35 entries for Mephisto

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Ferdinand Hügelin "Mephisto" der lebende Teufelskopf slate on table on stage with drawing of devil's head, head moves and coughs out selection
 		May 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 5)
76
Carl Willmann Mephisto's Kartenspiel deck put on top of wine glass, wine comes out of deck and fills glass
 		Aug. 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 8)
115
Charles T. Jordan Mephisto's Prediction position of selection is predicted
Also published here 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
25
Mephisto's Message number selected via card values from one half gives position of selection in other half
Related to 1935
Mental Magic with Cards
16
Ade Duval Mephisto's Message No. 10, three cards chosen, performer tries to make them travel into a lemon, instead they are found in an envelope that is handed to performer by a messenger
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
14
Curious Coincidence
Related to 1936
Card Manipulations (Issue 5)
149
Charles T. Jordan Mephisto's Prediction position of selection is predicted
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
86
Charles T. Jordan Mephistopheles' Touch divination with a stacked 32-card deck
VariationsAlso published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
203
Mephisto's Message stack that will force the number twelve
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
236
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Mephisto Sealed Billet Reading
1937
The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin
26
James G. Thompson Jr. Mephisto Thot medium divines things written on papers
Also published here July 1938
The Jinx (Issue 46)
313
Eddie Clever Encore Voodoo card is put in envelope with ribbon band and hidden by spectator, lights out, performer suddenly has card and mutilates it, when spectator retrieves card it has same appearance, dressed up Chinese Laundry Ticket
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 51)
358
James G. Thompson Jr. Mephisto Thot medium divines things written on papers
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
259
Charles-Emile "Prof. Rex" Sauty Für den Barkeeper des Mephisto bottle to pour different drinks, followed by french translation "Pour le barman de Satan"
 		Nov. 1945
La Baguette Magique (Issue 6)
10
Herb Runge Among Friends routine
Inspired by Feb. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 120)
482
Burling Hull Mephisto's HKF Production handkerchief appears in smoke from cigarette
 		Nov. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 374)
323
Jules Lenier Mephisto's Match relight match, humorous routine with cigarette
 		Mar. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 3)
9
Mephisto Black Magic! back scratcher hand as witch doctor prop, ashes on palms
 		Apr. 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 7)
49
Paul Siegel The Mephisto Writings people write down statements on paper, character reading, then writing appears on paper while hold over flame
 		1972
Doorway to Delusion
26
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Mephisto No. 146, unknown card place in envelope, card peeked, card in envelope turns out to be that peeked selection, duplicate
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
38
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Seeing Is Believing Trick No. 221, unknown card put in envelope, card selected and written on envelope, card in envelope is shown to be that card, duplicate
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
54
Charles T. Jordan Mephisto's Prediction position of selection is predicted
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
34
Charles T. Jordan, Sam Bennett Mephistopheles' Own Another Method, two spectators reverse their selection when putting it in the other half
Related toVariations 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
140
Charles T. Jordan Mephistopheles' Touch divination with a stacked 32-card deck
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
149
Charles T. Jordan Mephistopheles' Own using two narrow & short and two wide & long cards as key cards for double location with out-of-hand selection
Related to 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
180
Charles T. Jordan Mephisto's Prediction position of selection is predicted
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
220
Charles T. Jordan Mephisto's Prediction No. 9, position of selection is predicted
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
7
Charles T. Jordan Mephistopheles' Touch No. 32, divination with a stacked 32-card deck
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
40
Charles T. Jordan, Karl Fulves Mephistopheles' Own No. 160, double location with out-of-hand selection
Inspired by 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
194
Karl Fulves One-Way Reversal out-of-hands, using glass
Inspired by 1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
53
Alan Jackson Mephistophalian Multipliers
Aug. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 8)
2827
Docc Hilford Mephisto's Journey Spectator writes name of a card on billet, seals it with empty billet and deck of playing cards in envelope, envelope is hidden in other room, then light goes out and green light can be seen, performer holds envelope, reads slip and removes card. Everything vanishes again is back at the secret location, card is missing and message on empty billet. With borrowed objects.
Related to 1998
Mephisto's Journey
3
Max Maven Courtomancy three picture cards chosen and found with amusing spelling presentation
Inspired by
  • "The Mind of Mephistopheles" (Howard Albright, Advanced Card Magic, 1948)
 2013
The Magic Apple Live!
64
Juan Villarejo, Jean-Pierre Vallarino Segunda Producción de Ases riffle shuffle set-up for Mephisto
Inspired by
  • "Mephisto" in Jean-Pierre Vallarino's "Cartes Fantasies" VHS, 1990.
 2017
El Mago en la Mesa de Juego — Volumen I
20
John Gaughan The Head of Mephistopheles
  • Chamber of Secrets
devil's head that moves and can produce cards
 		June 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 6)
38