ABOUT RUB-A-DUB: The rhyme is of a type calling out otherwise respectable people for disrespectable actions, in this case, ogling naked ladies – the maids. The nonsense “Rub-a-dub-dub” develops a phonetic association of social disapprobation, analogous to “tsk-tsk,” albeit of a more lascivious variety.

The Rub-a-Dub Move’s inauspicious beginning began in 1909 at a time when, relatively speaking, magicians had a limited number of utilitarian sleights and techniques at their disposal. Besides, the Rub-a-Dub Move happened in the blink of an eye and was only an offbeat way to make a card disappear.

I hope this short manuscript demonstrates the usefulness of the Rub-a-Dub move. It certainly has been applied in hundreds of ways over the years – quite a feat considering that the move takes only a few seconds to do and always triggers a strong response.

• Prologue

• Introduction

• My Introduction to Rub-a-Dub

• Expert Card Technique’s Rub-a-Dub

• Card Control’s Rub-a-Dub

• Greater Magic’s Rub-a-Dub

• Marlo Stirs the Plot

• Rub-a-Dubbing Deviations

• Rub-a-Dub Deluxe / Glen Morphew

• Ultra Rub-a-Dub / Allan Ackerman

• Sankey’s Rub-a-Dub / Jay Sankey

• Rub ‘N’ Tug / Tyler Wilson

• Rub-a-Dub Gone / Edward Marlo

• Hand Sandwich / Dan Garrett

• Hands up Vanish / Jack Parker