The Cardician

1953
Written by Edward Marlo
Work of Edward Marlo
199 pages (Spiralbound), published by Magic, Inc.
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
99 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Edward Marlo Sense of Touch crimp
 		4
Edward Marlo The Wishing Card Trick cards placed on table turns out to be any card named
Also published here 5
Edward Marlo One Hand Control Aces are lost with charlier cuts and found using one hand only, two crimps
Also published here 6
Edward Marlo The Marlo Miracle saliva
Also published here 7
Edward Marlo Ten Years Ago aces placed reversed in pack, change to kings, aces in envelop, double facers
 		9
Edward Marlo That Joker! joker thrown in hat changes to selection
 		10
Throw Change
10
Edward Marlo Flight of Time card is chosen by counting procedure, then card travels to top or to other packet
 		11
Edward Marlo Card Thru Table clean handling due to short card
Variations 15
Edward Marlo Lapping a Short Card
15
Edward Marlo Janus some red and ten cards are mixed, spectator deals them on face-up cards on table, all color match, double facers
 		17
Edward Marlo Push Thru Failure four methods
 		19
Edward Marlo Push-Through Shuffle open push-through action
 		20
Edward Marlo Sense and Nonsense with Cards gags and lines with cards:
  • Army or Rifle Shuffle
  • Overhand Shuffle
  • Russian Shuffle
  • Jewish Shuffle
  • Mexican Shuffle
  • Fancy Shuffle
  • You Shuffle It
  • Cut 'Em. Thanks!
  • Small Town Shuffle
  • Hurts, doesn't it?
  • A Marlo Gag
  • Take Any Card
Also published here 25
Edward Marlo The Stripper Combine spectator chooses high four of a kind which is dealt, stripper deck
Also published here 29
Edward Marlo Double Thought two cards, one freely thought of, one ahead, using two decks
Related toVariationsAlso published here 31
Edward Marlo Poker Prediction and a Principle spectator shuffles, yet Aces are dealt out
VariationsAlso published here 33
Edward Marlo Bottom Deal Stacking Bottom Deal Count, while cards are counted, they are set via bottom deal
VariationsAlso published here 33
Edward Marlo Bottop Change
Related toVariationsAlso published here 35
Edward Marlo Reflection card becomes blank and changes to three selections
Variations 36
Edward Marlo Platform Aces with glasses, ungaffed and duplicate method
Variations 37
Impromptu Duplicate Three as Ace
 		42
Edward Marlo Fifty-Fifty ace is sandwiched in pack and spectator guesses its correct color
 		43
Edward Marlo Flight of the Knave and Queen two cards travel from packet of picture cards to deck
 		45
Edward Marlo Sleight of Tongue False Count bold
 		46
Top-Bottom Friction Production brief
 		46
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Penetration Ace-Two-Three or all Aces penetrate pack one at a time
Variations 46
Edward Marlo Grab It
49
Charles Nyquist, Edward Marlo Side-Jog Spread for grab it
 		51
Edward Marlo Double Turnover Change
Also published here 52
Edward Marlo Hit Lift
52
Edward Marlo Ambitious Card Move
54
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm
Variations 55
Edward Marlo Repeater Selected Card to Pocket
Related toVariations 57
Edward Marlo Simple Shift
Related toVariations 58
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico Drop Switch Addition two methods, see page 197 for credits
 		60
Edward Marlo Method for Crimping bottom card corner crimp
 		64
Edward Marlo One Hand Throw Cut one handed slip cut from left hand to table
Related toAlso published here 66
Edward Marlo Challenge Cutting of Aces
67
Edward Marlo Tabled Second Deal two methods
Related to 69
Edward Marlo It's a Dilly missing card in borrowed deck is named, card is palmed out of borrowed deck
Variations 75
Edward Marlo Another Dilly performer knows how many cards are removed by spectator
 		76
Edward Marlo Spelling Selected Cards
76
Edward Marlo The Nail Gauge Spell
77
Edward Marlo Spin Change Discovery spinning card on smooth surface
 		78
Edward Marlo Jacks to Aces jacks face up in deck change to aces
 		79
Edward Marlo Hit the Aces ace packets are placed on deck, then all aces are together in center of deck
 		80
Edward Marlo Logical Faced Aces faced deck
 		82
