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by Marco Pusterla
March 8th, 2024, 2:59 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: Amac's Find The Lady
Replies: 56
Views: 15796

Re: Amac's Find The Lady

The illlusion, performed by Granville Taylor, was shown last year at The Magic Circle History Day, in a lecture by Noel Britten. Granville had the performance recorded mostly for his own records and for a later cancelled project: there is no official DVD for it. The illusion requires a younger, more...
by Marco Pusterla
February 29th, 2024, 3:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4332

Re: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

Re. Matt Field's lecture at The Magic Circle. Matt Field presented his lecture on "The Most Prolific Author in Magic" at The Magic History Gathering @ The Magic Circle, the annual event organized by Edwin Dawes and Peter Lane for many years. The talks are recorded for The Magic Circle Arch...
by Marco Pusterla
February 18th, 2024, 4:11 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Card Work of Jack Pyle
Replies: 6
Views: 577

Re: Card Work of Jack Pyle

Jack Pyle's son published a few years ago a book on his father, Master of Deception, which is currently distributed by Murphy's and available at a few magic dealers worldwide. I had published an abridged chapter in Vol. 6 #4 of Ye Olde Magic Mag. The book doesn't reveal any of his card magic, but is...
by Marco Pusterla
January 8th, 2024, 3:14 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Italian Amusement
Replies: 8
Views: 888

Re: Italian Amusement

I don't understand this computer stuff. How can he take parts of someone else's video and plonk it on his own video? Does he have to ask permission to do it or can he just go ahead and help himself? And how does he embed the thing? I haven't taken a lot of the viral videos about me so I am wonderin...
by Marco Pusterla
January 7th, 2024, 2:51 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Italian Amusement
Replies: 8
Views: 888

Re: Italian Amusement

This guy is very popular in Italy with pre- and teenage kids interested in magic, has a huge followers base and explains tricks in video courses. The thing he says about "billions" is that he had Mark's video sent to him by "8 billions" followers, which is a figure of speech, mea...
by Marco Pusterla
December 3rd, 2023, 2:40 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Dunninger Facebook auction
Replies: 2
Views: 865

Re: Dunninger Facebook auction

This is the second sale: I tried to get on the first, but for some reason I was unable to... either the times were wrong, or something with Facebook did not work for me... Thanks for the video.
by Marco Pusterla
September 22nd, 2023, 2:57 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: 9th European Magic History Conference
Replies: 14
Views: 15077

Re: 9th European Magic History Conference

Wittus Witt still maintains the website he made for the 2013 edition: https://www.european-magic-history.com/Welcome.html (in English). On the site, you can find photos and the list of activities of all previous editions. If you read German, or can use a web translator, Zauber-Pedia has a page dedic...
by Marco Pusterla
September 13th, 2023, 2:57 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: 9th European Magic History Conference
Replies: 14
Views: 15077

Re: 9th European Magic History Conference

Paul Kieve got in touch with Lynn Curlee a few years ago and she didn't know who the magician in the photo was. Paul talks about his chat to the artist in the talk...
by Marco Pusterla
September 8th, 2023, 4:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: ERDNASE
Replies: 8153
Views: 12015767

Re: ERDNASE

Any reports on whether the guy did any card tricks with similar "palaver" to the book text, had soft hands (greased?), or used the card/packet exchange sleight? How about using the Houdini card change? Family memory indicate he did perform magic tricks, but the level of skill required for...
by Marco Pusterla
August 31st, 2023, 4:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: ERDNASE
Replies: 8153
Views: 12015767

Re: ERDNASE

When Richard Evans first brought E. C. Andrews to my attention, I worked with him with facial recognition software to try to confirm the possibility that Andrews was one of the people sitting at the magiicians' dinner and also to confirm that the photos of a young Andrews and of the older one were o...
by Marco Pusterla
July 31st, 2023, 3:03 am
Forum: General
Topic: ERDNASE
Replies: 8153
Views: 12015767

Re: ERDNASE

I have corresponded with Mike about Erdnase, and his research and opinions on Johnny Sprong have definitely influenced my own thinking about Sprong. This would make for a nice Soufflé in Ye Olde Magic Mag. Thank you, Edward. :) I think that the research on Erdnase shows the inventiveness of histori...
by Marco Pusterla
July 3rd, 2023, 3:16 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Notes From A Fellow Traveler by Derren Brown
Replies: 23
Views: 7358

Re: Notes From A Fellow Traveler by Derren Brown

it seems the books are already sold out? 15 minutes in?
by Marco Pusterla
June 5th, 2023, 4:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: ERDNASE
Replies: 8153
Views: 12015767

Re: ERDNASE

Andrew, please check your email :-)
by Marco Pusterla
June 5th, 2023, 3:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: ERDNASE
Replies: 8153
Views: 12015767

Re: ERDNASE

Richard, many thanks. The magazine has been put for general sale now: you are a subscriber and as such received an advance copy. This issue explores Emery Cobb Andrews, the candidate supported by Richard Evans. The man shares many aspects with what researchers think Erdnase may have been, and answer...
by Marco Pusterla
May 29th, 2023, 3:12 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Letter From Juan
Replies: 9
Views: 1304

