Page Wright's Manuscript

Sixty years of lost secrets

written circa 1929
1991
Written by T. Page Wright
Work of T. Page Wright
335 pages (Hardcover), published by Daniel's Den Publication
Illustrated with drawings by Bonnie Nelson
Language: English
213 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
John A. Daniel Dedication
5
T. Page Wright Preface
7
Bascom Jones Foreword
11
John A. Daniel Acknowledgements
17
T. Page Wright Chapter 1 - Cigarette Magic intro
 		25
T. Page Wright Cigarette Routine manipulation routine consisting of following moves
  • General Comments
 		27
T. Page Wright Move Number One lit cigarette vanishes and reappears via thumb-push rise
 		27
T. Page Wright Move Number Two lit cigarette penetrates knee via false transfer
 		30
T. Page Wright Move Number Three lit cigarette, vanish with change-over
 		31
T. Page Wright Move Number Four lit cigarette
 		33
T. Page Wright Move Number Five lit cigarette
 		35
T. Page Wright Move Number Six lit cigarette, double change over
 		35
T. Page Wright Move Number Seven lit cigarette
 		38
T. Page Wright Move Number Eight lit cigarette, cigarette held behind other hand so both palms show empty
 		39
T. Page Wright Move Number Nine lit cigarette
 		41
T. Page Wright Move Number Ten lit cigarette
 		42
Victor J. Peacock Move Number Eleven lit cigarette through silk
Also published here
  • Magic Wand Quarterly, Mar/May 1925
 43
T. Page Wright A Surprising Cigarette Impromptu lit cigarette vanishes and is produced from elbow, then it is really thrown away and another lit cigarette produced from elbow
 		46
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Card in Cigarette with torn corner, switch under spread of cards
 		47
T. Page Wright Chapter 2 - Thimble Magic intro
 		50
T. Page Wright Aunt Martha's Thimble manipulation routine consisting of following moves, red and white thimble and handkerchief
Inspired by
  • article by Leslie Guest, Sphinx, Dec. 1925
 51
T. Page Wright Move Number One thimble pushed in hand vanishes, then reappears
 		51
T. Page Wright Move Number Two vanish and reproduction
 		52
T. Page Wright Move Number Three
54
T. Page Wright Move Number Four vanish with double change over
 		54
T. Page Wright Move Number Five thimble through handkerchief
 		56
T. Page Wright Move Number Six
58
T. Page Wright Move Number Seven
59
T. Page Wright Move Number Eight with ditch
 		60
T. Page Wright The Penetrative Thimble thimble through trousers, hand and handkerchief
  • Move Number Nine (trousers)
  • Move Number Ten (hand)
  • Move Number Eleven (handkerchief)
 		62
T. Page Wright Thimble Thimblerig manipulations with one thimble, ending with production of eight thimbles
  • Move Number Twelve
  • Move Number Thirteen
  • Move Number Fourteen
  • Move Number Fifteen
  • Move Number Sixteen
  • Move Number Seventeen
  • Move Number Eighteen
 		64
T. Page Wright Chapter 3 - Modern Card Sleights intro
 		73
T. Page Wright The Pass comments
 		74
T. Page Wright Behind Back Pass card replaced behind back, turning around as cover for pass
Also published here 74
T. Page Wright An Invisible Standard Pass deeper in hand, third finger in break
 		74
T. Page Wright The Invisible Palm Pass top half palmed in right hand and brought to bottom
 		75
T. Page Wright The Kick-Out Pass bottom half clipped with right fingers and brought to top
 		76
T. Page Wright The Jumping Jacks Cavorting Aces combined with Leipzig's Slap Aces
Inspired by 77
T. Page Wright The Page Pass left thumb presses down to pivot lower half upwards
Related to 80
T. Page Wright Bringing Any Card to Top with one-handed pass and riffling face-up deck, also with stack, as routine in which named card comes to top under handkerchief cover
 		82
T. Page Wright The Fan and Pass control sequence to cover one-handed pass
 		83
T. Page Wright Card Control
83
Floyd G. Thayer The Visible Cut-Pass swivel cut as control
Also published here 84
The Bottom Slip center card slipped to bottom
 		86
T. Page Wright The Fan Break fan bent open for spectator to see a card, bridge break used for riffle shuffle split
 		87
T. Page Wright The Knock-In Pass Substitute card apparently knocked into deck with packet in right hand, actually stolen under packet
Related to 87
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Diagonal Side Steal
88
T. Page Wright False Shuffles and Cuts
89
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. False Shuffle one half pushed over the other, fan cover
 		90
Jack McMillen Incomplete Shuffle Subtlety starting a Zarrow type shuffle with secret incomplete shuffle (cards sticking out randomly), spectator can do and feel final square up
