Stebbins, Si: Si Stebbins Legacy
To The Magicians ©1935 Si Stebbins, Frank Lane Publisher Softcover, folded manuscript, 8.5x11" (when opened), 25 pages |
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Comments: Not illustrated. "His own private card tricks and routine, perfected after 40 years of stage work"
Contents (from book):
1 Foreword (Julien J. Proskauer):
2 Introduction (John Mulholland)
2a Remarks (Frank Lane)
3 Confession: a faster set up than the published Si-Stebbins
stack
4 The System or Set-Up: outlined
5 A Few Notes For Your Information: shuffling, numerical value of
cards, etc.
6 Effect No. One: tell what card a person takes from the pack
placed behind the back
6 Effect No. Two: To tell how many and what cards a person may
draw from pack behind the back
7 - Example No. Two
8 Effect No. Three: variation of the old elimination trick
9 - Elimination as Applied to Effect No. Three
10 Effect No. Four: instant count down demonstration
12 Effect No. Five: Spectator ends up placing a card he glimpsed
in the deck into his pocket
14 - Effect No. Five As Done With a Partner
15 Effect No. Six: Second spectator stops you at card thought of
by first spectator
15 Effect No. Seven: Performer stops at card asked to stop on,
behind the back
16 Effect No. Eight: Performer names card stopped at by second
spectator
17 - Same Effect Using a Plant
17 Effect No. Nine: Third spectator is able to name a card chosen
by a second spectator
18 Effect No. Ten: To cut any card named
20 Seven Handed Poker Deal
21 Effect No. One: Newly added - performer finds selection chosen
from spread out deck
22 Effect No. Two: another variatoin
23 Touch One (Julian J. Proskauer): performer names the card
touched by the spectator
24 Stop (Julian J. Proskauer): as performer runs through cards
behind her back, spectator yells stop and card is named
25 I Know How You Do It (Julien J. Proskauer): proving the bottom
card is not peeked