Pages from encyclopedia of mentalism

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"HERE IS YOUR 'GOLD MINE' OF MENTALISM"

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WHY I PUBLISHED THIS VAST "COLLECTION"0 THANKS TO MELLON. EAHNSH; GRANT AMD OTHERS. SMART, MODERN, ''ETHICAL" MENTALISM, MENTALISM, A FINE DIGNIFIED ART TODAY. ENDING THE MENTALISM "GYP" RACKETEERING. "AIR TIGHT PREDICTION"; HOLLYWOOD MAGIC. "MEN-TAL-O"-MYSTERY ACT. VOLTA "ALL FAIR" UANT-AD TEST. VOLTA "MASTER SLATE WRITING"„ THE MYSTERIOUS "DR.C." SLATS MYSTERY. VOLTA BLINDFOLD STREET DRIVE. THOMPSON JR, "IMPROVED QUESTION READING"„ STOP DEALERS "PUBLICIZING" MAGIC FOR THIEVERY. CHAMBER'S "IMPERATOR" MENTAL TEST. "TELEDICTION" — U.F.GRANT. "ZENITH MASTER MENTAL ACT" - U.F.GRANT. SPECIAL TESTS TJITH TJELL KNOWN PERSONS. ADVANCE INFORMATION: METHODS. TELEVISION THOUGHT-TRANSCRIPTION. "TELL-A-THCUGHT" - NELSON "NO ASSISTANT" CRYSTAL GAZING ACT LECTURE FOR SALE OF HOROSCOPES, PERFECT SPIRIT ROPE TIE, "PSYCHOLOGICAL READING'1.

"ZELLA. MIND READING ACT".

"PH-iNTOII ORCHESTRA" ACT, "RESISTA" SECRETS - U-.F. GRANT, 99 TIPS FOR CRYSTAL GAZING ACTS* "SILENT THOUGHT TRANSMISSION".

THE "PSYCHIC PIANIST" AGT« APPLICATION OF IDEA TO OTHER FORMS OF MENTALISM. "LIGHTENING CALCULATION" ACT. "PERFECTION ONE MAN MIND READING *iCT4i • "THE PHANTOM TELEPHONE OPERATOR".

MELLON»S "tiUANTIMENTAL" .

THE TRYOUT. "THE GRE^T MURDER MYSTERY".

THE LOCK TEST. ECKL,iNDlS "SUPERIOR PERCEPTION".

CORRINDASS "KHAN SLATE TEST".

B MENTA-.PADn by ED MISCHELL. ABBOTT'S "ANY MAGAZINE".

VOLTA'S "BEST" BOOK TEST. "ANY CARDS'1 SLATE-0F-M1ND "ALDINI".

"ULTISSIMO"; WINNER TAIBOT TROPHY FOR ORIGINALITY. MELLON!S "SOH-OF-A-S^ITCH"a ELDER'S "SUPER-SENSITIVE" BLINDFOLD.

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KOSKY'S "ASTRO-QUESTION CHART".

ALLADIN'S u\r I D E 0" ESP, "MAGITRONICS" ELECTRONIC MENTALISM by TUCKERS. "LITTLE BIRD" TUNING; & SWITCH ARRANGEMENT. SECRET OPERATION TRANSMITTER. (RADIO).

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APPLICATION

"LITTLE BIRD" IN "HAIR-DO".

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DIRECTIONS FOB fiTHE BEACON" TRANSMITTER* !

THE '3 TRANSISTOR* RECEIVER & DICEECTIONS • "LITTLE BIRD-* In BLIiiPFCT*) APPLICATION. TUBBAN APPLICATION OS1 HASIO RECEIVER, "THE PRESIDENT CALLS"; ALDINIo "LONG DISTANCE HIND READING"«, SID MARSHALL^ "D U I L THOUGHT1?. n "U N A ~ M I N D B By Uo F«GRANT, HIMBER'S MENTAL "G I II M I 110 KB * "MIRACLES WITH A. CLIP BOARD U.F.CJRANT. "MIDGET CLIP BOARD".

"DUN~A-TRIX" GRANT,

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"QUESTION CLIP BOARD".

103, REILLY'S "SPECIAL CLIP BOARD" .

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SUGGESTIONS FOR CLIP BOARDS 103.

"0500.00 NAME CHALLENGE" „ 104.

MEMORY EXPERT FEATURE. 104.

MAGAZINEB & BOCK TEST. 104.

MIRACLE THINK-A~CARD*, 104 o "LIVING & DE;j) T E £ T " C 105.

