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Vaudeville Mind Reading and Kindred Phenomena

By David J. Lustig (La Vellma) VAUDEVILLE MIND READINGMENTAL TELEPATHY AND KINDRED PHENOMENABy DAVID J. LUSTIG (La Vellma)THIS BOOK TELLS HOW THEY READ MINDS WITH VERBAL AND SILENT CODES; HOW TO READ MESSAGES FROM A CRYSTAL BALL; HOW TO ENTERTAIN AND MYSTIFY ANY AUDIENCE. The book is one that is a veritable THUNDERBOLT in magicalContinue reading “Vaudeville Mind Reading and Kindred Phenomena”

Magic in Tilton, NH

The Victorian Black Swan Inn will host a “Victorian Parlor Magic: Winter Soiree” the evening of Saturday February 12th from 7-10 pm About this event Unlike other victorian magic shows, this exclusive performance allows guests to get up-close and personal with this talented magician as he wanders among them while you enjoy a selection ofContinue reading “Magic in Tilton, NH”

Magic Show in Littleton, NH

Granite State Magicians & Mystery Entertainers The Granite State Magicians & Mystery Entertainers are members of the Society of American Magicians, Assembly 118, and the International Brotherhood of Magicians, Ring 166, who have banned together to improve the art of magic and mystery entertaining for New Hampshire residents. They perform at charitable and civic events,Continue reading “Magic Show in Littleton, NH”

A Complete Silk Act

One of the perennial topics in these parts goes something like this: “I’ve signed up for a talent show. What should I do?” Let me make a suggestion, under the rubric “everything old is new again.” In Jean Hugard’s Silken Sorcery (1937), the last chapter describes the Stillwell Silk Act. Here’s what Hugard says: CHAPTER XII THEContinue reading “A Complete Silk Act”

A Complete Silk Act

One of the perennial topics in these parts goes something like this: “I’ve signed up for a talent show. What should I do?” Let me make a suggestion, under the rubric “everything old is new again.” In Jean Hugard’s Silken Sorcery (1937), the last chapter describes the Stillwell Silk Act. Here’s what Hugard says: CHAPTER XII THEContinue reading “A Complete Silk Act”