tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508419013628519702024-03-07T23:50:15.490-08:00Magic Archives"Each generation produces its squad of "moderns" with peashooters to attack Gibraltar. "
-Channing PollockUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-85862605153785410732008-05-31T21:46:00.000-07:002008-05-31T22:23:31.326-07:00Looking Back"The Sphinx"<br />Volume XLV<br />Number Three<br />May, 1946<br /><br />From the Article "Cartooning and Magic"<br />By William Tefft Schwarz<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/greatleft.jpg" border="0"><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/greatright.jpg" border="0"><br /><br /><br />Illustrations are also by W.T. Schwarz.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-70350944669987961522008-05-05T21:09:00.001-07:002008-05-05T21:09:25.862-07:00Max Andrews on The Future of MagicMax Andrews was the editor of "The Magic Magazine" published in England. he wrote these words:<br />----<br /> Recent travels to Holland, Switzerland and various English cities have given me added proof that the newer generation of magicians is dead keen to make our art more lively and keep it in line with the modern outlook. Everywhere I have been, I have seen evidence of the move to give old tricks a new angle and to introduce "the latest".<br /><br /> Why not? nothing has done so much to keep magic a subsidiary entertainment than a lack of enterprise, which leads to audiences saying (if only to themselves) "the usual tricks, you know". Yet it is astonishing, how the most "usual" things can be given a new appeal; either by way of presentation or by adroit twists that lift a show on to a new plane.<br /><br /> That is one of the things we try to keep in mind in connection with MAGIC MAGAZINE. Not all brand new tricks surpass the old ones; and it is a fact that many of the standard ones are still superb. ALthough, for example, the secret of the Chinese Rings has been given away, even in the cheap-price stores, only an experienced performer can do the trick with finesse. Further the performer who presents this and other famous magical feats with polish or in a freshened form, still completely confounds the people who have only a superficial knowledge of the <b>modus operandi.</b><br /><br />----<br />(Emphasis as per original)<br /><br />These words reflect the recent trends in magic, but the words were written in 1952 (September, 1952 Vol. 1 No. 6).<br />According to MagicPedia: The Magic Magazine was published from 1952 to 1956 and had 54 issues.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-82021438778903290972008-04-16T22:26:00.001-07:002008-04-16T22:31:23.235-07:00Looking BackThe year is 1928, London.<br /><br />Number 3, Volume 2 of Edward Bagshawe's Magical Journal.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/magicaljournal.jpg"><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/MAgicjournalreviews.jpg?t=1208410167"><br /><br />Included:<br /><br /> Adverts for: <br /><br />"Radiana" (A mentally selected card vanishes from a full deck, and reappears to be examined) "Four Shillings, Post Free<br />"Cigarette Magic & Manipulation" By Dev. Deveen. Price 4s. 6d., postage 2d. <br />"Original Spiritualistic Effects" By Edward Bagshawe. Part Four.- "Novel MYsteries." Price 3s., postage 2d.<br />"The Super Self Shifting Pack" (A selected card is placed in the middle of the deck, without any movement the card is found on the top of the pack) Two Shillings and Sixpence, post free.<br />"Syko, The Insolvable" Price 6s. 6d., post paid.<br /><br />Tricks:<br /><br />"The Sympathetic Number." By F.R. Squire<br />"Simplified Psychic Writing" By S.H. Sharpe<br />"A Card Sleight" By F. Edward Cook.<br /><br />Jottings:<br /><br /> "A lot of people talk to themselves, but the ventriloquist is the only man who can make a living that way."<br />"To-day's biscuit goes to- the magical author who said if his first publication: "Undoubtedly the best book I have ever written.""<br />"The Great Bunco cables us that he has just had a very interesting chat with the Prince of Wales. Up to the present, the Prince of Wales has not cabled that he has had an interesting chat with the Great Bunco."<br /><br />(All text Copyright original author, reproduced for posterity.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-9667183254438268962007-04-01T13:37:00.000-07:002007-04-01T13:49:28.950-07:00Genii Covers- April. The Fifties.<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/AprGenii52.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1952 Vol 16 #8<br /><br />Cover: The Kirkhoms<br />Back Ad: Max Holden Magic Shops<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/AprGenii521.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1953 Vol 17 #8<br />50 Cents.<br />Cover: Jay Plamer & Doreen (America's Great Comdey Pair)<br />Back Ad: Max Holden Magic Shops<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/AprGenii522.