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INDEX
D£C. 1938-JVIC. 6,194-0
NOS. 51-100 & £XTRA5 • W1CGS 353-612
ANECDOTES Controlled Currency 374
Financial Nightmare 405
Abbott's $2 Bricks - par. 4 354 Spurious Pelf 429
Will Rock's Amateur Assistant - par. 9 360 Dollar Day 435
Charley DeMont & Young Annemann - last par.360 Mystic Perception 596
The Magician Was Lit Up - par. 2 390
Jane Thurston & Magic - par. 1 (Editrivia) 399 BILLET READING TESTS (Single person)
Prank Ducrot's "Grand Finale" - par 3 402
Blackstone & Levante - last par. 426 P.L.O.A.Keeler 376
Franciscus & The Brema Fish Bo-'l Table-p.2 433 The Perfect Club Slate Routine 446
Mandrake's Emulator - par. 4 452 The Secret 495
Psychology And The Unknown Soldier-par.3 464 Devil Device 561
Ab^ut Two Escape Artists - par. 6 468 Trance Vision 599
Gene Gordon & "The Hex" - par. 2 484 The Finest Sealed Letter Test 599
MaKlol Butcher - par. 3 506
Stuart Jules Makes $20 - par. 3 510 BOOK TESTS (Also magazine-newspaper tests)* t • •
Contest Winner - par. 3 516
Dr. Jacob Daley & The Short Card - par. 6 516 The Satchel 434
Giovanni Learns About Reverse Engllsh-p.3 520 Right Number 421
Winston Freer & The Irate Papa - par. 3 520 Abbntt's Book Test 422
Re Dr. Gordon Peck's Handcuffs - par. 4 520 Whim Of Tltuba 463
Davenport's Pet Hitler Peeve - last par.Ed.536 Astral Ad 509
Thurston Memories - par, 1 to 11 540
Quart Quaffer - par. 7 552 BRAIN TESTS
Breakfast Food Flyer - par. 8 570
Her'n And His'n - par. 2 572 Three Shifts (Contest,p.392 & par.2,p.396) 373
John Booth & The Ministry - par. 1 612 Mediumlstlc Transformation (Problem Dept.) 392
J.Mulholland'8 Friend (Court of Intrigue^ 419
BALLS The Missing Sign-post (Court of Intrigue) 424
Quarter Dron - par. 4 580
Illusive Cups-Balls Opening 392
Mutilation 413 Oscar (Mathematical tiuzzle) 610
The Ball In The Glass 473 CARDS (Impromptu)
Transit Spheres 567
Predlcto (Prediction) 356
BILL TRICKS . Bits Of Presto (Locations) 359
Five Findo (Quintuple location) 368
Money Method 366 Ace In The Hole (Out after lost card) 373
Last Chance (Location) 387 Two Cards In Fear (Double Stab Location) 543
Pick Up Force 388 Thoughts O.K. (Improved "Princess" version)547
Mental Rescue (Double Mental Location) 389 Money Sense (Coincidence) 551
Tri-Predicti (Prediction 389 In The Mind (Mental locations) 554
Eagle Location 397 Assorted Cards (Diminishing cards version) 563
Light On The Hindu Shuffle 398 The Arbuthnot Canfield Solitaire Stack 573
(a) Consecutive Hindu Shuffle Card In High (Restored Card in Pocketbook) 586
(b) Hindu Force The Time Formula (Prediction) 591
(c) Simplex Hindu Location Tram Card (Chosen card to pocket) 593
Last Touch (Location) 593
Bridge Mentalo (Mathematical Location) 411 The Appearing Card In Pocket 596
A Pour ti.ce Move 414 Monte-Cristo Cards (Force) 597
Known Before (Double prediction) 419 Houdin's Dream (Location; 598
The 20 Card Trick (Twenty locations) 428 Two Fearless Feats - No. 2 (.rrediction) 602
