Four years and two months ago, I started THE JINX as a source of practical information for magicians. With much gratification I now produce an Index for 50 'issues and the semi-annual " Extras. My thanks go to many mystics of many countries for continued and valued support. When you study The Jinx remenber that it isn't what you do - it's what you make them think you do.
THE JINX INDEX haa been compiled and arranged in its entirety by Mr. J. G. Thompson, Jr. of Middleburg, Penna., U.S.A. THE JINX INDEX, produced by photo offset process in the United States of America, is COPYRIGHT 1938 by Theodore Annemann, Waverly, New York, U.S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, including the right to reproduce the material to which this index specifically refers or portions thereof in any form.
INDIX OCT. 1934-NOV. 1938 1-50$ Extras PAGES 1 - 332 An Original Ball Dropper 75 Cups and Balls (The Stanyon Lessons) serially through 13 issues Pages 235, 241, 248, 254, 260, 266, 282, 288, 293, 302, 308, 314, 332. Dr. Jacob Daley's Cup and Ball Routine 332
Bert Reese Secrets A Mental Test Revamped (See pages 24 and —172) Your Fortune, Miss I Nyctalopia One Little Word Hat Pin Compact The Answer
[BILL TRICKS!
[BOOKS |
The Lemon and the Dollar (See page 99) Transient Money The Shrinking Bill - par.5 (See page 62, ---par.l) The Itinerant Dollar Inflation A Mentalist With Money Banana Bill Security Dollar Cut Devil's Luokl
28 32 58 85 114 168 225 239 279 310
I BILLET READING TESTS |( Single poraon) Two Papers and A Spectator The Master of the Message (See page 99) A Question and the Answer The Modernized Reading The Impression Moderne Impromptu Vision
3 13 20 34 43 83
140 151 196 245 280 285 285 335
The Jinx Five Foot Shelf Of Magic [BOOK TESTS)(Alao magazlne-newapaper teats). The Demon-Yogl-Goblln Book Test The Twentieth Century Newspaper Test Cards and a Newspaper Dice and a Book The Word on the Page (Book) The Double Ad Test (Newspaper) Between the Lines (Book) The Jaipur Jinnee (Book) The Oas of Lhasa (Book)
8 16 63 135 157 181 207 211 284
iBRAIN TESTS|. How Did He Know? Puzzle From A Top Hat Two Teasers - Last par. (See page 343)
89 324 339
[CARDS[(Impromptu) Synthetic Sympathy 7 The Card That Isn't I S3 The "ELM" Card Change 26 Lies! Lies I Lies 1 (See pages 15 and 19) 39 The Pace-up Pace-down Location 44 A Principle In Disguise 45 Far-Optic Vision (See page 99) 48 The Pan Location 54 A Trick With The Pan Location 55 A Card To Be Thought About 55 A Card Puzzle - par.l 58 Two Betting Propositions - par.2 and 3 58 Aces Of Eight 64 The Under-cover Mystery 83 The Thirty-two Card Mystery 86 The Spectator's Choice (See page 172) 92 The Torn Deck Trick 96 The Card Vanishes - Last par. 101 The Audley Walsh Coincidence 122 A Paradox of Pairs 134 The Ad Lib Spelling 138 Miraskill 147 Climax 152 Follow Me 168 A Story Of Crime 169 The Secret Order of The Aces (See page 183)173 The Impromptu Passing 179 The Restless Dozen 180 Les Cartes Par Hasard 182 The Psychic Toothpick 183 Parallel Thoughts (See page 173) 183 One In Fifty-two 189 Composite Routine 206 G-Men 220 The Rhummy Cheat 247 TTp And Down 255 Locatrik 262 Indetectable 264 Preposterous (See page 326) 268 Through The Hank 271 Newspell 272 Card Minded 274 Draw Poker Plus 275 An Easy Lesson 276 Three Pile3 277 Give A Number! 