Miscellaneous

125 entries in Newspaper / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Die japanische Leiter ladder from rolled up newspaper or paper à la paper tree
 		Sep. 1895 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 9) 143
Unknown Coin and Envelopes marked coin to nest of envelopes made out of newspaper
 		1935 Coin Magic 54
Joseph H. Fries Torn Sentiment message appears cut out from newspaper
 		1939 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 71) 482
E. D. Wolff Astral Ad ads cut out of newspaper put in envelope, one chosen and word in it chosen, divined
 		1940 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 78) 509
Laurie Ireland Patter for any Newspaper Trick one-liners, comparing newspaper to a woman
 		1943 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1943) 6
Jean Hugard Torn Newspaper to Bouquet newspaper to flowers, brief
 		June 1943 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 1) 2
Sylvan Barnet Wuxtra! chosen headline appears on newspaper
 		1944 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 62) 254
Francis J. Rigney Cutting a Dido story trick, tearing a long strip
 		May 1944 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 12) 51
Harold Braunhut Ad-Venture an ad from newspaper is chose, content divined and written on slate
 		1948/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5 170
Winston Freer It's Done wWith A Mirror magazine changes into different magazines and newspapers a few times, also of different sizes
 		July 1949 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9 & 10) 4
Martin Gardner Fir You! making a christmas tree from paper
Related to 1952 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 271) 1082
Franklin V. Taylor Apport three crumbled paper balls, one is selected, objects on cards selected on appears in paper
 		1954 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 300) 1199
W. Z. Fidler Routine for Squircle
Related to 1955 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955) 14
Eugene Gloye Newspaper & Rabbit Idea spring rabbit from newspaper
 		1955 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955) 26
Al O'Hagan Mrs. Murphy's Christmas Tree presentation for paper tree
 		1956 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956) 11
Ali Bongo The Tearable Ogre newspaper torn as face of ogre
Related to 1966 The Bongo Book 15
Piet Forton Dove From Newspaper
1967 Piet Forton Lecture Notes 8
Gene Anderson Extra! Extra! A Verbal Pantomime With Newspapers (Winner of The Originality Trophy Texas Association of Magicians, 1964) - a full act with newspapers
Related to 1968 Newspaper Magic 1
Gene Anderson The Five-Pointed Star How to tear a star-shaped hole in newspaper
Related to 1968 Newspaper Magic 3
Gene Anderson The Chapeau Newspaper hat that transforms into multiple shapes: Mortar Board, Admiral's Hat, Napoleon's Hat, Hood, Sombrero, Cowboy Hat
Related to 1968 Newspaper Magic 3
Gene Anderson The Ship's Wheel and Paper Dolls How to tear a ship's wheel / ring of paper dolls
Related toAlso published here 1968 Newspaper Magic 11
Ken Bowell Squircle Cut a circle, but unfolds into square, see "Gene Anderson - The Book" for credit information
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1968 Newspaper Magic 11
Gene Anderson Fir Tree
Related toAlso published here 1968 Newspaper Magic 11
Gene Anderson Torn Message Finale Tear message into newspaper
Related to 1968 Newspaper Magic 11
Val Andrews Nervous Man on the Subway Produce lady behind newspaper
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 29
Val Andrews Newsprint-Nosegay Tears newspaper up, transform into bouquet of newspaper flowers
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 25
Val Andrews Newspaper Tree to Flowers Produce flowers from newspaper
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 32
Val Andrews A Modern Miss Behind The Times! Stage illusion to produce lady with frame of newspaper
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 34
Val Andrews Gone To Pot Produce pot of flowers from newspaper
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 35
Eric Hawkesworth Snow White Paper Tear Storytelling routine with newspaper
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 40
Eric Hawkesworth Symbols of Good Will Christmas themed routine with newspaper
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 43
Eric Hawkesworth Big Top Paper Tear Circus-themed newspaper routine with storytelling
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 45
Derek Lawrence Davy Crockett Paper Tear Storytelling about Davy Crockett with newspapers
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 50
Tom Harris Milk Paper Pour milk into newspaper, milk disappear, then returns.
