Keene, Robertson: More Novel Notions for Magical Entertainers
©1907 A.W. Gamage, Ltd, Holborn
Softcover, rope-bound, 5.5x8.5", 116 pages

©2003 eBook José Antonio González, 157 pages

More Novel Notions
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Robertson Keene: More Novel Notions for Magical Entertainers

Comments: Photo and drawing illustrated

Contents (from ebook version - page numbers differ from original):

4 Author’s Preface
6 Conjuring Cackle: being a few introductory remarks
17 - Remember: summary tips

19 Tricks With Handkerchiefs & Flags
19 The Mutilated Flag And Candle
21 Soup Plates, Glass Jar, And Flags Illusion
23 The Improved Dyeing Silks
26 A Novel Handkerchief Shot
28 The Newest Colour Change
29 A Novel Handkerchief Casket
31 A Pretty Handkerchief Production
32 The Matchbox And Travelling Silks
34 The Ascending Flag And Cards
36 A Novel Handkerchief Production
37 A Novel Handkerchief Feke
37 A “Tricky” Handkerchief And Card Trick
38 A Useful Handkerchief Feke

40 Card Tricks
40 A New Method For Making The “Pass”
41 A Simple Card-Reading Experiment
41 A Smart “Precipitation” Card Trick
43 Robertson Keene's Confetti And Card Frame
44 A New “Separating” Pass
45 Robertson Keene's Restored Travelling Card
46 New Rising Cards
47 The Twentieth Century Diminishing Cards: The late Martin Chapender's method
49 The New Phoenix Card
50 Robertson Keene's Rising Cards From Bound And Sealed Pack
53 A Ruse With A “Roterberg” Brass Card Box
53 A Novel “Card” Trap

55 Tricks With Eggs And Balls
55 A Combination Billiard Ball Feke
55 A Tip For The Four Balls
56 The “Bert” Colour Change
57 The Coat Lapel “Subtle” Vanish And Reproduction
58 The “Sleeve” Pass
58 A Pretty Billiard Ball Change
59 A Simple Production
60 A Novel “Egg” Stand
62 Robertson Keene's Flag And Egg Trick
64 A New “Egg And Hat” Trick
65 Confetti And Egg
66 The Humpty Dumpty Card And Egg Trick
67 The Incubating Handkerchief

69 Some New Coin Tricks
69 The Aerial Coin
69 A Novel Coin Wand
70 A New “Coin Bowl”
71 Robertson Keene's Coins And Fan Illusion
74 An Effective Coin Act

78 Miscellaneous Tricks And Illusions
78 The New “Mysterious Column Of Bricks”
82 The Robertson Keene Cracker, Casket, And Canary Illusion
84 The “Presto” Box Illusion
86 The Mysterious Lady And Plant Illusion
87 Novel Tambourine and Drum Loading Methods
87 - Robertson Keene’ Drum Loading Method
90 - The “Ring” Tambourine
91 - The “Italian” Tambourine

92 Some Tricks With Flowers
92 A Tip for "The Cone of Flowers"
92 Bouquet Productions
92 The Bouquet From the Air
93 A Pretty Opening Trick

94 Novel Wand Combinations
96 The Vanishing Fire Bowl
97 The Improved Rabbit Tray
98 Novel Use For Watch Repeater
98 The Velvet Watch Cloth
100 The Newest Balloon Trick
101 Modern Stage Furniture
107 A Conjuring Comedy
108 - Explanation
109 A Novel Ventriloquial And Mystery Patter
110 - Explanation

111 Patter
111 Burlesque Introductory Speech
111 Patter For Restoring Strip Of Paper
112 Patter To Introduce Handkerchief Tricks
113 Billiard Ball Tricks
113 Humpty-Dumpty, Egg And Card
114 Patter For Aerial Coin
115 Patter For Watch Tricks
116 Patter For Ink And Goldfish Trick
117 Patter For Use With Roberton Keene's Fan And Coins Illusion
118 Dyeing Handkerchiefs Through Paper Tube
119 Tricks With Eggs
119 Card Tricks
120 Patter At Conclusion Of Entertainment

121 The Art Of Elocution
125 The Marvellous Talking Head
128 A Lesson In Hat Manipulation: chapeaugraphy

137 Paper Manipulations
137 Some Notions On The Gentle Art Of Paper-Folding, Etc
137 Part I: Simple designs such as fan, blind, tumbler
140 Part II: curry comb, tin dipper, mushroom, etc.
142 Part III: church door, cake pan, dumb bells, etc.
143 Part IV: garden seat, motor cap, etc.
145 Part V: Dry dock, straw hat, bon bon, etc.
147 Part VI: pig trough, cup and saucer, etc.
154 The Jacob’s Ladder
155 The Torn And Restored Paper Strips
156 A Pretty Paper-Tearing Trick


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