TELEPHONE CARD TRICK. 105, ANPTBE3 TELEPHONE TRICK 105.

ENVELOPE PREDICTION FEAT. 106.

PRIVATE OFFICE "TEST".

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ADVANCE "DOPE" METHOD 107.

MEDIUM TEST IDEA. 107.

"ONE MAN" PUBLICITY. 107.

SLATE "ADDITION TEST'1 * 108.

"30TH CENTURY CLIP BOARD" by CRANDALL. 110.

ADDED INSTRUCTIONS, IDEAS FOR ;'30th CENTURY BOARD" 111.

BILLET READING FOR A HOME 5 PROGRAM. 112c "ACME SEALED BIUftT TEST' : 113.

THE "KNOCKOUT11 SINGLE SITTING TEST (EXPOSE).

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GYSEL*S REAL SLATE CHEMICAL WRITING. 115.

"YOUR THOUGHTS^!—O'HAGAN & JUDAH. 117.

"MIRACLES OF THE M U D ACT" - NELSON. 124.

THE QUESTION CARD FOR MEK2AL ACT. 125.

THORNTON'S "MENTAL HEATI!.

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"ON THE MATTER OF CREDITS".

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"JOIN MY CLUB" - VOLTA 127.

ROOKING 1IAGICIANS WITH "JUNK" CONCENTRATES. 128.

MAGUIRE'S " T E L L - I T - T E S T " 131.

MAGUIRS*S "ONE HANDED SWITCH".

131, "II E N T A - P A D S!1 TRICKS. 132, AH ALTERNATE METHOD. 1 133, MELLON 8 "S Y N 0 N Y 11 E N T A L". n 133. $1,000.00 CHALLENGE MIND READING ACT".

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OPENING LECTURE FOR ACT ?

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TEN SUGGESTED QUESTIONS. 137.

"MIBACLE PREDICTION" ONE-MAN EFFECT. 139..

"FACTS ABOUT COPYRIGHT LAW* • 159. • WHAT COPYRIGHT LAW DOES NOT VlCOVER, 141.

REGARDING THE "ESP" DESIGNS COPYRIGHT" .

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COPYRIGHT GOOD FOR ONLY LIMITED YEARS. n 143.

Y0U CANNOT PROTECT YOUR MAGIC INVENTIONS" 144.

"TRUE OR FRAUD" — YOU DECIDE THE MATTER. 144.

"BAITING" MAGICIANS TO BECOME CROOKS???

144, HOW TO 3EC0IE A SUCCESSFUL MAGIC CROOK. :.45« THE n MDA n 100/1 FAILURE TO DATE.

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"MDA" DID NOT PROTEST ITS MEMBERS, "GOOD FROM EVIL" OR "ILL WIND BLOWS SOME GOOD".

HERE IS HOW TO "PROTECT" YOUR MAGIC IDEAS. NELSON $3»00RMENTAL EXPLOITS".

DR. J. ANTHONY'S ELECTRONIC RADIO TELEPATHY ACT. THE SPIRIT PENDULUM. THE "SPIRIT WHISTLE".

"RESISTA" SECRETS - GRiiNT. ORIGINALITY REQUIRED - TO ACQUIRE COPYRIGHTS, DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "COPYRIGHTS" and "PATENTS".

MECHANICAL TRICKS MUST BE "PATENTED".

"ESP" DESIGNS AND "EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS". "#35.00 ENGLISH DICTIONARY TEST".

NELSON "GIMIICK", SOLD FOR f4o00.

"IMPROMPTU HENTALISM" for PRESS DEMONSTRATIONS, AUDITIONS- .

"MENTALISM LENDING LIBRARY0 FOR MENTALISM INSTRUCTIONS. $15*00 "DECISION CONTROL" - BERG-SON-NELSON "PIANO MIND READING ACT".

"KERLINIC MASTER MUSIC MYSTERY".

YOU CANNOT COPYRIGHT A "TRICK" OR MAGIC "PRINCIPLE". &50o00 "T E L E -- P I X" ~ SID BERGSON. " M E N T A L I S M L E N D I N G L I B R A R Y " BULLEGIN N o . 3 1

GREETINGS: On our 27th Month of happy operation we are initiating a new and additional service*- In addition to the usual Rental Service at $lo00 for loan of Instructions for llentalism items and §2o00 for lending fee for Brochures and Manuscripts — we have initiated a New MENTALISM METHODS SERVICE which gives you a FAST information of the Method of operation of the latest tricks advertised in this line in a CONDENSED form.