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 55
Unknown Egg In Newspaper Crack egg into newspaper, disappear.
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 58
Gerard "Bruno" Bruning Color Ad Pour colored liquid from newspaper, enough to fill a few shot glasses
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 60
U. F. Grant Silks, Paper & Wrists Newspaper wrapped around wrists, silks disappear, appear around spectator's wrists
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 67
Glenn G. Gravatt Super Penetration Silk penetrate through glass wrapped in newspaper
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 68
Gen. Franklin M. Davis Flowers of Fatima Silk transform to bouquet of flowers
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 68
Johnny Penrose 20th Century in Newspaper Punch hand through newspaper, produce silks from it
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 73
Roy Baker Jack & The Chocolate Bean Stalk Kid's trick, storytelling about Jack and the Bean Stalk, produce shower of candy/M&Ms at the end
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 74
Eugene Gloye Bunny In Print Produce spring rabbit from newspaper
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 77
Keith Clark March of Time Spectator names a time, performer tears newspaper into shape of clock with named time
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 77
Glenn G. Gravatt Spooky Paper Floating / acrobatic cane with newspaper
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 80
Billy McComb Again They Rise Deck of cards dropped into newspaper, three selections rise out of newspaper
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 81
George McAthy How to Balance a Double Sheet of Newspaper on Your Chin
1968 Newspaper Magic 81
Ray Hyman Experiment in Auras Slate duplication effect with newspaper
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 84
Alfred Herrmann Opium Pipe Newspaper change bag to change opium pipe into fan
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 86
Unknown Burnt & Restored Paper Strip Burnt strip of newspaper restored
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 88
Unknown Newspaper Stunt Can't fold paper more than seven times, and can't tear up a big newspaper, but magician can
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 89
Jason McArdle Paper Routine Produce clothing from newspaper, then cut and restored
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 90
Harold Thomas Thomas Tambo Rings Linking Rings with Tambo rings and newspaper
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 92
Ali Bongo Bongo Hat Expanding newspaper hat
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 103
John Braun Indian Headdress Tear newspaper into Native American headwear
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 106
Unknown Quick Change Newspaper hat transforms from soldier's hat to another solider's hat
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 109
Unknown Pressman's Hat Transforming newspaper hat, from Printer's Hat to Bishop's Milter to Mortarboard.
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 109
T. W. Crovney The Soldier's Hat Transforming hat until it becomes a shirt, with poem to recite and tell a story
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 113
Gene Anderson Afghan Bands Mobius strip routine
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 119
Francis J. Rigney A New Twist Mobius Strip routine
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 121
Louis Bertol Chinese Version Chinese Mobius strip routine
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 123
Tommy Thompson Look! No Twist! Variant of Mobius strip routines
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 127
Unknown The Fir Tree Classic newspaper produce fir tree
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 128
Lu Brent Fir Tree Climax Growth
1968 Newspaper Magic 129
Unknown Jacob's Ladder Newspaper into ladder
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 131
Unknown Strings of Things How to make a newspaper chain
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 132
Robert Harbin New Life for an Old Bag Newspaper change bag / sugar bag
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 133
Gene Anderson Making the Most of the Newspaper Tearing Trick Other patter ideas and tips to enhance your routine