283 New Card Math 289 Nufind 299 Sensitive Soul 299 Subconscious Mystery 321 Wise Guy Catch 323 The Of Trick 323 Pound Out 323 Jordan Plus Gardiner 326 Queer Quest 331 Restless Cards 337 ICARDS|(Faked, duplicate, other preparation)... Hallucination (See page 99) The Devil's Pour Aces The Finders A Card In Transit Card Box Sympathy The Red and Blue Back Color Change The Lie Detective (See pages 15 and 39) The Question For The Month (See pages 51 and 92) The New Nightmare Effect The Renovated Sphinx Card Trick Just The Same Alike It Goes This Way The Ribbon That Made Good The Migrating Pastboard A Daffy Discovery Twentieth Century Cards (See page 99) Surprise! (See pages 26 and 92) The Card Unharmed (See page 172) Pour Aces On The Stage A Card In Flight Again A Prediction The Acme Thought Card Pass The Puzzling Speller Simplex Torn Card and Balloon Automatic Seconds A Test Of Power Deck Vanish - par.l (See pages 26 and 51)
1 5 6 10 14 18 19 26 27 34 41 42 43 44 46 50 51 56 60 66 78 80 83 85 88 89 92
The Miracle Speller 98 Card On The Ceiling - par.2 (See page 172) 101 Version of Al Baker's Three Billet Trick 108 A Question of Power 129 An Amusing Card Reversal 134 Trickery! 137 "What the H ?" 145 The Touch That Tells 146 The Reticent Queen 151 The Modern Eye Popoer 155 Cards In 'Hie Cases 158 The Guidance Of Fate 159 The Problem Of The Ice Cube 161 Only An Image 163 Here Or 'There 163 The Mutilated Card 174 Two Cheating Mysteries 176 Multeffect Cards 177 The Super Eye Popper 181 He Picks The Right Card (See page 240) 182 Card On The Wing 183 The New "Miracle" Effect 188 The Walk-Around Discovery 190 Controlled Luck 191 Card Passe-Passe 195 Wired Thought 201 Dead Man's' Hand 209 Operator Calling 220 Pocketbook Card 224 Uniflight 231 The Card Angler (See par.5,page 246) 233 Ostracism 264 For A Dine 268 Synthetic Seconds 272 Power! 280 Three Chances 286 A Hew Force Deck 289 Dark Sorcery 290 Transatlantic Vanish - par.7 292 Corner Restored 294 The Magician's Dream 298 "Nuts To You" 301 Nomolos 301 Flighty Aces 307 An Invisible Card Shiner 309 The Card From Hell 311 Mystic Matching 320 Hypnosthesia 325 Decepto 331 Coincido 340 Brain Wave Deck 341 Lexicon Test 345 Ghostatic Touch 346 The Black Brand 352
[Prearranged) 7 Your Card! 11 A Real Psychic Card Test Something To Work On (See pages 19 and 39) 15 30 An Improvement A La Carte 59 The Solitaire King 69 A Cute ^nd uick Location 75 A Different Card Spelling 76 Diabolical Influence 86 The Psychic Knows 107 The Scarney Thought Card 107 Another Stop! ISO The Card Phenomenon (See page 172) 136 "We Stand Pat" 180 The Rhurnmy Master 195 Spell-Me (See page 249) 201 Tattle Tale 202 Restless Cards 237 Mind Or Muscle 243 Call Your Hand 249 The New Spell-Me (See page 195) 257 Gambler At Large 267 The Ultra Find 273 That Quaint Joker 324 Demon's Divination 337 Deck Digit Dial And Devil Much Stew-Little Meat) Refer To Name Index
The Twenty Matches - par.6
[CIGARETTE TRICKS | Cigarette Perception (See page 99) The Henry E. Dixie Cigarette Vanish A Cigarette Rolled By Proxy A Cigarette Vanish - par.5 A Visible Cigarette Vanisher Tobacco Magic The Classical Cigarette Cigarettes In The Dark 'The Phantom Cigarette Smoker's Paradise Cigarette vs Beer A Smart Cigarette The Camel And The Needle's Eye
14 51 54 61 78 84 84 92 98 262 273 276 311
ICOIH TRICKS] The Enlarging Penny - par.l (See page 58) 62 Coins, En Route 66 Metal versus Fabric 69 Money In The Pocket 87 Silver Or Copper? 114 Money Metalism 123 Here's Your Change 130 Numismatigic (See page 172) 157 Dates 213 Feel 232 Duplex Date Reading 250 Two Penny Stunts 272 Two Quarter Stunts 277 Pocket To Cuff 278 lEDITKIVIAf. Editorial comment and pertinent news Jinx issue from No.l through Ho.50.
