The Billboard 1924-03-22: Vol 36 Iss 12 (1924-03-22)

QA ANT Pee | MARCH 22, 1924 The Billboard MAGIC AND MAGICIANS (COMMUNICATIONS TO OUK NEW YORK OFFICES) r Irs regu nonthl the x. An well-known conjuring turn to was 664, but none of the one hundred and fifty A Crawford Ilo reee y \» ral ‘ ia was J fowlins, who letters contained it. The predominating numsem! Society of Amezican Magiciar Reg | ! with Magical effects. bers were 994 and 499 and several contained held an auet i of K Ya . rhe pleasure of seeing the two sixes. No correct swer was made to pn brought along ail tt t ke they K. 5. Sugede it Wa igton, Pa, It the second test, in which another of the psydidn’t want and exchanged tl for something . a : Aine Cbau-Tung Mysteries’. It chologists thought of a walrus. Several perthey liked better. rhe outcome w O sit | tuke a t of space to describe it In sons gave zebra, elephant and other animals, cessful that Sam Bafley is gor to try to entirety-—t ettings ure beautiful, the In the third test one of the psycholog sis conpromote sin rent at his n Cam ree s and the peratus and other centrated on a J line intersecting another ” Yect ve eluborat 1 say the least, line, and asked the listeners to name the color bridge. Se ugde a r of assistants. Among of the intersecting line ilere a number of ' ‘ 1 were Levitation, Spirit Paintcorrect ers were given, but more answers El Barto, Cleveland (0.) Agee, om g. ‘ lueti Hunting a Mid Air gave rea and the second largest number gave May 1 with a new illusion act, called “The ot song lt Wave, a gigantic flag preorange. None of the listeners was able to Sword of Myst which a sword will ; cui ot? al ' name the morsel one of the professors was — my’ ee ee pg this show vas of ft! eating. It was a piece of a beet. In another sistant’s bods No boxes oO ! ts will I P : late prod ns that test one of the professors was pinching his See, wees. = e i ' “ t to see hand below the fourth finger. At least for forty-five minut ae y earry tl cmd age Aer Hpi ye hee two assistants and be une — { neidences and a few correct answers of the 150 placed the pain in the left arm or went of George Stevenson, of ¢ lumi 0. ew i ’ tal telepatby tests carried the hand. sae by | iudie recently by three The Newark (N. J.) Magicians’ Club, Local psycho t Edgewater Beach BroadAmuso, Indianapolis magician, writes: ‘‘AlexNo. 10, N. C. A., has been holding some very g 5S n Chicago More than 4,009 ander headlined recently at the Lyric with his lively mertings of late and sec d many new wers t test questions were received. erystal gazing and mental tests and succeed “d members, cording to Pref. Bla truetor Of th ¢ =<. 1350 taken at random were im rolling up a wonderful wees at this house. in the Newark & 1 of Magic. Mag 3 apd by the scientists The first test was His vaudeville offering is a condensed version pearing cently ip N k, Prof. B 1ys, to k of the number be‘of bis road show seen here in 1920. Nartell included Am ind his Three-Card MNlusion, a twe i thousand of which one of Twins still assist. We understand that the feature at Proctor’s Palace; only ot l ion, the psy logists wa nking. That uumber (Continued on page 71) but worth going miles to & I 1 Ta Mar recent! was a top-line ttract t Loew's State. MeKnight gave her a feat read in The & : Call. The article « ed a few exposes 1 mind reading. McKnight will hare to stand trial with his exposing. He re cently sitar » new organization W is k 208 bn I ride World Magicians’ 5Soclety Twenty-fiv emt ‘ he Sy e (Was Myst ( ntly ¢t ed oi K ir s wi I i t ty ' America I King 1} one of , Inland spire ! ! th } a pro woter of lee als liso was a ¢ of i honor } Richards hilt t ‘ , tion on the iy mag v : the past few ; rs, . pring + | have been app tt rt a 7 1 ft regret over t I t e\' posing trick in ¢ a his viewpoint, bu 4 5 to the audience fro point. “No one remem! tr I about, and it is sekdom that ft o do remember would ever attempt ¢ y oe said. ‘“‘However, the seed is pla the trick exposed and the persen whe is read how fails to enjoy the ex ‘ in 1 future.” SPECIAL CHILDREN’S MATINEE. Following his talk 1 irds entert with WEEKLY OCCURRENCE WITH THE MYSTERIOUS SMITH CO.. a few tricks, and Kennedy aro erable NOW PLAYING THE SAENGER CIRCUIT. interest with his Twe Overd ped Dice, THE MY STERIOUS SMITH co. has PS er OE eS 0 iis ae ee pene es am ‘ which refused to remain in receptacles where a : y was inn n eve ry resi ect aah gant the pineie mate than thels money's worth. “We are glad they were placed. to attest the merits of this attraction, Yours very truly, me SAENGER AMUSEMENT CO., Wheeling, W. Va., has been getting its full E. M. CLARKE, Special Representative. shure of Magic during the past few weeks, vccording to Pau KR. Semple } il ‘conju who writes: “Horace Goldin was at the Cort b J eo Theater a short time go the tep on I e an S agic ec Burlesque Compatr and pre ed his Sawing See a Wee, Sree Cane o> te, ae Se The Greatest Dollar’s Worth of Magic Ever Offered ber of other magical effects Ir ntly saw Giatiee. Frevente and Me Mystic Bevas as & A FEW OF THE WONDERFUL “STUNTS” YOU CAN DO Victoria and the Glass Trunk Iilusion and the At a glance—quick as telling time—vou can *‘rea i” any card from the back old Aerial Suspension were among effect In a star after the cards are shuffled and cut—you can name the card Presented. Mysteria also w at the Victoria that is : “BOTTOM. ETE D PO SR on recently and bad everyone guessing as te how fter s g you can name the EXACT location of EVERY it was done. The audience can see thru the ONE of t! the deck. . } box at all times and it dees not look large eall ‘‘co oR! ECT k mation of ANY ys EY ERY card bo i an one enough to conceal a person, yet a drum {s as it is called to you, “layed, knots tied and a number of other stunts ouanan with hands which protrude from the 0G LANDS DOLLAR DECR Price, $1. Coo Postpaid DEMONSTRATORS, AGENTS, MAGICIANS This deck is a wonderful seller when demonstrated. (V. H. Seewakl so 135 in one day.) Your profit is over 100%. 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