Re: Letter From Juan

I'm waiting vol. 3 - on the slow boat from the US... :) - but vol. 2 has: - Decrypting: quite an intellectual effect, where letters freely associated to the numbers from 1 to 10 and eight chosen cards will spell out a spectator's name and her date of birth. This is a performance piece, for formal sh...
by Marco Pusterla
May 7th, 2023, 3:51 pm
Forum: Columns
Topic: Giobbi's Essay on the Daley Notebooks
Replies: 17
Views: 45170

Re: Giobbi's Essay on the Daley Notebooks

The Dalye notebook is not dated as such, but Frank Csuri, who transcribed it, says in his introduction: "...Mrs Elliie Romas was kind enough to retype the notes and complete the project in June 1971."
by Marco Pusterla
March 3rd, 2023, 6:25 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Edwin A. Dawes, 1925-2023
Replies: 9
Views: 2272

Edwin A. Dawes, 1925-2023

On Friday, March 3rd 2023, Dr. Prof. Edwin A. Dawes , probably the greatest magic historian ever, passed away peacefully at Hull Royal Infirmary in Hull, England. He leaves two sons, their families, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His passing is quite unexpected and sudden: he had only been i...
by Marco Pusterla
February 12th, 2023, 3:53 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Custom Card Gaff
Replies: 10
Views: 1528

Re: Custom Card Gaff

Tom, It may be worth designing the card with the text - in the font you require - in a program like Photoshop, save the design as a .jpg or .png image and upload that, if the company allows you to upload custom images. Depending on the font license, you may not be allowed to distribute the font itse...
by Marco Pusterla
January 8th, 2023, 3:48 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: The Novara Control by Ollie Mealing
Replies: 17
Views: 2105

Re: The Novara Control by Ollie Mealing

This is an obvious technique, with no pratical use unless you have a distract/blind audience: throw the card under the deck and off you go. Ollie has better ideas. this is just not one of them. Any control where the magician takes the card and puts it back in the deck defies the idea that the card i...
by Marco Pusterla
January 6th, 2023, 2:47 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: The Novara Control by Ollie Mealing
Replies: 17
Views: 2105

Re: The Novara Control by Ollie Mealing

It looks pretty obvious... the card disappears from the spread, so it could go anywhere... Not really an advancement of the art...
by Marco Pusterla
October 29th, 2022, 10:04 am
Forum: General
Topic: ERDNASE
Replies: 8153
Views: 12015767

Re: ERDNASE

The magic bookplates book is available here: https://magicbookplates.wordpress.com/
by Marco Pusterla
August 14th, 2022, 4:27 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Jerry Sadowitz at the Edinburgh Fringe
Replies: 23
Views: 2872

Re: Jerry Sadowitz at the Edinburgh Fringe

According to the press:
It was not clear if the allegedly exposed genitals were a prop.


Source
by Marco Pusterla
July 21st, 2022, 8:07 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Slydini coins
Replies: 30
Views: 3287

Re: Slydini coins

Today one could have music coming out of a phone, so technology has caught up with Slydini for an impromptu performance and there is no reason not to do the routine without music. I agree that having a text doesn't worsen the routine, and it should be a personal preference. While Slydini performed t...
by Marco Pusterla
July 21st, 2022, 3:39 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Slydini coins
Replies: 30
Views: 3287

Re: Slydini coins

Many thanks Mark for the video! The idea of using a paper bag takes the trick in the realm of organic magic and allows you to be one step ahead. Using three balls is more artistic, in construction, than Slydini's four. While you use three white napkins, the effect could be easily done with three nap...
by Marco Pusterla
July 19th, 2022, 4:30 pm
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Slydini coins
Replies: 30
Views: 3287

Re: Slydini coins

I would be interested, as I find your technical ideas worth to be recorded and generally very practical.
by Marco Pusterla
May 8th, 2022, 3:46 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Ricky Jay and Jimmy Fallon
Replies: 15
Views: 3541

Re: Ricky Jay and Jimmy Fallon

Actually, the first broadcasting of "Into Thin Air" was on 13 April 1959 at 10:15, according to Abracadabra. It was repeated on 15th September 1960 as Mark correctly says. The programme was indeed recorded and it seems it was edited for the 1960 re-screening, but it seems to have been &quo...
by Marco Pusterla
April 22nd, 2022, 3:21 am
Forum: Close-Up Magic
Topic: Card Matrix
Replies: 22
Views: 3639

Re: Card Matrix

The "earlier trick" is described in the latest (Winter 2022) issue of Gibecière, and it is from an Italian book from 1666. The trick used corks and hats, quite a way away from the coins, cards and handkerchief (this is the great innovation) of Yank Hoe. The assembly of four objects moving ...
by Marco Pusterla
December 5th, 2021, 11:45 am
Forum: Link Watch
Topic: Mission Impossible
Replies: 8
Views: 4589

