In 1966, Robert Harbin performed his new illusion, The Zig Zag Lady, on the live variety show Sunday Night at the London Palladium.
Paul Valadon died on this day, 1913, in Phoenix, Arizona. He was supposed to be Kellar’s successor, but in 1907 Howard Thurston raced back to America and secured the contract instead.
“For those who believe, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not, none will suffice.”
This day in 1874 was not Harry Houdini’s birthday. But he celebrated his birthday on this day all his life. Wanna know why?
This is a well-made gag which uses yet another property of the cell phone (zooming into a portion of a photograph) to create a visual surprise on a box of playing cards.
You may well wonder what sort of enhancement to “watch me pull my finger off” is waiting for you inside of the neat red box from Penguin Magic. Or indeed, whether “watch me pull my finger off” has been waiting for $25 of improvement.
Josh Burch has seemingly replaced several different routines, like Scotch and Soda, or the Coin through the Coaster, or even Color Changing Knives, with a set of four special plastic guitar picks.
A signed card teleports to the zipper pocket of your wallet! A minimalist Card to Wallet with a modern aesthetic.
This groundbreaking creation from Angelo Carbone allows you to make any freely-named card rise from a deck on your command. “Notion of the Motion” is a miracle-level effect that leaves people convinced they've witnessed real magic—even seasoned magicians.
It falls into that delicious category where you’ll ask yourself, “Can it really be that simple?” It can. It’s an elegant solution and after playing with it in the mirror, you will be itching to put it in your show.
Tom Stone, from Sweden, is well known to Genii readers for his long-running column of original magic and for his innovative performances on stage. At the moment, he is designing curriculums for his popular conjuring workshops in Stockholm.
Geniality for the New Genii Congratulations on launching the next chapter in Genii’s life! I love the new design of the magazine. More than