Three In One (Reversed card) 441 Neat Mystery (Double Change) 603
Nomenclature (Spelling location) 450 Traveller (Vanish and appearance) 607
To Do A Miracle (Mental location) 470 Not At These Prices (Four ace follow-up) 607
Mental Stud (Mental location) 479
Mathematical Black Jacks 485 CARDS (Prearranged)
Stop When Ready (Stop location) 496
Aces And Kings (Transposition) 496 Maglo Versus Mentalism (Prediction) 363
Secrets For Sale (Four Routined Locations) 500 Much Thought (Triple mental location) 367
Double Reverse 505 Never Play With Strangers (3ambling) 369
Bewildero (Transposition) 508 Voices In The Night (Routined story effect)380
Bewildero - 2nd (Location) 508 Utility Routine (Just that) 443
Forty-Nine (Mental location)(See par.l,p524)513 Universal Card-Incidence (Coincidence) 581
The Whistle (Double Reverse) 522
A Card In Hand (Transposition) 522 CIGARETTE TRICKS (And cigars)
"Never Idle" Cards (Acrobatic cards routine)526
The Mystic Twelve (Location plus) 531 Tourniquet Cig 414
Sky Sense (Triple revelation) 533 The Smoked Cigar 473
Three Predictions 538
Flap-Flap (Mental or X-ray) par. 6 548 COIN TRICKS
Perplexity (Twin location) 553
Foretold (Prediction) 559 Tip Tap Top 408
Combination (Automatic location) 568 Hypno Coin 416
Like Seeks Like (Sympathetic) 569 Just Pretend 431
The Dissolving Card (Vanish) 599 Ten And One 466
The Knickel Of Kanadah 486
CARDS (Faked,duplicate,other preparation) Clever Coins (See par. 1, page 524) 513
Money Sense 551
You See? (Triple location) 353 Secret of eiatan 583
Encore Voodoo (Spirit effect) 358 The "Good-Bye" Coin 610
Ultimo (Mechanical Deck) 371
Criss-Cross (Double predicition) 377 FORCING
Sympathetic Clubs (Sympathetic arrangement)380
Pocket Presto (Card and wallet)-par. 7 384 Pick Up Force 388
I'm SorryJ (Transformation gag) 387 The Hindu Force 399
Gnome Madness (Thought location 394 Book Test Force 422
Red-Vibro (Location) 395 Color Force 475
Crystal-Viso (Divination) 404 Number Force 475
Satan's Scissors 405 Card Force 475
Vice-Versa (Transposition) 406 Forced Prognostico 517
Applause (Mental location) 409 Frame Up 537
King Of Clubs (Surprise club item) 409 The Time Formula 591
Fakir! (Fortune telling location) 425 Monte-Cristo Cards 597
Meta-Stasis (Transposition) 427 602
433 Two Fearless Feats - No.
The Bacchanalian Card Trick (Sell)
Smeero (Location) 434
437 HANDKERCHIEF EFFECTS
Red And Blue Futurana (Mental location) 443
Utility Routine (Cardology) 457 Satan's Silks 364
Omega Card Act 459 The Travelling Knot 400
Effect No. 1 The Rising Card 459 Snap Knot 400
Effect No. 2 The Penetrating Card 459 Sucker Dummy 410
Effect No. 3 The Pocketbook Card 460 Cane To Silk Ideas 411
Effect No. 4 The Impaled Card 460 Mutilation 413
Effect No. 5 - The Torn Card 481 Fate Of The Fabric 417
Coloroto (Mass color change) 487 $10,000 Challenge Silk Vanish - par. 6 452
Authentical (Rising Cards) 489 Jest Of Gratoulet 497
Fingeraura (Location) - Editrivia 501 An Acrobatic Handkerchief 553
