Waller, Charles: Happy Magic
(Parts I and II) ©1932 George Johnson, Magic Wand Office, London Hardcover, 64 pages (Original Parts I and II in softcover) |
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Comments: Complete with patter. Originally sold as two
separate manuscripts.
Contents:
5 Dedication
6 Introduction
7 Part I
7 A Rose By Any Other Name: rose to onion transformation
9 Beelzebub's Bookmarks: card selections are found in associated
book pages
11 Two Little Dicky Birds: quickie with mechanical birds
12 Old Ted: a doll figure vanishes from a box and animates itself
in a tube
17 Wet Paint!: Spirit slate writing in comedy attire
19 Observation and Deduction: a handkerchief and metal tube vanish
within a paper tube
22 Staring Me In the Face: reversed card trick
23 Little Willie's Die Trick: a shrinking and vanishing die trick
for parlor or stage
26 A Hard Knock: card placed face up on bottom of deck appears on
the top
27 Maud the Mechanical Maiden: comedy routine with the body-less
head
31 The Lucky Horse-Shoe: produces a glass of beer from a hat
33 Part II
33 Giant Blunderbore's Matches: growing match and match-box opener
35 The Posy: flowers appear in a jar
37 Twin Souls: mentalism routine with an abacus
38 A Fake Blindfold: and how to make it
39 Card Jugglery:
39 - Springing the Cards
41 - Throwing the Cards
43 Carnival: balls transfer from a glass to a hat, along with
silks, etc.
45 Again the Ring on the Stick: with a 2.5" ring and a stick
48 Snakes and Ladders: comedy bit, a die turns into a spring snake
51 To and Fro: a glass of wine and a napkin transpose in a visual
fashion
53 Carroty Kate and Sandy Sam: sand and a carrot in conical bags
transpose
55 Apple Blossom and Peach: mixed pink and white confetti is
separated magically
58 Confusion in the Ark: Bible characters transpose in this show
climax routine