in every
1FORCING!. With One Hand The One-Of-A-Bunch Force Single Die Force - par.7 The "So Simple" Force The Novelty Box Selection A New Force Deck
42 43 91 135 138 289
IHAHDKERCHTEF EFFECTS}.
The Handkerchief That Flow Prophecy Plus (See page 172) The Spectral Seamstress Twenty-first Century Silks The Lovers' Knots Hank, The Hermit Plate And Silk Four-In-One Silks A Paper Cup And Silk Routine
46 122 124 153 183 218 222 226 309
{LIVING AMD DEAD TESTS|. Dead Or Alive Two Mindreading Publicity Effects (See page 151) Living and Dead - par.4 Dr. Daley's Death Divination
Dead! Gabbatha1
11 24 103 146 255 347
IMAGICIAHS' BUSINESS CARDS| Reproductions of 180 magicians' business cards on'pages 67, 74, 93, 106, 127, 144, 150, 171, 212, 338. I MATCH TRICKS 1 A Divination With Matches (See page 99) The "Double Steal" It Strikes Again Color Trouble Equine Matchistry
55 244 271 275 280
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[MENTAL EFFECTSi(Impromptu-single person). Two Papers And A Spectator The Master Of The Message (See page 99) Cigarette Perception (See page 99) One Of Those Things A Question And The Answer Two Mindreading Publicity Effects (See page 151) Slate Immortality Par-Optic Vision (See page 99) A Card To Be Thought About A Divination With Matches (See page 99) Impromptu Vision A Test Of Power A Mentalist With Money Compact
3 13 14 15 20 24 40 48 55 55 83 89 168 285
IMENTAL EFFECTS!(Preparatlon-3ingle person).... The Mystery Of The Blackboard 4 Demon-Yogi-Goblin Book Test 8 Dead Or Alive? 11 The Twentieth Century Newspaper Test 16 With Sight Unseen 18 A Neat Publicity Stunt 20 Impromptu Frame-ups 22 Thought-Rays 31 The Modernized Reading 34 Pseudo-Psychometry 36 Horrors! (See page 172) 41 The Impression Moderne 43 A New Method of Tabulation 46 Extra-Sensory Perception (See page 99) 52 Cards And A Newspaper 63 An Original Faked Envelope With Publicity —Angle 72 Diabolical Influence 76 Again A Prediction 78 Cigarettes In The Dark 92 Living And Dead - par.4 103 Version of Al Baker's Three Billet Trick 108 Prophecy-Plus (See page 172) 122 Triple Coercion (See page 185) 123 Numero! 1^5 Dice And The Book (See page 172) 135 On The '.Ure 137 Bert Reese's Secrets 140 Calendar Conjuring (See pages 172 and 279) 141 Dr. Daley's Death Divination 146 A Mental Test Revamped (See pages 24 ---and 172) 151 Numismatlgic (See page 172) 157 The Word On The Page 157 The Guidance Of Fate 159 165 Notaria The Double Ad Test 181 New Addition Slate Presentation 182 Just An Echo (See page 123) 185 Controlled Luck 191 Your Fortune, Missi 196 The Crazy Code 19? Wired Thought 201 Between The Lines 207 The Jaipur Jinnee 211 sl3 Dates Operator Calling 220 The Oss Of Lhasa 224 Lock And Key (See page 58) 227 232 Feel 236 The Folk Test Mind Or Muscle 237 Nyctalopia 245 My Own Swami Test 249 Duplex Date Reading 250 Ultra Addition 251 Dead 255 Phantom Hand 263 Date Sense (See pages 141 and 172) 279 One Little Word 280 Yggdrasil (See page 329) 284 Hat Pin 285 Who Killed Mr. X? 291 Knockout! 304 Mental Numbers 319