 		1968 Newspaper Magic 165
Eddie Joseph Yogi's Gaze newspaper catches fire by itself, chemical
  • My Introduction to "Yogi's Gaze"
  • Preparation
  • The Prime Presentation
  • Points to Remember
  • Alternative Presentation
Related to 1969 The Art of Eddie Joseph 259
Fred Kaps Newspaper to Dollar Bills paper to money, constructing information on page 11
Also published here 1972 Fred Kaps Lecture 6
Fred Kaps Constructing Newspaper to Dollar Bills
Also published here 1972 Fred Kaps Lecture 11
Juan Tamariz Los Viajes de la Vela y el Pañuelo candle vanishes from newspaper and handkerchief is found on its place, candle is produced from jacket
 		1973 Aprenda Ud. Magia 68
Unknown The Paper Tree classic newspaper tree
 		1974 Tricks with Paper 23
Unknown The Paper Ladder Newspaper into ladder
 		1974 Tricks with Paper 26
Unknown The Garden Fence Newspaper into garden fence
 		1974 Tricks with Paper 28
Unknown Pure Skill small piece of paper strip is cut off, while it falls on the floor, no skill method
 		1974 Tricks with Paper 50
Patrick Page The Magic Tube handkerchief or other object produced from a newspaper which is folded into a tube
 		1974 Tricks with Paper 53
Patrick Page Transpo Handkerchief two different colored handkerchiefs are wrapped into newspaper and change places
 		1974 Tricks with Handkerchiefs 3
David Berglas Vanishing Cane - My Cane in Newspaper Routine
1976 David Berglas Lecture 19
Unknown The Paper Tree classic newspaper tree
 		1976 The Big Book of Magic 183
Unknown The Paper Ladder Newspaper into ladder
 		1976 The Big Book of Magic 184
Unknown The Scotsman's Kilt kilt from newspaper
 		1976 The Big Book of Magic 185
Unknown The Plaid plaid made of newspaper
 		1976 The Big Book of Magic 185
Eric Mason On Reflection impression with Blu-Tack and a mirror
 		Sep. 1977 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 1) 459
Al Mann Through the Magic Door coincidence, spectator and performer select the same word from a newspaper, center tear with marked word in a newspaper
 		1978 The Apodosis 14
Ray Hyman Ghost Artist celebrity chosen, divined on paper
 		1978 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 209) 1043
Fred Kaps Zeitung zu Geldscheinen paper to money
Also published here 1978 Fred Kaps Lecture 8
Fred Kaps Konstruktion von Zeitung zu Geldscheinen
Also published here 1978 Fred Kaps Lecture 13
Karrell Fox Good News way to introduce next performer
 		1979 Another Book 209
Ken Brooke Crazy Paper gags while reading a newspaper, upside down and hole for head
Also published here 1980 Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years 42
Al Mann Pyro-Sorcery newspaper starts burning by willpower, eight methods
 		1981 The Shattered Chalice 1
Thomas Alan Waters Printsiple objects are wrapped in pieces of newspaper
 		1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Psychometry) 138
Verne Chesbro Zeitung zu Blumenbukett newspaper to spring flowers
Also published here
  • Genii, Oct. 1952
 Oct. 1981 Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 3) 97
Howard A. Adams Newsy Phorce follow up for Thirtythree Phorce, total of four remaining cards is predicted in newspaper add
 		1982 OICUFESP (Issue 9) 12
Steve Beam Paper Gaber gag, performer doesn't look, so he reads newspaper, two holes in it
 		1984 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 3) 46
Unknown Miscellaneous Forces
  • forcing four cards with (re)dealing
  • odd-even number of things to force one of two spectators (matches or corners of newspaper)
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 30
Unknown The Money Tree No. 35, classic newspaper tree, coins are shaken out of it
 		1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 61
Lillian Oppenheimer The Captain's Shirt No. 78, newspaper folded and torn, during this hats and shirt shape made from it
 		1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 138
Unknown Zeitungen seven impromptu magic items and gags with newspapers
 		Dec. 1986 Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3&4) 143
Ken Brooke Verrückter Zeitungsleser gags while reading a newspaper, upside down and hole for head
Also published here Oct. 1990 Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 4&5) 140
Harald Kurz W - Wasserzeitung tip for leafing through a newspaper
 		1991 Hardcore 37
