Stars of Magic (Louis Tannen)

1961
Written by Louis Tannen
Work of Various

168 pages (Hardcover), published by Louis Tannen
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English

83 entries

This publication has been reviewed by

Bruce Elliott (The Phoenix 101-150, Issue 112, 1946, p. 452)
Roberto Giobbi (Hidden Agenda, Issue Nov 19, 2016, p. 332)

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Issue	Year	Page	Categories
John Scarne	Classic Ball Routine			Vol. 1 No. 1	1946	9	Ball / "Small" Ball / Classic Routine (e.g. Pop-Up Move)
John Scarne	Triple Coincidence	two decks, three cards exchanged	Variations Kings Royale (Nick Trost, 1997) Triple Coincidence (John Scarne, Roberto Giobbi, 1995) Triple Vision (David Regal, 1999) Scarne's Triple Coincidence Revisited (Tom Gagnon, 2019)	Vol. 1 No. 2	1946	15	Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Two Decks
John Scarne	Silver and Copper Trick	coin through pocket follow up		Vol. 1 No. 3	1946	18	Coin / Effect Themes / Transposition / Copper/Silver / with Spectator Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Clothing
Dai Vernon	Triumph		Variations Trick Play (Brian O'Neill, 2017) Elementary, My Dear Vernon (Matt Baker, 2019)	Vol. 2 No. 1	1946	23	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Classic Effect (with or without selections)
Dai Vernon	Explanation of False Shuffle	Triumph Shuffle 1. To Maintain the Order of the Reds and Blacks 2. To Maintain the Order of the Entire Pack		Vol. 2 No. 1	1946	24	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Divided Deck Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Strip Out
Dai Vernon	Classic Triumph Rightening			Vol. 2 No. 1	1946	26	Cards / Sleights / Turnover
Dai Vernon	Cutting The Aces		Related to The Unadulterated Cutting the Aces (Dai Vernon, 1987) Losing Aces, Cutting Aces (Edward Marlo, 1993) Ace-Cutting without Double-Cutting (David Bendix, 1969) Extra (Bob Hamilton, 1975) Breather Crimp Application (Al Thatcher, 1993) Handling Improved (Edward Marlo, 1942) Variations Cutting the Aces (Dai Vernon, Al Mann, 1997) Pseudo (David Britland, 1981) Cutting the Aces (Johnny Thompson, 2018) Almost Legitimate Cutting the Aces (Harry Riser, 2006) Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm (Punx, 1977) Cutting the Aces (Piet Forton, 2005) One-Armed Bandit (Martin A. Nash, 1977)	Vol. 2 No. 2	1946	27	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Magician cuts to the Aces / Tabled
Dai Vernon	Double Undercut			Vol. 2 No. 2	1946	29	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Transfer- & Displacement Cuts
Dai Vernon	One Handed Slip Cut		Variations Devilish Digit Cut (Richard Kaufman, 1984) The Top-Block Slip Cut (Harry Riser, 2006) Also published here Throw Cut (Dai Vernon, 1997)	Vol. 2 No. 2	1946	30	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Real Cuts / One Handed Cuts Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Slip Cuts / Top / Tabled
Dai Vernon	Spellbound			Vol. 2 No. 3	1946	31	Coin / Sleights / Spellbound & visual Changes Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Spellbound & visual Changes - Routines
Charles Morritt	Purse Palm		Related to Scotch and Soda for Real (Reed McClintock, 2002)	Vol. 2 No. 3	1946	32	Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palm Positions
Dai Vernon	Kangaroo Coins	into glass	Variations Coins Thru Table (Derek Dingle, 1973) The Bean Coins (Johnny Thompson, 2018)	Vol. 2 No. 4	1946	35	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / One by One
Dai Vernon	One of Four		Related to One of Four (Dai Vernon, 1968) One of Four (Dai Vernon, 1985)	Vol. 2 No. 4	1946	36	Coin / Sleights / Lapping / as a Vanish
Bert Allerton	Pump Room Phantasy	two Aces appear on top and bottom	Related to The Two Black Aces (Francis Carlyle, 1975)	Vol. 3 No. 1	1947	39	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Cavorting Aces Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Routines Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Elevator / Deck