As In A Mirror Darkly (Prediction) 517 New Handkerchief Production 598
Forced Prognostico (Force) 517
We All Do (Triple '*you do as I do") 523 JINX CHUCKLES
Open Minds (Mental effect) 527
Pocket tropheciea (See page 572; 529 Re Anonymous Columns - par. 6 433
(a) Lady and Gentleman 529 Al Baker's Criticism - par. 6 448
(b) The Omega Card Prophecy 530 About The Hebrew Magician - last par. 452
(c) Orville Meyer's Twin Prediction 530 Al Baker's Request For Apparatus - par. 4 484
(d) The Improved Buckley Method 535 Fred Keating Seals An Envelope - par. 5 484
Hidden Mystery (Double location) 537 Crystal Ball Defined - par. 4 494
Frame Up (Appearing card in frame) 542 Fred Keating Reviewed - par. 2 516
Frontier Fantasy (Transposition) Dunninger And The Medium - last par. 516
Kickers, Beware 1 - last par. 516 A 68 Cent Patent (see page 456) 441
Dr. Joseph H Fries Succumbs - par. 540 Indian Rope Trick 479
Rabbit, Please? - last par. 562
Helpful Wlfle - last par. 570 That Phony Beer - par. 5 494
Super Nit Wit - par. 7 584 Solution To Levitation Photos - par. 1
Vanishing Dog - par. 7 612 (See Editrivia, page 514) 502
Magical Nags - par. 9 506
JINX DRINX Ye Editor "Cat-Nfipping" 520
Composite l.Iagician - par. 4 548
No. 3 - Jinx Blazer 370 Secret Agent X-9 And The Headless Lady 587
No. 4 - Damn The Rain 525 Reproduced Program and Catalogue of Hardin 595
How Many More Years? - par. 5 604
MAGICAL ECHOES H. Rea Fitch (Flake) Sales Procedure-par.3 612
MISCELLANEOUS TRICKS
Personalities In Flight 474
Crystal Box 534 Bxposedl 355
Three Predictions 538 Bits Of Presto 359
Ghosto 401
MAGICIANS BUSINESS CARDS (A series) Whisko 401
Br'er Rabbit-Pressed And Cleaned - par.4 402
Number 11 (19 reproduced cards) 362 Glowing Embers (See page 423) 412
Mumber 12 (15 reproduced cards) 511 Beer Cap 413
Number 13 (10 reproduced cards) 587 Puzzle Lamps 421
Magical Business Card 444
MATCH TRICKS "Snooty Pups" - par. 6 448
Discs Of Dir (See page 480, par. 7) 467
Light That Was 392 An Improved Fake Hat 470
Repel-Attract 412 Hermann's Dinner Table Pull 504
Match-outl (See par. 3, page 482) 450 A Hole In One 505
Shu-Strike Safety Matches - par. 3 488 Drunken Cocktail 518
Kino's Matchless Pocket Trick 492 The Adhesive Tape Tie 526
Inextinguishable Flame - par. 8 498 Sixth Finger 539
Flame In Duplicate 553 Smoked Glasses 549
Malay Escape 551
MENTAL EFFECTS (Impromptu-Single person) The Houdini Breath Control Method 571
Dr. Egolar's Razor Blade Trick 574
Watchistry 357 Volition 589
Bits Of Presto 359 The HyDnotized Bird 597
Tervil 383 Alladin's Box 598
Number Thot 515 The Oriental Bowl 599
Mystic Perception 596 Triumph Of The Triumvirate 605
Divination Of The Nile 599 4th Dimensional Sewing 611
Chain Of Circumstance 609
MENTAL EFFECTS (Preparation-Single person)....
MEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS (Reproduced)
Symmst 383
Abbott's Book Test 422 367, 391, 404, 426, 432, 445, 453, 464, 479,
X-Add-Ray 454 488, 516, 590.