Re: Mission Impossible

Most - if not all - the movie/television participations of Jay Ose are listed in Vol. 8 #1 of Ye Olde Magic Mag, in the cover story by Mike Perovich. Mike also provided me with copies of most segments of Ose's performances on screen, but I would not be happy to share them :)
by Marco Pusterla
November 19th, 2021, 1:38 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: The Original Mysterious Lady
Replies: 5
Views: 1782

Re: The Original Mysterious Lady

John, Your article is very interesting and provides some hitherto unknown information: I've passed it to Peter (who had submitted a further article on the ML which I'll publish in the March 2022 issue) and he is grateful for the information you have shared. What I wanted to record was that the first...
by Marco Pusterla
November 19th, 2021, 2:20 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: The Original Mysterious Lady
Replies: 5
Views: 1782

Re: The Original Mysterious Lady

Please, note that the Mysterious Lady had been disclosed back in 2019 in a two-part article by Peter Brunning published in Ye Olde Magic Mag, vol. 5, issues 3 and 4. https://yeoldemagicmag.com/downloads/ye-olde-magic-mag-vol-5-issue-3-mysterious-lady https://yeoldemagicmag.com/downloads/vol-5-issue-...
by Marco Pusterla
October 27th, 2021, 5:09 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Ricky Jay's Collection
Replies: 50
Views: 8092

Re: Ricky Jay's Collection

Richard, I think that the price for Ricky Jay's copy of Erdnase is justified, giving the association of Ricky with this title and with the promotion of "The Elusive Coterie", from the Erdnase, probably one of Rickly's best-known effects. This trick alone increased the interest in the Erdna...
by Marco Pusterla
October 9th, 2021, 3:10 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: New Fred Kaps Book on Sale!
Replies: 6
Views: 1697

Re: New Fred Kaps Book on Sale!

The book was published in Dutch a couple of years ago, and now it has been translated into English. Some comments I heard were that it did not contain Kaps' magic and that some facts were misquoted or wrong...
by Marco Pusterla
September 18th, 2021, 9:42 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: cheppum panthum origins
Replies: 7
Views: 2370

Re: cheppum panthum origins

A description, in English, of Indian performers doing the cups and balls is in an unrecorded broadside from 1814, describing the feats, both of juggling and magic, of the first troupe of Indian conjurers outside of India. I have discussed the arrival and early records of the "Campbell" tro...
by Marco Pusterla
September 10th, 2021, 7:44 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: A Note Regarding the Upcoming Copperfield Museum Book
Replies: 109
Views: 16815

Re: A Note Regarding the Upcoming Copperfield Museum Book

Unfortunately, B&N doesn't ship to the UK at the moment (for "Covid reasons"). Not only that, but I've also just received an email from Amazon saying that my pre-ordered copy will not be available until November 30... :(
by Marco Pusterla
September 8th, 2021, 10:21 am
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Ricky Jay's Collection
Replies: 50
Views: 8092

Re: Ricky Jay's Collection

There is no catalog. The lots will be available to be seen online at the page linked above a few weeks before the sale. This is what Sotheby's said: We have recently made the decision to reduce our carbon footprint and move many of our auction catalogues online. The digital catalogue for the Ricky J...
by Marco Pusterla
June 14th, 2021, 1:09 pm
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Noel Britten resigns as Magic Circle President
Replies: 7
Views: 1409

Re: Noel Britten resigns as Magic Circle President

Noel Britten announced his resignation on Saturday April 10th shortly before midnight.
by Marco Pusterla
May 23rd, 2021, 3:12 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: Barnes & Noble Edition of Copperfield's History of Magic
Replies: 10
Views: 6338

Re: Barnes & Noble Edition of Copperfield's History of Magic

I have already pre-ordered the "trade" edition of the book, on Amazon.co.uk, when it was first announced, as many friends did, but would also like the B&N one. Normally, it would not be a problem: in normal times, it could be ordered online and shipped to the UK, but now the UK (and It...
by Marco Pusterla
May 22nd, 2021, 5:33 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: Barnes & Noble Edition of Copperfield's History of Magic
Replies: 10
Views: 6338

Re: Barnes & Noble Edition of Copperfield's History of Magic

Unfortunately, at the moment B&N doesn't ship to a few foreign countries, including the UK... This is very upsetting for many collectors in this part of the world... While we hope that current US regulations will change before the book is published (the reason of this is Covid... https://help.ba...
by Marco Pusterla
March 22nd, 2021, 5:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: ERDNASE
Replies: 8153
Views: 12015767

Re: ERDNASE

The copy for sale, linked above by Bill, is a reprint from between 1918 and 1930... with sellotape to keep the covers in place (and as the source for the joke about fingerprints and DNA) for which the seller is asking a price way over any market value... Here you can see more pictures. The bookselle...
by Marco Pusterla
March 20th, 2021, 5:16 am
Forum: General
Topic: Turn of the 20th century stage magician historians?
Replies: 59
Views: 13495

Re: Turn of the 20th century stage magician historians?

Hi Melissa, Not much has been written in magic history literature about Paul Vandy from Hastings (which is the person I believe you refer to), as he was primarily a juggler, albeit a "magical juggler". There are quite a few mentions of him in contemporary magazines (including a charming de...

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