The Magic of Slydini

1960
Written by Lewis Ganson
Work of Tony Slydini
208 pages (Hardcover), published by Harry Stanley
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
38 entries
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Jean Hugard What is Misdirection?
2
Lewis Ganson Introduction
5
Tony Slydini Foreword
7
Leslie P. Guest Slydini Reprinted with kind permission from March, 1958 "M-U-M", official organ of the Society of American Magicians
Also published here
  • M-U-M, Mar. 1958
 15
Tony Slydini The Art of Using the Lap as a Servante - Part One - Position and Timing
Also published here 21
Tony Slydini Vanish of Paper Ball as lapping application, see also next item
 		23
Tony Slydini The Art of Using the Lap as a Servante - Part Two - Misdirection
31
Tony Slydini The Paper Balls in the Hat one by one four napkins are rolled in a hand into balls and disappear, then they appear in a hat that was presented empty
Variations 37
Tony Slydini Slydini's New Cigarette Miracle new version
Inspired by 51
Tony Slydini Two Cigarettes From One cigarette broken in two halves, both stretched to full length cigarettes
Related toAlso published here 59
Tony Slydini Cigarette Fantasy
69
The Cigarette Palm similar to Tenkai palm
 		69
Tony Slydini Sponge Ball Magic introduction to Slydini's sponge ball magic
how to handcraft sponge balls
 		87
Tony Slydini Sorcery With Spheres two sponge balls, one travels from the magician's hand to the spectator's hand. Next a third appears and then a fourth. At the end two balls transform in many tiny balls in the spectator's hand.
 		88
Tony Slydini Spherical Switchcraft Four sponge balls are put in the right hand and then they disappear. To reappear from the spectator's pocket
 		98
Tony Slydini Coins Through the Table Introduction to the Slydini's routines of coins through the table.
Variations 103
Tony Slydini Six Silver Coins and a Penny Phase 1, six silver coins and a penny are shown. Three silver coins in each hand, and with a slapp trhee coins cross the table at once.
 		104
Tony Slydini Six Silver Coins and a Ring Phase 2, similar to "Six Silver Coins and a Penny", this time a ring is used instead a Penny
 		110
Tony Slydini Only Six Silver Coins Phase 3, again six coins are shown, three in each hand. One below the table, and with a slap three coins cross the table.
 		114
Tony Slydini Again Six Silver Coins Phase 4, variation of "Only Six Silver Coins".
 		116
Tony Slydini Hand to Hand Transfer
118
Tony Slydini The Knockout Phase 5, another variation of "Only Six Silver Coins".
 		122
Tony Slydini Four Silver Coins Phase 6, with the excuse of simplify things, this the next variation of "Only Six Silver Coins" but with four coins
 		123
Tony Slydini Two Silver Coins Phase 7, simplifying again, will use only two coins and one will penetrate the table
 		126
Tony Slydini The Payoff Phase 7, climax for the "Coins Through the Table" routine, variation of the "Six Silver Coins and a Penny" with the same coins
 		127
Tony Slydini Slydini's New Version of the Coins Through Table six coins through the table, all at once
  • To Repeat the Effect
Related to 131
Tony Slydini The Clip
131
Tony Slydini The Flight of the Paper Balls five phases
Related toAlso published here 141
Tony Slydini Rope Trickery Compendium of multiple tricks with knots.
 		153
Tony Slydini The Repeating Knot The performer ties a single knot. After displaying the knot, he unties it, tosses to the air and the knot is back on the rope. No matter how many times he unties it, the knot always comes back. False untying of knot.
 		153
Tony Slydini The Extra Lopp Method for secretly adding an extra loop of rope to a long rope hich is to be cut and then restored.
 		156
Tony Slydini The Short Piece of Rope Variation of the Edward Victor's technique. Using another loop to be cut.
Inspired by 160
Tony Slydini The Helicopter Card one half is spread randomly into a mess on the table, the other half is fanned, the spectator select a card, put back in fan, it travels to tables cards, five phases
VariationsAlso published here 163
Tony Slydini Fan Steal & Switch with variations
 		164
Tony Slydini Slydini's Knotted Silks two silks repeatedly untie
  • Preparation for Tying
 		177
Tony Slydini The Convincing Knot technique to tie two different silks with a false knot
 		180
Tony Slydini The Wrap-Over Knot
194
Tony Slydini Slydini's Torn and Restored Newspaper A sheet of newspaper is torn multiple pieces. And finally those are unfolded into a one whole sheet.
Also published here 201
Data entered by Ignacio Mangas, February 2021.