S P E E D I E R S E R V I C E The reason for this is obvious0 The service has grown so fast through word of mouth advertising that we are hard put to it to get the directions folders or mentaliem brochures out and back again,and then remail to next "library member" as fast as we would like.

TO SAVE WAITING you can now get the secret and method in CONDENSED form IMMEDIATELY, and ftfoai this judgetehetheffthe item will fit your needs or conditions. Then*, if desired, you can obtain loan of full directions folder or brochure, at the regular lending fees.

You can remit in advance for four future MENTALISM INFORMATION SERVICE iasues at ^8o00, or you can pay $2*00 for each one wanted.

Each month, as fast as new mental magic comes out or is advertised we will issue an Information Bulletin at §2o00. If the month is too slack in the matter of new items, we will wait until we can make up four or five items to include in issue.

SUGGESTIONS by AL MARSHALL; "Get a photostat or copy made on one of the local "photocopy" machines (in operation in most towns) of any PART or the PATTER portion of the Directions you borrow from the library, before returning it to Mr. Hull* Lending fee is $1.00 and copy«For just 50^ you have a permanent copy for your files or for use in actJJ" Sounds like a smart idea.

REMEMBER — Send (Lend) us "Instructions" or Brochures for any Mentalism items you purchase — and receive a CREDIT of 50$ to 70$ of the price you paid — credited to your account, which you can then use on either the "1SNTALISII Lending Library Service" — or on the "CONDENSED llentalism Information Bulletins", as you prefer.

WHY I PUBLISHED THIS. VAST COLLECTION Until this moment "HENTALILM" with its many "Methods11, "Secrets11, "Systems" and "Instructions'1 has today grown to such voluminous proportions that the ambitious performer has been confused - as well as faced with the almost insurmountable problem of spending a fortune to obtain oven a fair knowledge of the subject.

The earnest student or oven the practicing performer in Mentalism has been required to spend hundreds of dollars buying up all sorts of mental items, often duplicates of material he already possesses or has knowledge of. This is because of the way that Mcntalism has ("until now, been required to be bought as a "pig in a poke" and sight unseen as to what ho may be getting.' MANY OF THE ITEMS HAY DE COMPLETELY UNSUITED TO MEET HIS NEEDS and not at all what he wanted for his particular fiolc of worko Ho has been confronted with a gigantic array of "material" in "Secrets", Methods and "Systems" and "Instructions" offered for sale at high prices, much of which he finds after purchase consists of duplication after duplication of the same material, rehashed again and again with very slight variation. Often copied from old books of 30 to 40 years ago, dusted off, given a new highsounding title, a flamboyant advertising build-up. Linking them with something as right out of the scientific discoveries of the ncxtf space age era.

CONFUSING "IIENTALISI1" CATALOC-UES One such catalogue of "Ilontalism" purveying mostly typescript "secrets" lists over 200 items, many of which I personally consider to be some of the most veritable "Sucker Bait" ever collected between two covers. Some arc obsolete and ruled out by the law. Some methods arc duplicated sovcral times over in different "acts" or brochures. Sold by the dealer Modern Day Mont nil sin demands smart, ethical, intelligent} Dignified presentations.

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This is a collection of Hcntalism Feats, Acts, Effects, Methods, Systems, Instruction sheets, Routines and Direction Drochures, just as supplied with various 'Mental' feats and Effects as sold on the market by loading purveyors of magician's data.

Host of them arc presented in their original form, without any attempt to change, alter or edit from the original writing of those who composed the "Instructions" for the various effects or actsÂŤ This is done so that the reader can see just what was sent out by the dealer in each case.

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I want to give credit here to those kind dealers, LooTannen, Ed. Hellon, Holden's, U» P. -Grant, Neimar, Kanter and other grand long— time friends for supplying me with Instruction Sheets of their "Mentalism" effects they originated or introduced, I hope you will buy your apparatus for llentaiism effects from their honest and reliable. s_hopj3. They have been honest enough to let you know WHAT APPARATUS YOU ARE GETTING- FOR YOUR HONEY —• have not tried to sell you a "pig In a poke"- They do not sell you just some typewritten "instructions" for some obsolete effect copied out of the old books of 50 and 40 years ago, like "Alexanders Dr» Q Book", with just a new name and rehashed description. Such books and methods were O.K. in the "old days". Then a chap could buy a used turban from a second-hand customer, and an Oriental looking bathrobe — go out in movie houses under the FAKE TITLE of "DOCTOR" and a queer sounding fake name — as a "SEER", Seventh Son of a Seventh Son — who"SEES" All — and TELLS YOU ALL - from the Cradle to the Grave. These "Fakers" offering to put on a FREE ACT between the movie reels - and promising a split of the "Take" from the spectators who were suckered into buying the "SEER'S" horoscope (cbsting 2 cents wholesale) for one dollar. This carried with it the privilege of asking the Fake "DOCTOR" and mystic "SSSR" two personal questions about the future on jobs, health, marriage, legal matters, lost or stolen goods, sale of property, future children (boys or girlc) family trouble, lawsuits, etc.