Edward Marlo In One Shuffle Aces lost in deck, still on top
Related toVariations 83
Edward Marlo The Late Arrival top card changes to selection, turned over by spectator before and after transformation, four methods (with and without stripper deck)
Variations 85
Edward Marlo Invisible Bottom Deal
Variations 89
Edward Marlo The Follow Up Aces Aces lost in deck come to top
Related toVariations 91
Edward Marlo Traveling Card three packets
Variations 93
Edward Marlo The False Count
Related to 94
Edward Marlo Impromptu Liepzig Leipzig
 		95
Edward Marlo, Stewart James Pockethereal Minus Pockets two cards thought of, they transpose from packet to packet, two methods
Inspired byVariations 98
One Hand Scoop Addition as cards a scooped up from table
Related to 99
Edward Marlo The Double and Triple Buckle
Related toAlso published here 102
Edward Marlo Christine
104
Edward Marlo No Glide Aces
Variations 106
Edward Marlo No Glide Aces; Second Method
107
Edward Marlo No Glide Aces; Bluff Method
107
Edward Marlo Swindle Aces showing four cards (three Aces, one x) as four of a kind
Related to 108
Edward Marlo Three Card Monte Climax showing all the same
 		109
Edward Marlo Monte Climax Kicker transformation
 		110
Edward Marlo Oil and Water 4&4, two extra cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 111
Edward Marlo Quick Sands cards turn over at once, front and backs change
 		117
Edward Marlo Cardician Makes Good
Variations 119
Edward Marlo Visual Transposition
Variations 121
Edward Marlo Red and Blue Telepathy two cards, written on red and blue slips of paper
 		123
Edward Marlo Billet Switch
125
Edward Marlo Double Thoughts - Single Deck two cards, one thought of, one ahead
Related toVariations 126
Edward Marlo Mental Reverse
Related toVariations 128
Edward Marlo Mental Reverse 2
129
Edward Marlo, Bob Hummer Cardician's Dream counting procedure with value of thought of card, etc, see page 196 for credits
Related toVariations 130
Edward Marlo Fishing
Related to 133
Edward Marlo 21 Card Trick Streamlined
Also published here 134
Edward Marlo Direct Statement Fishing
137
Edward Marlo Touch Retouched - Retouched card reversed by spectator is predicted, force, see page 196 for credits
Inspired by 138
Edward Marlo Insertion Break getting break underneath outjogged card
Related to 139
Edward Marlo Magic Total:
Eight-Two Locator
Ace-Three-Five Locator
Three-Three-Three Loctaor 		using some cards to count down to thought-of card, multiple out counting procedure, three methods
 		141
Edward Marlo Bold Prediction card reversed by spectator is predicted, post billet writing
 		147
Edward Marlo Glimpsing Reversed Card in Deck
Variations 149
Edward Marlo The Whispering Queen card reversed by spectator is named, featuring the glimpse of a side-jogged card
Related to 151
Edward Marlo Open Prediction multiple methods
  • 1st Variation
  • 2nd Variation
Related to 152
Edward Marlo Two-Card Push-Off to establish break
 		153
Edward Marlo K.M. Righting of a reversed card in middle
 		155
Edward Marlo Under-the-Spread Switch as card is tabled
Related toVariations 160
Edward Marlo Follow the Leader
161
Edward Marlo Four Ace Vanish featuring four different vanishes
Variations 166
Double Deal
170
Edward Marlo The Trick Deck All Backs and All Faces, ungaffed, see page 196 for credits
Variations 171
Frank Kelly Kelly Bottom Placement brief
 		173
Edward Marlo The Torn Card Trick except one quarter, restored card minus corner shoots out when deck is riffled, see page 196 for credits
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Inspired byVariations 178
Edward Marlo Anytime two methods
 		186
Edward Marlo Some Challenging Ideas: The Spectator Coincidence card thought of in red-backed deck matches physically chosen card in blue-backed deck, posed as a problem
Variations 189
Edward Marlo The Spectator's Prediction spectator writes the prediction, posed as a problem
Related to 189
Edward Marlo Junior's Card Trick small packet all backs & all faces, four cards
 		190
Edward Marlo The Impromptu Phantom five cards with selections are under handkerchief, two removed, rest vanishes
 		192
Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2008.