Bert Allerton	Bamboozle	story presentation with bills	Variations The Bargain (with Apologies to Bert Allerton) (Roy Johnson, 1970) Bamboozled (Karl Fulves, 1989) Hornswoggled Revisited (Harry Riser, 1996)	Vol. 3 No. 2	1947	43	Bill / Counting Tricks
Sam Leo Horowitz	Malini-Bey Chink-A-Chink			Vol. 3 No. 3	1947	46	Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Sugar Cubes / Chink-a-Chink
Sam Leo Horowitz	The Egyptian Ball Mystery			Vol. 3 No. 4	1947	50	Ball / Billiard Ball / Routines / Transposition
Sam Leo Horowitz	Colour Change			Vol. 3 No. 4	1947	52	Ball / Billiard Ball / Sleights / Color Change
Emil Jarrow	Hanky-Panky	cigarette through handkerchief	Variations Hank-Foolery (Tom Mullica, 1984)	Vol. 3 No. 5	1947	54	Cigarette/Cigar / Penetration Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration of Other Objects
Francis Carlyle	Decapitation	head of match is scratched off, reappears, lights		Vol. 4 No. 1	1947	57	Match & Matchbox / Match / Relighting already struck match
Francis Carlyle	Homing Card		Related to On the Carlyle Card to Pocket (Gary Kurtz, 1992) Variations The Homing Card (Francis Carlyle, Paul Vigil, Jimmy Grippo, 2014) A Real Stand-up Card Routine (Mac King, 1990) The Homing Card - Updated (Francis Carlyle, 1985 ca.) The New, Revised Version of the "Homing Card" (Francis Carlyle, 1975) Fotomaton (Rafael Benatar, 1989) Slow Motion Card to Pocket (Tom Rose, 2018) Homing Card Variation (Darwin Ortiz, 2006) Phase One: The Return of "The Homing Card" (Michael Vincent, 2013) Heimkehrer-Karte (Rudolf Braunmüller, Francis Carlyle, 1985)	Vol. 4 No. 2	1947	61	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Single Card
Francis Carlyle	Wrist Watch Steal	hanky held by spectator		Vol. 4 No. 3	1947	65	Pickpocketing / Watch Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Coins to Handkerchief
Dai Vernon	Impromptu Cups and Balls			Vol. 5 No. 1	1949	69	Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Routines
Dai Vernon	Vanish	put-type		Vol. 5 No. 1	1949	75	Ball / "Small" Ball / Vanish Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Moves with Balls & Wand
Dai Vernon	Ambitious Card			Vol. 5 No. 2	1949	76	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Routines
Dai Vernon	Paintbrush Color Change			Vol. 5 No. 2	1949	77	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck
Dai Vernon	Thumb Crotch Pass	like manipulator's steal		Vol. 5 No. 2	1949	77	Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / Two-Handed / Miscellaneous
Unknown	"Bubble Count"	as a get-ready		Vol. 5 No. 2	1949	78	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Dai Vernon	The Double Lift	top two cards moved to the right in right-hand End Grip	Related to The Finley-Vernon Double Turnover (Arthur Finley, Dai Vernon, 1999)	Vol. 5 No. 2	1949	78	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Push-Off Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Top / Break
Dai Vernon	Mental Card Miracle	card is put in pocket	Related to The Little Princess (Larry Jennings, 1988) Daisection (Thomas Alan Waters, 1982) Card Man's Mentalism (Edward Marlo, 1960) Variations On Vernon's "Mental Card Miracle" (Edward Marlo, 1993) Mental Card Miracle (Dr. Jacob Daley, 2018) Mentalism by Elimination (Arturo de Ascanio, 2008)	Vol. 5 No. 3	1949	80	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Princess Card Trick (5 Cards)
Dai Vernon	The False Count	buckle count		Vol. 5 No. 3	1949	82	Cards / Sleights / Break / Buckling Cards / Sleights / False Count / Undercounts (as less than are there)
Dai Vernon	Snapping Two Cards as One			Vol. 5 No. 3	1949	83	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Double Card Handlings
Dai Vernon	The Gambler's Palm			Vol. 5 No. 3	1949	83	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Gambler's Cop / Cop Position / Left Hand
Dai Vernon	The Ring on the Wand	four methods	Related to The Cursed Ring (Ron Bauer, 2000) Ring Off Pencil (Al Schneider, 1980)	Vol. 6 No. 1	1950	84	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring on Stick
