In the learned legal opinion of a noted attorney, who is also a member of both the I.B.M. and S.A.M. and should therefore understand the magical significance as well as the legal angle, the unprincipled attack appearing in a 25 cents publication folder constitutes what attorneys call a "perfect case" of libel by innuendo. We gave the young man an opportunity to make amends, and it appeared in his next issue that he was about to do so. The second following issue of the "STINX" continued the attacks. We have no choice but to immediately proceed with our suit for…
Mr Theo Annemann Waverly, New York Dear sir, The unfortunate combination of scotch block plus a gradual infiltration of scotch liquor may be held responsible for the following idea. I imagine the construction and technique of the ordinary tray in use for the substitution of a pack of cards is known to all. Trying to apply this idea to a less stagey looking object than a tray and also, what was more important, make a saving of the three bucks that the magic depot is only too glad to receive, I thought of gluing the cover of one magazine on…
October 16, 1935 Mr Annemann, Waverly, New York Assuming that by chance you might be speaking the truth when you said you would print my reply to your unwarranted, unprovoked and unprincipled attack on Stage Magic and myself, I am sending you my reply. Of course, you may as well for I shall print 3000 copies to go out with our fall mailing anyway. As practically everyone in Magic knows, I am just now recovering from a two months illness, had been ordered away by doctors for that period and recuperated at Bayville, on the northshore of Long Island. All…
Think not that you can sway the mob with soft and gentle pleading; Be on your toes, be firm and energetic. Unless you strut and learn to let your chest have full inflation The talents you may have will get you little admiration. Observe the man who wins applause : who leads where others follow; He may advance a foolish cause, his bragging may be hollow; But by the fierceness of his threats, and by rip-snorting capers He makes the mob believe and gets his name in all the papers. It matters little if at all how wise you are…
I received the following letter from London and it contains something that may be of interest to many. I will give a year's subscription to anyone who can give me a workable method that I can publish.