The Magic Show Book by Alexander the Magician

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Red cloth with black stamping on front cover and spine. Illustrated, 145 pages.

v Introduction

1 I. First Instructions Warnings and Gimmicks
5 Producing the Wand
6 The Vanishing Wand
8 Sleight of Hand: a few basic moves
10 The Vanishing Handkerchief
11 A Routine of Sleights: with a ball
12 The Climbing Ring: on wand
14 The Coin or Ring Box: for vanishing
15 Catch Tricks: introduction to "betchas" with an example
15 Impromptu Tricks: description with an egg balancing example
16 Mind-reading Tricks: description, with a center tear example

18 II. Easy-to-do Tricks
18 The Elusive Coin: coin fold
19 The Coin and Orange: version of coin in orange
21 The Coin Tray: coins multiply
23: String and Straw: cut & restored
24 The Joined Silks: join when thrown in the air
25 The Broken Match: restored
25 Color Clues: determine color of crayon
26 Rings on a String: magically removed
27 Pins and Ribbons: determine color of ribbon on four safety pins
29 Rattle Boxes: spectator can't find the box that rattles
31 The Chinese Ticket: torn and restored
32 Seeing Through: magician knows which hand holds the coins
33 String and Ring: ring appears on string between two hands
34 Another One: using a bracelet sized ring

36 III. Pocket Tricks
36 Paper Squares: gag
37 Cubes and Glass: stunt
38 The Paper Bridge: balance a glass on paper between two other glasses
38 Pencil and Ring: catch trick
39 Television: gag writing duplication
40 Spectators’ Choice: another catch trick
41 Penetration: pushing a hat through a small hole, gag
41 Walking Through: a hole cut in a paper
42 Coin and Paper: large coin through small hole
43 “Heads”: magician always knows which end of the matchbox has the heads
44 The Stick and Pin: a wooden pin penetrates a safety pin
45 Five Sides Alike: paper stunt
46 Coin Vanish: in the hand
47 The "Spirit” Drinks: water vanishes in the dark
48 The Spirit Glass: a glass of water chimes answers to questions
49 The Mystic Cross: a line on the palm turns into a cross

52 IV. Silks
52 The Knot: untied mysteriously
53 Instant Knot
54 Another Knot
55 Silk and String: handkerchief appear on string tied between wrists
56 Dyeing Silks: change colors through tube
58 Handkerchief Ball: gimmick described with a routine
60 The Magic Tubes: for productions
62 Novel Production Tube

65 V. Magic Tubes
65 Passe Tubes: silks appear in two empty tubes
70 “Drum Head Tubes": use a loading method
74 The Swift Messenger: a small figure vanishes

78 VI. Feature Tricks
78 Nest of Boxes: watch to nest of boxes
82 The Rabbit in a Hat!: using a Servante
85 A Hatful of Handkerchiefs: body load
87 A Load of Wood: production
90 Loads of Other Things: other ideas
90 Eggs in the Hat: another hat load method
93 “Transposition” — a Grand Finale: using the Handkerchief Ball and Servante

97 VII. Real Magic
97 The Bran Glass: bran changes to candy in a glass
100 The Magic Vase: a versatile gimmick
102 The Die Box: with construction plans and routine
109 Red and Black: red and black balls transpose

113 VIII. Number Tricks
113 All Alike: multiplication stunt
114 Thought Number: determine the original number thought of
115 Another Thought Number
116 Magic Number: predicted, 1089 trick
118 Omitted Number: determine which number crossed off
119 Number Mystery: determine the final total
119 Spirit Slate: using a flap slate
121 Clock Numbers: magician knows what time the clock was set to

124 IX. Miscellaneous Magic
124 The Appearing Rose: in buttonhole
125 The Pine Tree: a paper fold
126 Egg and Confetti: using a blown egg
128 Laundry Ticket and Confetti: two trick combination
130 Money Divination: teacup confederate
132 Another Code: which object was touched
132 Magic Disks: prediction trick
134 Magic Marble: a confederate vanish
135 Spirit Answers: Q&A session with a confederate

139 X. The Magic Show
142 A Unique Magic Show: routining effects
143 Magic and Mystery: another set routined into a show