But those gyp days are over, along with the "Filth Radio Racket" using those fake sexy questions of the old days by the Horoscope Radio "Pitchmen" over the airwaves, Wholesale arrests by police, Federal Authorities, Postal Inspectors (for collecting money by mail from listeners to the Radio Racket, plus the Uo S. Federal Communications Commission (which recently stopped the Fraud TV "Quiz Shows" and Payola Record Racket to Disc Jockics from gangsters controlling the Juke Box Record Racketeering), have stopped the Fake "DOCTOR" Racket, Movie houses of the respectable sort today will not permit the Fake "DOCTOR" Horoscope Racket in their theatres, nor permit the secret "pay off" C-rafts to movie house managers - which went into the manager's own pocket.

BUT THE" INSTRUCTIONS" ARE STILL BEING- SOLD TO MAGIC CUSTOMERS Despite the fact that the U. So Government put a stop to the "Filth Radio Racket" (described elsewhere in this publication) in the year 1954 — one "MDA" Dealer is still soiling his several Brochures teaching how to use the Sensational SEX and scandal typo F«KE "questions", how to substitute their, in place of the real questions actually written by the radio listeners, or spectators in movie houses. Other brochures telling how to "Book" your attraction of this sort, how to "Exploit" it, et., etc* Smut and shocking sex scandal material may be exciting to a certain number of lower class individuals in any public — live or radio listeners - but it does not seem to me that it has a place in our fine magical or "Hcntalism" performances of todayJJ Dunninger, Volta, The Tuckers, Eddie and Lucille Roberts. Dr, Jaks, etc.-So not use it. Yet they arc booked as "Featured" and "Headlined" Artists into the finest places. Each has appeared in New York, Chicago, Boston, Rochester, Washington, Pittsburgh, Miami Beach, Minneapolis, Buffalo, many times in Canada and Latin America, often playing long runs, being held over for many weeks or months in top placosi It seems to me highly UNFAIR to sell such brochures teaching how to "set up" and operate such obsolete phases of older mental Rackets, after the U.S.F.C.C. has officially declared them a Racket and a Gyp on the public

SMART, MODERNo ETHICAL MENTALISMiJ This publication deals with M E N T A 1. I S M as reg&rds its finer phases - as a -Fine and Respected Art" for Legitimate ENTERIAINMEM As pro c en bed by Dunningor, Volta, Dr 0 Jaks, The Tuckers, The Robertse I think it is too bad that our fine Art of Magic has been smeared with the filth of degradation by seme who have used Mental!am in the past illegitimately as a moans and a tool of thieverys of gyping. robbing and cheating, defrauding and mulcting the public of its money* This treatise does not deal with any phases of Mentalism for the "Rackets",, The typo sold by any "Mentalism Dcrler" who plugs equipment, supplies and "Instructions" and Brochures which teach methods for using it as a tool in the operations of five (5) different"Rackets" I think it is to be deeply regretted that any "Dorlcr" should actually ADVERTISE to our respected IBM and SAM Members — offering to sot then up in a "Mail Order Business" complete with a. Ready-Printed Catalog of ruch goods as FAKE Magic-"Luck" Charms, "NELSON LUCK COINS", Lodestones, "JINX" Incense, Talismans, "Lucky Number" Books, "Black Magic" (Devil Worship) Incantations — that ccrvec to SET MAGIC BACK 100 YE.^RSJ To the time when thieving GHARALATANS robbed the public by selling under the name of 'Magic2 such FAKE Charms, "JINX" and Voodoo Talismans, to "Ticaovo "ivil Influences" to banish "Bad Luck" and restore health and r ood fortune*. For 816*00 per 1 3 000 - with your magi clangs name and address imprinted free (by the "MDA" Montalien Dealer) you can pass out or mail out to your deluded suckers that you have duped as a FAKE "Clairvoyant Office" Racketeer* This is an unquestioned VIOLATION of the Ideals and the "CONSTITUTIONS and By Laws'1 of all FOUR of cur leading magical associations: The L B J L , the SBA«M<>, the PoC«AoM« and the London Magic Circle. All FOUR of those organizations eolcnnly pledge in their '"CONSTITUTIONS" that they will function (and all members must also pledge) "TO ELEVATE and ADVANCE the Art of Magic" as a respectable and LEGITIMATE Art of Entertainment. Not to set it back 100 years or more by plugging it, and PUBLICIZING it for disreputable Rackets of the thievery of the public* The same Dealer also actually ADVERTISES how his 'liagio' radio equipment can bo used for thievery of the public in CROOKED GAMBLING --''WHILE PLAYING- CARDS FOR BIG MONEY'1!.

