Secrets No. 2 (Alexander de Cova)

1998
Work of Alexander de Cova

151 pages (Paperback), published by Tesmar Zauberartikel
Illustrated with photographs.
Language: German

(24 entries)

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Alexander de Cova	Ein paar Worte zuvor...			7	→ Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Alexander de Cova	Improved Master Silk Routine	Die verbesserte Variante	Inspired by Sympathetic Silks (Al Baker, 1945/27) Master Silk Routine (Alexander de Cova, 1997) Variations Master Silks (Alexander de Cova, 2002)	11	→ Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / Sympathetic Silks
Alexander de Cova	Any Card at Any Number	peek deck, miscalling		18	→ Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Any Card at Any Number → Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Miscellaneous
Alexander de Cova	The Psychodelic Winning Game	peek deck and billet switch with index		24	→ Cards / Principles / Card Index → Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Any Card at Any Number → Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Miscellaneous
Al Mann	The Temple Switch		Related to The Temple Switch (Unknown, 1976)	26	→ Billet / Switches
Alexander de Cova	Peanuts	peanut jar, spectator estimates number of peanuts and is correct	Inspired by "Jelly Beans" (Jim Steinmeyer)	28	→ Nut / Miscellaneous → Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous → Pen/Pencil / Nail Writer / Swami
Alexander de Cova	Perfect 9-Card-Monte	with three-card-monte intro	Inspired by The Unwary Cheater (José Carroll, 1988)	33	→ Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Wild Cards → Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Three Card Monte / Authentic (more or less)
Unknown	Cop Unload	into pocket		37	→ Cards / Sleights / Ditching Cards / Clothing → Cards / Sleights / Palming / Gambler's Cop / Cop Position / Left Hand
Alexander de Cova	Heinz Ketchup??	bottle vanish, with switch of real for latex Nielsen bottle		39	→ Bottle / Miscellaneous
Alexander de Cova	Stand-up Deck Switch	with table and silk		43	→ Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / Technical / Tabled
Alexander de Cova	Manipulation - Wie geht's eigentlich los?	about stage manipulation, acts to see ("Welche Darbietungen sollte man unbedingt gesehen haben und vor allem warum???")		49	→ Articles / Articles
Alexander de Cova	Frack, Weste und noch viel mehr...	clothing for stage manipulation "Neuralgische" Punkte im Frack Paddings Das Topit Das Nackenband		52	→ Pocket Techniques / Miscellaneous → Pocket Techniques / Topit → Clothing / Miscellaneous
Alexander de Cova	Mechanische Halter	holders for body loading Das Prinzip Der "Profi-Halter" Etwas über Halterbefestigungen Der Billiardball-Halter		61	→ Body Loading → Ball / Billiard Ball / Sleights / Holder & Loading
Alexander de Cova	Der Magnethalter und seine Anwendungen	magnetic holder system for body loading	Related to Magnet-Gimmick (Alexander de Cova, 1993)	65	→ Body Loading → Magnet / As Hidden Method / Miscellanous
Alexander de Cova	Der Verschwindende Spazierstock	vanishing cane, ending empty handed		68	→ Cane / Vanish
Alexander de Cova	Das De Cova - Haltesystem	holder system for body loading		69	→ Body Loading → Magnet / As Hidden Method / Miscellanous
Alexander de Cova	Stand-up Flurry	jumbo coin finale	Inspired by The Flurry (David Roth, 1985)	73	→ Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / One Coin Routine → Coin / Effect Themes / Jumbo Coins
Alexander de Cova	Ball zu Tuch	ball visually changes to silk		78	→ Silk & Handkerchief / Transformation → Ball / Billiard Ball / Routines / Transformation
Alexander de Cova	Warum Seminare...	thoughts about magic lectures		83	→ Articles / Theory & Essays
Alexander de Cova	Mein Bartable			87	→ Table & Servante
Alexander de Cova	Straßenzauberkunst - Eine kleine Abhandlung	article about street magic 1. Einleitung 2. Voraussetzungen (table, pouch, where to perform, ...) 3. Das erste Mal (the first time) 4. Wie man ein Publikum gewinnt (crowd building) 5. Das Einsammeln des Geldes (collecting money) 6. Andere Kollegen... (colleagues) 7. Werbung (promotion) 8. Kinder im Publikum (children in the audience) 9. Kreativität 10. Trickauswahl & Literaturangaben (repertoire and source)		87	→ Articles / Articles → Articles / Bibliography → Children Magic / Theory & Essays
Alexander de Cova	Das Aranka-Prinzip	card or other item to sealed envelope, with multiple loading methods (no-palm, from palm, from card shelf)	Inspired by Cards in a Sealed Envelope (Paul LePaul, 1949) Related to Card Shelf (Alexander de Cova, 1991)	137	→ Cards / Principles / Card Shelf, Hung Card, etc. → Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Envelope(s) → Paper / Envelopes / Loading
Unknown	Shelfing a Card			143	→ Cards / Principles / Card Shelf, Hung Card, etc. → Cards / Sleights / Shelfing
Alexander de Cova	Tektron-X	reading method for billet in wallet	Inspired by Acidus (Al Mann, 1976)	145	→ Wallet → Billet / Secret Reading Methods & Peeks

Data entered by Denis Behr.