Princess Card Trick (Five Cards)

145 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Princess Card Trick (Five Cards)
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Henry Hardin The Princess Card Trick (First Method), one of four thought of, performer places one in his pocket and it's the though-of card
 		1909
The Art of Magic
80
The Princess Card Trick (Second Method) double-ended cards
 		1909
The Art of Magic
82
The Princess Card Trick "The Prince's Card Trick" in index
 		1909
The Art of Magic
82
Leopold Figner Das thebanische Rätsel five cards placed in pocket
 		1924
Offenbarungen aus dem Reiche der Kartenkunst
11
Leopold Figner Das thebanische Rätsel. Zweite Methode four cards selected by spectator and placed in performer's pocket, performer removes three cards and only thought of card remains
 		1924
Offenbarungen aus dem Reiche der Kartenkunst
12
Jack Merlin Telepathy Card Trick in pocket, hiding extra cards in pocket
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Miracles
19
Mind Reading one of five cards thought of, all pocketed, performer removes all except selection
 		1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
26
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Vorausbestimmung einer gemerkten Spielkarte one of six card is selected, performer puts card in pocket and puts five on table, card in pocket turns out to be the selection
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
62
Victor Farelli Four From Five Leaves One
1933
Farelli's Card Magic — Part Two
96
The Princess Trick Perfected
1934
Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
64
Theodore Annemann The Five Card Thought Effect
1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
17
Henry Hardin The Princess Card Trick
1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
339
Sam Leo Horowitz The Knock-Out Card Trick one of five cards thought-of, one removed, shown missing, Mexican turnover, double facers, two handlings
Related to 1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
52
Joe Berg An Unbelievable Prediction one of five cards thought of, performer writes a prediction and removes one of the cards, both put in pocket, other four cards lost in deck, selection is missing from deck and prediction and card in pocket match
 		1937
Here's New Magic
7
Sam Leo Horowitz The Princess Trick with three cards, double facers
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
445
Theodore Annemann The Princess Trick
1938
Greater Magic
538
The Princess Card Trick
1940
Expert Card Technique
272
Psycho-Intelligence card is put in pocket
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
328
Stanley Collins, Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Thoughts O.K. prepared (double indices) and ungaffed method for princess card trick
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 86)
547
Henry Hardin The Dissolving Card one of five
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 97)
599
Joseph Ovette Different Princess Card Trick with Jumbo cards, to pocket
 		1940
Fast Ones
17
A Baffling Discovery 1 out of 5
 		1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
234
Walter B. Gibson The Twin Princess
Also published here 1941
The Jinx (Issue 126)
729
Theodore DeLand Double Ender Princess Trick brief mention
 		1941
The Jinx (Issue 126)
729
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Princess Card Trick: Stripper Version
1941
The Stripper Deck
25
Edward Marlo Third Rosini
1942
Let's See the Deck
12
Walter B. Gibson The Twin Princess
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
284
Edward Marlo The Vanishing Card: I. Vanishing Thought one of six
 		1947
Marlo In Spades
34
George G. Kaplan The Princess Card Trick with repeat phase, divided-card gaffs
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
158
Dai Vernon Mental Card Miracle card is put in pocket
Related toVariations 1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
80
Harlan Tarbell 3 - Fantus Cards spectator thinks three of the five cards (instead of just one), using envelopes with Phantom Sticker
 		1954
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6
136
Don Alan It Can't Be... three phase routine
  • Aces on table, spectator thinks of Ace, Ace pocketed, it's thought Ace, other aces are also
found in pocket, cards on table are indifferent cards
  • McDonalds Aces, spectator sits on fourth packet
  • four Aces in performers pocket change places with four indifferent cards in spectators pocket
Related to 1956
Pretty Sneaky
12
Tony Corinda (6) Another Version of the Princess Card Trick Ghost Deck, with handkerchief
 		1958
Pencil, Lip, Sound, Touch and Muscle Reading
48
Edward Marlo Card Man's Mentalism Ace through Five (or more) are shown, one thought of, performer removes one and tables it, it is shown to be the selection
Inspired byRelated to 1960
ESP Handbook and Workshop Kit
27
Dai Vernon Five Card Mental Selection one card of five cards divined and placed in pocket
 		1962
Early Vernon
54
Nate Leipzig Princess Card Trick
1963
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig
180
Paul Siegel Fourthought several cards shown and one remembered, cards places behind back and one card is placed inside pocket, selection is missing and eventually removed from pocket
 		Mar. 1966
The New Jinx (Vol. 4 No. 47)
193
Edward Marlo Marlo's Princess Trick four phases, using duplicates
Variations 1968
Expert Card Conjuring
93
Eddie Fields 5-Card Ad Infinitum Routine divination of thought-of selection from five cards, three phases