[MENTAL EFFECTS I (T-.7O people) 26 A Practical Card Code 40 Telepathy On The Cuff 45 From Out Of The Air 47 The Unknovm Subject 53 Publicity Stunt - par.6 70 Thoughts In The Air 86 The Psychic Knows 1S3 Money Mentalissn The Secret Order Of The Aces (See page 183)173 Parallel Thoughts (See page 173)
Duo Telepathy Out Of The Ether Magic Music - p a r . l lie phis to Thot
183
188 242 292 313
Behind That Door! 322 Wireless Telepathy 328 Was Prof. J.B.Rhine Hoodwinked? See page ---284) 329 Zenith Telepathy - par.9 342 MISCELLANEA Poem Jinx Extra Cocktf.il The Jinx "Zipper" Cocktail Comments Regarding "Variety" Article Poem - par. 6 Title This Yourself! (A cartoon) Creation (A cartoon) A Ballade Of The Would Be Mage The Explosive Cards - par.4 Houdini Vanishes An Elephant - par.5 (See par.^.Editrivia,page 315) How's Tricks (Comments anent G.L.Kaufman's book by S.A.M". BtblOS Committee) A Clever Autograph Book - par.6 Presentation for Bullet Catching Mystery Cities and People With Magical Names From Our Cartoon Collection (7 certoons)
12 38 173 205 234 240 247 290 292 292 294 300 318 330 350
{MISCELLANEOUS TRICKS| The Supreme East Indian Needle Feat (See page 99) 2 The Bending Swizzle Stick (See page 99) 11 His Astral Shirt (See page 30) 23 The Astral Shirt Again (See page 23) 30 A Matter Of Policy (See pages 99 and 172) 35 Higher Magic (See page 87) 62 Br-r-r! (Meaning 'Very Cold') (See page —-118,par.7) 79 More Higher Magic (See page 62) 87 A Ring In Transit 90 A Novel Glass Through Hat 95 i/ine Production - par.3 97 The Ordinary Changing Tray 115 Keith Clark's Finale Trick 116 Pencil Routine - par.l 142 The Candy King 151 The Spirit Bracelet 220 An Invitation To Lunch 238 The "Double Steal" 244 The Houdini Pen 278 Fountain Pen Gone 278 Who Killed Mr. X? 291 A New Torn Cigarette Paper ./r inkle 309 The Torn Straw Hat Band - par.5 318 Shower Of Plumes 319 Swindle 324 Magic Mixup 344 Reincarnation 349 Gene-Eye 351 {NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS[ (Reproduced) Articles regarding magicians and their doings on pages 73, 112, 113, 117, 120, 121,128, 170, 176, 192, 198, 199, 200, 210, 281, 303, 343. [NUMBER EFFECTS! One Of Those Things Telepathy On The Cuff The Lucky Number Magic Square
15 40 79
The Addition Of The Age 104 Numero 125 Governmental Wizardry 136 C&lendar Conjuring (See pages 172 and 279) 141 In The Bag - par.l 166 Ultra Addition 251 Phantom Hand 263 Date Sense (See pages 141 and 172) 279 Mental Numbers 319 {ODDITIES | , Number Eighty-four - Last par. Numbers and Letters - Last par.
