE of Conjuring Books for Sal PERRI SOP ee ae ae THE ONLY MAGICAL WEEKLY . IN THE WORLDVENT. SCRIPTS BG home BRITISH MAGICAL SOCETY THE GEN\nwusen 7 DONT MISS HF! OE ee Many exclusive lines In finest quality Metal and Glate-ware, Send seamp for lst. 70, Watertoo Road, SMETHWICK, ‘tat. | | | QUT OF THE HAT Hees \ \ URING He eck in ming, we tad several woke Hioplaied eyo sh es py of sn nears vse fees (and on reflection we incline to agree) that perhaps too much stenton has teen pat 40 the copring of the other man's mthod of working an eect Mis by alter a net known tothe spectato wh eesonly the ent Whea the ra appear ental wth that achieved Mata new Way hes been tied 9 produce ne But if, wang stock apparsto, the ingenious showman codteves to produce tally dierent et, many performers pours the neces. try prope at ence twist thei’ presntation to duplicate Uat efit, Thematiod actos rma eed wy ages sme complete ‘tutner“the conbiatl of two muse Cette to fork a ‘lecsing whole. Frequent, jst as much tne and thoweht go Sato the {ining of am act aso the lnventiom of anew" rang ard © emma, Yet the man who “its” the routine (because he pusseses the props ‘end ini} poce seth, whilst the wnatboree’ yer of he mice 15"Oeummed out of hs socaty wih fll ecemonia aut ngt able 6 tl) Wootard that the Bai aga! Sty ‘ade provision for the roriration of orginal rotines, presentations nd palter stories no ess than for ito etbnds, tt we Goel tat thie itnot enoeth There far too Ite of the enterprising spk among fur preeaday performers Everybody works the sume teks in the Stine way. ‘Some do them superively nell. tany do theme ‘many do them. "We should let see ore originality and dive ‘Se No. of Adracadaira sa the ght our experince of magical howe saivays aiiy extensive—ine been terre "We can now ht lselve tects which we wl bet on acing at an magical society show and ie spot ons touch of ergialsy i elect routine or patter. we te Surprised ined ‘Come on now, magical socety: members and readers ofthis sheet ‘you cam do better than tat Give your jor Bator something fea to ce “(Ror your tformation, we sll beat the Magic Cirle Festa, ‘April 7th’ Leicester Revi April 2th; ‘Cheltenham Competition, Mev att Noting Gaia Ding May th Nett ca Plymouth area, May 28-258)NEOI ; yc rH i AR fet or in deri ee te A co te ity a es ae ea oe ons Se FREY rn msi alt ot rene near ea ac es SRRSL on er emake TRUSTS it Bcd sy Bee Se ek erecta oad cottage Suit ead arta carne Sr Sedat eae da cl Som State ia geceenate Toe Scorecard sabato ne cay bes eer oem Souci ie Mare Sra Siete pre coke Si tc els ate Ses ars ode ene at a a SoM SE Spell Pie aia aa enjoyment of His Honour’s beautifal programme of magic at the Waa nce eer ete moeroe! mente Siete et Spee ones a ene ee lia es SPEER age conan iy (otto Pee SLATE RT OR OS A we Feel” We ioc eoadoe met ser, Fike ce eke hire ofa des Smee FEUER net snk ah ee ah ithe spi eG tc a Teta cel at Se Soc Tt de oe gel a SER LT CLR are kaon Selec Sheer et Oger crs Saray PATS tin 8 Siecisehcg ating te pita tie! TRS saa ae aa some del a Sty Oh Sc Pl Woe. ont hale: Ja Sera Sere Se a ps ae ace a SEL Sabaneta seer 28 ck cee rae nar uc e Sect eh iy ear ELE eae epee Rennes tie epee sats SADE Sle Bie sche or het sn Tint! eS Eat by eb Gt hier ieee newt Siang Go hoe hymen Ses SORE i ae ale oe FROM THE DIARY OF A COUNTRY PHYTE—" 4 leDait’s | SEIRICKSTROUPER ‘THE RISING CARDS. Production Rights Retrved by Jack Le Dat. {CE again I am greatly indebted to my frend J. E, Hammond, has away coibteds aloe 2 he bole He twee very large ‘or the following versan of the Riding Cars, "Tae dled dete ase othe sapien prise by erning hs eke nds of tn” Sch ale have ven ‘The Rising Cards ie probably the most popula of all card ticks and the rumber of methods which have beck devised to prodice the tlle of chown card sng from a bouste, las tumbler, box or even the hand is legion et Spite variety of method, the een feature in any one is the manner fn wh the cards are made to re Bry, inthe flowing method our fely coun cards snc Wom © lowed box which may be stood ia an isolated ‘As the cars toed are not all they soem, Lil et describe the ‘ack from which the four caus ae to be coun snd then the cards Wich actoally re ‘The iat pack consis of fo sts of duplicates, ten in each st These are sparated by