Let's Make Magic / The Restless Spook / The Traveling Ghost

76 pages. Illustrated. 1 Let's Make Magic: introduction to Gordon M. Howatt 2 The Art Studio Illusionette: silks are removed from a broken through painting 3 The Vibratory Deck: performer cuts to any card called for, blindfolded (how to make the gimmicked deck) 6 The Malcolm Blindfold: a clever blindfold that can be transparent or opaque as desired 7 The Scintillating Spectre: a small ghost rises, dances, and goes back into its box 10 A No-Hands Bowl Production: fishbowl appears on a table 10 The Herculean Magician: bending a nail in your hand 11 An Impossible Card Routine: Three selections are found, two by spelling, one by cutting the Joker 13 Dry Wine: three glasses of confetti poured from empty tube 14 Victory Liquid Production: hat load preserves liquid without a cover 15 Mumbo Jumbo: a ribbon is cut on a jumbo card and then restored 16 Psychic Discovery: magician determines which of 5 cards on a tray was selected 17 The Detachable Die: Wooden die is clearly "locked" into a holder with a ribbon, yet is instantly removed 18 Unfinished Business: an incomplete idea for a roulette wheel prediction effect 19 The All Purpose Slate: making a pocketed slate for mentalism 21 Revived Silk Penetration: Quickie in which a wand seems to penetrate a handkerchief 22 The Inseparable Cards: Three Queens separated by three indifferent cards join back together 23 Plastic Pendant: Two cords are threaded through a Lucite board, and the board is released 26 How To Make a Changing Bag: a simple but useful utility. The Restless Spook by Gordon M. Howatt A brilliant collection of 17 entertaining magical effects for you to perform. Complete plans for making, learning and presenting: THE PENETRATING RIBBON thru the back of the hand, visibly! THE UNPREDICTABLE DIE a 3" die vanishes, appears, changes color, vanishes again, changes color again, and reappears. GOOFUS a string with eight ends. Both pocket and stage versions. Can also use this method to make your own Prof. Cheer's Comedy Rope Trick. RIBBON THRU THE BODY with a single length of ribbon. ARCHIMEDES' WELL a visible production. A BORROWED DECK a hank, and a rubber band is all you need to make great magic. MAGICAL INTERLUDE a comedy routine for any act. PERFECT PRESTIDIGITATION anyone can manipulate coins with this idea. COLOR DIVINATION eyeless vision with ten colors. Would sell for ten dollars anywhere. MENTAL CONTROL OF THE PHYSICAL six silks obey the audience s commands. PSYCHIC BOOK OF MATCHES they change color and predict a card. LEFT TO RIGHT, WITH A GLASS OF MILK a transposition. COLOR CHANGING RIBBONS brought up to date. THE EXAMINABLE EGG BAG with a surprise finish. THE RESTLESS SPOOK vanishes from his shroud, snatches the shroud with him, exchanges it for the altar candle, goes back to rest, with the candle, in his coffin! A miniature illusion. This would sell for $100 from a "bizarre magick" shop. EGG TRIO three eggs dropped into a bag, appear one at a time in a glass. TOPSY TURVY CIGARETTE end over end without end. The Traveling Ghost - Contents: 1 Silks of Satan 4 An Idea 4 The Traveling Ghost 6 The Transpo Silk 7 Practical One Hand Pass 8 Spectacular Suggestion 9 Ace Production Box 10 A Novel Production 11 The Spirit Box 12 The Gregarious Cards 13 Biliken from Milliken 15 The Inseparable Giants 16 Temple of Menakahtem 22 Shawls of Trian Foo Lum (VM#1).…