A.H. "Jake" Stafford: The Magician At The Bridge Table
Stafford, A.H. "Jake": The Magician At the Bridge Table
©1934 A.H. Stafford, Unique Magic Studio, NY
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 4.25x11", 20 pages
A.H. Stafford: Magician At the Bridge Table
Image courtesy eBay seller AtlantisMagic

Comments: "An interesting routine of baffling card effects appropriate to the occasion". Each effect rolls into the next.

Contents (from book):

1 Introduction (Howard P. Albright)
2 The Magician At The Bridge Table: preface
2 Psychic Bid: magician divines the secret bid from four bridge hands dealt
6 Vulnerable: magician determines the selected card
8 Grand Slam: first hand is missing spectator's chosen suit, and second hand is all of that suit
10 The Trick is Played: an apparent demonstration of memory
12 Suit and Score: magician determines name of noted card and number of cards cut
15 The Hold-Out: spectator's selection vanishes to be found in performer's pocket
17 Culbertson vs. Lenz: grand finale winning Bridge Hand
19 A Few Suggestions and Variations

A.H. Stafford: The Magician At The Bridge Table


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