 		91
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. False Cut four packets are kind of "faro shuffled", flourishy, false version preserves top and bottom stocks
 		92
T. Page Wright The Force with outs
 		93
T. Page Wright Spectator Chooses Same Card Again
95
T. Page Wright The One-Handed Riffle Force slip
Related to 96
Judson S. Brown The J. B. Fan Force one-hand fan, bottom card then slid to other side, with variation in which the second-from-bottom card is slid over
Also published here 97
Jack McMillen The Spring Force cards sprung on table until spectator says stop, palm, for credit see page 8
 		98
T. Page Wright Fan Force from the Top fan held up, faces towards spectator
 		99
Jack McMillen The Improved Knife Force break, for credit see page 8
 		99
Greek Break base of thumb
 		100
T. Page Wright The Riffle Force break
 		100
T. Page Wright The Card Case Force top few cards are taken and hidden under case that is held in right hand while spectator shuffles, then added back
  • as a force
  • as a hold out for a set-up
  • to add duplicates or gaffs
 		102
T. Page Wright The "Nerve" Force handing cards to spectators, bold
Related to 103
T. Page Wright Other Method of Forcing listing some sleights from the upcoming tricks that can be used as forces
 		105
T. Page Wright The Change distinction between color change and switch
 		105
T. Page Wright Top Change for a Number of Cards right-hand packet slid into thumb break from left of deck
 		106
T. Page Wright Thought-Of Cards Across two spectators get six cards each, packet switch application, also in spectator's pocket instead of into packet between his hands
 		107
T. Page Wright Slap Addition palm slapped onto packet on spectator's palm as demonstration
 		108
Jack McMillen, T. Page Wright The McMillen Change face card of right-hand half is pushed into left-hand half, switched for dummy card, two handlings, also as Tunnel effect
 		109
T. Page Wright Leaper to Number card travels from one packet to another at named number
 		111
T. Page Wright A Throw-Out Change throwing card as cover for top change
 		112
Judson S. Brown A One-Hand Top Change same as Allerton Change, for Brown credit see page 8
Related toAlso published here 112
T. Page Wright Two Card Transposition can be performed one-handed
 		113
T. Page Wright Color Changes
114
T. Page Wright Color Change with Wrists Held spectator holds wrists of performer, performer can also stand behind spectator
 		114
T. Page Wright Color Change Steal choreography
 		114
T. Page Wright A Rising Change single card changes when pushed through hand, unload before tabling deck, variation with a double without deck
 		115
T. Page Wright The New Bottom Change double taken off face and replaced, bottom card of double palmed in right hand in preparation for color change
 		116
T. Page Wright The Goblet Color Change back card stolen in some kind of master palm with fingers clipping it, only with deck or with deck in glass
 		118
T. Page Wright The Pivot Color Change right palm shown empty before change, palmed card already replaced but change not shown yet
 		119
T. Page Wright A Simple Double Color Change face card changes twice
 		121
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Double Color Change face card changes twice, right hand passes over deck twice without hesitation
 		121
A Close-Up Color Change four cards shown, one of them changes
 		122
Stanley Collins Collins Aces Packet False Count
123
T. Page Wright New Collins Aces Packet False Count from dealing position
 		124
T. Page Wright The Glimpse intro
 		125
T. Page Wright Top Card Glimpse - Number 1 deck held from above, face shown to audience, back card slightly buckled
 		126
T. Page Wright Reading the Cards naming one card after the other from the back
 		127
Top Card Glimpse - Number 2 wrist turn and top card pushed slightly off
Also published here
  • Sachs's Sleight of Hand
 127
T. Page Wright Card Location spectator cuts off top half, looks at bottom card and replaces, key glimpse
 		128
T. Page Wright Riffle Location riffling through cards in face-up dealing position with left thumb to find a card
 		128
T. Page Wright Top Card Glimpse - Number 3 during riffle shuffle, in the hands or tables, glimpse during split, not end of shuffle
 		129
Judson S. Brown The Fan Glimpse inner corner bent upwards for glimpse, as key placement, credit see page 8
 		130
Judson S. Brown An Improved Tip-Over Transformation bottom card of top half shown before and after change, seemingly making it impossible, for credit see page 8
