Stanyon'S Magic Magazine Volume 4 (Oct 1903 - Se by Ellis Stanyon

116 pages

1. Magic - Volume IV, Number 1 - October 1903 - 16 pages
2. Modern Magicians - biography/review - W. D. Le Roy (Boston)
3. Facsimile from Mr. Stanyon's Portfolio
4. Magic - announcements and offers
5. Editorial
6. Original Lessons in Magic - Ellis Stanyon
   • Illusion
   • Metempsychosis Double-Extraordinary
   • The Wonderful Floating Card, in Combination with an Anti-Spiritualistic Trick
7. Soap Bubble Tricks
8. Paper Tearing - Ellis Stanyon (continued)
   • The Great Triple Tearing Feat
   • Torn Design Changed to Confetti
9. Thimble Rigging - by One of the Old School
10. A Bibliography of Conjuring - Compiled with Notes - Ellis Stanyon
11. Bits From Birmingham - Duleep Singh
12. American Notes - Henry Ridgley Evans
13. Explanatory Programmes
    • Sylvo, Tramp Juggler
14. Items of Interest
15. Helpful Hints
16. Advertisements & Personal Cards

1. Magic - Volume IV, Number 2 - November 1903 - 12 pages
2. Modern Magicians - biography/review - Hubert Picton
3. Facsimile Selected from Mr. Margery's Portfolio
4. Magic - announcements and offers
5. Editorial
6. Original Lessons in Magic - Ellis Stanyon
   • The Velvet Coin Stand
   • Novel Discovery of a Chosen Card
   • The Bent Corner Discovery
   • On the Passing of 12 Cards up the Sleeve into Pocket
   • Marvellous Spirit Pictures
7. An Insult
8. Paper Tearing - Ellis Stanyon (continued)
   • Erratic Paper Bands
9. Tricks with Eggs - Ellis Stanyon
   • Chapter I - Equilibrium (continued)
     • Tumbling Egg on Wand
     • Balancing Unprepared Egg on Plate
     • The Waltzing Egg
     • Egg to Balance and Travel on Borrowed Cane
     • Egg to Balance and Travel on Sword
     • L'oeuf Submerge
     • To Balance and Egg on the Point of a Straw
10. Helpful Hints
11. South African Notes - T. Hayes
12. Items of Interest
13. Advertisements & Personal Cards

1. Magic - Volume IV, Number 3 - December 1903 - 16 pages
2. Modern Magicians - biography/review - George H. Helm (Max O'Kill)
3. Facsimile of Mr. M. Jacob's programme, 1841. Selected from Mr. Margery's Portfolio
4. Magic - announcements and offers
5. Editorial
6. Original Lessons in Magic - Ellis Stanyon
   • Chosen Card Found Reversed in Pack
   • Improved Cut and Restored Tape
   • Sleights with Lighted Cigar
   • Vesuvius In Eruption
   • The Deceptive Pea
7. The Match Rocket
8. A "Life-Like" Picture
9. Special Offer to Subscribers
10. Novel Vice-Versa With Cards - H. D. Roberts
11. New Color Change - W. E. H. Browne
12. New Pea and Thimble Trick - Gerald Boyce
13. Explanatory Programmes
    • Chung Ling Soo, Hippodrome, Nov. 1903
14. Manchester Notes - Nelson Thorne
15. Queensland Notes - Gerald Boyce
16. South African Notes - T. Hayes
17. Puzzle of Nine Spots
18. Advertisements & Personal Cards
19. Helpful Hints

1. Magic - Volume IV, Number 4 - January 1904 - 8 pages
2. Spirit Mediums or Psychists
3. Magic - announcements and offers
4. Editorial
5. Original Lessons in Magic - Ellis Stanyon
   • 20th Century Handkerchief Production
   • The Great Button Biting Trick
6. Re The Reversed Card - Hugall Benedict
7. Special Offer to Subscribers
8. Explanatory Programmes
   • Carl Hertz, Empire, Dec., 1903
   • Severus Schaffer (Juggler and Equilibrist), Empire, Dec., 1903
9. copy of the programme of the English Hussar
10. Helpful Hints
11. Advertisements & Personal Cards

1. Magic - Volume IV, Number 5 - February 1904 - 8 pages
2. Black Art, or Oriental Magic - Ellis Stanyon
3. Advertisements
4. Magic - announcements and offers
5. Special Offer to Subscribers
6. Original Lessons in Magic - Ellis Stanyon
   • De Kolta's Wonderful Card Rising Trick
   • Novel Reading of Cards
7. Explanatory Programmes
   • Carl Hertz, Empire, Dec., 1903 - continues
   • Severus Schaffer (Juggler and Equilibrist), Empire, Dec., 1903 - continued
8. South African Notes - T. Hayes
9. Manchester Notes - Nelson Thorne
10. Helpful Hints
11. Advertisements & Personal Cards

1. Magic - Volume IV, Number 6 - March 1904 - 8 pages
2. Black Art, or Oriental Magic - Ellis Stanyon - continued
3. Advertisements
4. Magic - announcements and offers
5. Editorial
6. Original Lessons in Magic - Ellis Stanyon
   • Effective Sleight of Hand with Balls and SIMILAR OBJECTS. Up-to-date
   • Blood Writing, etc.
7. Explanatory Programmes
   • Conjuring Programme, Egyptian Hall, February, 1904
8. Advertisements & Personal Cards

