The Genii Forum

Marco Pusterla

In the 2003 edition, there is a chapter expanding the text of The Phantom, but not the original text (although there are quotes).

Marco Pusterla

No, it isn't.

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This was an interesting and spectacular performance, and I don't know is Sotheby's was "in it", but I think it would be good to clear some misconceptions and propose a view on "how did he do it", as the method behind this demonstration uses some principles of deception that have ...

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Eight Kings goes back to 1876 (at least) (Hoffman's Modern Magic ). Eight Kings was first described in The Expositor, or, Many Mysteries Unravelled - Including that of the Learned Pig published in Boston in 1805 by William Frederick Pinchbeck. The trick begins on page 95: "By what manner the P...

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I assume the magazine is Genii, the August 2018 issue. I've only looked (briefly) at the digital edition and I don't know who Teller is talking about, I'm afraid. We may all have a guess, but the only one with the answer will be Teller. I don't remember him participating to this forum... Hope this h...

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I think it's this one and this other one.

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The book of Zubrzycki is already in major bookstores in the UK (Waterstone's) and it's very good. It has been very well researched and it's very well written, covering the history of magic, both "real" and of conjuring, since earliest records. The first half of the book deals mainly with l...

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My understanding of NHS is that if your need is urgent (which a brain injury would be), then you are treated in short order. Sadly, this is not the case. There are waiting lists on any kind of procedure and different health authorities (at regional level) prioritize differently the services availab...

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It took me a while to find the booklet, but now I've got it (it seems magic books tend to move between rooms on their own volition...). I think your memory may be playing tricks: in the booklet, Thompson says to use a "polyethylene bag" and indicates this was a bag for ladies' socks (found...

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The Polished Polish Prestidigitation explains a dove production, the "Wings of Warsaw", but it's not the method with the transparent film. "Wings of Warsaw" is explained on page 230 of vol. 2 of the recent books. For reference: https://www.conjuringarchive.com/list/book/1512

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Just my two cents as I was probably the first to try to determine Erdnase's height from the size of his hand... ( here ... but please do not consider this as a commercial plug...) There are numerous studies worldwide to try to determine the height of people when the person cannot be measured standin...

Marco Pusterla

Many thanks, Kent, for sharing these scrapbooks! It's really an amazing project and the material is of great interest to magic historians!

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Magic is NOT art. Not always. To have art, you must express your creative imaginative skills, and most "magicians" are (good) performers of other people's imagination (=tricks). Magic doesn't often have "beauty" in its representation, and often the only feeling that it raises is ...

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David, just a question... Will any of the books be signed by John at all? (other than on personal encounters or to friends)

Many thanks!

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Have you found anything in them that you have actually used and feel it was worth your investment? Yes, I did, but it wasn't probably worth $1,000 (this is the amount I paid for the set, one volume at a time, when they were first produced). The "disappointment" is to see the amount of mat...

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I've been sitting on the fence since Magicana announced the book and I haven't ordered it yet. I'm sure the book will be excellent, quality-wise, and that the material may be useful and perhaps even reveal "the secret" (the great secret of magic that turns the possessor into the greatest m...

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Only one week to the opening of the 7th European Magic History Conference in Turin, Italy. All 20 speakers have now been announced, the full cast of the 3 gala shows has been revealed and we are hard at work to complete the finishing touches to what looks like it's going to be an exciting event for ...

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The book is written in English. The price is currently €95: after EMHC , it will rise to €120 (to this you have to add postage: an email to the author will tell you how much postage is for your country). Mr. Micheli has a presentation PDF of the book, available on Google Drive (please, let me know i...

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Places are filling up quickly at the 7th European Magic History Conference : we only have about 10 places left! If you plan to attend, don't delay! Also: the Convention Hotel ('Il Fortino') is now fully booked ! There are places in other hotels, and you can find the list of hotels with which we have...

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The latest newsletter of the European Magic History Conference is now out! If you haven't received it, you can find it here . In this issue, we announce three new speakers: ⋅ Magic Christian - on Valentino Graziadei, King of Cards ⋅ Riccardo Rampini - on Hieronimo Scotto, Renai...

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For any magician interested in the history of our craft, or any collector of magic memorabilia, the next appointment on the subject is the European Magic History Conference (EMHC), held in Turin, Italy, from August 24 to 26. The Conference will host: ⋅ 20 different speakers, from all over ...

