The Magical World of Slydini

1979
Written by Karl Fulves
Work of Slydini
118 pages (Hardcover), published by D. Robbins & Co., Inc.
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
71 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Dick Cavett Foreword
v
Terry Cambro Tribute to Slydini
 		vii
John Lucich Tribute to Slydini
 		viii
Bill Wisch Tribute to Slydini
 		ix
Scalzo Tribute to Slydini
 		x
Abel Pabón Tribute to Slydini
 		xi
J. P. Laramee Tribute to Slydini
 		xii
Dennis Barlotta Tribute to Slydini
 		xiii
Jim Cellini Tribute to Slydini
 		xiv
Fred Gray Tribute to Slydini
 		xv
Philip T. Varricchio Tribute to Slydini
 		xvi
Johnny Ace Palmer Tribute to Slydini
 		xvii
Karl Fulves Introduction Slydini's influence on close-up magic
 		1
Karl Fulves Close-Up Miracles chapter intro
 		5
Slydini Sweet Salt salt poured in spectator's hand and tasted, then vanishes from magicians hand, reappears but is now sugar, paper tube gimmick, salt simply lapped
 		5
Slydini Sugar Express sugar packet poured in hand, empty packet placed on hand, it travels back into packet
 		8
Slydini Encore Sponge Balls four balls vanish and reappear one at a time, follow up to "Purse Frame"
Related to 10
Slydini Pop-Up Move with Sponges
10
Slydini Sponge Steal stolen from other hand and then lapped
 		11
Slydini Reincarnation torn in three pieces
 		12
Karl Fulves Slydini On Rope Magic chapter intro
 		15
Slydini Slydini's Cut Rope with repeat phase
 		15
Slydini Equal-Unequal Ropes starts with single piece
 		18
Slydini Slydini's Rope Knots knot appears at end of rope multiple times
Variations 22
Karl Fulves Cards In Close-Up
25
Slydini Slydini's Wild Card
25
Unknown Glide
26
Slydini The Slydini Aces aces pushed in center, stolen out
 		27
Slydini Slydini's Table Shift packet transferred from bottom to top during cut
 		28
Slydini Instantaneous Cop
28
Slydini Top Addition card in left hand under table edge are added to top
 		29
Slydini The Slydini Invisible Pass side steal type, also for single card from bottom to top
 		29
Slydini The Slydini Switch II
Related to 31
Slydini The Torn and Restored Newspaper
Also published here 33
Karl Fulves More Slydini Coin Classics chapter intro
 		42
Slydini Encore Coins six coins, three in each hand
 		43
Slydini Wrong Way Coins three coins in each hand, coins penetrate upwards
 		44
Slydini Imp Pass
45
Slydini Gemini Coins three in each hand, travel across at once, no Han Ping Chien
 		46
Slydini Coin Stack Steal from hand to hand
 		47
Slydini A Coin Gag coin given to spectator, vanishes before he reaches for it and is reproduced
 		48
Slydini Sliding Silver repeat vanish and appearance of a coin
 		48
Slydini Remote Lapping coin lapped with coin forward on table and not near edge
 		49
Karl Fulves The Coin Clip chapter intro
 		51
Slydini The Coin Clip three coins in each hand
 		51
Slydini The Repeat Version three coins in each hand, coin clip
 		54
Karl Fulves Slydini's Silk Knots chapter intro
 		56
Slydini The Granny Knot
57
Slydini The Square Knot
58
Slydini Notes On The Square Knot
59
Slydini Slydini's Two Silk Routine
59
Slydini Houdini Silks two linked silks unlink, two phases
 		64
Slydini Splitting The Knot as finale to "Two Silk Routine"
 		67
Slydini Slydini's Sympathetic Silks
70
Slydini The Ring On The String behind standing book, ends kept in view, string torn and twisted together again
 		76
Slydini The Torn and Restored Napkin Corner with repeat phase
 		78
Karl Fulves Slydini's Linking Rings chapter intro
 		82
Slydini Slydini's Linking Rings
  • Requirements
  • Preparation
  • First Situation
  • The Other Situation
  • The Opening Phase
  • The First Link
  • The Second Link
  • An Unlinking
  • The Exchange
  • The Third Link
  • The Final Unlink
  • The Right Way
  • The Routine Continues
  • Unlinking the Rings
  • The Second to eleventh Figure
  • The Finale
 		83
Slydini The Steal Of The Key from behind chair
 		84
Slydini The Slydini Ring Count
86
Slydini The Close-Up Phase "It is probably safe to say that Slydini was the first magician to conceive of the idea of doing the linking rings as a close-up trick."
 		89
Slydini Key Ring Technique linking
 		90
Slydini Slydini's Link Technique
90
Slydini The Extended Key
90
Slydini The In-Motion Link
91
Slydini The In-Motion Unlink
91
Slydini The Ring Switch
92
Slydini The Spectator Sequence
93
Slydini Solid Through Solid
94
Slydini Instant Link with set of three linked rings
 		95
Karl Fulves Addenda
101
Data entered by Denis Behr.