Dai Vernon	Slow-Motion Four Aces	two methods	Variations Slow-Motion Ace Switch-A-Roo (Roger Smith, 1971)	Vol. 6 No. 2	1950	90	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Slow Motion
Dai Vernon	Packet Palm	multiple, small packet	Also published here Packet Palm (Dai Vernon, 1980)	Vol. 6 No. 2	1950	94	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Right Hand / Bottom
Dai Vernon	Face Up Tent Vanish			Vol. 6 No. 2	1950	94	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Tent Vanish
Dai Vernon	The Travelers		Variations Mr Fogg Tracked Down (Steve Reynolds, 2009) The Travelers (Dai Vernon, 2018) Troy-velers (Troy Hooser, 2010)	Vol. 6 No. 3	1950	97	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Multiple Cards / Travelers
Dai Vernon	Multiple Shift	brief, hindu-shuffle	Variations Strip Control (Frederick Braue, 1985)	Vol. 6 No. 3	1950	98	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Shifts / Active / Shuffle Controls
Dai Vernon	Modified Hofzinser Palm			Vol. 6 No. 3	1950	98	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Bottom
Dai Vernon	Hugard Top Palm			Vol. 6 No. 3	1950	99	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Top
Dr. Jacob Daley	Cards Up the Sleeve	ten cards	Variations The Ten Cards Up the Sleeve (Arturo de Ascanio, 2008)	Vol. 7 No. 1	1950	101	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Multiple Cards / Up the Sleeve type
Dr. Jacob Daley	Left Pivot Palm			Vol. 7 No. 1	1950	102	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Bottom
Dr. Jacob Daley	Laydown False Count			Vol. 7 No. 1	1950	103	Cards / Sleights / False Count / Overcounts (as more than are there)
Dr. Jacob Daley	One-Hand Spring Palm	multiple palm from small packet	Related to Covering the One-Hand Spring Palm (Arturo de Ascanio, 2008)	Vol. 7 No. 1	1950	104	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Right Hand / One-Handed
Dr. Jacob Daley	Snap False Count			Vol. 7 No. 1	1950	105	Cards / Sleights / False Count / Overcounts (as more than are there)
Dr. Jacob Daley	Left One-Hand Bottom Palm	small packet handling	Related to Covering the Left One-Hand Bottom Palm (Arturo de Ascanio, 2008)	Vol. 7 No. 1	1950	105	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / One-Handed
Dr. Jacob Daley	Two-Handed Click Pass	barehanded		Vol. 7 No. 1	1950	106	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Bare Handed
Dr. Jacob Daley	The Itinerant Pasteboards			Vol. 7 No. 2	1950	107	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Two Card Transposition
Dr. Jacob Daley	Instantaneous Double Lift	hit lift	Variations Hitting the Double (Arturo de Ascanio, 2008)	Vol. 7 No. 2	1950	108	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Top / Breakless
Dr. Jacob Daley	Riffle Force	break		Vol. 7 No. 2	1950	109	Cards / Sleights / Force / Riffle Force
Dr. Jacob Daley	Double Turnover Reverse			Vol. 7 No. 2	1950	109	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
August Roterberg	Push-In Change			Vol. 7 No. 2	1950	110	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Push-In Change
Dr. Jacob Daley	Side Slip with Pressure Fan Cover			Vol. 7 No. 2	1950	110	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Right Hand / Center
Dr. Jacob Daley	Spin-Around Flourish	right hand grips outjogged card and spins it 180 degrees around	Related to Spin Flourish (Matt Corin, 1999)	Vol. 7 No. 2	1950	110	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Miscellaneous
Dr. Jacob Daley	The Cavorting Aces		Variations Cavorting Aces Handling (Dr. Jacob Daley, Tom Gagnon, 1995) The Jumping Aces (Jack Avis, 2006)	Vol. 7 No. 3	1950	111	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Cavorting Aces
Dr. Jacob Daley	Turnover Herrmann Pass			Vol. 7 No. 3	1950	112	Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / Two-Handed / Turnover Pass
Dr. Jacob Daley	Riffle-Shuffle Palm			Vol. 7 No. 3	1950	114	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Right Hand / Top