Prediction (See page 441) 456
The Knickel Of Kanadah 486 NUMBER EFFECTS
Graphology (See page 40) 493
The Secret 495 Familiar Spirit 442
Black Pin Divination - par. 7 498 ifumberitia 452
Astral Ad 509 X-Add-Ray 454
Perfect Prediction - par. 3 516 Nirvana 475
Open Minds 523 Number Thought 515
Devil Device 561 Open Minds 523
Ballot Box Divination 572 568
589 Figure Fantasy
Volition 599
Trance Vision 599 Divination Of The Nile
The Finest Sealed Letter Test 599 OUR CARTOON COLLECTION (A Series)
Two Fearless Feat3 601
Strange Dice 603 'lumber 2 (7 reproduced cartoons) 420
Number 3 (9 reproduced cartoons) 490
MENTAL EFFECTS (Two people), Number 4 (1 reproduced cartoon) 560
Travel Thought 357 PAPER TRICKS
Bits Of Presto 359
Telethot 361 A Napkin Sewn 413
Right Number 421 Pagan Papers 439
Finger Finger (see par. 2, page 476) 451 Torn Sentiment 482
Phoned Thots 478 Invisible Pull 546
New Sheet Reading 491
The Eyes Have It 519 PRODUCTIONS
Weird Wire 558
Strange Dice 603 Closed Door Production 394
Flowers Aplenty 415
MISCELLANEA Crystal Box 534
Knuckle Calendar 424 PROGRAM REVIEWS
Jinx Publicity Service - par". 2 426
My Most Thrilling Experience (Comic section)432 Martin, T. (Tommy} Bradley 455
Dunninger 478 Thimble Come 411
International Magicians 488
Rock, Will (See last par. page 572 and THIRTEEN OF MAGIC MODERNIZATIONS
last par. page 594) 570
LeRoy, Servals - par. 1 604 Authentical 487
LeRoy,Servais - par. 1 608 The Invisible Pull 546
PUBLICITY EFFECTS TIPS AND IMPROVEMENTS
A Magnetic Personality 438 "•Unemployed" 363
Magical Business Card 444 Card Monstrosities - par. 2 384
Prediction (See paste 441) 456 Remedying Those Dry Thumbs And Fingers 384
Perfect Prediction - par. 3 516 How To Make Double Cards - par. 5 384
Secret Of Satan 583 Thumb Tip For Forgetful Magi 390
Advertising Tip 390
RING TRICKS Improvement On "Psychometry"-par.6 (p.36) 404
Cane To Silk Ideas 411
Pretty Bauble 465 A Four Ace Move 414
The Ring On The Tape 473 A 68 Cent Patent (See page 456) 441
A Ring There Was 550 "A Day In The Life Of A Gambler" - par.4 448
The Four Wedding Rings 599 Tip On "21 Card Trick" - par. 5 461
An Improved Fake Hat 470
ROPES AND RIBBONS Re That "Slick" Card - par. 6 472
"Finger Finger" Improvement - m r . 2 (p.451)476
Rope Riting 382 The Roughened Card Formula 482
Neckfright 483 Trick Match Formula - par.3 (p.450) 488
Never Fail 541 Shu-Strike Safety Matches - par.3 488
Malay Escape 551 Idea For "Sefalaljia" - par.3 (p.471) 498
4th Dimensional Sewing 611 Impromptu Changing Bag 503
Curtain Hanging Tip-par.2 (last par. p.520)510
ROUTINED SERIES OF EFFECTS (See also under Effect And Patter Schemes - par.7 510
Super Natural Power Acts) Tegted Program - par.5 520
Another Tip on Curtain Hanging - Last par. 520
Utility Routine (Cards) 443 Kid Show Gag - Last par. 520
Omega Card Act (Cards) 4-57 Variations For "Clever Colns"-par.l (p.513)524
Sefalaljia (Spirit) 471 "Forty-Nine" As Telephone Trick (p.513) 524
Nirvana Numbers (Numbers) 475 Short Cut Computation With Stacked Deck 530
Secrets For Sale (Cards) 500 "Stickum" For Clippo And Afghan Bands 532
In The Mind (Cards) 554 To Make Chalk Stick On Metal Slates 532
Tip of Roughing Fluid (p.482) - par. 6 544
SLATE MYSTERIES Additional Info On "Sky Sense" - par.6 552
Flash On Flash Paper - par. 6 604
P. L. 0. A. Keeler 376 New Slant On "Figure Fantasy" - par. 2 608
The Satchel 414
Familiar Spirit 442 WATCH TRT0K3
The Perfect Club And Slate Routine 446
X-ADD-RAY 454 Watchistry 357
Before Your Eyes (Gibson Improvement) 565 Whisko 401
Never Fail 541
Spirit Slates 598
SPIRIT EFFECTS
Encore Voodoo (See page 208) 358
TU£ JINX
P. L. 0. A. Keeler
Ghosto
The Satchel
Familiar Spirit
576
401
414
442
NflM£ INDEX
The Perfect Club Slate Routine 446 PART 1 - CONTRIBUTORS.