34 281
PROGRAMS FOR MAGI| No. 1 - "A Club Act Of Magic" No. 2 - "A Mental Club Act" • A William Larsen Program No. 3 - "A Magical Club Program" No. 4 - "A No Card Mystery Act" No. 5 - "No Code Telepathy" No. 6 - "Strictly Impromptu"
133 143 164 194 230 252 344
[PROGRAM REVIEWS] I II III IV V
John Mulholland Harry Opel Glen Pope Nate Leipzig Charles Blake
193 193 193 201 206
(PUBLICITY EFFECTS| A Neat Publicity Stunt Two Mindreading Publicity Effects (See page 151) Tom Bowyer'3 Publicity Trick Publicity Stunt - par.6 An Original Routine For Publicity - par. ll.Editrivia An Original Faked Envelope With Publicity Angle Death Flight (See page 172) On The Wire Gabbathal The Black Brand
20 24 31 53 66 72 102 137 347 352
[ROPES AND RIBBONS). The Flash Ribbon Restoration Ribbon Restoration - Last par. The Mystic Necktie A Sailor's Rope
39 54 213 256
{SLATE MYSTERIES| Thought Rays 31 Slate Immortality 40 The Super Slates 63 The Twentieth Century Slate Test 87 The Ultra Slate Message 88 Color Blindness 167 New Addition Slate Presentation 182 Before Your Eyes (See last par. page 270) 203 The Gysel Slate 231 Ghost Writer 297 Knockout] 304 Sacred Script (See par.10, page 345) 305 Fatal Number 334 The Answer! 335 GabbathaI 347 jSPIRIT EFFECTSJ. The Super Slates The Twentieth Century Slate Test The Ultra Slate Mystery Death Flight (See page 172) From Beyond The Grave The Annemann Bell Box
63 87 88 102 115 134
Voodoo The Phantom Artist The Spirit Bracelet The Gysel Slate Ghost Writer Sacred Script (See par.10, page 345) Fatal Number The Answer! OabbathaI
208 217 220 231 297 305 334 335 347
Annemann, Theodore
2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13 18, 20, 22, 23, 24,26 27, 30, 32, 34, 35,36 40, 41, 42, 43, 44,45 46, 47, 48, 50, 52,55 56, 58, 59, 60, 62,68 69, 70, 72, 80, 83,87 92, 99, 101, 108, 111 115, 119, 123,133,154 135, 137, 140,143,149 157, 158, 162,165,168 169, 172, 173,176,131 183, 190, 194,199,201 202, 206, 207,224,237 243, 249, 252,262,267 284, 323, 326,328,329
Ashworth, Norman Author Unknown
203
Badley, Ben Baker, Al Bates, Dr. Jilliam Bauer, Josef Bays, John K. Bellman, Dan Bowyer, Tom Braun, John Breger, Irv. Brennan, Andrew Brent, Lu
92
1THIMBLESI 95 261
Finger Exercises! Thimbles Ho Endl
ITHIMK IT OVER I A series of helpful bits of advice for magicians who take their art seriously. Pages 111, 119 (See page 172), 149, 162. 1TIPS AMD IMPROVEMENTS| Tip To Magicians -par. 3,4,5 and 6 25 A Frame-up - par.5 50 Tip On Using Pigeons - par.7 (see par.7, — p a g e 65) 54 Improvement to "Seven Keys To Baldpate" ---par.4 (See page 227) 58 Variation of "Canary and Light Bulb"-par.6 58 Comedy TTse For Foo Can - par.7 58 Tip to Card Workers - par.8 58 Tip for "Vanishing Bird Cage" - par.9 (See par.3, page 61) 58 Tip for "Cards From Pockets" - par.10 58 Wrinkle for Planting Productions - par.11 59 "Rising Card" Tips - par.3 61 An Original Tie For Loads 62 Fortune Telling Tip - par.l 65 Tip for Mentalists - par.3 71 Tip for "Floating Match" - par.8 82 Tip for Glass Penetration Frame - par.9 82 Tip on "Psychic 'Writing" - par.9 91 Tips for Card Farmers - par.2 92 Tube Tips - par.3 101 Improvement on "Brema Hut Trick" - par.5 101 Tip for Book Test - par.9 103 A Locator Card - par.l 104 Tip for "Syko" Users - par.4 104 TJse for Score Card - par.8 110 Comedy By-play - par.5 118 Candle Interlude - par.3 126 Tip for Davenport Silks - par.4 (See par. 6, oage 166; par.5, page 170; par.8, — -page 216) 142 Tip on "Prayer Bottle" - Trivia 142 Tip to Hight Club Workers - par.4 (See ---par.7, page 13) 160 Tip to Dog Owners - par.6 240 Tip on "Before Your Eyes" - Last par. (See ---page 203) 270 An Invisible Card Shiner 309 How To TTse Daub - par.l 318 How To Make Colored Flash Paper -par.6 318 Tip on "Sacred Script" - par.10 (See page 305) 345
THE JINX NAME INDEX I PART I Adams, Bertram Allen, Lyman Andrews, Charlton
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CONTRIBUTORS! 197 138 290
125, 299 321 264 39 320
31, 180, 264, 268 158 350
Bush, Conrad
62, 71, 172 78, 84, 85, 98, 130 136, 286, 307 28, 114
Christ, Henry T.