Slydini	Cigarette Miracle		Variations Slydini's New Cigarette Miracle (Slydini, 1960)	Vol. 8 No. 1	1951	115	Cigarette/Cigar / Torn & Restored
Slydini	Flight of the Paper Balls		Also published here The Flight of the Paper Balls (Slydini, 1960)	Vol. 8 No. 2	1951	121	Paper / Paperballs Over The Head
Slydini	Flyaway Coin Routine	to spectator's pocket four times	Variations Cuckoo's Coin (Milton Kort, 1999) Kort Coin (Milton Kort, 1953)	Vol. 8 No. 3	1951	125	Pickpocketing / Loading the Spectator Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Pocket Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Spectator's Body (except hand)
Ross Bertram	Rubdown		Variations Rubdown with Glass (Edward Marlo, Ross Bertram, Jules DeBarros, 1971)	Vol. 9 No. 1	1951	129	Coin / Sleights / Lapping / as a Vanish
Ross Bertram	Double-Cross			Vol. 9 No. 1	1951	131	Coin / Effect Themes / Transposition / Copper/Silver / Solo
Ross Bertram	Passing the Half-Bucks	with fist transfer	Related to Fist Transfer (Milton Tropp, 1978)	Vol. 9 No. 1	1951	132	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / Normal
Ross Bertram	The Porous Paw			Vol. 9 No. 1	1951	135	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Hand
Ross Bertram	Coin Assembly		Variations Reversal Of Fortunes (George McBride, 1998)	Vol. 9 No. 1	1951	136	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix / Two Cards
Ross Bertram	Slide Move	with backs of fingers		Vol. 9 No. 1	1951	137	Coin / Sleights / Matrix Moves
Ross Bertram	Moisture Palm			Vol. 9 No. 1	1951	138	Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palm Positions
Nate Leipzig	Leipzig's Opener			Vol. 10 No. 1	1952	142	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Hand
Nate Leipzig	Turnover Addition			Vol. 10 No. 1	1952	143	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Right Hand / Replacement
Nate Leipzig	Leipzig Double Lift		Also published here Double Lift (Nate Leipzig, 1963) Leipzig Double Lift (Nate Leipzig, 2018)	Vol. 10 No. 1	1952	143	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Top / Breakless
Nate Leipzig	Acrobats	using duplicate		Vol. 10 No. 1	1952	144	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Two Card Transposition
Nate Leipzig	Leipzig's "Pride"			Vol. 10 No. 1	1952	145	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Spectator's Hand (Stack of Coins)
Nate Leipzig	Tear-Up with a Twist	torn and restored cigarette paper		Vol. 10 No. 1	1952	146	Paper / Torn & Restored
Max Malini	Card Stabbing			Vol. 11 No. 1	1952	152	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / with Knife on the table
Max Malini	Malini's own Color Change			Vol. 11 No. 1	1952	154	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Right Hand / Bottom
Max Malini	Malini's Favorite!	with nice clean up		Vol. 11 No. 1	1952	155	Coin / Effect Themes / Vanish Routines / Bare Handed Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / "Practical" Vanishes - DON'T USE THIS ANYMORE
Max Malini	Jacket Pocket		Related to A La Malini (Max Malini, Patrick Page, 2011)	Vol. 11 No. 1	1952	157	Coin / Sleights / Ditching Coins
Dai Vernon	Knee Hold-Out		Related to Revelations Video Series No. 5	Vol. 11 No. 1	1952	157	Coin / Sleights / Ditching Coins
Dai Vernon	Royal Monte	"A Lesson in Artistic Card Handling"	Variations Royal Monte (Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon, Harry Blackstone, 1974) Added Attraction (Gerald Deutsch, 1980) "Roy"-al Monte (Roy Walton, 1975)	Vol. 12 No. 1	1954	158	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Pokerhand Transformations
Dai Vernon	Display Count			Vol. 12 No. 1	1954	159	Cards / Sleights / False Count / Undercounts (as less than are there)
Slydini	The Art of Using the Lap as a Servante		Also published here The Art of Using the Lap as a Servante - Part One - Position and Timing (Slydini, 1960)	Vol. 12 No. 1	1954	162	Lapping Principles / General Principles
Slydini	Vanish of Paper Ball	as lapping application		Vol. 12 No. 1	1954	163	Lapping Principles / General Principles Ball / "Small" Ball / Vanish

Data entered by Denis Behr.