Marco Pusterla

If someone owns The Dragon , Vol. 10, no. 8, August 1941, could he check if page 1 the trick Independent Aces by Oscar Weigle is a Slow Motion Assembly. Yes, the trick is a slow motion version. Oscar Weigle mentions Vernon and his "business" to have the aces travel one at a time, and refe...

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The magician Welles met in Rome in 1948 was the most popular magician in the country at the time, Ranieri Bustelli (1898-1974) who was at the time performing at the Teatro Adriano in Rome with an enormous success and great earnings. Bustelli performed four months at the Adriano. I believe the season...

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The new issue of Ye Olde Magic Mag , the quarterly magazine on magic history and magic collecting, is now out. This is the first issue of the third volume : yes, it's already three years since the launch! I can't believe it either! This issue contains many short articles about forgotten magicians, t...

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I was wondering if anybody has an advertising photo of Tommy Wonder , from the late eighties-early nineties, preferably a 8x10", for sale or trade. I'm not interested in the "no photos" photo and would prefer if Tommy's coat was red (!). A reply here or a PM will be great. Many thanks...

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The latest issue of Ye Olde Magic Mag is now out, with its usual collection of articles on less-known (or totally obscure) magicians of times gone by, and with an eye on the market of magic collectibles, with an overview of some unusual items sold in the past quarter (including a review and analysis...

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Thommy Ten and Amelie: 1st prize winner in Mentalism at last year's FISM: http://www.theclairvoyantslive.com/

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Tom has always very interesting ideas to share and this solution to a problem (performer without pockets/need pockets for set) is both practical and clever. But this is not a solution that is suitable to every performer, in every circumstance, for every effect. If the performer doesn't have (for his...

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When I was younger, I did perform the Siberian Chain Escape with a long chain, which was wrapped around the arms. The weight of the chain slows you down, and the escape takes time and will probably require to be covered (the performer hidden from the audience) as you need to obtain sufficient slack ...

Marco Pusterla

Hi Richard,

Check your email...

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I ordered the book only earlier this month (October), once I got an email from Todd that the book was at the printers. As far as I know, I will get the book I paid for, not something that may have been promised a decade ago. Having bought all books Todd published, I had my share of waiting and I wil...

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I suppose it will end up in Copperfield's warehouse (pictured above). Other collectors apply :) These objects, until Mr. Wonder was alive, were tools. They were used to create the illusion of magic. Without Mr. Wonder behind them, the cards, cups, box, etc. are just useless pieces of wood, tin, pap...

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And, at the end of the day, this box and the tools that once had created Wonder and mystery in the eyes and minds of audiences, will end up in somebody's collection: an anonymous box among many others, the magic of the objects never again to be shared with an audience. http://wetwebworkcomimg.s3.ama...

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Indeed, a book about FISM and its history has just been published.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/FISM-The ... 2561034427

The book (a coffee table book) replies to most questions and examines all previous issues of the World Championship of Magic as well, with numerous photos.

Marco Pusterla

Thank you, Craig, for your reports, which I thoroughly enjoyed also during the convention. As hard as I tried, I didn't spot you anywhere... I was looking for a leopard :D However, there is one comment I would like to make: In the cards category - Woody Aragon did a superb act– but was clearly overt...

Marco Pusterla

Richard, Seats behind the middle of the auditorium WERE on risers, I believe two levels up. I've been sitting at the back (last row or thereabouts) for most of the events in the "Piazza" and I can confirm there were risers. I think that the issue had more to do with the width of the audito...

Marco Pusterla

Yep, both Alexander and CARC's sites are down (and also the other addresses that map to the same IP used by Kalush's domains).

Marco Pusterla

Very sad to hear this: I know she had not been well for a while but the news is certainly unexpected and upsetting.

My sincere condolences to Eddie and his family.

R.I.P.

Marco Pusterla

Vernon Companion
Classic Correspondence II
John Henry Anderson book

Marco Pusterla

Indeed: Italy did not publish the fist magazine dedicated to magic as conjuring. This was The Conjuror's Magazine, published in 1791 by one William Locke in England. Magicpedia is correct in this instance and perhaps Mr. Ghiurmino could indicate in his blog that L'Illusionista was the first ITALIAN ...

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