Secrets of my magic by David Devant
This historic book is filled with David Devant's Magic and thoughts on performing.
Contents:
Introduction (S.H. Sharpe)
Chapter I Card Magic
Misdirection of the Senses
How Cards are Forced
Tricks with Forcing Cards
The Pass and the False Shuffle
Chapter II Card Magic (continued)
The Art of Palming Cards
Changing a Card
La Carte Generale and How it is Done
The Multitude of Cards Trick
Chapter III Billiard Ball Magic
Multiplication of Billiard Balls
Transformation of Balls into Eggs
Transfers, Sleights, and Apparatus Used in Ball Conjuring
Sleights
Apparent Transfer With Palm
Aparent Transfer With Finger-Palm
Apparent Transfer by Combination Palm
Preparations
Chapter IV Billiard Ball Magic (continued)
How to Present a Billiard Ball Illusion
The Cup and Balls Trick: with transformation of Balls into Oranges
Chapter V Flower Magic
The Dream of the Dove Illusion
Flower Materialisation
Bautier's Flower Trick: Devant's version
Producing Blooms from Seeds
he Mascot Moth
The Electric Conservatory and The Beast Who Turns into a Prince
Chapter VI Opening Illusions
Producing a Rabbit from a Top Hat
Importance of Details: How Maskelyne Began
Chapter VII Mechanical Magic
The Golliwog Ball
Juggling with Milk
The Paper, Ribbon and Flag Trick explained
Chapter VIII Famous Illusions RevealedChapter 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
The Egg-Bag Trick Improved
Chapter XI The Indian Rope Trick
A Stage Version of this Mythical Illusion Presented and Explained
Chapter XII Magical Mysteries
The Window of the Haunted House
The Ink that Becomes Water
The Chocolate Soldier Illusion or 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, or The Envelope which Becomes a Girl
The Enchanted Hive Illusion
The Great Ghost Trick
Chapter XV Masterpieces of Magic
Borrowed Bill Shot Into Candle
Biff, or The Disappearing Motor-Cyclist
The Gnome's Grot
The Educated Fly Illusion
Chapter XVI Mental Magic
Thought-Reading Extraordinary
Articles and Actions
The Secrets of Mental Magnetism
Translucidation, or 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 the 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 Allottment (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)
