Louis Tannen – Stars of Magic
published by Louis Tannen
1961 (Hardcover), 168 pages
Contents:
John Scarne Classic Ball Routine 9
John Scarne Triple Coincidence two decks, three cards exchanged 15
John Scarne Silver and Copper Trick coin through pocket follow up 18
Dai Vernon Triumph THE classic 23
Dai Vernon Trimph Shuffle 24
Dai Vernon Classic Triumph Rightening context 26
Dai Vernon Cutting The Aces see also the original handling, comments by Marlo in Losing Aces, Cutting Aces 27
Dai Vernon Double Undercut context 29
Dai Vernon One Handed Slip Cut 30
Dai Vernon Spellbound 31
Morritt Purse Palm context 32
Dai Vernon Kangaroo Coins into glass 35
Dai Vernon One of Four context 36
Bert Allerton Pump Room Phantasy two Aces appear on top and bottom 39
Bert Allerton Bamboozle story presentation 43
S. Leo Horowitz Malini-Bey Chink-A-Chink 46
S. Leo Horowitz The Egyptian Ball Mystery 50
S. Leo Horowitz Colour Change conetxt 52
Emil Jarrow Hanky-Panky cigarette through handkerchief 54
Francis Carlyle Decapitation head of match is scratched off, reappears, lights 57
Francis Carlyle Homing Card 61
Francis Carlyle Wrist Watch Steal hanky held by spectator 65
Dai Vernon Impromptu Cups and Balls 69
Dai Vernon Vanish put-type 75
Dai Vernon Ambitious Card 76
Dai Vernon Paintbrush Color Change context 77
Dai Vernon Thumb Crotch Pass like manipulator’s steal, context 77
Unknown “Bubble Count” as a get-ready, context 78
Dai Vernon The Double Lift with simulated two-handed push-off 78
Dai Vernon Mental Card Miracle card is put in pocket, see also Ed Marlo’s On Vernon’s “Mental Card Miracle” 80
Dai Vernon The False Count buckle count 82
Dai Vernon Snapping Two Cards as One 83
Dai Vernon The Gambler’s Palm 83
Dai Vernon The Ring on the Wand 4 methods, see also Ron Bauer’s The Cursed Ring 84
Dai Vernon Slow-Motion Four Aces two methods 90
Dai Vernon Packet Palm multiple, small packet, context 94
Dai Vernon Face Up Tent Vanish context 94
Dai Vernon The Travelers 97
Dai Vernon Multiple Shift brief, hindu-shuffle, context 98
Dai Vernon Modified Hofzinser Palm context 98
Dai Vernon Hugard Top Palm context 99
Dr. Jacob Daley Cards Up the Sleeve 10 cards 101
Dr. Jacob Daley Left Pivot Palm context 102
Dr. Jacob Daley Laydown False Count context 103
Dr. Jacob Daley One-Hand Spring Palm multiple palm from small packet, context 104
Dr. Jacob Daley Snap False Count context 105
Dr. Jacob Daley Left One-Hand Bottom Palm small packet handling, context 105
Dr. Jacob Daley Two-Handed Click Pass barehanded, context 106
Dr. Jacob Daley The Itinerant Pasteboards 107
Dr. Jacob Daley Instantaneous Double Lift hit lift, context 108
Dr. Jacob Daley Riffle Force break, context 109
A. Roterberg Push-In Change context 110
Dr. Jacob Daley Side Slip with Pressure Fan Cover context 110
Dr. Jacob Daley The Cavorting Aces 111
Dr. Jacob Daley Turnover Herrmann Pass context 112
Dr. Jacob Daley Riffle-Shuffle Palm 114
Slydini Cigarette Miracle 115
Slydini Flight of the Paper Balls 121
Slydini Flyaway Coin Routine to spectator’s pocket four times 125
Ross Bertram Rubdown 129
Ross Bertram Double-Cross 131
Ross Bertram Passing the Half-Bucks 132
Ross Bertram The Porous Paw 135
Ross Bertram Coin Assembly 136
Ross Bertram Moisture Palm context 138
Nate Leipzig Leipzig’s Opener 142
Nate Leipzig Turnover Addition context 143
Nate Leipzig Acrobats using duplicate 144
Nate Leipzig Leipzig’s “Pride” 145
Nate Leipzig Tear-Up with a Twist torn and restored cigarette paper 146
Max Malini Card Stabbing 152
Max Malini Malini’s own Color Change 154
Max Malini Malini’s Favorite! with nice clean up 155
Max Malini Jacket Pocket context 157
Max Malini Knee Hold-Out context 157
Dai Vernon Royal Monte “A Lesson in Artistic Card Handling”, see also Ed Marlo’s Royal Monte, Gerald Deutsch’s Added Attraction, Roy Walton’s “Roy”-al Monte 158
Dai Vernon Display Count context 159
Slydini The Art of Using the Lap as a Servante 162
