52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass

2019
Written by José Carroll, Various
Work of José Carroll
287 pages (Hardcover), published by Páginas
Illustrated with drawings by Luis H. Trueba
Language: English
102 entries
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Laura Avilés Foreword
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Acknowledgements
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Juan Tamariz Farewell to Pepe Carroll
Also published here
  • La Dama Inquieta, May 2004
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Amílkar Riega Bello Goodbye, Adopted Father about José Carroll
Also published here
  • La Dama Inquieta, May 2004
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Camilo Vázquez Three Photos about José Carroll
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The Madrid Magic School Circular
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José Franco Experiences
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  • The MMS Circular, No. 49, 1979
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José Franco The Mandrágora
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  • The MMS Circular, No. 55, 1979
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José Franco FISM Brussels 1979
  • Blackstone Jr's Magic Show
  • Ricky Jay's Magic Show
  • Fred Kaps's Magic Show
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  • The MMS Circular, No. 56, 1979
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José Franco Constructing Card Magic Routines
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  • The MMS Circular, No. 61, Jan. 1980
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José Franco Mnemonicosis on José Carroll's own memorized stack
  • 1. Spelling
  • 2. Poker
  • 3. Poker - Gin Rummy
  • 4. Dai Vernon's Poker Formula
  • The Shift from a Stacked Deck to a Symmetrical Deck
  • 5. The Great Coincidence
  • Author's Note
Related toAlso published here
  • The MMS Circular, No. 67, July 1980
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José Antonio Sánchez The Great Coincidence one riffle shuffle, in the end twenty-six pairs are on table
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José Franco The Presentation I
  • 1. Two Principles
    • Unity
    • Variety
  • 2. Classification
    • The Covering Action
    • The Presentation
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  • The MMS Circular, No. 71, Nov. 1980
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José Franco Two Tiny Details about his surname "Franco" and his second surname "Larraz"
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  • The MMS Circular, No. 78, June 1981
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José Franco The Presentation II
  • Theme Types
  • The Advantages of the Theme
  • Theme-Related Circumstances
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José Carroll Three Little Things about writing articles for the Circular
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  • The MMS Circular, No. 88, Apr. 1982
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José Carroll Seven Travelers, Four Cities, One Magic about a US tour with Juan Antón, Antón López, Juan Tamariz and wife
  • New York
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  • The MMS Circular, No. 89, May 1982
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José Carroll Seven Travelers II
  • Las Vegas
  • The Hotel
  • The Reception of the Congress Participants
  • The Opening Gala
  • The Contest
  • Siegfried and Roy's Show
  • Impromptu Magic (Roger Klause & Mike Skinner)
  • The Vernon-Slydini Talk
  • Close-up Galas (Michael Ammar, David Williamson)
  • The Final Gala
  • Magic in the Corridors
  • Compliments for the End
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  • The MMS Circular, No. 90, June 1982
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José Carroll The Seven Travelers III Los Angeles & Magic Castle
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  • The MMS Circular, No. 91, July 1982
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José Franco Leipzig's Stage Technique discussion of his act and effects
  • The Thimble Routine
  • Color Changes
  • Slap Aces
  • Card Locations
  • Stabbing Cards
  • The Twenty Card Trick
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  • The MMS Circular, No. 107, Nov. 1983
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José Carroll Beauty and Ugliness presentation for two-card transposition
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  • The MMS Circular, No. 110, Feb. 1984
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José Carroll One Gaze
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José Carroll Colombia, or the Discovery of America
  • (1) The City of Bogotá or "Working Your Ass Off, Man"
  • (2) Cartagena or The Hard Life of an Artist
  • (3) Bogotá. The National Theater or The Incredible Success
  • (4) Juanito's Trip to Mexico or See You Soon!
  • (5) Call or The Budding Fifteen-Year-Old Girls
  • (6) Medellín or If Only It Had Been Friday!