1. Magic - Volume IV, Number 7 - April 1904 - 8 pages
2. Black Art, or Oriental Magic - Ellis Stanyon - continued
3. Advertisements
4. Magic - announcements and offers
5. Editorial
6. Special Offer to Subscribers
7. Original Lessons in Magic - Ellis Stanyon
   • Stanyon's New Handkerchief Combination
   • Artistic and Subtle Discovery of a Chosen Card
   • To take off a Man's Shirt without Removing his Coat
8. Death of Herr Dobler - Prof. Herwinn
9. Explanatory Programmes
   • Harry Kellar in Chicago, September, 1895 - J. H. Burlingame
10. Houdini's Postman Rival
11. Great Handcuff Tricks
12. Advertisements & Personal Cards

1. Magic - Volume IV, Number 8 - May 1904 - 8 pages
2. Modern Magicians - biography/review - Professor Osbourne
3. Advertisements
4. Magic - announcements and offers
5. Original Lessons in Magic - Ellis Stanyon
   • The New Coin Wand
   • New Methods of Vanishing a Glass of Water
6. letter - Charles J. Bagley
7. Birmingham Notes - Fred Walker
8. Manchester Notes - Nelson Thorne
9. New Zealand Notes - Robert Kudarz
10. Chemical Magic for the Drawing Room - Ellis Stanyon
    • The Four Elements
    • Chemistry of a Candle
    • To make Coal Gas
    • The Floating Beacon and Chemical Boat
    • Salamandrine Dessert
    • Exploding Soap Bubbles
    • Pharaoh's Serpents
11. Advertisements & Personal Cards

1. Magic - Volume IV, Number 9 - June 1904 - 8 pages
2. Modern Magicians - biography/review - Owen Clark
3. programme of M. Herrmann
4. Editorial
5. Special Offer to Subscribers
6. Original Lessons in Magic - Ellis Stanyon
   • The Palm Show
   • Stanyon's Potassium Fire-Bowl and New Methods of Production
7. Explanatory Programmes
   • Chevalier Thorn, Empire, April, 1904
8. Some Novel Tricks - F. H. Kirk
   • Torn and Restored Postal Order
   • The Old Fashioned Rising Cards
   • A variation on the Twentieth Century Rising Cards
   • The New Rising Cards
9. Fire and Chemical Magic - Ellis Stanyon - continued
   • Fire Eating
   • Artificial Lighting
   • Fringe on a Candle
   • Chemical Firework Top
   • Floating Needle
   • Magic Floating Eggs
   • Burning a Fleet of Ships
   • To Fire Paper with the Breath
   • Mysterious Production and Transmission of Smoke
10. Helpful Hints
11. To The Editor - letter - John J. Goodwin
12. Advertisements & Personal Cards

1. Magic - Volume IV, Number 10 - July 1904 - 8 pages
2. Modern Magicians - biography/review - The Devil-Man aka Dr. Douglas Beaufort - by Merriden Howard
3. Fire and Chemical Magic - Ellis Stanyon - continued
   • Instantaneous Flame
   • Silver Fire
   • The Magnesium Light
   • Magic Writing with Camel's-Hair Brush
4. Editorial
5. Original Lessons in Magic - Ellis Stanyon
   • An additional effect for the Four Ace Trick
   • Novel Handkerchief Production from Candle
6. a rare old programme from the portfolio of Mr. Arthur Margery
7. New Billiard Ball Production - W. Gilbert
8. Magic each month tells
9. Explanatory Programmes
   • Chevalier Thorn - continued
10. American Notes - Henry R. Evans
11. letter from W. F. Cooper
12. Advertisements & Personal Cards

1. Magic - Volume IV, Number 11 - August 1904 - 8 pages
2. Fire and Chemical Magic (for the Drawing Room) - Ellis Stanyon - continued
   • Secret Correspondence
   • Japanese Mystery
   • Magic Dye
   • Throw-down Detonating Crackers
3. Advertisements
4. a very rare old programme (1837) from the portfolio of Mr. Arthur Margery (Part II)
5. Original Lessons in Magic - Ellis Stanyon
   • Acme of Control with Cards
6. New Billiard Ball Sleights, etc. - W. Gilbert
7. Explanatory Programmes
   • Goldin, Palace Theatre, June, 1900
8. Some New "Simple" Tricks
   • The Mesmerized Cards
   • New Changing Card
   • New Torn Card
9. Something for Nothing - offer
10. Advertisements & Personal Cards

1. Magic - Volume IV, Number 12 - September 1904 - 8 pages
2. Modern Magicians - biography/review - An Experimental Illusionist - V. E. Johnson
3. Advertisements
4. Original Lessons in Magic - Ellis Stanyon
   • An Impromptu Card Rising Trick
   • The Sticking Cards
   • A Combination Trick with Watches
5. Some Simple Tricks
   • Three of Diamonds changes to Two
   • The Three Card Trick
   • Mysterious Suspension of a Glass of Water
   • The Vanishing Tumbler
6. Explanatory Programmes
   • Carl Hertz, Hippodrome, August, 1904
7. Advertisements
8. Helpful Hints
9. World's Opinion - testimonials
10. Something for Nothing - offer
11. Advertisements & Personal Cards