Whim Of Tituba 463
Sefalaljia (See par. 3, page 498) 471 Abbott, David P. 422
Forced Prognostico 517 Allison, Dave 475, 571
Never Fail 541 Alphonso 367
The Germain Gem 588 Annemann, Mrs. (mother} 520
The Ghost Hand 597 Annemann, Theo. 361, 368, 370, 374,
Spirit Slates 598 384, 397, 398, 402,
423, 440, 446, 448,
SUPER-NATURAL POWER ACTS 452, 457, 463, 487,
491, 519, 522, 525,
No Pain (See"Glowing Embers',1 page 412) 423 527, 546, 558, 572,
A Magnetic Personality 438 588, 589.
Man-Of-Attraction 447 Arbuthnot, Charles 573
Graphology (See page 40) 493 Arthur, Kent 421, 425, 429, 442,
The Secret Of The Georgia Wonder 575 466, 526
a. The Balance Test 576 Ishworth, Norman 446
b. The Downward Thrust 577
c. The Heavy Weight Lifting Test 577 Baker, Al 446, 529, 602
d. The Chair That Won't Be Forced 578 Belais, Arnold 532
e. The Umbrella Test 578 Blackstone, Harry 605
f. The Uncontrollable Cane Or Cue 579 Booz, Don 612
g. The Unruly Chair 579 Brethen, Robert 419, 501
Buckley, Arthur 530
THIMB1BS Buff, R.C. 524
Cedric 409, 433 Magnuson
Chapman, Prank M. 526 561
May, Leslie 363, 384, 413
Chesbro, Verne 603 McKenney, Gordon
Chicago Magic Co. 475 373
Merlini, The Great 395
Christ, Henry 479, 485, 496 Meyer, Orville
Clever, Eddie 364, 380, 383, 390,
358 470, 478, 488, 530
Conn, Al 568 Milton, Herbert
Collier, Claude 517 380
Collins, Stanley- Minoe 465, 492, 513, 537
459, 475, 547, 567 Morris, Chester
Cramer, Stuart 431 417
Crane, Dr. George W. 571
Crimmina, Jr., John Nagel, Charley 452
427 Nyquist, Charles 376
Daley, Dr. Jacob 406, 541, 542, 543 Paulson, Oscar
Darlington, Tom 411
408 Powell, Frederick Eugene 550
Davenport, George 411
DeLaney, George Proskauer, Julian J. 434
438, 441, 553
Deveen 414
Diavolo, Don Ramsey, John 411, 416
591 Rawson, Clayton 395
Dowier, Arthur 413
Downs, T. Nelson Robson, Stuart 450, 593
551 Rose, Charles 392
Ducrot, Prank 549
Dunninger Rothbart, Dr. Laszlo 481, 547
450, 495 Rozum, Tommy 388
Dyszel, Mitchell 400 Rungie, Herb 483, 535, 602
Egolar, Dr. 574 Sellers, Tom 414, 517, 583
Elliott, Bruce 451, 494 Sewe11, Len
Elliott, Hubert 533 534
Ellison, Saram R. Simpson, Stephen 377, 581
355 Stanley, Will
Ervln, Dr. E.G. 515, 526, 539 510
Evans, Val Stanwyck, Barbara 359
467, 517 Stanyon, Ellis 474
Petsch, Henry Sternbach, Joseph 524
357, 554 Stewart, James 401
Fleischman, Sid 518 Sutcliffe, George
Pries, Dr. Joseph H. 381, 482 412

Gallagher, W. John 530 Tarbell, Harlan 602

Gardner, Martin 357 Taylor, ¥n, 421
Geist, Franklin 520 The Philadelphia "lnquirer"432
Germaine, Karl 588, 603 Thirteen Of Magic 487, 546
Gibson, Walter B. 428, 461, 505, 529, Thompson, Jr., J. G. 353, 405, 419, 424,
