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 |
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