Ladson Butler Eine Zeitungsproduktion bowl production from torn newspaper pieces
 		1998 Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1) 26
Tony Bartolotta Jigsaw Puzzle clear plastic bag with torn colored paper pieces, three spectators take three paper pieces and write word, number and picture, pieces torn up and mixed with the rest, performer reaches in and locates the right pieces that combine to the spectators's writing
Related to 2001 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6) 215
Al Baker, Unknown "Al" Producto silk production from newspaper
 		2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions) 526
Chuck Hickok Application Idea #3: Newspaper Switch Helper forcing a piece of a newspaper
 		2005 Mentalism, Incorporated: Volume Two 45
Christoph Borer Anagramm-Wahl from a piece of newspaper two selected words are mixed up to form a message, anagram
Related toAlso published here 2006 Compilation 131
Christoph Borer Zeitungsschnipselforce forcing a newspaper piece, pieces in folded newspaper
 		2007 Seminarnotitzen 2007 1
Christoph Borer Anagramm-Wahl from a piece of newspaper two selected words are mixed up to form a message, anagram
Also published here 2007 Seminarnotitzen 2007 7
Don Nielsen Page Force forcing a number from two to nine with a newspaper, book test application
 		2007 Prolix (Issue 3) 149
Patrick Page Patrick's Hatrick hat made from newspaper
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 238
Patrick Page Tearing It Up tearing up pieces and putting them under leg of table, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 284
Unknown Paper Tree, Very Pretty classic newspaper tree
 		2011 Mr. Mysto's Wizard Academy 18
Vanni Bossi Stick-Stab unprapared newspaper sheet is glued shut with deck inside, stabbed with knife
 		2016 The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi 88
Christoph Borer Die Anagramm-Wahl from a piece of newspaper two selected words are mixed up to form a message, anagram
Related toAlso published here 2016 21 210
Christoph Borer Newspaper Snippet Force
2016 21 214
Gene Anderson The Newspaper Act entire newspaper act, including folding and cutting designs and tricks with newspaper
A. How it all began
B. The act
C. Set-up
D. Gene's script
E. Music
F. Keeping Current
G. Storing the prepared act
Related to 2016 Gene Anderson — The Book 90
Gene Anderson Star of David - The Six-Pointed Star cut from newspaper, two cuts
A. "Clean copy" pages
B. Folding the pages
C. Performance
D. Presentation possibilities
 		2016 Gene Anderson — The Book 102
Gene Anderson Peace Symbol cut from newspaper, one cut A. Folding the newspaper B. Performance
 		2016 Gene Anderson — The Book 105
Ken Bowell, Gene Anderson Squircle circle cut into newspaper, when unfolded it is a square, with credit information
A. Selecting newspaper pages
B. Preparing Squircle's pages
C. Storing the prepared Squircle
D. Performance
Related toAlso published here 2016 Gene Anderson — The Book 107
Gene Anderson Wastebasket basket attached to trousers to store crumbled and cut paper
 		2016 Gene Anderson — The Book 112
Gene Anderson Chapeaugraphy - Forty Years to Make a Hat chapeaugraphy act with newspaper
A. Introduction
B. Getting Started
C. Creases and stiffeners
D. Preparing the Mortarboard
E. Making the tassel
F. Finishing the folds
G. Performance
H. Gene's classic origami hats
 		2016 Gene Anderson — The Book 113
Gene Anderson Ship's Wheel & Dolls cutting dolls and a ship's wheel from newspaper
A. Preparing the pages
B. Performance
Related to
  • Vin Carey's "Easy Do' Paper Act", 1941.
Also published here 		2016 Gene Anderson — The Book 132
Gene Anderson Corn Stalk newspaper tree
A. Preparation
B. Performance
Also published here 2016 Gene Anderson — The Book 134
Gene Anderson Torn Message message torn into newspaper
A. Finale message
B. Introduction
C. Preparing the papers
D. Preparing the message
E. Performance
F. Production Run
G. Gene's script
H. Newspaper article
Inspired by
  • Jean Hugard's "Paper Tearing Extraordinary" in "Hugard's Magic Monthly" February, 1957.
 2016 Gene Anderson — The Book 158
Roy Miller Miller Clipper slip of newspaper cut where the spectator wants, predicted
Related to
  • Super Clipline Plus, Al Mann
 2019 The Florida Notes 2019 8
Ben Hart A Word in Amber newspaper strip cut, phrase there appears inside amber necklace, Albert Spackman's "Clip Line"
 		2020 The Darkest Corners 292