Also published here 1968
The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
89
Dai Vernon Thought Card from Pocket
Related to 1970
Expanded Lecture Notes
10
Roy Walton Pocket Princess
Related toAlso published here Fall-Spring 1971
The Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
282
Sam Leo Horowitz 3-Card Princess as finale in last phase the other two vanish, see also p. 476
Related to Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
446
Princess Card Trick
1972
The Living End
30
Dai Vernon Vernon's Princess Card Trick No. 100, duplicates in pocket and double deal for vanish
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
30
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 3) No. 244-3, sounds like a selection is shown to be missing from a packet, perhaps for Vernon's "Mental Card Miracle"
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
61
Princess Card Trick Using One Duplicate No. 584
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
163
Edward Marlo Fair on All Points bluff
 		1975
The Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
24
Gerald Kosky More of the Pocket Princess four cards removed from pocket change into Queens as kicker
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
63
Ken Krenzel The Princess
1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
91
Philip T. Goldstein Calculated Theft from envelope to other envelope
 		1978
The Phil Goldstein Convention Lecture
5
Philip T. Goldstein Calculated Theft from envelope to other envelope
 		1978
A Transatlantic Lecture
4
Karl Fulves A Scanner Darkly any four cards, one is agreed upon by three spectators, they all note position of the card in packet one by one, then it is divined, application to Hofzinser Ace Problem
Related to 1978
Fr. Cyprian On The Hofzinser Card Problem
21
Theodore Annemann The Princess Trick
1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
84
Karl Fulves Scanner Count any four cards, one is agreed upon by three spectators, they all note position of the card in packet one by one, then it is divined
Related toVariations Sep. 1979
The Talon (Issue 5)
60
Paul Swinford The Princess Trick Revisited using two spectators, double index cards
 		1980
Arcane (Issue 2)
12
Greg Otto Muffled one of nine cards is though of, it vanishes and reappears face up in packet
 		Apr. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 4)
479
Jimmy Grippo Right About Face five cards are removed and one mentally selected, cards placed reversed in the deck and when card is name it turns over and other four cards remain reversed
 		1981
The Magic of Jimmy Grippo
33
Philip T. Goldstein Calculated Theft from envelope to other envelope
 		1982
shuffled lecture
10
Thomas Alan Waters Daisection thought of card is put in pocket, inspired by Vernon
Related to 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
200
Karl Fulves Mechanical Cards notes on the history of, among others,
  • Princess Card Trick
  • Mene Tekel Deck
  • Svengali
  • Monte Cristo Cards
  • Ever Ready Forcing Pack
  • Brainwave
 		1982
Hocus Poker
29
Edward Marlo Non-Saliva Vanish
1983
Marlo without Tears
40
Nick Trost Symbolique princess card trick with ESP card, repetition and then performer finds all cards with same symbol as selection
  • ESP-Princess
  • Princess Repeat
  • Seeing Stars
Also published here
  • Nick Trost's "Symbolique" in Mickey Hades "ESP-Session with Nick Trost" 1971
 1983
Ueber das Wesen der Mentalmagie
20
Bruce Cervon The Fifth Card
Spring 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27)
255
Frederick Braue One-in-Four makes use of "Slydini Ace Move"
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5)
19
David Britland Royal Decree spectator finds out of which King the performer is thinking
 		1986
Psychomancy
40
Fred Kaps The Princess Card Trick with four Queens, using quartet gimmick
 		1986
It's So Simple
17
John Bannon Cinderella
1986
Mirage
26
David Regal A Regal Princess thumb punch
 		1987
Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal
227
Larry Jennings The Little Princess four aces, thought of ace is placed in pocket
Related to 1988
The Cardwright
38
Larry Jennings Princess in Waiting thought of card of five cards is placed in pocket
 		1988
The Cardwright
45
Edward Marlo Marlo's Princess (Second Method) six methods, other four cards change to Aces as kicker in a method
Related toAlso published here 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
87
Edward Marlo After the Princess
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Oct. 1964
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
99
Roy Walton Pocket Princess
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
96
Arturo de Ascanio Mentalism by Elimination ("That Trick") extensive treatment on the effect
  • Origins and Stories
  • Effect, patter and presentation
  • General ideas about performance
  • Performance
  • Concealing manouvres for the thought-of care
  • Tricks for rehearsing the trick
Also published here 1989
Ascanio's Favorites 3
1
Jon Racherbaumer Of the Psychic Princess Presentation comment and distinction of both effects titled "Princess Card Trick"
 		1990
Cardfixes
35
Jon Racherbaumer Polish Princess Card Trick credit information, four methods
Inspired by 1990
Cardfixes
178
Patrick Page Princess Quatro
Also published here 1990
Pages From Patrick's Notebook
77
Patrick Page Princess Quatro
Also published here Dec. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 4 & 5)