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1954 Vol 18 #8<br />50 Cents.<br />Cover: The Chaudets<br />Back Ad: Max Holden Magic Shops<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/AprGenii523.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1957 Vol 21 #8<br />50 Cents.<br />Cover: Ormond McGill (A Complete Review of His Show by Arnold Furst)<br />Back Ad: Max Holden Magic ShopsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-89669432790157612062007-03-31T15:47:00.000-07:002007-03-31T16:00:12.987-07:00Genii Covers- March. The Eighties.<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii80.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1980 Vol 44 #3<br />$1.50<br />Cover: Siegfried and Roy-Superstars of Magic <br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii81.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1981 Vol 45 #3<br />$1.50<br />Cover: Special Max Maven Issue<br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii82.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1982 Vol 46 #3<br />$2.00<br />Cover: John Calvert <br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii83.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1983 Vol 47 #3<br />$2.00<br />Cover: Dragon Award Winners- Petrick and Mia <br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii84.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1984 Vol 48 #3<br />$2.00<br />Cover: Manfred Thumm of The Magic Hands <br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii861.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1986 Vol 49 #3<br />$2.00<br />Cover: The Pendragons (Special Pendragon Issue) <br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii87.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1987 Vol 50 #9<br />$2.50<br />Cover: Lynette Chappell (Tribute to Lynette Chappell) <br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-81268454367164293902007-03-31T15:23:00.000-07:002007-03-31T15:47:44.107-07:00Genii Covers- March. The Seventies.<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii71.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1971 Vol 35 #7<br />75 cents<br />Cover: Mexico's Chen Kai <br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii72.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1972 Vol 36 #3<br />75 cents<br />Cover: Shimada and Deanna<br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii73.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1963 Vol 37 #3<br />1 Dollar<br />Cover: Sam Berland (A Special Berland Issue)<br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii75.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1975 Vol 39 #3<br />1 Dollar<br />Cover: Loring Campbell<br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii76.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1976 Vol 40 #3<br />1 Dollar<br />Cover: MArk and Nani Wilson ("The Magic of Mark Wilson" A Special Issue)<br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii77.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1977 Vol 41 #3<br />$1.25<br />Cover: Tommy Windsor <br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii78.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1978 Vol 42 #3<br />$1.25<br />Cover: Topper Martyn <br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii79.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1979 Vol 43 #3<br />$1.50<br />Cover: Whitey Roberts <br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-14117610202072219422007-03-24T19:55:00.000-07:002007-03-24T20:11:12.739-07:00Genii Covers- March. The Sixties.<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii63.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1963 Vol 27 #7<br />50 cents<br />Cover: Jay Ose, R.M. <br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii65.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1965 Vol 29 #7<br />60 cents<br />Cover: Salute to Youth (A Special Issue)<br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii66.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1966 Vol 30 #7<br />60 cents<br />Cover: TW's GM- The Great Socar <br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii67.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1967 Vol 31 #7<br />60 cents<br />Cover: Hawaii's Hal and Jill Clark<br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii69.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1969 Vol 33 #7<br />75 cents<br />Cover: Clarke "The Senator" Crandall <br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen, Inc.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-21820284861009854262007-03-17T20:53:00.000-07:002007-03-17T21:13:28.135-07:00Genii Covers-March. The Fifties.