 		131
T. Page Wright A False Count from end grip, reverse biddle steal
 		132
T. Page Wright A Written Revelation with a deck of cards, while removing cards
Related to 133
T. Page Wright Chapter 4 - Ornamental Sleights with Cards
135
T. Page Wright Fancy Cuts one-handed cut as gag when offering the deck to spectator for a cut
 		136
T. Page Wright A Three-Way Cut
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T. Page Wright A One-Handed Three-Way Cut
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T. Page Wright A Six-Way Cut
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T. Page Wright An Eight-Way Cut
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The Card on the Arm two variations
 		142
T. Page Wright The Card From The Knee card produced from knee with empty hand, handed over behind leg, as gag location
 		142
T. Page Wright One-Handed Deal see endnote
 		143
T. Page Wright The Card Fan intro
 		144
The One-Handed Fan wide
 		144
The Pressure Fan also as reverse fan and for printing a blank deck
 		146
Judson S. Brown Reverse Triumph cards shown all one way, then suddenly every other card is reversed, reverse fan to hide alternating condition
 		147
Louis Haley A Reverse Palm Sleight cards in back palm, performer turns around to show both sides of hands, pure bluff as hands turn with body
 		148
T. Page Wright Production of Cards at the Finger Tips continuous production of single cards with back of hand towards audience
  • First Method
  • Second Method (hand shown both sides after each production, block shown as one card)
Related to 148
T. Page Wright The Production of Card Fans Routine
  • Fan of Cards from Body
  • Cards through Knee Without Palming
  • Cards through Knee by Back Palm
  • Fan from Elbow
  • Fans of Cards from Air
  • A Vanish and Production
 		152
A Vanish and Production packet vanishes, false transfer
 		156
T. Page Wright The Diminishing and Enlarging Cards with credit information and historical comments, for enlarging part a stripper deck with alternating orientation is used
 		158
T. Page Wright Chapter 5 - The Riffle Count intro
 		162
T. Page Wright A Cut at Any Number using thumb count (with right hand shielding the count) and several finesses like pre-established breaks, mis-hearing and so on
 		162
T. Page Wright An Instant Cut at Any Number spectator cuts off cards and counts them, replaces them, then performer cuts off same number
Related to 165
T. Page Wright Cut at Any Number cutting to thought-of number, false count
 		165
T. Page Wright Cut With a Coin coin tossed up and caught in deck at named position, or next to selection
 		166
Jack McMillen A Cut at Any Number Throughout the Deck cutting to any named number up to fifty-two, for credit see page 8
 		167
T. Page Wright A Card to Any Number selected card to any (smaller) number, using secret slip cut and thumb count, or double count strategy
 		168
William Larsen The Riffle-Slip top card slipped into center, as passive sleight, as force to bring top card to named number
Also published here 168
T. Page Wright Ambitious Card Sequence top changes
 		170
Jack McMillen A Card Reversed at Any Number creative half pass use, for credit see page 8
 		170
Half Pass brief
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T. Page Wright Chapter 6 - Non-Sleight of Hand Card Mysteries intro
 		172
T. Page Wright The Back-of-the-Deck Detection card located by looking at backs, finger print presentation, selection behind back, reversed key card
 		173
T. Page Wright Adding the Pips deck cut in three piles by spectator, performer puts out a few cards from center packet that add up to number of cards in outer piles
 		174
T. Page Wright A Lesson in Magic spectator has another spectator select and replace a card, performer names it
 		176
T. Page Wright Chapter 7 - Card Effects Requiring Prearrangement
179
T. Page Wright Odd Prophecies spectator inserts knife, cards above knife counted, it is predicted by performer or spectator if that number will be odd or even
 		180
T. Page Wright A Quick Detection spectator counts to any card in top half, replaces, riffle shuffles one time, interlocking chains, odd-even
 		182
Divided Deck Shuffle with break between halves
 		182
T. Page Wright The Red and the Black card selected, deck shuffled and returned, deck shown shuffled, then top half shown from one color except selection
 		183
T. Page Wright The Triple Coincidence three cards chosen freely, deck put in pocket, performer finds the three mates by touch, last one found by spectator (hopefully)
 		184