  • (7) Videos or A Little Bit of Everything
    • The Magic of David Copperfield
    • Magic with the Stars
    • Doug Henning's Magic World
  • (8) San Andrés or A Few Boring Days
  • (9) The El Dorado Airport or The Sad Goodbye
Also published here
  • The MMS Circular, No. 119, Nov. 1984
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José Franco An Opinion Piece
  • Entertainment
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The MMS Circular, No. 119, Nov. 1984
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José Carroll About Verbal Presentation
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  • The MMS Circular, No. 125, May 1985
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José Carroll The Five Senses examples on how the spectator's senses are provoked
  • Taste
  • Touch
  • Hearing
  • Smell
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  • The MMS Circular, No. 132, Dec. 1985
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Juan Tamariz Prologue to the First Edition of 52 Lovers
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José Carroll Conflicts
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Transformations
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José Carroll Impossible Color Changes introduction
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José Carroll The Card in the Glass No. A), card put in wine glass changes
  • Variation (unload on the deck)
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José Carroll The Card Wrapped in Cellophane No. B)
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José Carroll The Card Pierced by a Hatpin No. C)
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José Carroll The "Crystal Clear" Transposition
  • Impossible Transpositions A)
black card in glass, two cards in hand
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José Carroll A Transposition on the Verge of the Impossible
  • Impossible Transpositions B)
cards with one and two hatpins in it
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José Carroll Reflections four Aces change six times, Universal Card plot with Aces
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John Carney Versa Switch as addition and later as switch
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Ditching from packet while sliding back pack on table
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Arturo de Ascanio The Propellor turning double card between fingers
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José Carroll All Backs, or the Creation handling for beginning and end, tarot cards
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Pivot Toss deck tossed in other hand, top cards turn over, as transformation
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José Carroll Card Pages deck of cards changes into notebook
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Techniques
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José Carroll The Economical Double Lift - and Something More D'Amico replacement
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José Carroll Variants handling for unloading and inserting card for ambitious card routine
  • The first one
  • The second move
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Dai Vernon Note One: "The Wave" Vernon push-off
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Fred Kaps Note Two first seen from Kaps, card flips over in air
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José Carroll Handlings with Help, or Handy Handlings double card handlings with open additional card
  • First: "The Assisted Snap"
  • Second: "Assisted Nail Twist"
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The Ambitious Card
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José Carroll Torn Ambition ambitious card has a corner torn off, is torn and restored at the end (minus corner)
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Wesley James, José Carroll Coming Up in the World adaption of the move
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Dai Vernon Paintprush Change
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José Carroll The Cardculator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
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Folding a Card into quarters under deck
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Triumph
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José Carroll Triumph with Fans in the hands
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Reds and Blacks
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José Carroll Red and Black full act, cards turn blank (pips fall off), red and black gloves change to white
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Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Delight Switch
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José Carroll Oil and Water in a Wine Glass vertical, 4&4, one color disappears as climax
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Travels
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José Carroll Travelers through the Card Case signed Aces from cased deck to four pockets
  • Variations
    • The First Variation
    • The Second Version (The Lightning Version)
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Derek Dingle Card to Breast Pocket Load from deck
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Lapelled Palm removing one of two cards from inner pocket while palming the other
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Neal Elias Multiple Shift
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Paul Rosini Outside Case Load
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Norman Houghton Pocket Load here credited to Carlyle, trousers
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José Carroll The Glass Wall cards through newpaper with transparent sheet
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José Carroll Blackbacked Card invisible through transparent sheet
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José Carroll Thumb Palm Switch double, one card stolen
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José Carroll Flying Aces gaffed
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José Carroll The Unwary Cheater, or the Nine-Card Monte ungaffed
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Fred Kaps Hamman Count Overhand Shuffle
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S. W. Erdnase, José Carroll Erdnase Palm Handling here with small packet
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Favorites
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José Carroll Suit Appearance suit produced, changed to other chosen suit
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Selfcutting Deck half the deck shoots in other hand, cuts at selection
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Bill Simon, José Carroll Swivel Cut Production
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Spin Flourish on top of deck, works with double
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Gabriel Moreno Thumb Flip right thumb flips top card in air, works with double
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Paul LePaul Faro Shake Out
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Bruce Cervon Pivot Production two interlaced halves, card spins out
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Friction Toss deck thrown, top and bottom card retained
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Le Temps Switch
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José Carroll Instructions signed card appears bound in spiral-bound booklet
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José Carroll Cannibals! elaborate routine involving fake mustache and teeth, half eaten cards...
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José Carroll Through the Looking Glass introduction
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José Carroll Mir...ages
  • First Routine
reflection of chosen cards appears on four mirrors
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José Carroll Through the Looking-Glass
  • Second Routine
face of card is transferred into card shaped mirror leaving a blank card behind
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José Carroll Illusion, Reality, and Magic
  • Third Routine
mirror turns to glass, card appears in mirror
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José Carroll The Triple Tacker three selections nailed to board, when deck is thrown towards it
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Previously Unpublished Routines
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José Carroll Poosha D'Poosha multi-phase routine
Inspired by
  • routine in "Hold-out Miracles" (Jack Miller)
Variations 		250
José Carroll Preliminary Techniques
  • 1. The Loading of the Thumb Tip into the Left Hand
  • 2. The Insertion of the Handkerchief into the Thumb Tip
  • 3. The Stealing of the Loaded Thumb Tip from the Left Hand
  • 4. The Showing of the Hands
    • Before the vanish
    • After the vanish
  • 5. The Reappearance of the Handkerchief
  • 6. Color Change
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José Carroll The FISM-winning Act: His Magic Touch! written by Luis Alberto Iglesias, FISM 1988 act, intro
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José Carroll The hip-flask deck drink poured from deck
Related to
  • Magic up do Date, W.H.J. Shaw, 1896
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José Carroll The Entradita packet of cards changed into dollar bills
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José Carroll "Instructions" how the routine is incorporated into the FISM act
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José Carroll Ambitious Aces
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José Carroll Rollover Aces with color-changing back kicker
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José Carroll Gaylord Ravenal - The Dice-Stacking Routine written by Luis Alberto Iglesias, story presentation, multi-phase routine
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Alberto Inquieto Pepe Carroll's Humor about José Carroll's jokes and one-liners
  • Famous Catchphrases
  • Miscellaneous Jokes
  • Pick-up Lines
  • Audience-Teasers
  • Jokes about Hair Loss
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Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2020.