Assistant

45 entries in Mental Magic / Principles / Assistant
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Henri Decremps Cadrans Sympathiques two dials with letters, needle is placed on one letter and needle moves by its own on other dial
 		1785
Supplément A La Magie Blanche Dévoillée
150
Divination du montant d'argent expliqué Divination of an amount of money contained in the purse of a spectator from p. 29 explained
 		1786
Testament de Jérôme Sharp
78
Divination d'un nom expliqué Divination of a name explained
 		1786
Testament de Jérôme Sharp
82
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli XIX. Suggestion eines Obolus
  • 1. Ein Autodafé (coin folded in paper vanishes in a flash)
  • 2. Phönix (coin appears in glass, covered with silk)
  • 3. Die wahrsagende Münze (coin in glass jumps, to answer questions, coding systems)
  • 4. Der Karzer (glass and coin are covered with silk and placed inside a box where they vanish)
 		1903
Moderne Magie
178
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Rätselhafte Vorausbestimmung prediction in envelope, envelope switched with chair servante
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
52
Lu Brent A Test for Cigarettes Blindfolded magician able to tell which cigarette was selected apparently by its smoke
Related to 1932
Novel Magic
33
Harry Blackstone Triumph of the Triumvirate rapping hand divines which key opens lock and which card was selected
Also published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 99)
605
Hans-Paul Wipf Das Geistertelephon einmal anders humorous Q&A, using toy phone and assistant
Also published here Feb. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 2)
1
Hans-Paul Wipf Das Geistertelephon einmal anders humorous Q&A, using toy phone and assistant
Also published here 1944
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 6 No. 2)
15
Harry Blackstone Triumph of the Triumvirate rapping hand divines which key opens lock and which card was selected
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
137
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley It's A Small World spectator marks any place on a globe, prediction, envelope switch behind chair
Related toVariations 1947
Gems of Mental Magic
9
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley Projection six spectators write something on a blackboard, everything was predicted in an envelope
 		1947
Gems of Mental Magic
15
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley Pennies, Nickels and Dimes two spectators remove a handful of coins from a bag with pennies, nickels and dimes, performer divines the exact amount of each
 		1947
Gems of Mental Magic
18
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley Memory Plus Miracles list of twenty words is memorized by performer, then medium is called, who divines words too, carbon envelope
 		1947
Gems of Mental Magic
21
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley The Great Book Test electrical method
 		1947
Gems of Mental Magic
83
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley Impressions that Stick thought divination
 		1947
Gems of Mental Magic
98
Dr. William Weyeneth Das tanzende Skelett prediction of names words in glove hanging from ceiling, with appearing skeleton
 		1949
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 10 No. 2)
13
George Sands An Oddity paper slips with numbers on each side are arranged by the spectator, see 2022 reference for credit information
Related toAlso published here July 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 312)
50
Prof. R. J. Hofemann Thought Control spectator can manipulate objects on a table, result is predicted
 		1959
More Miracles in Mentalism
16
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Murder, INC. murder game, with ten pieces of information and assistant organizing everything while performer is out of the room
Also published here 1967
Between Two Minds
38
Robert A. Nelson Mental Magic two routines
  • one of four card is divined, all in pocket, three removed
  • carbon paper impression in magazine, divination of number
 		1969
Entertaining Mental Miracles
2
John Adams Red, White & Blue Mental Effect with assistant, spectators chose an object in the room while performer waits outside, assistant points to various objects with a wand, eventually performer reveals object, effect is repeated
 		1969
Entertaining Mental Miracles
3
C. C. Luther Mind Reading DeLuxe billets in box, then burnt, box to switch billets
 		1969
Entertaining Mental Miracles
4
Lee Henneberry E-Z Book Test one of six books is selected, performer divines book, secret assistant
 		1969
Entertaining Mental Miracles
6
Jules Lenier Keyed Up with five keys in envelope
 		Apr. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 6)
21
Paul Siegel Book Thought divination of a word on named page and line
 		1972
Doorway to Delusion
24
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Poor Man's Prediction Chest bill tube in locked chest, prediction in capsule
Related to 1973
Magick (Issue 69)
341
John D. Pomeroy Vibro-Mental five ESP cards on stand, chosen one falls over, method for stage with assistant and independent method for parlour
 		1973
Mentology
11
Patrick Page X-Ray Eyes coin is placed under cup, performer divines value
 		1974
Tricks with Coins
50
Edward Marlo Unknown! numbers are named and added, page number missing, torn out in envelope, pegasus
 		1975
Magick (Issue 139)
691
Bob Haines Any Word in the World... comedy prediction of a word, written attached to dictionary
 		1980
Magick (Issue 258)
1287
Uriah Fuller 2. Stopping and escalator assistant
 		1980
Further Confessions of a Psychic
57
Uriah Fuller 8. Falling Objects object falls from the sky, assistant, invisible stooge, falling from head
Related to 1980
Further Confessions of a Psychic
61
Uriah Fuller 11. A Ring Squashing Scenario finger ring bends, assistant
 		1980
Further Confessions of a Psychic
64
Robert Cassidy A Good Tip using an assistant in the audience
 		Aug. 1980
Psychic Entertainers News & Information Service (Issue 24)
2
Peter Donello Sherlock Holmes' Mental Clue' prediction of chosen name, location and weapon, clue plot
 		1981
Magick (Issue 298)
1487
Allan Slaight PSI-Cloned Q&A whit billets with questions and pink billets with numbers, using the Otis Manning box
 		Feb. 1982
Magick (Issue 303)
1513
Joseph Ovette Direct Mindreading No. 85, with assistant under table
 		1983
101 Psychic Tests
24
James G. Thompson Jr., Ned Rutledge Mord Incorporated murder game, with ten pieces of information and assistant organizing everything while performer is out of the room
Also published here 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 3)
109
David Berglas The Picture Post Challenge slipper was hidden in London, Berglas blindfolded drove by car to the correct location, found the slipper and handed it to the correct owner
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
59
David Berglas Coloured Discs Four spectators select different colored balls from a box and put them in their pockets, then they get a board with a color matrix on one side and numbers on the other. A number is selected and the color matrix faced to the audience, eventually the performer divines the remaining ball in the box, each color and in which pocket it is and when the selected number is counted on the matrix it matches their selection. As a kicker a prediction of the remaining ball is shown
Related toAlso published here 2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
291
David Berglas Coincidental Colours brief, same as Coloured Discs
Related to 2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
342
David Berglas Christmas Card Prediction Finale four spectators selected a Christmas card an a gift, four prediction sculptures with names and gifts engraved
Related to 2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
488
David Berglas Colored Discs four spectators select different colored balls from a box and put them in their pockets, then they get a board with a color matrix on one side and numbers on the other. A number is selected and the color matrix faced to the audience, eventually the performer divines the remaining ball in the box, each color and in which pocket it is and when the selected number is counted on the matrix it matches their selection. As a kicker a prediction of the remaining ball is shown
Also published here Nov. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 3)
70
Robert Cassidy Remote Viewing sender in other room with assistant selects one of several designs, spectators in other room receive image
 		2004
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
49