<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii52.jpg" width=210 height=276><br /><br />1952 Vol 16 #7<br />Cover: Alan Wakeling and Helen<br />Back Ad: Max Holden’s Magic Shops<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii53.jpg" width=210 height=276><br />1953 Vol. 17 #7<br />50 cents<br />Cover: Jack Swimmer<br />Back Ad: Max Holden’s Magic Shops<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii54.jpg" width=210 height=276><br />1954 Vol. 18 #7<br />50 cents<br />Cover: Dominique<br />Back Ad: Max Holden’s Magic Shops<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii56.jpg" width=210 height=276><br />1956 Vol. 20 #7<br />50 cents<br />Cover: The Kalanag Revue<br />Back Ad: Max Holden’s Magic Shops<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii57.jpg" width=210 height=276><br />1957 Vol. 21 #7<br />50 cents<br />Cover: Kodell “A Fantasy in Birds”<br />Back Ad: Max Holden’s Magic Shops<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii58.jpg" width=210 height=276><br />1958 Vol. 22 #6<br />60 cents<br />Cover: Tenkai and Okinu<br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen Magic Supplies<br /><br /><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/Skipidee/Genii59.jpg" width=210 height=276><br />1959 Vol. 23 #7<br />60 cents<br />Cover: Johnny Platt<br />Back Ad: Louis Tannen Magic SuppliesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-25209489201812083222007-03-16T00:07:00.000-07:002007-03-16T00:09:00.013-07:00Dai Vernon, The Magician and the CardsharpThe search for the Kennedy Center Deal:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zaJmVO91M2w"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zaJmVO91M2w" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-9487391843058209472007-03-16T00:06:00.000-07:002007-03-16T00:07:30.906-07:00Tony Slydini, Master of Misdirection (3)Paper Balls and Box, pure magic:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i30qx9eI1r0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i30qx9eI1r0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-40253281895302268932007-03-16T00:04:00.000-07:002007-03-16T00:05:37.293-07:00Dai Vernon, Never Worked a Day of His LifeA great story from the great Dai Vernon:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H6Y19gy9SAY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H6Y19gy9SAY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-71047681043088298942007-03-16T00:02:00.000-07:002007-03-16T00:06:30.419-07:00Tony Slydini, The Master of Misdirection (2)Here is Tony Slydini performing Paper Balls Over the Head:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FW6oQZc_c80"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FW6oQZc_c80" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-32350697898593415642007-03-13T13:49:00.000-07:002007-03-13T14:01:56.867-07:00Dai Vernon, The Man Who Fooled HoudiniThe Legendary Story of two legendary performers.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ACplpk6McTM"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ACplpk6McTM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><br /><br /><img src="http://www.bentreality.net/store/vernon.jpg" width="200" height="300"><img src="http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ken/houdini.jpg"width="200" height="300"><br /><br /><br />(More on Vernon Later)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-18024631304761351352007-03-10T00:42:00.000-08:002007-03-10T01:09:34.262-08:00Slydini, The Master of Misdirection<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JlzplEEEFIE"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JlzplEEEFIE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><br /><br /><center><img src="http://www.magicwebchannel.com/images/new/slydini.jpg"><br> Tony Slydini (1901-1991)</center><br /><br />Tony Slydini was born Quintino Marucci. Best known as a master of close-up artistry, he served as inspiration to a generation of magicians, including Doug Henning. Slydini's magic was impromptu: rather than follow a set sequence of tricks, he allowed his audience and the situation to dictate his show. Reportedly, Dick Cavett once asked Dai Vernon who could still fool him. His answer: "Nobody but Slydini".Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-17498890853869364142007-03-09T21:35:00.000-08:002007-03-09T22:11:56.120-08:00Cardini, The Suave Deceiver<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jKkk65hmVKM"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jKkk65hmVKM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><br /><br /><center><img src="http://www.card-trick.com/magicians_photos/card.jpg"><br> Richard "Cardini" Pitchford (1895-1973)</center><br /><br />Richard "Cardini" Pitchford (1895-1973) was a master magician whose career spanned almost half a century. Although one of the most imitated magicians the world has ever known, his skill and talent could never be duplicated.