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CARd MAGIC WITH A REGuLAR dECK
Here are some great ticks you can perform anywhere with any regular deck of playing cards.
THE THREE BURGLARS
Three jacks are shown, representing three burglars. A
King is also used to represent a detective, while the
deck represents a house. The story goes as follows:
“There were once three burglars who decided to rob a
house, so one went in the front door, (a Jack is placed
on the bottom of the deck) another entered the back
door, (a Jack goes on top) and the third went in the
window. (The third Jack is pushed into the center of
the deck) The detective, seeing this, went in the back
door also.” (The King is placed on top)
“The burglars, hearing the detective, ran around in
the house” (here the deck is cut three times). The
pack is then fanned out and in the center of the pack
is found the three burglars, each one guarded by
detectives. That is, in the center of the deck, six cards
are discovered clustered together in the following
order: King, Jack, King, Jack, King and Jack. Before
commencing the trick, secretly place the fourth Jack
between two Kings at the bottom of the deck. No
one knows of this preparation. When one Jack “goes
in the window,” push it in the deck a little above the
center. Place the other cards as described. One cut is
sucient, but two additional cuts add to the eect.
MAGIC CARD SHUFFLE
A card placed in the center of the deck magically
travels to the top. Two cards, Eight and Nine of Clubs,
are secretly
placed on top of
thedeck. Pick up
both, as one card,
showing the Nine
spot, and replace
on
the deck. Now
pick up the top card, (Eight spot) and place in the
middle of the deck. This leaves the Nine on top,
though spectators think it has been placed in the
center of the deck. Rue the pack with a snappy
movement and remove the top card for inspection.
THE WHISPERING QUEEN
On the pretense of looking over the deck to locate a
Queen, glance at and remember the two cards next
to the bottom card of the deck. Lay the Queen on the
table, and have someone cut the deck in two heaps.
Have spectator count the lower half of the deck, and
when this is done, the bottom card will be on top,
and the next two cards that you have in mind will be
in reverse order. Tell spectator to place the top card
in the middle of the deck, also place bottom card in
the middle. Place next card from top (which is the
rst card you have in mind) into his pocket. Also let
another spectator place the next card into his pocket
(which is the second card you have in mind). Now
tell them to touch the Queen with one of their cards,
then you take the Queen and hold it to your ear,
as if she whispers the name of the card, which you
speak aloud, as it is the rst card you saw at the start.
Repeat with the other card.
LOCATING CARDS
Discard all the court cards and divide the remainder
into two parts, the odd cards in one part and the even
numbers in the other. This of course is done secretly.
Hand packs to two spectators and let each select a
few cards from his deck and place them in the other.
Upon receiving them again, to nd the ones they
exchanged, take out the odd cards from the even pack
and the even numbers from the odds.
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THE SIAMESE TWINS
The performer shows the Queen of Diamonds and
the Queen of Spades. One is placed at the bottom
of the deck, the other anywhere near the center. A
selected card is now placed on top of the deck. The
cards are cut and the selected card is found between
the Queens. Place any card face up on the table. On
top of this card place the Queen of Diamonds (the
two cards to appear as one). On top of this card and
overlapping place Queen of Spades. Now have a card
selected from the deck. Pick up the two Queens (re-
ally three cards), show them on top of the deck.