T. Page Wright The Business Man five cards lost, performer names all selections, humorous presentation
 		186
T. Page Wright The Master Poker Deal poker hand chosen, four hands dealt, all hands are of the chosen type and consecutive stronger, presentation either as skill to justify that only performer shuffles or with deck switch
 		188
T. Page Wright How Many Hands? two-handed Royal Flush deal, then any number of players from three to six are chosen, performer gets Ace-high Straight and others good hands
 		191
T. Page Wright Color Seeks Color packet of red and black cards, red card chosen and put amongst black cards, it vanishes from there and travels back
 		192
T. Page Wright From Deck to Deck selection travels into another deck at any number
 		194
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Super-Detection spectator removes card from anywhere, performer removes two cards that stand for value and suit of selection, also with two cards or with spectator locating the cards in his pocket
 		196
Bicycle Rider Back One Way at least 1929
 		198
T. Page Wright The Shuffle-In Detection card chosen behind back and shuffled back by spectator, performer riffles through deck three times and names color, suit and value, interlocking chains
 		199
T. Page Wright Chapter 8 - The Reversed Card chapter intro
 		201
Cut Reverse KM type action
 		201
Palm Reverse card palmed out from center and deck placed on top
 		203
Louis Haley The Haley Reversed Card faced deck
 		203
Jack McMillen A Quick Reverse demonstration phase
 		204
Jack McMillen Push-In Change from pack in illustration, unclear
 		205
T. Page Wright Take Your Turn two cards reverse one by one
 		205
T. Page Wright A Reverse Routine
  • The Double Reverse
  • The Longitudinal Reverse (Tunnel)
  • The Whole Deck Reverse (faced deck, suddenly is backed deck)
 		207
T. Page Wright A Giant Card Reverse tunnel effect with seven jumbo cards
 		211
T. Page Wright Chapter 9 - The Spelling Card intro on spelling
  • consecutive spelling principle
  • placement by thumb count cull
  • placement by overhand shuffle
 		217
T. Page Wright A Simple Spelling Problem selection is spelled to
 		218
T. Page Wright Nail Scratch spectator draws out selection from in-the-hands spread
 		219
Jack McMillen Instant Speller spectator stabs to a card with a knife, that card is spelled to without further manipulation
 		220
T. Page Wright A Surprise Spelling Trick card chosen and buried in small packet, then spelled to in rest of deck
Also published here 221
T. Page Wright A Novelty Spelling Mystery selection lost, "Ace" spelled into one pile, "Spades" into another, then Ace of Spades shown, first pile are other three Aces and second pile all Spades
Also published here 223
T. Page Wright The Triple Surprise Speller card freely chosen, then spelled to, at the end a card of same value, suit and card itself show up
 		224
T. Page Wright The Miracle Spelling Deck card selected out of hands and deck pocketed, performer reaches into pocket and takes out cards one by one spelling the selection and finds it, repeat with the spectator spelling the card out of the performer's pocket
 		227
T. Page Wright Chapter 10 - Humorous Card Effects
231
T. Page Wright A Card Climax card lost and performer hold deck behind back, spectator names small number and performer brings cards out one by one, jumbo card of selection at named position
Related toAlso published here 231
T. Page Wright, William Larsen The Error Aces Ace packet held, Ace of Spades pocketed, one of the remaining cards is still the Ace of Spades, repeated until only Ace of Spades remains
Related to 232
T. Page Wright, William Larsen Two Card Switch one card switched for the other, end grip
 		234
T. Page Wright A Mistake, But... selection tabled face down, performer removes two card for value and suit which fit after apparent mistake
 		235
T. Page Wright The Repeating Card Comedy card placed at back of deck in glass repeatedly comes to front
 		237
Karl Germain Flash Card Change brief without credit
 		239
T. Page Wright Chapter 11 - Novel Card Discoveries intro
 		241
William H. McCaffrey The Repeating Card to Top
241
William H. McCaffrey Triple Lift or double, lifted at inner left corner
 		242
Heel Break
242
T. Page Wright Another Version with short card for instant double lift
 		244
T. Page Wright Two Pair two Aces and Eights, one of each placed on table and on deck, then one transposes so on table are Eights and on deck Aces
 		246
A Three Card Monte Variation phase in which two Twos are shown one-handed with right hand with throw move, yet the third card is also a Two