<br /><br />One of the unusual features of a Cardini performance was that he did sleight of hand wearing white gloves. In a famous routine, he appears to be tipsy and bemused as cigarettes and other items appear and disappear in his hands, acting as if he is the victim of a strange trick of nature rather than a master of magical mysteries.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cardini.com/">The Official Cardini Webpage</a> (mantained by decendents)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-18333545162654978502007-03-08T23:19:00.000-08:002007-03-08T23:41:49.812-08:00Channing Pollock, The Most Beautiful Man in the World<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eIUM73Xt2dE"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eIUM73Xt2dE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><br /><br /><center> <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Channing.jpg"><br>Channing Pollock (1926-2006)</center><br /><br />Channing Pollock (August 16, 1926 in Sacramento, California, USA – March 18, 2006) was an American magician and film actor.<br />Has one of the most sophisticated and charismatic practitioners of his craft; strikingly handsome with an enigmatic stage presence, he was best known for an act in which he would elegantly produce doves out of thin air and he was often billed as "the most beautiful man in the world". He first became interested in magic at the age of 21. He trained at the Chavez School of Magic in Los Angeles, graduating in 1952. Pollock's early work as a magician was on the nightclub circuit, where his talents were enhanced by his good looks.<br /><br />He died in Las Vegas from complications due to cancer. He was 79.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-68773930023860684282007-03-08T22:19:00.000-08:002007-03-09T00:40:00.390-08:00Al Flosso, The Coney Island Fakir<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Uxl7cMTsn4M"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Uxl7cMTsn4M" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><br /><br /><center> <img src="http://www.illusiongenius.com/al.jpg"><br /><br> Al Flosso (1895-1976)</center><br /><br />Born: Albert Levinson<br /><br />Vaudeville-era magician, know as "The Coney Island Fakir"; he perfected the 'Misers' Dream' trick of catching coins out of thin air and dropping them in a bucket. He was later featured on early TV shows such as 'Toast of the Town', 'The Ed Sullivan Show', 'The Steve Allen Show' and 'Wonderama', among many others. In 1939 he took over the Hornmann-Martinka magic shop on 34th Street in New York City; the store that had once been owned by Harry Houdini. He ran the shop, America's oldest continuously run magic shop, until his death in 1976. At that point his son, Jackie, took over the shop.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1778371/bio">IMDB Page</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-76350113580335922482007-03-08T20:25:00.000-08:002007-03-08T21:41:54.752-08:00Kuda Bux, The Man with the X-Ray Eyes<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q6x_zO0IIsE"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q6x_zO0IIsE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><br /><br /><center><img src="http://www.magicpromotionclub.ch/Kurzbi-Kuda%20Bux.jpg"></center><br />Kuda Bux (Khuda Bakshh) (1906 - February 5, 1981) was an Indian mystic and magician. Seen here performing one of his most famous tricks in which he would cover his eyes with soft dough, blindfold himself, swath his entire head in strips of cloth, and yet still be able to see.Kuda Bux was the subject of a 1950 film titled Kuda Bux, Hindu Mystic, and his apparent ability to see while blindfolded with dough strongly influenced British author Roald Dahl in the short story of Henry Sugar, who was taught to develop the same powers.<br />Most astoundingly, observers noted that the unblindfolded Mr. Bux required reading glasses to read fine print. Whilst blindfolded Kuda Bux would read the dates on coins which are held on a spectators hand, read the fine print of a magazine, thread a needle, duplicate words he never seen written, shoot a bulls eye with a pellet gun,and many other mysteries.<br /><br /><br /> Ironically, in his later life, he lost his eyesight to glaucoma.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuda_Bux">Wikipedia Page</a><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0125499/">IMDB Page</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.williamjames.com/Folklore/kudabux.JPG">Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550841901362851970.post-39032024029715857222007-03-07T23:41:00.000-08:002007-03-10T01:34:11.226-08:00Welcome!Welcome to this blog.<br /><br />Magic has a great history full of legends and inspiration. This blog is intended to inspire, and share the work of the legends.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1