That is thievery of the public in any man's language - and we all know ltl But so proud is this "1IDA Dealer" that he actually BOASTS how his instruments are now being so used "BY THE GAMBLING FRATERNITY" and "WENT TO WORK FOR THEM WITH A VENGEANCE"!

Is this "ELEVATING amd '''ADVANCING" Magic as pledged in the "CONSTITUTIONS" of all of these fine magical organizations???

Yot t h i s same "1IDA Dealer3 i s permitted to actually ADVERTISE his Catalog in the "Official Organ911 Vablication of the IoBolio Brotherhood - an association which i s supmb ported by the membership I'OOS or.id out by memborc who wore promised that these organizations would fu.ncti.on ij T0 ELEVATE and ADVANCE the Apt of ilag::.o:; as a decent, rcspootabio and LEGITIMATE form of clean, honorable Entertainment o I fool suro that the fine officials of those magic organizations formed for the "betterment" of llaglc will quickly eliminate from their advertising pages tho ads of this dealer who so disgracefully violates every ideal, every decent purpose; every high principle for which these associations wore formed? and for which they are new being supported by the money of our high idcalcd lovers of decent nnS respectable MagicJ Eliminate such ads on these (grounds — and also on the grounds i"hat the dealer VIOLATES tho "CONSTITUTION and By"Laws" of each and every one of the four leading Magical Societies here and abroadI I also object to tho sale of Brochures (authored by the dealer) teaching the operation of the "Filth Radio Racket" and the "Filth Ilcvio House Horoscope Racket'1 -- BO called in tho vernacular of the theatrical trade because of the practice (as taught by the dealer-authorss brochures) of substituting FAZE Questions of The !iFilth!i or Sox scandal type, in place of tho genuine questions written by tho spectators*} Faked questions dealing with fake sex situations like a husband having sexual relations with girls in his place of business - wives having affairs with other men - daughters in danger of pregnancy on secret meetings with a married caan*And many more contained in and taught by the dealer's brochure l!83NSATI0NAL QUESTIONS & ANS'JEFtS11 by Ro A o Nelson-, It contains 100 |;Questions" and answers and explains how the author-dea." OT used them in his own performances© I do not think this is "ELEVATING-H our Art of IIagic3 in accord with our IBM, BMi} PCAil Ey Laws.

Other Racketeering uses of 'eagle5 or nontalisn as featured by the dealer are ADVERTISED IN THE CATALOC-, including a line of "supplies" of the typo used by the despicable thieves of the FRAUD "Spirit Hediu:ni: crockery preying upon saddened women, widows., daughters, mothers at a time when they arc suffering from the grievous loss of some dear one, These arc actually ADVERTISED by the dealer (in case you want to turn into a crook operator in this Racket) by such guarantees of your success as: "WILL PLAY HAVOC 'rlTH THE NON-BELIEVER AND DEEPLY, STIR THE EMOTIONS CF THE TRUE SPIRITUALIST'* - and — f:UNEXCELLED FOR ANY SPIRITUALISTIC ACTIVITY WHETHER IT BE IN A SHALL CATHERING, A PRIVATE SEANCE OR CHURulPy Is this the type (and USE) of our Magic for which we formed the IBM, the SAM, the PCAM and the L 0 M»Cc, to promote the thievery, defrauding and mulcting of the public???

-3Is it ELEVATING our Art of Magic??

