Since the inception of The Jinx, many improvements have been received from readers who have tried out and tested the various effects. Any trick will stand variations in method and presentation. Periodically I will submit these contributions and hope they may make more practical for YOU tricks you have perhaps passed by. Jinx #1 - October 1934 The Supreme East Indian Needle Trick Eliminate the faked spool. As the needle load is wound only at the eye ends, it can be stuck with points down on the right lower vest pocket of your business suit or tuxedo. Have the spectator…
Being in a continuous state of "Jinx-Jordan vs. Four shows a night with one day off every two weeks" this column is in order that I may not have to concentrate on one particular effect. In the making are three complete routines along varied lines and they will, I hope, make up for a dearth of material of late which I could justly accredit to myself. For those who might like to try the card on a ceiling effect (which is one of the most effective effects to say the least) I can give a most practical bit of information.…
Doing a trick well before friends or in your room is not enough. You must know it better than this to put it over well in public. In addition to the patter, you must create the proper atmosphere, and figure accurately where on your program it will be shown to the best advantage. Routining of effects is an art in itself. When part of the audience is at a distance and you are doing card tricks, always pick the cards that may be seen best at a distance. These are not sevens, eights, nines and tens. Even the court cards…
Ottokar Fischer performed for twelve consecutive years at Kratky-Baschik’s Magical Theatre in Wien, giving two hour performances of magic, illusions and ghost shows. This original method for tying loads of any nature or size is therefore a most practical piece of knowledge. It allows of instantaneous release without cutting, opening knots of fumbling. It consists of only an endless loop of cord onto which has been threaded a ring for hanging the load on backs of chairs or the performer’s body. A dress hook is also threaded on the cord, and the sketches will show more clearly than words the…