535, 548, 552, 553, 437, 443, 454, 519
569 Tothill, Robert 500
Grant, U. F. 513 Tov/ne, Stuart 591
Hardin, Henry 595-599
Harris, Charles 583 Van Deusen, Dr. 451
Heath, Royal 568 Varney, Thomas R. 479, 480
Hemming, A. G. Vaughn, Dr. L. 464
510
Hermann, Alexander 504
Holden 459 Waldmann, Otto 470
Honigman, Aaron Walsh, Audley V. 394, 520, 523, 531,
519
Houdini, Harry 551 563
Howell, Allan Warlock, Peter 390, 405, 414, 439,
559
Hugard, Jean 413 Warringer, Howard 497
Hull, Burling 491, 522 Weigle, Oscar 489
Hunter, G. w. 538 We ill, Robert 607
Williams, Eric 387, 394
Jaks 404 Wolff, Ed 410
Jamea, Stewart 471, 498, 601 Wroe, George 503, 509
Jamison, R. M. 392, 472 510
Jinx, The 373, 392 Younger, Edmund 415
Jones, Lloyd 524
Jordan, Charles T. 361, 371, 372, 508,
513 PART 2 - (Press Comment & Rogues Gallery)
Joseph, Eddie 447
Abbott, David P. 422
Kolb, Predric 475 Abbott, Mrs. David P. 422
Kosky, Gerald 356 Abbott, Percy 502
Annemann, Theo 353, 359, 404, 457
Lamarque, Abrll 498 Arthur, Kent 429
Lambie, H.G.A. 583
Larsen, William 404 Ballard, Stanley 408
Lenz, Sidney 412 Ballard, Mrs. Stanley 408
Lesser, Paul 392
Lewis, Eric 409 Cat, Crystal Gazing 445
Loewy, Prof. Morris 459 Cedric 408
Lorraine, Sid 363, 435, 444, 456
Low, B.B. 593, 607 Daley, Dr. Jacob 541
Lyle, Art 369, 384 Dante 453
Lyons, L. Vosburgh 366, 387, 389, 476, Darlington, Tom 408
486, 493, 505, 609, Darlington, Mrs. Tom 408
610, 611 Dass, Alano Taka 391
Deveen 408 Mlnoe 537
Diavolo, Don 591 Morris, Chester 417
Dowler, Arthur 408 Moss, Mrs. T. 408
Downs, T. Nelson 549
Drake, Maurice 426 Nicol, William (Nicola) 464
Ducrot, Prank 549
Dunninger, Joseph • 488 Olsen 367
Dyszel, Mitchell 400
Park-Shackleton, Dr. H. 408
Ellison, Saram R. 355 Park-Shackleton, Mrs. H. 408
Powell, Frederick Eugene 549
Gibson, Walter 548 Proskauer, Julian J. 434
Ghost, The 516
Rams ey, John 408
Hardeen, Theo. 367 Rawson, Clayton 511
Kardin, Henry 595 Reid, Edgar 408
Hindu, Energetic 480 Reid, Mrs. Edgar 408
Houdini, Harry 549 Rosini, Carl 600, 604, 612
Hurst, Lulu 575 Rosini, Paul 600, 604, 612
Spence, Dolly 367
Jeans, Walter C. 386 Stanwyck, Barbara 359
Johnson 367 Stewart, James 401, 403
Joseph, Eddie 447 Stuart, Malcolm 408
Leipzig, Nate 445 Thirteen Of Magic 545
Levante 408 Thompson, Jr., J. G. 443, 444
Levante, Miss Eame 408 Thurston, Howard 502
Levante, Mrs. L. 408
Lieberman, Mrs. Vivian 432 Walsh, Audley V. 563
Lloyd, Harold 353 Wandman, iValter 408
Lorraine, Sid 435 We ill, Robert 387
Lyons, L. Vosburgh 389
Younger, Edmund 408
Merlin!, The Great 395 Younger, Mrs. Edmund 408
Meyer. Orville W. 470

FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION" ONLY.

