This effect differs with the size of the audience but in each case the performer appears to have perfect control of the pasteboards.An ordinary deck is shown and riffled. A spectator inserts his finger or a knife into the pack and removes the card stopped at. There is no forcing.His card is replaced upon the deck. Two cards are now removed and shown. The selected card is cut to the center of the pack. Performer takes the pack and the two cards just shown and states that he will thrust them reversed into the squared up deck. Suppose the two…
Borrowing a red and blue backed deck, the performer apparently forces the spectator to take a card, the duplicate of which the performer has already picked. In short, the magician apparently knows exactly which card the spectator will choose. Hand one deck to be shuffled. Take it back and the other is handed out at the same time. Hold the deck returned in the right hand, thumb at one end and fingers at the other with the deck facing palm. Take the second deck back face up in your left hand. Make a slight right turn as you tap the…
EFFECT A spectator draws a card while the deck is being held by the performer behind his back. The selection is perfectly free and the deck consists of but 52 cards. However, the performer states that the drawn card shall not be replaced. The spectator is to keep the card he has selected and the performer will reveal its 'identity in a most unusual manner'. So saying, the magician holds the remainder of the deck behind his back and drawing out one card throws it face down on the table. This is repeated with a second card. Explaining that it…
By that title one might think I was kidding about this but there have been so many fanciful titles applied to such effects that I couldn't resist the urge to write the above. This method and presentation has been a great favorite of mine for homes and spots where it could be presented in an apparently impromptu fashion.Many times one is out for an evening and the opportunity arises when a book may be glanced at, either from the table or bookcase. At the same time one is alone quite often for a few minutes when such a test may…
This is an exceptionally clean method for having a chosen and marked card vanish from the deck and then removed from the performer's pocket by the spectator himself. The fact that it is marked and seen in the pack at the very last minute makes it confusing to say the least. It won't be necessary to detail the effect so we shall explain the method and the reader can follow it with cards in hand. There is one slightly faked card and the accompanying illustration explains or shows the difference between the pips at either end. The card, it will…
This is the simplest of the simple in method but a moment's thought followed by an actual tryout will show its effectiveness. Use two ordinary slates and a stacked deck. After a card effect using the deck if desired, state that you will prove beyond doubt that a card's identity can be transmitted by thought alone. Spread the deck face down on the table or floor. A spectator freely takes any card he wishes and allows no one to see it. He is told that if his selection is a picture or face card to return it and take another…