thre long cas whieh are dileent and the Teli cud tal erent om he thes other wd ight Brn rk ato te fod he foci pk come, ‘he performer lays ont this Pack foto four heer taking care that Me sialace sor O2 atten ced of tach ep. Four seat of the Sadienoe are ech asked to selec aay utter between T abd 10 and ‘ads are counted of and placed fab downwards und the chasen mabe Sp rst Un eac case the cme, ard th ad aed le eet of the forcing pack is ngw "switched for an ordinary pack Jalouse ‘oar chosen cards, The unprepared poi fanned and the {our sete are pashed into it, one by ne, a erent pnts, Normally, ‘Vhame eich ext a its posed home, and then had the pack to 4 tmamber of Ue audience 16 choi” While the Pack is being abated {sow the Dor from which Uh canis are to rie: The box is sen tobe fmpty, and when the cards are returaed to te T drop them ine it ‘nd pice the box where t cane een by every meme of the aaience Throughout the time the Naged hd o the box bas been kept open for a reason which wil be given fate. When Tam ready to proved {fet Gh ho i conan 1 al onthe eed hen i fo aoner are the word spoken than the ard begins to posh wp the Bi sich ata suas mat Tt bask to ke oat Se a Te i ofthe box i agin closed and the stood card, aay the 5Four of Spdes ¢ asked to rie, When tho cad bas risen and been tle ot hb et th eo Se Th ard ‘one pip stock ight inthe conte withthe aid oa Smal ce fs Heli rt the lye th and cd Tinge of the fend, the from behind gently pater the cence af the ‘ard forward so that i bugen stl. The fretinger of the ht ad ‘ick the pips and she Card har immediatly changed toe Four of Space Phe has never fled to evoke 4 loud laugh. Tes worth ‘hfe that by exployag this simple dviee a Seven can be changed {os Six a Eight ton Seven ora Three to Two. I rcummend the ‘eof he black rather than the red sults as the removal of the unwanted ip is more apparent “he third card, umlly a court card, rises wilh its ack to the sues, ut when this pointed out andi asked totam round, 5 oe tnt card ato provi fy lst card ako provides surprise, On being tod to te the ‘ard eye, but is found toe the fret chosen rard gas she Nine of Spacing dows st aed op te crea, he Seen ‘Cabe"his i done ac nce without me going next the box ‘Ar my readers wil hive relied, there has been added 10 the fit of the rising cards & change, a feversing card and fling ‘Sra. “oie variety nthe seit jodi: he eoure of ce ik measurably impeoves fin powatation, but makes the decripion ‘omeepondingly more ile PREPARATION. Ng nil aaa the silence Rav che the slowing ou ard Te onder given: “Nine of Spades, Four af Spades, Queen of fica ad ihe Sov cf Cbs" Nate you ay sheoe WEN cds ike to fore, ut in the allowing veiton the second rard i a Fagan id ad Ct he a ae Flit-x afin, Before pas to the oecusry wor on the card, Cro 2ioag SM aveads acd oeedea one ssn in length and lenotted one feta he the eng. kote The Nine of Spades ae clay with razor or sharp knile, ac sown in Fig andthe sorte thr isp into the at hat about ‘oe inch fe protruding fromthe top of the st ada the face of the Sega ee hae ead wt he og trad tong te (turteriach sity as shown Fe. Fiat Fie 2 Fic. 3 co > 4 a se Li ilu ud, ih ay be gf amyl areca the top curved portion ating at 2 guide 12 the threads, The iover farce hae te Mneade fru the betor ofthe bow and hes avec {slo with would occur ifthe gard ested‘ thelr bottom gee throgtowt thre rth The! Queed af Hearts spring hinged fap TH hg tn bo ae 9 tee errr SC SC Sen LOS ei SaeSPte See ea tor tea oe det wh ae ar a Fase renyediporlreee ger reeeeee Soe eee as Se Sie tr cetiare an ee TFL) fordo in deta for aay of my r Cee eveee me | Ceaeeaicmoarcaae 1PM sees cy Eee 71M Serica nese [fH chnctitist Dikecie [Pilly Cee a amet ae ee aT hee athe! tye ar tae BY Pe se my of he eon paar taae SE Mh TY oe he SO ca ct a ea “pe Eee arbi ree eee Poa Se generar mama esata ee Se cetaceans w ok ee Se tes ih atk ad it SY Reet ce Se Se esac merarnrels Pagers Ceti ee goth Serres e, es Set cae ian eas Se aaa a eee ae cara ae Sete meen Tee ie ateres her ets ASRS Ser iat a! ara ae at eit "A ee ties at rear a poe "Rewetly; Devil sent to a sll ad, of Thayer's Spinto” (ft) sting the should appear in tp stocensve loues, Te appeared fst EERE fimsrof Apel thw ibe flloing Wednealav morning,» posted served with new copy-the