147
Arturo de Ascanio Mentalismo por Eliminación ("El Juego Ese") extensive treatment on the effect
Also published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 5
102
Edward Marlo On Vernon's "Mental Card Miracle"
Inspired by Sep. 1993
The Olram File (Issue 13)
16
Patrick Page Prinzessin Numero Vier with queens, three removed and selected queen ends up in different pocket
Also published here 1993
Lecture Patrick Page
27
Karl Fulves, Jesse Demaline Numeration Ace through Six given to spectator, one chosen, performer has packet behind back and gives back five, chosen one is missing, posed as a problem
 		1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
124
Jon Racherbaumer Who Kissed The Frog? credit information
 		Nov. 1995
MAGIC (Vol. 5 No. 3)
63
James Swain Anastasia one of five cards thought of, vanishes and reappears in pocket
Inspired by 1996
Miracles with Cards
152
Larry Jennings Card to Pocket Princess
  • Version One
  • Version Two
 		1997
Jennings '67
82
Larry Jennings The '65 Card Staggerer sleightly different effect
  • Version One
  • Version Two
 		1997
Jennings '67
85
Dai Vernon, William Goodwin, Larry Jennings Reconstructing the Professor's Princess
  • Method One (Dai Vernon)
  • Method Two (Larry Jennings)
  • Method Three (Dai Vernon and Larry Jennings)
  • Method Four (Dai Vernon, Larry Jennings and William Goodwin)
 		1997
Jennings '67
88
Philip T. Goldstein Calculated Theft from envelope to other envelope
 		1997
FISM '97
7
Aaron Fisher The Princess five cards, thought of is divined others change to aces
Inspired by 1997
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 65)
1306
Stefan Berner Aus meiner Mottenkiste only four cards, in pocket
 		1997
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 59 No. 1)
19
Edward Marlo Pre-Princess other four cards change to Aces as kicker
Related to Feb. 1997
MAGIC (Vol. 6 No. 6)
73
Eddie Fields Five-Card Ad Infinitum divination of thought-of selection from five cards, three phases
Also published here 1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
50
Bruce Cervon The Fifth Card
1998
Hard-Boiled Mysteries
45
Harry Lorayne Lucky Seven one of seven cards thought of and placed in pocket by performer, rest in wallet
 		1998
The Himber Wallet Book
173
Bob King Princess for Magicians five cards, one thought of, all cards put in pocket, performer removes four, last one is selection
 		1998
Card Notes
11
David Regal Unlimited Edition Examinable version of Limited Edition by Larry Jennings and Gordon Bean
 		1999
Close-Up & Personal
116
Theodore DeLand The Phantom Card Trick No. 8, five cards shown fan, three remembered by spectators, two removed from under handkerchief and rest vanishes, see "General note" on p. 140 for credit
Variations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
128
Theodore DeLand Improved Phantom Cards No. 9, same effects but backs can be shown, see "General note" on p. 140 for credit
Inspired byVariations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
128
Ellis Stanyon Phantom with Ordinary Cards No. 10, ungaffed version, pseudo duplicates and palming
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
130
Burling Hull The Vanishing Card No. 15, "Ghost Card", five cards fanned with Joker at front, one thought-of except Joker, all placed in hat, all cards removed and shown on both side, selection has vanished
Variations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
132
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details on handling, alternative gaffs with corners stuck on
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
133
Burling Hull The Card Problem No. 24, fake indices
Related to 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
139
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note credit information
Related to 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
140
Ellis Stanyon The Yogi Wonder No. 25
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
140
Ellis Stanyon, Henry Hardin The Princess Card Trick No. 26, ungaffed, two methods
Variations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
141
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note further handling and ideas
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
141
Brother John Hamman Dracula and the Handmaidens Jack of Spades and six red spot cards shown, red card thought of, it becomes a double blank card and is predicted on the Jack of Spades
Inspired by
  • "Limited Edition" (Gordon Bean, Larry Jennings, marketed)
 Jan. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 1)
36
R. Paul Wilson Archaic Spares five cards out-jogged in face-up spread, spectator thinks of one, they are removed and put in spectator's pocket, chosen one travels reversed into deck
 		1999
Cyber Sessions
41
Reinhard Müller Prinzess one of several cards thought-of, performer places one aside, it's the thought-of card
 		2001
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
104
Terry LaGerould It's All in Your Mind spectator thinks of highest card in five-card packet, then vanishes from another five-card packet, then all other cards vanish except selection from packet
 		2001
Pasteboard Presentations II
22
Philip T. Goldstein Calculated Theft from envelope to other envelope
 		2002
Flaunting Five Fanciful Formulae
8
Al Baker Albakerdabra princess like, using ten divided cards
Also published here
  • marketed 1936
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
529
