Back on the day of March 1, 1929 I got a brain wave from a Charles T. Jordan masterpiece and proceeded to revamp a quite perfect force of his into a two person stunt with numbers and names. Now there are two types of effects which do not find sale with magi. Two person ideas and tricks using a dark room. I will grant the latter as being highly undesirable only because the condition is not easily attainable. The former, though, can be moderated by getting away from tedious study and rehearsal and allow of a friend or associate being…
Once in a while a really good effect pops up and is found to be different in its psychological appearance to an audience. There isn't any definite part of this that is new or original except for the dress. Dr Jacob Daley first told me of the general effect using playing cards for both spectators used. Al Baker then came along with the idea of illustrating to one person how the slip should be torn for burning, and getting information in this ingeniously ordinary way. Finally, after using the stunt for a dozen or more times as an impromptu item,…
One of the greatest effects in thought transmission is the coding of pictures freely drawn by the audience. It goes without saying that it is at the same time the most intricate of methods. Julius Zancig was most adept at this feat and developed it over a period of years through undisputed ability plus a thorough grounding in transmission secrets. What I am presenting here is a poor substitute for what that master could accomplish, but in itself and as far as it goes, the effect is quite marvelous to an audience and at the same time satisfying to the…