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DEVOTED SOLELY TO THE INTERESTS OF M A G I C A N D M A G I C I A N S Vol. XX, No. 1
SEPTEMBER, 1962
40 cents
ILLION DOLLAR DICE Jean Hugard and Fred Braue ... What memories the names recall! Although a card devotee of many years, the Hugard series opened up new vistas for me. And I can never hope to recapture the delight I experienced when "Hxpert Card Technique" arrived during the war. Nor am I lively to forget that both kept me enthralled for months and the practice of their contents helped considerably to lighten the weary war years. Hugard I never hjiew. Braue by correspondence only; I miss his cheery letters full of friendliness and charm. He was the real enthusiast. I feel I owe a debt of gratitude to them both. * # #
By GUS SOUTHALL Illustrations by Dr. RAYMOND L. BEEBE
hand with a die between each; a tube of suitable adhesive. Some of the articles require explanation: The handkerchief: First, it is folded diagonally; about IV2" from the
The title is misleading; the dice only loo\ expensive. They are Continental type made of black perspec* set with large brilliants. Only 1" square they appear much larger. Useless for ordinary purposes their sole use appears to be a decorative one. EFFECT: Seated at table the performer pulls a silk handkerchief through his fingers and materializes four brilliant dice which he places between the fingers of his left hand. Suddenly four more dice appear in similar position in his right fingers. For a climax he produces a brilliant Jumbo die. The routine, especially under electric light, is quite dazzling. REQUIREMENTS: Eight diamond dice as described; a Jumbo die 2" x 2", specially made of boxwood, enamelled black and set with large brilliants; a black silk handerchief 18" square; a cloth wallet or pouch 9" x 6" lined with thin sponge rubber and closed with a zipper; brass holder with stud; a piece of thin clear perspec shaped in a curve and long enough to accommodate the spread fingers of the right
will have their openings one at each end. A die placed in either pocket will not slip out provided its nearest corner is held higher but will drop out easily otherwise. The dice: Four of them, each with the brilliants removed from their No. 1 faces are glued on the long strip of perspec at intervals to allow the spread fingers of the right hand to be inserted. The "keyhole" in the strip permits the gimmic to be hung on the stud of the brass holder. (Fig. 6.) The brass holder (Fig. 5): It is fastened with a safety pin, to the braces (suspenders), shirt or waistcoat under the left side of the coat, chest high. PREPARATION: Insert a single die in
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*The King's English equivalent for "plastic."
folded center a row of stitches, about 8" long, is made to form a sort of tube which is then stitched down the middle (Fig. 3) to form two pockets. Both free corners of the silk are folded back in opposite ways and a few stitches taken to prevent the silk from unfolding too far. If the silk is held by diagonal corners, the twin pockets
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either pocket of the silk. Hold the latter upright by its nearest corner, tuck it completely into your right inner breast pocket and leave the corner projecting. Put three dice in your left coat {Continued on page 4)
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