Karl Fulves Paradox Princess four cards, two cards thought of and found
 		2003
Hofzinser Notebook
6
Karl Fulves Ask Him card chosen from 5-card packet divined
 		2003
Hofzinser Notebook
35
Henry Hardin Princess Card Trick
2003
Hofzinser Notebook
63
Karl Fulves No Way Out Aces on table, spectator thinks of Ace, Ace pocketed, it's thought Ace and others change into Jacks
Related toVariations 2003
Hofzinser Notebook
74
Karl Fulves A No-Gaff Way ungaffed version
Inspired by 2003
Hofzinser Notebook
75
R. Paul Wilson Princess Card Trick short comment on using the Fan-2-C step gaff, no details
 		2004
Fan-2-C
47
Dan Kirsch Return of the Princess princess card trick using two sets of ESP cards
 		2004
Mobile Mentalism — Volume II
18
Michael Powers Subtle Princess performer and spectator each select a card from a five-card packet, performer finds spectator's card and vice versa
Inspired by
  • "People's Princess" (Jon Racherbaumer, GeMiNi online board)
 2006
Power Plays
155
Chris Wardle The Princess Is Out twelve cards on table, number named to choose a card, it vanishes and is found in wallet
 		2006
Beyond Svengali
25
Karl Fulves An Easier Princess involving five court cards and spelling the value of the though-of one
 		2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
301
Arturo de Ascanio Mentalism by Elimination extensive treatment on the effect
Inspired byAlso published here 2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
116
Edward Marlo The Princess Killer other four cards change to Aces as kicker
Also published here Sep. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 9)
23
Fred Robinson Mind Reading one of six
 		2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
206
John Hostler Five Card Mental Leap one of five cards thought-of, performer wants to remove mate from deck, but it is the actual selection now missing from the packet, mate comes from pocket
Also published here June 2009
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 10)
64
Wolfgang Moser Expertalk: Wolfgang Moser on the Princess Card Trick Princess Card Trick printed on Business cards
Also published here Sep. 2009
MAGIC (Vol. 19 No. 1)
70
Patrick Page The PrincESP Card Trick in pocket, two sets
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
56
Patrick Page Princess Quatro with queens, three removed and selected queen ends up in different pocket
Also published here 2011
Magic Page by Page
59
Wolfgang Moser Werbung à la Carte on business cards and magic with special printed business cards, five routines
  • Effektkarten
  • Visitenkarten Idee #1 (Princess Card trick)
  • Visitenkarten Idee #2 (number prediction with fingers, gag)
  • Visitenkarten Idee #3 (letters sort to words)
  • Visitenkarten Idee #4 (using stickers instead of business cards)
  • Visitenkarten Idee #5 (on flyers)
Also published here 2011
Kreationen
37
Charles Karelis Business Princess playing cards written on business card, writing of thought-of card vanishes
Also published here Oct. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 2)
71
Tom Crosbie A Stacked Princess
2013
Just Be Croz
182
Arthur Trace Pocketed Princess though-of card from five picture cards travels to pocket
 		2013
The Magic Apple Live!
106
Robert Cassidy Handling card removed from pocket
 		2013
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy — Volume 2: Fundamentals
52
Harapan Ong The Princess Card Trick Revisited thought-of-card vanishes from packet, reappears in sandwich in deck
 		2014
Close Culls
77
John Hostler Five Card Mental Leap one of five cards thought-of, performer wants to remove mate from deck, but it is the actual selection now missing from the packet, mate comes from pocket
Also published here 2016
Magnum Opossum
36
Dr. Jacob Daley Mental Card Miracle
Inspired by 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
133
Wolfgang Moser Royal Princess Princess Card Trick printed on Business cards
Also published here 2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
55
Larry Jennings In Space one of five cards thought of, correct one pocketed, others change to Aces
  • Version One (Ungimmicked)
  • Version Two (Gimmicked) (a bit like fan-2-c gaff)
Inspired by
  • "In Sp-Ace" (Ken Allen, marketed mid-1960s)
Related to 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
240
Nathan Kranzo Princess of Colour Princess Card trick, ends with chosen card being odd-backed
 		2021
Kranzilla Unleashed
18
George McBride One for Henry two cards chosen, spectator makes up card with suit of one and value of other, spectator chooses five unknown cards that are pocketed, performer removes all except one which turns out to be selection
 		2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
46
John Hostler Five Card Mental Leap one of five cards thought-of, performer wants to remove mate from deck, but it is the actual selection now missing from the packet, mate comes from pocket
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
865
Wolfgang Moser Expertalk: Wolfgang Moser on the Princess Card Trick Princess Card Trick printed on Business cards
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
889
Charles Karelis Business Princess playing cards written on business card, writing of thought-of card vanishes
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1067
Alexander Hermann Spiegeltrick spectator and performer both shuffle half the deck and remove and hide a mystery card, both remove five cards and think of one, it vanishes and is shown to be the earlier mystery card
 		2026
The Session 2026
13