Paul Curry Presents

1974
Written by Paul Curry
Work of Paul Curry
108 pages (Paperback), published by unknown publisher
Illustrated with drawings by Paul Curry
Language: English
36 entries
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Paul Curry First - a Few Apologies
Paul Curry The Problem Of Card 13 spectator selects twelve cards from the the deck, which are all the same suit as a card previously removed, see also Hofzinser's first problem "Choice of Color" (Magic Christian: "Non Plus Ultra - Hofzinsers Kartenkünste Band 2" p. 317)
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Paul Curry Block Turnover Packet Switch
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Paul Curry A Swindle Of Sorts
Related toVariations 7
Paul Curry Swindle Switch
Variations 8
Paul Curry Mission Incredible spectator shuffles thirteen cards of one suit and arrange them in order without looking, double facer and duplicates
Related to 11
Paul Curry Houdini's Legacy circle is drawn on a card, deck cut somewhere, the name of the cut to card is now written in the circle
Variations 16
Paul Curry Missing Link two rope rings link
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Paul Curry IOU quarter is wrapped with paper and in a flash the paper vanishes, coin transforms to a nickel. Under the nickel is a little circle of paper "IOU 20ct"
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Paul Curry Cider! with extra card (double jonah)
Related toVariationsAlso published here 28
Paul Curry Kissing Cards King and Queen of same suit travel to the center of the deck
VariationsAlso published here 32
The Push Under spread culling the bottom card of the deck, "Reverse Cull"
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Paul Curry The Drawback Double Lift
Related toVariations 36
Paul Curry Break Transfer from Bottom to Top break over two cards on the bottom, overhand shuffle, transfer to top
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Paul Curry The Time Change color change with the drawback double lift
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Paul Curry The Drawback Vanish with the aid of the drawback double lift
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Paul Curry Turnabout arrows on squares turn so they always end up pointing in the same direction
Related to 42
Paul Curry The Twist Turnover secretly gives a quarter turn in the act of turning over
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Paul Curry Don't Lie To Me two spectators get half the pack and either lie or say the truth about each card, magician spots all the lies
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 47
Paul Curry Spread Shuffle
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Paul Curry The Red And The Black spectator arrange the deck, cards are in red/black pairs except the Aces
Related toVariationsAlso published here 53
Paul Curry Turn of the Century setting double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Related toVariationsAlso published here 57
Paul Curry Think Of Twenty-Five mindreading presentation, magician matches the put down cards with the mates.
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Paul Curry More Power To The Thought one deck
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Paul Curry The Missing Thought spectator sits on a card, looks at all the other cards, magician checks all the cards he receives on a pad, except the chosen one
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Paul Curry Alias Sherlock Holmes center tear presentation, revealing the word by analyzing the burnt paper
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Paul Curry Teleport two thought of cards travel from one half to the other one by one, twenty-four duplicates
Related to
  • "Telepathy" (Jean Hugard, Sphinx, June 1935, p. 101)
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Paul Curry Fake Casing half the deck apparently placed in case
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Paul Curry A Penny For Your Thoughts after some changes (written directions) the order of four coins and a rolled up bill is named
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 83
Paul Curry The Tap Pass tapping one half on the other as a cover, also as packet switch (see p. 99)
Related to 89
Paul Curry The World Revisited some credit information and the classic routine
Related to 91
Paul Curry Best Of Possible Worlds
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Paul Curry A Show Of Hands cutting the high card with the spectator, the magician has the influence when he wins and loses
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Paul Curry Mindmaster spectator always gets two cards and decides whether they are mixed or have the same color
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Paul Curry Odds And Evens spectator always gets two cards and decides whether they have an odd or even total
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Paul Curry ...and That's It!
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär, June 2013.