Albenice: Reel Magic
©1941 Nat Louis
1st Ed: Hardcover, 55 pages
Comments: Edited by Ralph W. Read. Also published by D. Robbins & Co., Inc. The subsequent editions include an Addenda that Albenice developed after the publication of the original 1941 edition.
Contents:
Frontispiece
Foreword
From the Publisher
13 Chapter 1 Knot Effects with Handkerchiefs
13 The Serpent Silk
15 Visible Self-Tying Silk
16 The Naughty Knot
18 A Suggested Routine with the Vanishing Cane and Handkerchief
18 Visible "40th Century" Silks
21 Chapter II Penetration Effects with Handkerchiefs
23 Penetro
25 Spalding's Penetrable Silk
27 Chapter III Color Changes with Silks
29 A Smart Color Change
30 The Quack Rabbit
31 Chapter IV
33 Card on Ribbon
35 Rising Cards Through the Air
37 Chapter V Miscellaneous Tricks
39 Button, Button, Who's Got the Button
40 The Magnetized Wand
41 Ring Up, Ring Down
42 Sight and Touch Vanish
43 Flying Dollar Bill
44 The Elusive Bill
45 Chapter VI The Thorton Windlass
47 Flying Dollar Bill Across a Room
47 Balancing a Chair on Two Legs
48 Buatier De Kolta's Card Fountain
48 The Floating Cigar
50 The Dancing Handkerchief
51 Chapter VII The Lightning Pull
53 Lamp Chimney and Silk
54 The Vanishing Bird Cage
55 The Flying Ring
57 Addenda
58 Improved, Visible "40th Century" Silks
66 The Penetrable Silk
70 The Effects (Basic Principles)
75 The Effects (Advanced Principles)
82 Routined Act
82 Notes
LoC Classification |
GV1559 .A55 |
LoC Control Number |
41009921 |
Dewey |
793.8 |
No. of Pages |
145 |
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Read It |
No |
Location |
Magic Library (Home) Shelf A |
Condition |
Near Mint |
Owner |
Bryan-Keith Taylor |
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A notable publication, the first devoted to tricks using the secret device known as a reel. Fourty-four illustrations.
Albenice, John
(1913-1957)
American club magician and author who specialized in magic with reels. He invented the Serpent Silk, and in 1941, wrote "Reel Magic." Created Rising Card Houlette on Ribbon. You'll find many of his silk magic inventuions described in Rice's Encyclopedia of Silk Magic.