Related to 248
T. Page Wright Four of a Kind faced deck, one packet placed reversed in deck before other three Aces vanish from their packets
 		250
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Simplicity Four Aces Aces dropped on four packets, deck assembled, after some dealing the Aces are together again
 		252
T. Page Wright Chapter 12 - Advanced Card Effects intro
 		255
The Third Chance top two cards are shown to be not the chosen card, then top card changes into selection, spectator replaces card in reversed deck with cover card behind his back
 		255
Alignment Move
256
T. Page Wright A New Card Catching
258
Jack McMillen The J. M. Rising Card
259
T. Page Wright The Magnetic Card Rise card clings to finger and rises out of middle of deck
 		262
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Card Through Silk
Related to 264
T. Page Wright The Deck Through the Silk gypsy switch
 		266
Judson S. Brown A Single Card Through Silk without deck
 		269
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The Criminal card chosen, two black Kings pocketed, one placed back in deck, other one transposes with selection, story presentation
 		271
T. Page Wright Chapter 13 - Mental Effects with Cards on mentalism
 		276
T. Page Wright Psychological Card Problems introduction to psychological forces and things like that
  • Psychological Forces
 		278
T. Page Wright Psychological Number Forces seven and fifteen, usage for card divination
 		279
T. Page Wright Force from Ten Cards psychological, face up or down
 		281
T. Page Wright Psychological Color Force red, used in card work
 		282
Nelson Hahne Psychic Cigarette Paper cigarette paper crumbled up, number and color appear/predicted on it, either by writing or number written in named color
 		282
T. Page Wright Forcing One of Two or Five Cards handling for psychological force, as divination with two-way out (waiting for reaction when tabling one of the cards face up)
 		283
T. Page Wright Effects Produced by Following a Spectator's Line of Thought watching the eyes
  • spectator thinks of a card as they are fanned one by one
  • spectator thinks of a card in a eight-card fan
 		285
T. Page Wright Mental Card Effects using Physical Methods section intro
 		286
T. Page Wright A Cut Card Detection spectator cuts anywhere and replaces, then cuts deck some more
 		287
William Larsen, T. Page Wright An L. W. Mindreading Routine three-part routine, third part set up during first part
  • peeked card divined
  • Erdnase's "A Mind-Reading Trick"
  • repeat with different method
Related to 289
T. Page Wright A Simplified Five Card Problem five cards held behind performer's back, one taken by spectator an all shuffled back, selection named, performer can feel by touch which card has been taken
 		292
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Stop Mystery spectator thinks of any card in half the deck, all shuffled together and pocketed, spectator removes cards one by one and performer stops him at selection
Also published here 293
T. Page Wright A Free Choice Location spectator removes and card and replaces it in corner of room, it is found, out-of-hand reversal, diagonal line on edge
 		296
T. Page Wright Chapter 14 - Card Effects for Stage intro
 		298
T. Page Wright The Five Senses five cards selected and found five different way with the senses
Also published here 298
T. Page Wright Slip Count-Back faces towards spectators, card slid from right-hand side towards left, reverse cull at other side
 		301
T. Page Wright One-Armed Poker story presentation for stand-up, three double facers, performed one-handed
Also published here 302
One-Handed Ace Vanish
305
T. Page Wright A Couple of Bridge Hands packet of thirteen picture cards transposes with packet of number cards
 		305
T. Page Wright Confusion Switch two packets held close and switched
 		307
T. Page Wright Felix, the Felicitous Feline hand puppet helps in finding a selection and naming another one, comedy routine
Related to 307
T. Page Wright A Love Poem face card changes multiple times to accompany recited poem
 		311
T. Page Wright Chapter 15 - The Problem of Presentation on amateurs, presentation and practicing, doing short routines instead of single tricks, close-up presentation styles, examples of routined tricks from the book
 		314
T. Page Wright Gambling Demonstration deck shuffled, some cards dealt, hole cards named by performer, later Aces are dealt
 		318
T. Page Wright Appearing Knots
329
T. Page Wright Conclusion
333
John A. Daniel Colophon
335
Data entered by Denis Behr, February 2021.