item ad lead) Bee sl 7CHATS af the BENCH—I. By Leonard Marsal, et you facts frt ad thn yo ca distr ot a mich a on tikes a, 1 ol ek sy a th mah TT “cut'Gon werishops an in atin to calving cate UN Sera Ss ae aes tnd, toa issr or gleater depes, are expert therein.” But, the oer seh edly a er lao ‘ive ao lea a allan bof ae np new lao the own iets lesa ee or ore reer nar ee ny Tas selena ad ra, ee a SLR cede meine ath Spatiee fireman tent settncte Hie tera dial pp ea ete geet Sis ety ape ere earch Sora i erate ees te eke bis, have taken care to cultivate some and who folly competent with hs on ot hse" por eye haa been my habit whit repairing or making sme ples of appara {or a beplns reat a ‘ ath) to chat tt beatuadendesvoa test Canis ofthe job in hand T suggest that when reading Je ii yor Yo my workop ‘Sent, tips an tsractions wich Tam pusing on 0 ‘ou, “They are al rach, ving been ted an tested by me during Ei Grea e pee eae ee aka with 8 shout the ncesary equipment and tole, Std" then par on co he we of them wih ints or working in woot ‘ell and utr materia, nto ods and ends of information of ‘ature T would emphasise the word © praca," for that & Bie he Leyte of thee Chats ae ‘The frat Cnidraton of coe, the woratopSuell The eal seg ice war uo in the hts, doo of which an br ket loka Sd into hich the good lady of the bow Jax simply wl wot dace to ‘entire, "But, alto mest of us that & Utopls "what icalty we have experienced in obtaming the space fora den, i nly a cupboard Sauk cas und bow may tos Rae we tata tell Tn of {our coojuring tess allover fie place" We maybe ellowed to make ines in the ati, although ths gation is far for eal fora work ‘gp ss soy hamcering' St vbeation of machinery ‘wil revrbeate Lroughout the house and posibly wake te baby, Later I wil give some hints on deadening the pose fom such a workshop. ‘uy ows souton is shed inthe garden with sects Ini on and vig ited windows os 2 aly coh it tee a ty of ght, bolt natural and areliial and that the shop ‘ould We Bete, “Th ter mot ony for the comfort of fe woke, 8 bout aio to ase in protecting histone against their arch enemy, rust bt more of this subject in Inter artic. [Jos belore the war I'visted an amateur craftsman who was for tunateenougt fo be ins nancial postion which enabled lim fo carry ‘at bis Has at to his worshop. Facing south he had tl in 086 ‘Sontinuas balding 2 gure, a woekshop and s greenhouse. In the srnter the gresbosse was Heited by a hetwater sytem and the Were cael ight though the workshop andthe guage. By having = ‘lass partion between the shop and the geembouse anda large window eGetont which opened tight othe wad sonra of musi aru! ‘tnatural ght a wel. Unlorunately dug the recat spt of trouble {dole ug" desided to et ut ini vemity sid hie workshop a ‘ne of the leer catastrophes ofthat particule ipeldent. Thi es of 8 Workshop might well be bore in aind by some af our brethren ho rave bmn doing well ltey (yo know" Three shows day for week, ai bey") "The fine work which i always necessary in desting with magical rope does demands good ght concentrated the week. always ‘ea roma, bal well shaded fom my eyes. If you hae, oom ot a outed et ange for s workshop, tiem my idea of 2 traveling Tigit” might appeal to you,” T can amare you that T fed it of great advantage. Purehace calicient Jagth of curtain rail (Lnotice thst 3 ‘hrain popular store has supplies gain ow) to. go Hghe round the ‘worshop and construct oc hate made for you, 2” Saurage “as shown in'Fig Take a pice of metal, say onesittenth ofan inc thik Shins by ana. and'ound of two comers; fins Irom each edge dll ‘ar holes one-eighth inch wiameser and on Nhe sde opposite to the rounded comes del an additional bole Of seme, mtn en ‘he hak ready dled "When lng the curtain vail obiain three ‘of ners to whieh the cotin i nmmally Seed on ten out and go Stall ngs, whieh are not ro Eebope ct we troogh ete bale pared and again cose p the ramet Es criginal positon. Thee are marked ORS the ketch The renner of the" cainge" is made of faity ost wri” Tuo Sight pects eft fo the’ ‘remaining. two bois (2 haye not ‘entloned any maseaement for these, IW dgpends on the lay-out of «parila trorthop and raleay, These are joined Uy'a erie of wie which caries doer tlc in which the ampboler i seared. Have sufiient tex attached {othe bolder 30 that i will each to the farthest point on the ralway ‘nin working near the cling rose iia simple matter to provide ‘enns tone p the spi fen A mere touch then nulls Lo move Ue iketo the’ est poston for, the fob in and ‘This rllway ie ipa to xo to the sloping oot ofa abe, bat in the cae ofan dor oom ie nagessary to i battenlng fatow tips ‘won s foot or soo the wal fo which it may be attached. Figs ‘makes this arangement clear and indieates how the attenng a)fixed to the picture al and the cus places attached by means of angle east “tere no pte En mal peso the btn ‘ot frst be scared tthe wall TRS oathod also shown in the Mote Tefore leaving the question of electricity I should mention that 4 il fhe en Choe pe aan the wana, Personaly: I bave wired up three switch blocks on to a panel by te ssl ay ench wich 1 in eoauable. The T we for my ee ie, Soldting ron, portable light (oe described later andthe elect toviors for my lathe, dling tnachine, rind and poise Of couse {hose ae nota We at te same tne, and Tn thre pits to be ample ‘Well, i time to close the workshop for to-day. If you care ‘ook inna fortnight’ time | hope to emt ny Chats a he Bench swith Saggstons for tng up the workshop. ton ‘any mani spits have expressed i asks and ppreation for ths Panett Laces sage by the NAAALS The Sereay, at {sion Set, Nong, sl gay frm the ito etre: to dis seats of any soil aon av al of te sre A copy of Wile Tyler Silom Sexe, et by Vids, atten sabshieD ior reves. it's asletcentary fot or sens Strains deowe box aids aping sae bling tp nto 2 Shy laughable lice. Te reads hke great fan, and n't a all ical Both Sides ofthe Fouts. THE STRANGE EDNA BOON, “UNUSUAL.” (Grand Theatre, Basingstoke). “AS essa pm Bi. eel head oo Back ‘gud wearing t black mask, is discovered facing a mocrophone ‘Miers yoeSvachaide deus on sumer onl opel on the magical qualities ofthe umber ce rue, andy Uhowing aside fer back a and mac, stood there wetring aghmmering white does Shades of N'Gal a young avd fascinating enchantees ‘Fanning s pac of ca to show ll siferent. she cunt to the ru down and tied angone mezly to touch the back of any card It ved tobe the sof Damon,» Agi second ine and tid, he ‘Seat chosen.”"Thvee envelopes ona thin teny were nest inte, ‘vo of the cavelopes were chosen by sald Volunteers. Need 1 tel thatthe envelope itt co ner contained £ note whereas tose "onc wore ound ly to contain ces ol per As ssa tothe wnfortante Tose she threw them packet of twenty Payers icant gesture, {thought "Next Wwe fre shown three apples. One was chosen and lf i fal view om the table, he ther two Being thrown to the aadiene. (our Sale "auph at loved ine of he) "On, ples of pe the “anmbers 1:9 were writen sn the ordr calea bythe suiencs nd the tgs dropped eto ste lark bag One af the slips wae chosen it ne the Reure Th frtanat dal who hd Called et the ‘umber was sntted om to the stage. The third apple was cut ope, a {ie fein loud win. They were preeated totic Tacky witeer ‘Toconciae the demonstrations al pice of Tope was taken ad ‘loop tade atone end by eng a knot" the loop wat eat and the rope ‘was ond round her had.” On being unwound, the Knot had vanished faiths wat lel he rp eect wo ao be ape ‘had ‘ne of the more up-to-date toeehods bea employed ‘The whole act wat aecompanfed by a serious style of patter with one of wo remus i Hghter tame Eve tering va withthe apple fe. ites operand ch pet y the mene ‘Whete the set sane orn, gon ork to yo, tn. Ena, "Donald Crombie SN Very segretuly, me have to record the deth of J. Ashdown Sharpe Past President ofthe British MagielSoiety and pevteaal endo ay ‘agisans up and down the eoaniy,“Davkd Whey, for any yeas lowe tend of is, wie: eras wit dbp rye tha: heard ofthe death a his home in ‘Waka on Sunday, Apel 7c, of my ud frend Asam Sharpes After “hohlng and weary tse ay have been happy release, but ne not elp fing uerow at the inal pacing of afb wh, since ie'jined fhe Betish Slagial Sockety in September, ugat; had been 3 hee, wing and exteenly hard worker in every fancton of the ‘Bi Magia Soci re served ay President in g35-96, and wil eave with us all a smemory os chr fac, «peasant pusnlity anda readings oben feveryane whe ad contact vith I, he See ae epee he onl A th and fra tylotes were sat tthe name of fie Commitee and Members