MacCarthy, E. Brian: The Chameleon Cups and Balls ©1942 George Johnson, the Magic Wand Office, London, England Softcover, saddle-stitched, 36 pages

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Contents (from book):

5 Part I General
5 Introduction
5 Historical
5 Modern: performed on the floor
6 The Gilly-gilly Man
6 Bibliography
7 Speed of Presentation: this routine is performed fast
7 Finales
7 Dress
8 The Cups: uses regular cups, not the Hindu style with a short stem
8 The Balls: Brian uses sponge rubber balls
9 The Advantages of Performing on the Floor

10 Part II Basic Sleights
10 To Palm a Ball - To Roll a Ball From One Palming Position to Another
11 To Perform the Tourniquet Transfer
12 To Load a Ball Under a Cup Whilst Putting the Latter Down
13 To Load a Ball Between Two Cups Whilst Putting One Cup On Top Of The Other
14 To Lay a Cup On Its Side, Secretly Leaving a Ball Inside It
15 A Ball Being Secretly Inside a Cup, to Place the Cup Mouth Down, Leaving The Ball Beneath
16 Apparently to Slam a Ball Through The Top of a Cup
16 To Roll One Ball Into Two
17 A Ball Being Beneath a Cup to Lift the Cup and Show Nothing THere By Retaining the Ball Secretly Inside the Cup
18 To Vanish Three Balls at Once
18 Apparantlyl to Take a Ball From Beneath a Cup When No Ball is There
19 To Introduce an Onion or Other Large Object Into a Cup
20 To Cause a Ball Placed Beneath a Cup to Change Colour

22 Part III Description of Brian's Routine As Seen By the Audience

25 Part IV The Dress for Brian's Routine

26 Part V Special Moves Used for the Gilly-gilly Presentation
26 Method of Transferring Balls Secretly From One Hand to Another During the Routine
26 Method of Obtaining Balls Secretly from Hip Pockets
26 Method of Misdirecting Audience While Secretly Palming Onions for Finale

27 Part VI Brian's Routine in Detail Shown Entirely Diagramatically
28 Figures 49-64
29 Figures 65-92
30 Figures 93-115
31 Figures 116-139
32 Figures 140-163
33 Figures 164-184
33 Salaam

34 Part VII Brian's Gilly-gilly Patter