THE MAGIC CIRCULAR, ff
A Monthly Review of the Magic Art.
Vol. 33. JANUARY. 1939. No. 370.
THEODORE ANNEMANN.
A S H O R T BIOGRAPHICAL N O T E BY P E I E R W A R L O C K
Just as there are legions of names in Magic which seem so
ordinary and commonplace, there are others which seem to
breathe Magic in their pronouncement; Devant is such a name
and Annemann is another. It is a name too that stands for
good things in Magic. Magicians on this side of the Atlantic
(and possibly on the other side too) have become wary of the
attractiveness of American magical advertising, but the name
of Annemann stands high for the reason that when he sells he
offers in most cases more than value for money.
It may come as a surprise to many readers of the Circular,
that Annemann's age is onlj 31, the cause of the surprise being
that he has accomplished so much in so short a time He is a
New Yorker by birth, and his first introduction to magic was
at school, a chum showing him the ball and vase; it mysti-
fied him so much that after learning the secret he sold news-
papers in order to obtain the necessary pennies to buy more
effects from the local magical dealer. In a recent letter he
mentions that he not only still has a colour-change pull which
he bought at that time, but that the handkerchiefs supplied
were of different sizes. 1921 saw him buying a 1.25 set of
magic from A C. Gilbert, a novelty dealer, and the following
year saw his first purchase of The Sphinx. The virus was now
in full action, and in that same year. 1922, he started corres-
ponding with contributors to The Sphinx. Strange to relate he
saw a magical show for the first time in 1923; it was that of
Eugene Laurant.
I'o those who possess a copy of Max Holden's Programmes
of Famous Magicians, let them turn to the programme that is
given there of an entertainment by Annemann, and then com-
pare those effects with these which comprised his first show :—
Wine ami Water. 20th Century Silks, Colour-Changing Silks
(using the afore-mentioned pull), Torn and Restored Paper, and
the new Brahmin Rice Bowls
I he Wine and Water effect went wrong because of hard
water from a nearb} well This brought forth the remark that
he would get out ot the country theatres
From 1923 onward Annemann went steadily forward both as
a performer and a writer. Readers of The Sphinx will easily
call to mind the many contributions appearing under his name.
In the 1925 volume of The Sphinx one of his finest card routines
appeared under the title of The Master Mind.'1 That was
thirteen years ago when he was eighteen years of age. Experi-
ence has strengthened his use ol subtlety and in his later effects
the psychological re-actions of the spectator are used with great
adroitness to achieve the end. The following is, I believe, a
full list of his books :—
202 Methods of Forcing
Incorporated Strange Secrets.
The Book without a Name.
Mental Bargain Effects.
One Man Mental and Psychic Routine.
En Rapport.
Card and Psychic Miracles
'Shush, it's a Secret!
In every one of these books, the personality of the writer is
easily discerned. His development of the use of one-way backs
on cards, gives rise in many of the pages to apparent miracles,
because the control of the cards seems to be with the spectator
rather than with the performer.
One sentence in The Book without a Name is unforgettable :
"I, personally, hate sleights because I can seldom get away
with them." In that statement there is much food for thought
There must be many conjurers deluding themselves all the
time that they are getting away with sleights, when the
audience, possibly polite, knows better. And yet, without
sleights, Annemann, in my opinion, gets better results With
the greatest respect to those who '"milk build ' to perfection, it
is unlikely that such experts could obtain better results than
Annemann achieves with casual handling of a pack in the two
effects described under the titles of "The Gambler in Person''
and "The Gambler back again.'' (Both in The Book without
a Name.)
