Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8

Lessons 92 to 103

1993
Written by Richard Kaufman, Harlan Tarbell
Work of Various
434 pages (Hardcover), published by D. Robbins & Co., Inc.
Illustrated with drawings by Harlan Tarbell
Language: English
94 entries
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The Dark Seance at the Table things with tambourine, bell, and the like happen in the dark
 		22
The Dark Circle everybody sits in a circle and hold everybody's hand, but performer gets one hand free
 		28
The Touch of Mysterious Fingers fingers are felt below the table even though all hands are above the table
 		30
Robert Gysel Gysel's Method ringing bells wit feet in shoes under table
 		32
The Cabinet Seance spirit cabinet
 		33
The Throw-Away Coat Tie hands tied, yet coat is removed under cover
 		38
Anna Eva Fay Anna Eva Fay's Spirit Tie spirit cabinet
 		39
Harlan Tarbell Spirit Collar metal collar around neck, locked to chair, for spirit cabinet
 		41
Wine and Water chemical liquid transformation
 		45
Harlan Tarbell Anytime Cake in the Hat
49
The Enchanted Cane floating cane, thread
 		52
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L.W. Bewitched Handkerchief and Glass handkerchief disappears and reappears in covered glass
 		56
Loop Ball gimmick to vanish handkerchief
 		58
R. J. Reynolds A Topsy-Turvy Word word on cigarette pack turns upside down
 		59
The Mysterious Cross mark appears on spectator's hand, with match
 		61
Solid Through Solid String piece of candy (?) is threaded on string and penetrates
 		62
Come-Back Bread Crumb two in hand, one away, it returns, repeat
 		64
The Cloudburst Coin water is pressed from coin
 		65
Harlan Tarbell Tarbell's Production Hat
67
A Derby and Silk Routine 20th Century Silks variation
 		70
Harlan Tarbell Potato and Die large die and potato transpose with hat
 		72
Harlan Tarbell First Torn Paper Routine
74
Harlan Tarbell Tarbell's Oranges cups and balls routine with flower pots
 		76
Classic Water Bowl Production
78
Slippery Aces
83
The Mystic Aces
86
The Kick-Back Card Discovery flourish shoot-back cut
 		87
A Good Card Trick marked key card
 		89
The Rising Cards from Envelope two methods, hole in envelope
 		90
The Rising Cards from Book hole through book
 		94
Switching Decks handkerchief cover
 		96
The Phantom Cut-Out Card number and suit are cut out of previously blank paper
 		97
F. E. Cole Any Card Called For Rising Card unpractical
 		100
Harlan Tarbell Any Card Rising Card assistent
 		101
Harlan Tarbell Elusive Cannon Crackers different colored cannon crackers change places, several effect variations
 		103
The Hindu Climbing Balls balls threaded on string, supported on stick, balls climb up
 		110
The Hindu Jar of Grain grain disappears from jar
 		112
The Hindu Disappearing Grain grain disappears from can
 		113
Percy Abbott Chinese Color-Changing Coins sixteen gold coins change to silver, then to various colors
Related to 115
The Chinese Sticks
121
The Chinese Production Box
127
Loading a Hat
130
Mystery of the Paper Ball, Egg, Frog, & Baby Chicken paper ball under a bowl transforms in the things from the title
 		131
Blindfold Card Reading some cards are chosen from one half and shuffled in other half, found by blindfolded magician, pegged/punched card
 		137
The Devil's Deck edge marked deck, freely removed cards are named
Also published here
  • "A Mystic Discovery" (1927 Tarbell System of Magic, p. 20-24)
 140
Harlan Tarbell Bank Night Revisited
144
Dr. Milton Bridges Dr. Bridges' Though Projection number is sealed in envelope, other spectator names a number, coincidence
 		146
The Chess Knight's Tour
148
Harlan Tarbell The Tarbell Rapid Memory Act
153
Harlan Tarbell A Word About Magic With Ropes
159
Harlan Tarbell How to Tie a Square Knot
160
Harlan Tarbell "Basik" Rope Mystery
161
The Lazy Man Reformed
164
Henry Holava Rope From Hand Release
Also published here 166
Block of Wood Release
168
The Priest's Pearls through neck
 		170
Harlan Tarbell Tarbell's Rope Mystery gaffed with connections, five methods
Related to 172
Harlan Tarbell The Basics of Quick Sketching crash course in this skill
 		187
The Vanishing Line big drawing board, drawn line vanishes
 		204
A Stylish Gentleman big drawing board, drawn pocket handkerchief appears on drawing
 		206
Have a Banana real banana is taken from drawing
 		207
A Lemon While You Wait lemon is drawn and removed from drawing, it is real
 		209
The Rising Cards big drawing board, cardiographic, drawn card rises out of drawn deck
Related to 211
The Honorable Mr. Donkey drawn donkey, eye and tail moves
 		213
The Pirat's Chest
215
A Drink to Order keg of beer is drawn, spigot inserted in drawing, beer comes out
 		220
The Rabbit in the Hat
222
An Easy Way to Make Money money from drawn bag of money
 		223
The Siberian Chain Escape wrists are locked with chain
 		225
The Mysterious Self-Filling Lota
228
Ching Ling Foo Magic Water Can different design for lota type bowl
 		231
Harlan Tarbell Ball and Vase Routine shell gimmick
 		232
Harlan Tarbell Orange Vase Combination orange as ball
 		234
The Bran Vase confetti changes to candy in a Bran Vase, then other stuff is produced from it
 		237
The Dove Pan
241
The Welsh Rarebit guinea pig is produced with spectator's hat and a production prop
 		243
Bert Douglas The Magic Chocolates mirror glass
 		246
The Wandering Glass and Bottle Passe-Passe Bottles, refill
 		250
Comedy Version of the Wandering Glass and Bottle Passe-Passe Bottles, refill
 		255
Bottle, Bottle, Where's The Bottle? Passe-Passe Bottle variation with 3 tubes, monte type routine
 		258
Harlan Tarbell "Society Special" Black Art Table
262
Super Vanish of Doves box
 		271
The Vice Versa Rabbit Mystery two boxes, rabbit travels
 		283
The Lie Detector coin jumps up and down in vase, then vase crashes
 		285
The Traveling Coins comedy coins across from one table to the other
 		288
The Chameleon Socks color chaning socks
 		291
Mind Reading Deluxe comedy
 		295
A Hypnotic Vanishing comedy
 		300
An Unexpected Vanishing comedy vanish of person
 		303
A Comedy Levitation secret is seen
 		305
The Phantom of the Circus "pantomime illusion", acted as a little play with people vanishing and travelling in boxes
 		311
The Chinaman, the Ghost, and the Cat "pantomime illusion", acted as a little play with people vanishing and travelling in boxes
 		329
The Mystery of the Three Ghosts "pantomime illusion", acted as a little play, man standing in cabinet holding large cloth, something appears inside, repeated
 		345
The Mystery of the Dancing Girls "pantomime illusion", acted as a little play with dancing girls appearing
 		348
Data entered by Denis Behr, June 2008.