The conjurer introduces an ordinary pack of cards, and, after shuffling it thoroughly, invites the spectator to cut it as often as they please. Then, turning so the conjurers back is to the spectator, the conjurer requests the spectator to divide the pack into as many heaps as desired &endash; the heaps to be laid [...]
For this excellent trick, it is necessary to have two identical cards that are placed on top of the pack. Asking someone to come forward and shuffle the cards, the conjurer palms the two cards from the top and replaces them when the pack is returned. Making the pass, the conjurer forces one of the [...]
First Method A spectator is requested to select two cards at random, to insert them back into the middle of the pack, and finally to place the pack on the table. This being done, the performer states the intention of passing the two selected cards from the center to the bottom of the pack by [...]
In this trick three cards are selected and are shuffled into the pack, which the performer throws against a mirror. All the cards fall to the floor with the exception of the three selected ones, which remain attached to the glass. Previous to the performance the conjurer takes duplicates of the cards that are will [...]
First Method One of the best and most mystifying appliances to be used in connection with card tricks is the small Card Frame or Sand Frame. Although not of recent origin, it is described here for the reason that some readers may not be acquainted with the detail of its construction. The Sand Frame consists [...]
Three spectators are each requested to think of a card, after which the performer successively seizes each person’s hand and asks them to think intently of their card, looking the performer in the eye (as if reading their thoughts). Stating that the respective names of the three cards has been successfully divined, the conjurer proceeds [...]
For the performance of this clever trick it is necessary for the performer to place a duplicate of a certain card, say the Six of Spades, in the pack. After having successfully forced one of these two cards, the performer invites a spectator to step forward and assist in the experiment about to follow. The [...]
In the course of some trick in which the performer has occasion to use a silk hat, the conjurer demonstrates skills as a juggler as well as a magician by taking a selected card and balancing it in an upright position on the crown of the hat. Going among the company, the conjurer continues to [...]
First Method From a pack of unprepared cards a number, say nine, are selected and placed by their several holders into opaque envelopes, which are then sealed. A volunteer assistant then collects the closed envelopes on a plate or tray. At the performer’s request, the volunteer hand over any one of the envelopes. The conjurer [...]
In this rather neat trick several cards that the spectators have mentally selected from a number of cards spread out before them are caused to mysteriously disappear. The secret of the trick lays in the preparation of the cards. The cards are double-faced, one side of the pack showing twenty-six certain cards, while the other [...]