39, 152, 195, 209,249 334
Churchill, Byron Clark, Frederick F. Clark, Keith Clever, Eddie
222, 331 172 116
1, 34, 89, 90,163,211 242
Cole, Calvin Cramer, Stuart P. Crovre, Monty Curry, Paul
15, 61 182
114, 172 245
Dalban, Vincent Daley, Dr. Jacob
15, 89, 98, 319 80, 88, 110, 134, 138 146, 170, 172,182,251 332, 335
Davenport, Lewis Deacy, James T. De Blois , L o m e de Lion, M. Clement De Mello, Arthur DeMuth, Fred Dixie, Henry E. Dodd, Frank' N. xXincanson, Dr. L.E.
118 185
Elliott, Bruce El Ray Ervin, Dr. E.G. Evans , Val Evening Post (Hew York) Fetsch, Henry Fiacher, Ottokar Fricke, Charles '.V. Fries, Joseph H.
153, 218, 299 91 220
55, 69 51
17, 34, 99, 244 18, 30, 31, 261 115 54
279, 309 177, 238, 262 339
227, 304, 346, 349 62, 66, 75 99
213, 256
Gardiner, Martin
268, 271 to 276, 280
Gibson, '.'/alter Gilbert Les Grant, IT.F. Gysel, Robert
279, 292
Hall, Newton Hanneman, George C. Harrison Heath, Royal V. Heller, Robert Henderson, William Holden, Max Holraan, Bill Hood, Herbert Houghton, Blois Hugard, Jean
151, 191, 326 75, 289 283, 349 34, 79
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{VARIATIONS AMD SUGGESTIONS| Pages 99 and 172
63, 107, 146, 180,220
Hummer, Bobby
10 198 231
61 351 99 350
99, 151 153, 218, 299 13, 87, 168 66, 83
Jackson, P. Jaks James, Stewart Jamison, R.M. Johnson, Arthur Jordan, Charles T. Judah, Stewart
337 285 , 352 147 , 151, 157,236,331 337 99, 163, 297 63 124 , 213, 226,250,289 324 92
Kimball, Harrison Koaky, Gerald Krumgold, Sigmund
283 , 349 301 , 324 167
Lang, Scotty Larsen, William Lenz, Sidney Lynch, Vincent Lyons, L. Vosburgh
172 164 , 172 292 145 122 , 129, 172,179,310
Madden, Dick Manning, Otis Margulies, Sidney May, E. Leslie McKenny, Gordon R. Meyer, Orville Wayne
155 64, 79, 95 189 26, 345, 305
6, 7, 14, 26, 43, 54
Mifflin, John W. "Doc" Mills, Jesse E. Monroe, Arthur
99, 159, 172, 188., 251 255 , 344 78 181 208
Hagle, Charles Naldrett, Percy Nyquist, Charles W.
104,, 136 217 19, 270
Oeinck, E.J.
