Description
Effect: (From the introduction to Vol.1): My previous major publishing venture was Mortimer’s Magic Magazine. This was a series of 13 spiral-bound publications, averaging 50 pages each and put out quarterly. Magician’s Home Companion is using Mortimer’s, with its excellent contributors, as the base on which to build. That probably makes us the “newest old publication” in magic. I grew tired of publishing Mortimer’s in that format and decided to try for something bigger and better. This book is the result. Is it difficult trying to develop a new magic book and then fill it with over 100 pages of worthwhile magic copy? The following illustration fairly well sums up what the feeling is like.
Mortimer’s Magic Magazine began with the purpose of presenting new routines, ideas, and patter for the magician who wanted to add it to his stage show, do it at a magic meeting, or simply amaze his friends without having to spend years practicing. As time went on, Close-Up magic did make its way into Mortimer’s because that is what many magicians were contributing. That was fine because it gave a balance to the magic being presented.
Magician’s Home Companion will try to follow the same goals which made Mortimer’s popular and successful. The emphasis will be on magic that can be done with a minimum of sleights and those will be the ones that most magicians know or should know. Hopefully, stage props can be dusted off and used again to entertain once you see what else can be done with them. You won’t even have to put away your Close-Up magic tricks because I’m sure there will still be many of them. So our goal can be summed up as: providing you with practical and useful inform^ tion about magic. Perhaps it’s not as noble as saving mankind, but at least it is one the Magician s Home Companion can achieve.
Magician’s Home Companion is a good title because it represents the folksy, “down-home” type of publication which was the goal of Mortimer’s. This is the same approach that this series of books will take. The goal of Mortimer’s and now Magician’s Home Companion is to be your “magic companion.” We’ll give advice and tips on just about anything magical, but it won’t be coming down from Mount Olympus engraved on tablets of concrete. This publication will be written as if you were sitting with us and we’re talking with you, not just at you.
Contents:
Title Page 1
Dedication
Table Of Contents 3
Editorial 5
Sawing-In-Half Illusion Clint & Millie Riedel 6
Time For Another Card Trick Ed Hazell 7
Magical Thoughts, Tips, Routines and Humor – Part 6 Winton Carroll 8
Dusheck On Magic-Part 3 Steve Dusheck 9
Another Magical Note Ron Dayton 14
Professor Gabriel’s Magical Medicine Show – Part 8 Jim Klein 15
Date Divination, Chosen Name, & Others Marko 25
The Psychic Touch Harry Franke 27
Flower To Silk Gen Grant 28
Aloysius The Rabbit Jim Klein 29
Your Choice Bill Pryor 32
It’s Under The Bowl Bill Rheam 33
The “Magic” Of Punctuation Larry White 36
An Invisible Egg And A Magic Bag John Fedko 37
Key Points (Hooked Key) Ron Dayton 39
Endings Gerald Deutsch 44
Choose One From Column A – Part 3 Carol Bender 47
Luna Lace Ron Dayton 53
How To Know You Are Becoming An Old Magician Mike Schirmer 54
Magical Experiences Lorraine Moran 55
Abracadabra Jim Klein 56
Booking The Trade Shows – Part 3 Martini 57
A Mini-Lecture Bill Pryor 62
Magic Giveaways And Restaurant Promotion Richard Paddon 65
Restored Bill From Anywhere Harry Damareck 68
Reverse Rubber Wrap Dale Price 69
Handout Certificates (and in Supplemental Art Pack) Richard Paddon 75
To Create And Develop 75
Magicianisms 75
The Sky Is Falling Jim Klein 76
Magical Thoughts, Tips, Routines and Humor – Part 7 Winton Carroll 77
Production Of A Frame Daniel Racine 79
Easylift Bill Rheam 81
Pom Pom Stick Bill Pryor 82
The Magic Colomator Machine John Cooper 83
Burst And Restored Balloon Oran Dent 84
Ups And Downs Larry White 85
Marked Coin In Box Harry Damareck 86
Three For The Flap Bag Pierre Fontaine 87
Trick Tips & Combination Effect Jim Klein 88
Desert Victory & Rising Bill Topicality Jim Klein 89
Rising Bill In Can Rev. Daniel Shutters 90
Turnover Bill Rheam 92
Pirates Treasure Dan Tong 93
Theme Show Variations Jim Kleefeld 95
Word Unheard Ron Dayton 97
Wand Power Jim Klein 98
Jumbo Cubio Follow-Up 100
Magic For Fun And Profit Tom Craven 101
Whale Of A Good Time 102
Fax-ination Larry White 103
Ultimate Out Coin Prediction Oran Dent 105
Connect The Dots 106
Fedko Multipurpose Exchange Envelope Effect John Fedko 107
Wrap-Around Skirt Gen Grant 108
Smallest Magic Trick In The World Jim Klein 110
Know Thy Card Tricks Ed Hazell 110
Sending Out An S.O.S. Ed Hazell 111
One Step Over The Borderline Martini 112
The Tree Of Hearts Oran Dent 114
Card Trick Instructions Jim Schuyler 115
Tassels Jesse Langston, Jr. 116
The Hole In The Christmas Tree (Or Any Other Item) Harry Franke 117
Comedy Cake Bake John Cooper 119
Magical Excuses Jim Klein 120
Ring On Silk Dan Tong 121
Table Hopping Insurance Policy Routine Marko 121
Something For Everyone Daniel Racine 123
Magic Seal Of Approval 131
ESPectacular Ed Forsythe 132
Coin Trick Ed Forsythe 133
Ring Through Rope Daniel Racine 133
Mortimer Cartoon 135
Index 136
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