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You will learn far more magic here than from any mere book of tricks as Dai talks about his 'Attack on Magic', 'Practice', 'On Using Trick Cards', 'Secrets', Effects Defined', 'Shade', 'Authority', 'Great Tricks', 'Classics' and 'What's Wrong With Magic'.The handling of these cards are like no other. Youll get 2 Jokers, 52 playing cards and includes the WORLD FAMOUS Trick, 'The Trick that Fooled Houdini.' Both Richard Kaufman and Stephen Minch consulted on the instructions to the effect THAT ARE INCLUDED.Dai Vernon The Man Who Fooled Houdini. Houdini's Card Trick by Wayne Dobson in association with Alan Wong" Houdini was famous as an escape artist, but what few people today realise is that not only was he a gifted magician who started out billed as 'The King Of Kards', but he was also fascinated with spiritualism, the weirdness of coincidences and mind-reading. He was a master of publicity, and never missed a chance. This fourth volume of The Vernon Chronicles is a complete chagne of pace from the three thap preceded it.

The story of the greatest natural magician the world has ever seen - the fantastic story of the man who fooled Houdini.Pages 308 - Hardcover, 67 historical photographsPages 308 - Hardcover, 67 historical photographs Read More В»Please note this item is a special order item and will dispatch in 3-5 working days. Dai Vernon The Professor who was famously noted for The card trick that fooled Houdini, apparently said that Elliott saw the Back Palm performed by a Mexican gambler. Harry Houdini collected Dr.

Also included are three bonus DVDs that contain extremely rare footage of Vernon lectures from the 1970's - almost six hours of material that almost no one has ever seen before. It's been 30 years since the initial release of Revelations, the monumental video set that immortalized the life and work of perhaps one of the greatest magicians who ever lived - the Professor himself - Dai Vernon.In celebration, L&L Publishing is releasing the Revelations 30th Anniversary Box Set which features all 17 volumes of Revelations digitally remastered on 8 DVDs. VernonвЂ™s interest in magic was passed down to him by his father, whom would once in a while entertain his son with tricks.Dai describes the techniques he used to establish his world-wide reputation and introduces you to many legends of magic his idols, such as the great Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser and Max Malini. His inspirations - Nate Leipzig, Dr. James Elliott, the Challenge Card Champion of the World, and J. Many others including Harry Houdini, Jud Cole, Fred Keating, Jarrow, Cliff Green, and Tommy Downs as well as such colorful and intriguing characters as Mr.

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(Still images of Arthur Emerson and Vernon were inserted for the first minute or so because the initial quality of the video was suspect. With additional footage from the celebrated $1,000 Lecture Tour in the mid-1970s, private videos shot by Bill 'The Prez' Larsen at The Magic Castle, and supporting documentation and ephemera, magic aficionados and historians now have an accurate portrayal of perhaps the most celebrated thinker and performer in magic during his 'Late Period.'Start with Vernon's lecture at the Washington Press Club in August 1973, courtesy of Arthur Emerson. Everything is packaged in a full color slipcase that is sure to make this set one of the most desirable magic keepsakes ever released.David Ben's introduction that appears in the beginning of Gene Matsuura's notes booklet:When it comes to Dai Vernon, apparently not.This celebration of the 30th anniversary of Revelations, the series produced originally in 1982 by Hans Zahn in Newfoundland, attests to that amazing legacy and it provides yet another generation of magicians - old and new - the chance to experience Dai Vernon and his magic.This compilation is much more than just a repackaging of the original discs. Gene Matsuura's original notes made at Dai Vernon's farewell lecture in 1976. The first is a facsimile of the original Videonics Revelations catalog with comprehensive commentary on each volume by Sid Lorraine while the second contains Dr.

He is a real student of magic and, in particular, the magic of Vernon. Matsuura was a confidant of many of the most esteemed sleight-of-hand magicians of the 20th century. Again, it is Late Vernon, Second Wave.Take a break and turn to the notes provided by Dr. Here Vernon is reprising the content of the $1,000 Lecture Tour. That's right, 79! It is Late Vernon, Second Wave.Next, screen the October 9, 1976, lecture at The Magic Castle.

Vernon, by the way, would soon turn 84! It is the tail end of the Second Wave of the Late Period.Only then, it is time to revisit the monumental series that is Revelations. The family, in its fourth generation in magic, continues to contribute to the growth of magic and the preservation of magic history. In fact, it is hard to imagine what magic would be like today without the Larsens - Genii magazine, The Magic Castle, the Academy of the Magical Arts, and now this. Shot by and because of Bill Larsen, they represent yet another extraordinary gift of the Larsen family to the magic community. His observations are astute, and the nuance he flags worth studying.Next up: the April 1977 presentations filmed at The Magic Castle. Matsuura for agreeing to release his personal notes on Vernon's $1,000 Lecture Tour appearance in Sacramento.

We see how things are meant to be done, and how not. Michael Ammar, Gary Ouellet and Steve Freeman are there to assist, performing and demonstrating magic, and to spark the conversation. Here, Vernon provides more coaching and commentary than actual performance.

This was a historic moment because it was on the strength of this presentation that Vernon was asked to become the Castle's resident magician - and now, through the magic of audio recording, you can be there, too, almost 50 years later. And host Arthur Emerson was prescient enough to have a video camera on hand for the occasion.On April 9, 1963, a very select group assembled at the newly-formed Magic Castle to hear Dai Vernon lecture. These videos are also valuable for their historic importance as they are among the first lectures ever videotaped at the Magic Castle.Also featured are Vernon's anecdotes including how he first came to the Magic Castle, early Castle memories, and his infamous X-rated Japan story.In August of 1973, Dai Vernon lectured for a large and extremely enthusiastic audience at the Press Club in Washington D.C. This is your chance to watch vintage lectures by Dai Vernon taped at the world-famous Magic Castle by Bill 'The Prez' Larsen who had the foresight to preserve Vernon's genius for posterity. Goshman did exactly that, and built his initial reputation with 'Spellbound.'With this 30th anniversary celebration of Revelations, you have that same opportunity.The Academy of Magical Arts has graciously opened their members-only video vault and allowed L&L to publish one of their rare private videos. Fortunately, this commemorative package of discs and other material includes a reproduction of a booklet that provides a detailed description of each section so that viewers can zero in on their particular area of interest.If I can offer one final word of advice, it is to heed what Vernon said to a young Albert Goshman: take one trick and learn to do it better than anybody else.