The Magic Annual for 1937

Magic and Illusions

1937
Written by Jean Hugard
Work of Various
141 pages (Hardcover), published by Max Holden
Illustrated with drawings by Nelson Hahne
Language: English
70 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Max Holden Foreword
7
Cigar Manipulation general comments and routine
 		11
Swallowing a Cigar and Reproduction from Vest
14
Pouring a Smoke pouring smoke from glass to glass
 		15
Just a Cigarette Paper cigarette paper balanced on hat, nose and sleeve, with Cinquevalli anecdote
 		17
M. Heboldt The Cigarette Paper, Torn and Restored corner torn off and given to spectator, rest torn and restored, then corner restored as well
Also published here
  • Prestidigitateur, May 1923
 18
A Cigarette Routine - 1. Cigarette from an empty paper cigarette paper rolled into cigarette shape, suddenly filled with tobacco
 		20
2. Multiplication of cigarettes cigarette broken in two, both halves grow to normal size, repeated
 		21
Max Holden Max Holden's Routine with the Diestel Cigarette Dropper production of lighted cigarettes
 		23
Vanish of Cigarettes from a Glass with handkerchief cover, thread
Also published here 24
The Cigarette Rising from a Packet and floating into hand, thread
 		26
Magnetized Cigarettes one cigarette used to pick up others in long string, examinable, thread
 		27
Billy O'Connor The Bill in the Envelope burned bill reappears in empty envelope, number checked
 		29
Ashes! spectator selected tissue which is burned, ashes brought to medium who divines color of tissue, code in how ashes are brought over
 		30
Gerald Lynton Kaufman Ashes - Second Method spectator burnes piece of colored paper from several options, performer divines color from ashes
 		31
Thimble and Trumpet thimble blown through toy trumpet
 		31
Impromptu Newspaper Tearing
33
M. Ceillier The Flying Coins two groups of coins counted, three coins travel across, coin tray
 		37
Folded Newspaper as Coin Tray
39
Jess Kelly, Laurie Ireland Vanish of Coin from Trousers Fold half dollar put in trouser fold, changes into nickel, forty-five pennies grabbed from air
Variations 40
Do As I Do - You Can't layout with four Aces and four indifferent cards
Variations 42
Magician vs. Gambler
Variations 43
Paul Curry "Touch" prediction written on cards, deck of double facers
Variations 44
Card Location in Pocket
47
R. M. Jamison Touch blank cards variation, deck of blank backed cards, small-packet suggestion
Variations 48
G. W. Hunter G. W. Hunter's Twelve Card Transposition twelve picture cards in one glass, twelve spot cards in other, one card exchanged, rest follows, written up by Max Holden
 		50
Slip Cut Packet Switch
51
Sam Leo Horowitz The Knock-Out Card Trick one of five cards thought-of, one removed, shown missing, Mexican turnover, double facers, two handlings
Related to 52
Leon Maguire Leon Maguire's Card Force deck in glass, spectator removes some cards, face card forced, force card has lip and is held back
Related to 55
Pack of Cards Changed to a Silk Foulard gaffed
 		57
Silks and Soup Plates two silks vanish in hands and reappear between two plates, "visible or invisible?"
 		60
Rex Slocombe The Knot in the Silk knot ties itself, thread
 		62
G. W. Hunter G. W. Hunter's Silk Routine two silks appear in empty hand (yanked out on thread), vanish and reappear from collar, written up by Max Holden
 		62
Jean Hugard Two Billiard Ball Moves two vanishes
 		65
Billiard Ball Change Over secretly from hand to hand
 		66
The "Limit" Multiplying Billiard Balls with shell
1. Disposition of the balls
2. Production of the second ball
3. Production of the third ball
4. Production of the fourth ball
5. Production of the fifth ball
 		67
Passage of Four Balls from Hand to Hand with shell
 		71
Production of Four Solid Billiard Balls without using a Shell "very rapid and effective"
 		74
An Egg Production Climax egg on cork on tray on glasses, pulling tray out, stunt
 		75
Joseph Maynard The Premier Silk Gimmick to roll up silk(s) for production
 		78
A Card Holder clip type
 		79
Billiard Ball Shell with Tongue allowing an easy back palm
 		80
The "Lonzenge" Vanish for a Billiard Ball small circle of ball simulates existence of whole ball
 		81
M. Ceillier New Card Index black tape and paper clips, inside coat
 		81
Gag Floatation comic strip
 		82
Fred Rothenberg Torn and Restored Paper Strip Gimmick
83
Impromptu Linking Ring two cigarettes between thumb and first finger of both hands, link and unlink penetration, clipped
 		85
A Cigarette Interlude burning cigarette torn in half, lighted half thrown on floor, other half also lighted suddenly
 		86
A Cigar Vanish hook/pin
Related to 87
A Match Divination number of matches in matchbook divined after tearing some out and adding digits
 		88
The Knee Thread animating figure or puppet while sitting, puppet on floor, Pipitilla
 		89
Wand Through Hat
91
Somersaulting a Pack of Cards stunt of flipping deck over on table edge and catching it, also with wand
 		92
A Rising Card card pushed down in tapered glass rises out again, pressure
 		93
Egg Cups and Pellets alternative props for cups & balls
 		94
Knife and Egg Shell knife through egg shell stunt that cannot be duplicated by spectator
 		95
A Surgical Operation splinter pulled out by spectator from performer's hand becomes long hair, gag
 		96
Concussion of the Brain head apparently banged on door, knuckles apparently hit violently on table
 		97
Shot in the Eye shot grains swallowed, they come out of both eyes
 		98
Cutting the Thumb apparently cut in thumb with blood
 		99
Jean Hugard The Hugard Method Floating Ball on stage with thread
1. The Ball
2. The Box
3. The Thread
4. The Ear-piece
5. The Hoop
 		100
Fire-Eating routine with assistant and some byplay, relighting candle, candle bit off, smoke out of mouth, pole and ribbons from mouth, umbrella production
 		107
Hindu Fire Eating classic, stick with fire into mouth
 		114
Max Holden The Whole Art of Smoke Pictures blackening a plate with torch, then pictures are made by wiping out parts, longer write-up
 		115
Ottokar Fischer Ropes, Fans and Silks
121
Cords, Fan and Silks Variation involving jacket
 		123
XXth Century Spirit Seance "Walking away from One's Shadow"
 		126
Owen Clark Production of Real Cannon-Balls and Metal Bar-Bell on stage from container that was shown empty, secretly attached to wire from ceiling
 		129
Danny Dew Walking Through a String of Beads
131
Jean Hugard Hugard's Bullet-Catching The Great Rifle Feat - Catching bullets fired from modern rifles
 		134
Data entered by Denis Behr, July 2018.