The latter part of 1934 saw the inception of The Jinx, a
 magical magazine edited by Annemann, unique, as it carrys no interesting. To those who are newcomers to magic and to
advertising matter ; its offerings are few, but they are very, whom, possibly, the name of Annemann is just one in a dealer's
very good. The editorials are excellent, and Annemann is one list, I hope that these words will give the incentive to beg,
of those magicians who think that all methods are tair in borrow, or buy one of his books; they will get just as big a
obtaining the desired effect, as in its sixth number he remarks, thrill as the embryo musician gets when he learns to play
"I insist that anything goes." One has only to recall our own his first Bach prelude PETER WARLOCK.
Jardine Ellis to realise that this policy engenders the apparent
miracle.
F O R PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY.
In a letter written to Annemann this year, I asked among
other questions, what he considered his finest effect, and also
what was the outstanding event in his magical life. The THE MAGIC CIRCULAR.
answer to the first question was •'The Test of Tiber," an effect
A Monthly Review of the Magic Art.
which he has marketed since 1931, but which, strange, to say,
has not become popular.
Vol. 33. FEBRUARY, 1939. No. 371.
He could not answer the second question so easily; he said
that there were so many high spots: his first attendance at
Thurstou's show after a rainy trip—meeting the "Greats" at The Hon. Editor, The Magic Circular.
Frank Ducrot's house—seeing his first contribution published January 6th, 1939.
Dear Sir,
in The Sphinx. One thing that he says will be the outstanding
Mr. Peter Warlock in his article on Annemann in the
event in his life, is when he makes a trip to England. He is
January Circular, takes far too much for granted. It seems
fully ali\e to the fact that magicians here have treated his
regrettable that personal predilections and enthusiasms should
works well, and he looks, forward to thanking them person-
have been permitted so far to run away with Mr. Warlock's
ally.
judgment as to cause him to couple his subject's name with
Regarding his best effect, I would have chosen his "One
that of David Devanf. No doubt it is easy for an active
Man Genuine Magazine Test." I cannot call to mind in any
imagination to attribute to a person resident in another contin-
modern magical literature, any subtlety producing so great an
ent miraculous qualities, and to eulogize and idolize him, and
effect.
there is perhaps little harm in this form of self-hypnotism,
Even as 1 type this my wife has shewn me a cutting from although such exaggeration is greatly to be deplored when
the Evening News of October 12th :— reproduced in a journal which is of necessity read by some
"A bullet fired from an army rifle was caught by a man forty yards
away with his teeth at the Piff Paff Poofers' Annual Convention hundreds ol people. But when a writer seeks by implication
at Fnrt Erie, Ontario. Theodore Annemann, a New York Magician, publicly to link one who at best has merely commercialised
volunteered to carry out this feat, which is said to have been fatal to the exposure ol magical secrets with a genius like David
half-a-dozen men who have attempted it. A policeman agreed to fire
the rifle. He scratched his initials on the bullet before firing.
Devant, it can only be to the latter's detriment, and 1 feel very
Annemann whirled and fell to the ground, then he got up and dropped strongly that I must raise my voice in protest.
a warm bullet from his mouth into the policeman's hand. The police-
David Devant, to those who knew his work, stood and still
man identified it as the one he had fired. A dozen photographers
filmed the episode. Before the performance they searched Annemann, stands in a class alone. How is it possible, remembering his
looked into his mouth, and also made sure he had no confederates." magnificent performances, his breadth of conception, his charm
What publicity! What an effect ! But 1 am wondering of presentation, to compare David Devant with a pedlar of
whether this is a case in point where "Anything goes.'1
refurbished secrets ? Yours truly,
To those who have read Annemann's works, I hope that Orpington, Kent. DOUGLAS CRAGGS.
these few facts concerning the man himself may at least prove

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