Secrets of My Magic by David Devant

Description

This comprehensive Ebook/PDF spans 177 pages, showcasing the magic and insights of David Devant on performance techniques.

Contents:

Introduction (S.H. Sharpe)

Chapter I: Card Magic

• Misdirection of the Senses
• Forcing Cards Techniques
• Forcing Card Tricks
• The Pass and False Shuffle

Chapter II: Card Magic (continued)

• The Art of Palming Cards
• Changing Cards
• La Carte Generale Explained
• The Multitude of Cards Trick

Chapter III: Billiard Ball Magic

• Multiplying Billiard Balls
• Transforming Balls into Eggs
• Techniques and Apparatus for Ball Conjuring
• Sleights
• Apparent Transfers with Palm
• Finger-Palm Transfers
• Combination Palm Transfers
• Preparation Techniques

Chapter IV: Billiard Ball Magic (continued)

• Presenting a Billiard Ball Illusion
• The Cup and Balls Trick: Transforming Balls into Oranges

Chapter V: Flower Magic

• The Dream of the Dove Illusion
• Flower Materialization
• Bautier’s Flower Trick: Devant’s Adaptation
• Producing Blooms from Seeds
• The Mascot Moth
• The Electric Conservatory and The Beast Who Turns into a Prince

Chapter VI: Opening Illusions

• Producing a Rabbit from a Top Hat
• Details Matter: How Maskelyne Started

Chapter VII: Mechanical Magic

• The Golliwog Ball
• Milk Juggling
• Explaining the Paper, Ribbon, and Flag Trick

Chapter VIII: Famous Illusions Revealed

Chapter IX: More Famous Illusions

• Beau Brocade
• The New Page-Boy
• The Mystery of the Magic Mirror

Chapter X: Egg Magic

• A Boy, a Girl, and Some Eggs
• Hatching a Chicken from an Egg
• Improved Egg-Bag Trick

Chapter XI: The Indian Rope Trick

• A Stage Version of this Mythical Illusion Explained

Chapter XII: Magical Mysteries

• The Window of the Haunted House
• The Ink that Turns to Water
• The Chocolate Soldier Illusion: The Man Who Diminishes

Chapter XIII: More Magical Mysteries

• The Obliging Kettle: Wines and Liqueurs from a Kettle
• The Burmese Gong Illusion
• The Magician Who Vanishes Himself

Chapter XIV: Magical Sketches

• St. Valentine’s Eve: The Envelope that Becomes a Girl
• The Enchanted Hive Illusion
• The Great Ghost Trick

Chapter XV: Masterpieces of Magic

• Borrowed Bill Shot into Candle
• Biff: The Disappearing Motor-Cyclist
• The Gnome’s Grot
• The Educated Fly Illusion

Chapter XVI: Mental Magic

• Extraordinary Thought Reading
• Articles and Actions
• The Secrets of Mental Magnetism
• Translucidation: The Blindfold Letter-Reader

Chapter XVII: Three Unproduced Illusions

• The Advent of Peter Pan
• Transformation
• The Cage of Good Luck

Chapter XVIII: Creating an Illusion

• Ideas and Effects
• A Novel Illusion
• The Man Who Makes Money
• Misrepresentation

Chapter XIX: Some Awkward Moments

• In the Eyes of the Law
• An Unexpected Wetting
• The Gunpowder Plot

Chapter XX: Magic of My Contemporaries

• A New Method for Spirit Slates (Oswald Williams)
• The Card and Tack Trick (Horace Goldin)
• Invisible Dye (Douglas Dexter)
• A New Thought-Wave Experiment (H. Park Shackleton)
• Surprising Finish to Cigarette Production (Len Burnell)
• The Spirit Message (G. W. Eade)
• £1000 Challenge Effect (Fred Hocking)
• A “Tee Bee” Effect (Tom Burnett)
• Misdirection (Arthur Sherwood)

Chapter XXI: Magic of My Contemporaries (continued)

• A.B.C. Watch and Card Trick (Herbert J. Collings)
• A Pack of Cards (Graham Adams)
• The Caledonian Mystery (W. Donald Forsyth)
• The Diminishing Card Trick (Edward Victor)
• The Indestructible Handkerchief (Allen Benbow)
• The Torn Strip of Paper (Ralph Delvin)
• The Miracle Paper (Ellis Stanyon)
• Handkerchief, Tumbler, and Flowers (Will Blyth)
• The Allotment (Vincent Dalban)
• Shopping by Wireless (Ralph Chart)
• Blindfold Card Reading (George Johnson)
• The Vanity Bag Illusion (Cecil Lyle)
• The Presto Painting Mystery (W. G. Stickland)
• The Optical Pass (Chris Van Bern)
• New Spirit Message Effect (Oswald Rae)
• Coin and Card Divination (Edward Bagshawe)
• The Multiple Laundry Mystery (Kershaw Thomas)
• Tests of the Court Magician (Francis White)
• Early Days of Magic (Charles Moritt)
• The Mystery of Asrah (Servais Le Roy)
• The Sunshade Trick (L. Davenport)

Appendix

• Construction Notes for the Conservatory in The Advent of Peter Pan Illusion