I an glad to say that the fine Ethics Connittoo of the IBM has taken ray complaints of those violations of th the IBM nIdeals'1' and purposes, and violations of its Const it at ion & By Laws under consideration — and we arc all watching and waiting for Its decision and action*

DIGNIFIED APT TODAY TODAY MENTALISii AMD"ESP" PRESENTATIONS are a fine form of high clas3 ENTERTAINMENT - presenting mystifying Feats and Acts. Dunninger, Volt a. the Tuckers, Dr 0 Jaks,. Dr 0 Thornton, The Roberts, all have made a success and von MHEADLIHER;| bookings and reputations as fine artists in 11 Mental ism" Presentatlons« All In the finest theatres, swank hotels, exclusive sapper clubs, auditoriums, and as guest artists on top Radio and Television shows - over the great national networks,

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I think the practico of sellin1 to the modern mastic customs-? '".hese several secrets and brochures ter?.chin"? how uc sat and. how to ';':JV'•''vrV others how to "exploit1' the old ''Radio Pilth Racket" GYP of the public, which racke'e has ion:; since been Phut dovn by ths U 3 S-, Federal CoGiiUMiiication Commission, is highly unfair "co the buyer of today^ More detailed explanation of this obsolete Racket is a;iven elsewhere..

The same applies to selling "Inetructicns" and "Methods'1 for the old equally reprehensible racket of the nOVli House faker ;iSZER°.;t who claimed to "Sec All and Tell All", to anyone who bought a dollar '•'horoscope" in order to s;et two personal questions answered "free" Respectable theatres and theatre chains today will net permit the Racket to be operated in their establishments.. Nor permit their house lianas;ere to accept the secret "under the table'1' payoff it of "takG:ifrom the publ of the v ie formerly made by the operator ;e bad cu; ;oir.c horoscope npitchmen" They fa such Rackets relations and degrade the theatre in the eyes of the public* They have clamped down on such, except in a few novic houses for colored audiences.

"AIR TIGHT PREDICTION"

sold by Hollywood Magic Exchange.

On a toy balloon which contains a foldsd slip of paper, the write their names, i n i t i a l s or marks with a ballpoint per.o states that folded slip contains predict ions' of gome future that date the balloon is br-okc-n aril slip contained found to dictions as promised by performer,,

spectators P'-r former eTent. On have pre-

The gimmick: Cut the neck off a balloon so you can tear the rest of it into a'flat ragged sheet. With ballpoint pen write several names on i t .

Fold balloon into a package abcut 1 x 21' and .squeeze it with plyers so it keeps i t s shape. Insert thie; into another balloon of sane color preferably blue and inflate i t , It will look like a folded slip of paper.

When balloon has been signed by spectators place in a plastic- or glass box for display and to prevent balloon from bursting, prepare a duplicate slip with the predictions in left pocket.

WORKING; Borrow a large, white handkerchief and spread it flat on table.

Take balloon in your right hand meanwhile getting folded slip into left hand,, Transfer balloon to your left hand placing i t directly en top of the slip so your fingers will hide the slip. Lay balloon with slip under it in middle of handkerchief bringing the four corners up to form a bag.

G-ive t h i s to one of the committee end a pin to another person who la told to burst the balloon through the handkerchiefâ&#x20AC;&#x17E; He does so, removes the slip and verifies the prediction, The gimmick apparantly becomes one of the pieces of the exploded balloon and attracts no attention. # # .jj. # THE MEN-TALr-p MY3T5RY ACT ffLQ.l Effect: F a i r cards and envelopes a r e d i s t r i b u t e d t o t h e members of t h e audience, with t h e request that they w r i t e t h e i r questions and sign

The sealed envelopes a r e deposited in a f a i r g l a s s bowl, which i s l e f t in t h e keeping of some d i s i n t e r e s t e d s p e c t a t o r .

Performer r e t u r n s t o stage, c a l l s a name, r e q u e s t s t h e p a r t y to acknowledge same by r a i s i n g the r i g h t hand, then answers the question. Ths s p e c t a t o r holding t h e g l a s s bowl i s then d i r e c t e d to search among the b i l l e t s and l o c a t e t h e envelope bearing the p a r t y ' s name just called,, This envelope i s opened by t h e performer who v e r i f i e s the question and name .AFTER i t h a s been answered! Another name i s c a l l e d , and question answered, same removed from t h e bowl by t h e d i s i n t e r e s t e d s p e c t a t o r , and again v e r i f i e d . At T ;he conclusion, t h e envelopes and cards a r e r e t u r n e d t o t h e o r i g i n a l writers.

This particular routine is designed for performer who works without assistants, anytime, any place and for any occasion. It requires no preparation, no apparatus or special properties., Thc'cards and enveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;-lopes, if of uniform size, may be borrowed. The misdirect ion and psychology of the effect i s very clever and the modus operandl is practically indetecta'ble.