Karson, Joe: Magic A La Mode ©1939 Joe Karson, MA Softcover, stapled manusscript, 8.5x11", 16 pages

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Comments: Available as part of the Joe Karson Compilation, from Lybrary.com

Contents (from eBook):

1 Card Tricks
1 Aces and Joker: card transposition with the black Aces and Joker
1 Aces and Deuces: Deuces and indifferent cards dealt into piles change into Aces at the bottom with the Dueces moving to the tops
2 I'll Show You How, Comedy: Do what I Do, requires a card color change
3 Magical X-ray: magician discovers card by looking through a tent made with the cards
3 Tele-phoney: card revelation done over the phone
4 She Names Your Card: simple revelation with a confederate
4 The Floating Queen: Queen card floats, for close-up
5 Sympathetic Aces: when one Ace reverses, the other does as well in the middle of the deck, twice
6 Simplex Silent Card Code: hand signals used to reveal card to assistant
6 Karson Four Ace Trick: Aces mixed in the deck come together

7 Miscellaneous
8 Impromptu Vanishing Cigarette in Paper: lit cigarette vanish
8 The Hindu Bean Trick: beans placed in the ear appear in the mouth
9 The Snappy Sympathetic Silks: three untied silks tie themselves while three tied silks untie
9 Challenge Living and Dead Test: using envelopes
10 Chair Balancing: glass of water balances on a tilted chair
10 Simple Hank Frame: knife is pushed through a handkerchief in a frame, the fame and hanky are ungimmicked
11 Silks and Lamp: silk production from a lamp shade
11 Karson Method Chinese Paper Burning and Confetti Mystery: burnt and restored with color change and then confetti
12 The Egg and Rice Trick: Egg and Rice in opposite hands transpose
12 Karson Bowl of Water and Tray: bowl of water production
13 Locked Ring and Rod: a ring appears on a rod even though the ends are locked
14 The Oriental Chest, Foulard, and Bowl of Water Mystery: fishbowl appears from a large cloth

15 Illusions
15 Chan Lin Chinese Production of a Girl on Chair
16 Chan Lin Chinese Portals Mystery Opening: assistant or magician appears from two doors