172
Page, Nancy Parrish, Robert H. Paulson, Oscar H. Proskauer, Julian J. Prunier, Russell
182 40, 86, 92, 188 195,, 345 96
Rawson, Clayton Read, Ralph W. Reed, Ed Reese, Edward Robson, Stuart
311,, 322, 324 46, 126 350 201,, 225 16, 19, 41, 232, 253 318, 344 247 123
Rose, Carl Rosenthal, Charles Roslnl, Paul Ross, Anthony Rueskamp, William Sachs Sanderson, George P. Scarney, John Scherzer, Nat Searles, Lynn Sellers, Tom Sidney, Albert Simpson, Stephen G. Smith, Harry J. Smith, Phil Solomon, Harris Stanyon, Ellis Steisel, Jacob Stern, Harry Sullivan, Leo. H. Sunshine, Martin
173
4 216 166 319 239 107 •
20 134, 135 102, 141 280, 290 294 88
66 76, 220, 301 235, 241, 248, 254,260 266, 282, 288,293,302 308, 314, 332 82, 85 280 99
Webster's Dictionary Wiegle, Oscar, Jr. Wimbrough, Sidney Wise., Russell T. Wolff, Ed |PART II
I PART III Blake, Charles Leipzig, Nate Mulholland, John Opel, Harry Pope, Glen
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73, 128, 169
125 112, 350 180 116 335
128 121
73 261
113 128 112 128 198, 200 192
121 128 128 128 128 209 113, 120, 121, 170 285, 352
147 121 121 198 71, 73, 113", 117 198 305 159
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73, 176 121 303 210
121 311 140 112 128 128 73 291 109, 112, 113, 120 199, 200 120, 341, 343 112 121 120 329 329 113
PRC 206 201 193 193 193
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95
51, 83, 291, 313, 342 'ZATt O*± 1
Travers, Prank
247, 257
Ulsh, Don
350
Vandevier, Prances Vernon, Dai Vosburgh, Jack
234
Walsh, Audley
86, 122, 130,184, 196
355, 341 45, 87 OQO
Warlock, Peter
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OCTOBER 1934
HALLUCINATION.
Conceived, written and published by Theo AnneÂťann. The Jinx is not a magazine, neither is it a crusading sheet with a chip on each shoulder and a wood.pile in reserve. All offices, both in an artistic and business sense are held by one individual who has but a single thought in mind, that of supplying magicians and mystery entertainers at large with practical effects and useful knowledge. Where the editor (also owner and head office boy ) finds his own knowledge lacking,he steps out with the ever at work minds of the country 's best amateurs and professionals and therefrom gleans the necessary information to keep his brain child on an even keel and prevent lopsidedness from one track logic. The tricks will be good, the hints.tips, and miscellaneous matter that may creep in will be practical,and above all,the price will remain a fraction of a fraction in comparison with the value of the information disclosed. At t imes the grammar may be bad,but on other occasions we can assure you that it will read unusually well. We do not believe in promises or over enthusiastic statements of things to come. The fraternityat large is respectfully requested to accept The Jin'x from month to month with no boosting or fanfare,but simply on the merits of what it contains for what it costs. Al Daker has said that if a person can get one trick out of an issue it costs them only a quarter; if they find two they can use,the cost is twelve and a half cents each. Jiowever ,if they can f ind use f or all three, then 'tis a rare bargain. So with a lifted glass instead of a broken bottle I dedicate instead of christen the first copy of The Jinx
This effect is totally new from the audience's point of view and that is something to be looked for in this day when effects are pretty difficult to evolve. The performer states that very few people have a retent ive mind and remember what they actually see. He states that in every accident case, there are contradictory stories about what actually happened. To prove his point he takes a deck from its case and shuffles. Passing to a spectator and holding the deck very openly and fairly on his left hand he asks this party to lift up the corner and look at the top card. Without a move or suspicious action, the performer passes to a second party and they are requested todothe same and also remember the top card. Lastly a third party is asked to look at the card and very openly the performer deals it onto the spectator 's palm or on something where it is in full view. Now performer repeats that he has made an actual test of his statement that no two people see things exactly alike. The first party is asked to stand and name the card he saw on top of the deck. He does. The second party then arises and names the card he saw. He does BUT IT IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT CARD. The third person stands and names the one he saw AND IT IS STILL A DIFFERENT CARD! The performer shrugs his shoulders and tells them that they are all wrong. The third man turns over the card on table or that he is holding AND IT IS THE JOKER! The deck may then be tossed out if desired. It will be readily seen how the effect lends itself to comedy if not too blatant. The effect upon the audience is good and will always be remembered. I advise the performer to call attention at the start that he is not performing any sleight of hand or card trickery but is just making an experiment in observation.
TO A MEMORY.
2nd .erinting; - March 1936 rage 1